Salford City Reds Official Club Website

Information and Honours

Salford City Stadium
1 Stadium Way
Eccles
M30 7EY

0161 820 2738

First Season: 1896-97 Added Reds to title in 1995-96. Became City Reds in 1999
Nickname: The Red Devils / Les Diables Rouges
Colours: Red shirt and shorts with white flash (Change strip: white shirt / white shorts both with purple flash)
Emblem: Reds logo in shape of rugby ball
Shirt Sponsor: MediaCityUK

Chairman: Dr Marwan Koukash
Administration: Tracey Costello, Caroline Pickford
Chief Executive: Ed Farish
Directors: Andrew Chalmers, Graham Lowe
Community Development Manager: John Blackburn
Foundation Manager: Mark Brocklehurst

Marketing Manager: Steve McNally
Head of Communications: Paul McNally 
Commercial Manager: Andrew Bentham

 
Official Club Photographers:  Bill McLoughlin, Robin McNally 
Head Groundsman: Daniel Huffman
Timekeeper: Norman Robinson

Head Coach:  Brian Noble
Assistant Coach:  Stuart Donlan, Andy Hay
Head of Youth Development: Alan Hunte
Head Conditioner: Mark Barry
Physio: Matt Jenkinson
Club Doctors: Dr D Baxter, Mr W Whitton (Dental Surgeon)
Club Captain: Stephen Wild
Kit: Brian Cotterill

MATCH RECORDS

Goals: 14 by Steve Blakeley v. Gateshead Thunder 23 Mar 2003
Tries: 6 by Frank Miles v. Lees (Oldham), 5 Mar 1898, Ernest Bone v. Goole, 29 Mar 1902, Jack Hilton v. Leigh , 7 Oct 1939
Points: 39 by Jim Lomas v. Liverpool C, 2 Feb 1907

Season records:
Goals: 221 by David Watkins, 1972-73
Tries: 46 by Keith Fielding, 1973-74
Points: 493 by David Watkins, 1972-73

Career Records:
Goals: 1,241 by David Watkins, 1967-79
Tries: 297 by Maurice Richards, 1969-83
Points: 2,907 by David Watkins, 1967-79

Team Records:
Highest Score
100-12 v. Gateshead Thunder, 23 Mar 2003
Highest Against
96-16 at Bradford, 25 June 2000
Attendance Record
26,470 v. Warrington (RL Cup), 13 Feb 1937

Honours:
Championship:
Winners, 1913-14, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1938-39
Beaten Finalists, 1933-34
Challenge Cup:
Winners, 1937-38
Beaten Finalists: 1899-1900, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1905-06, 1938-39, 1968-69
Regal Trophy:
Beaten Finalists, 1972-73
Premiership:
Beaten Finalists, 1975-76
Division One:
Champions, 1973-74, 1975-76
Division Two:
Champions, 1990-91
Division One (2nd League):
Champions, 1995-96, 2003, 2008
Grand Final (Division One):
Winners, 2003, 2008
Second Division Premiership:
Winners, 1990-91
Lancashire Cup:
Winners, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1972-72
Beaten Finalists, 1929-30, 1938-39, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1988-89, 1990-91
Lancashire League:
Winners, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1936-37, 1938-39
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy:
Winners, 1974-75
Arriva Trains Cup:
Winners, 2003
Northern Rail Cup:
Winners, 2008

Coaching Register: (Since 1973-75)
Dec 73 – Mar 77 – Les Bettinson
Mar 77 – Jan 78 – Colin Dixon
Feb 78 – Mar 78 – S McCormick
May 78 – Nov 80 – Alex Murphy
Nov 80 – Mar 82 – Kevin Ashcroft
Mar 82 – May 82 – Alan McInnes
May 82 – Oct 83 – Malcolm Aspey
Oct 83 – May 84 – Mike Coulman
May 84 – Oct 89 – Kevin Ashcroft
Oct 89 – July 93 – Kevin Tamati
July 93 – Mar 95 – Garry Jack
Mar 95 – May 99 – Andy Gregory
Jun 99 – Jul 2001 – John Harvey
July 2001 – May 2002 – Steve McCormack
Jun 2002 - May 2007 - Karl Harrison
Jun 2007 – April 2011 - Shaun McRae
July 2011 - Nov 2011 - Matt Parish
Nov 2011 - March 2013 - Phil Veivers
March 2013 - April 2013 - Alan Hunte (Interim)
April 2013 - Present - Brian Noble