Sale Harriers Manchester is a British athletics club based in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. The club is based primarily at Crossford Bridge on Danefield Road but also trains at Wythenshawe Park and SportCity in the Manchester Regional Arena.[1]
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| Founded | 1910 |
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| Ground | Crossford Bridge |
| Location | Danefield Road, Sale M33 7BG, England |
| Coordinates | 53°25′59″N 2°18′45″W / 53.43306°N 2.31250°W |
| Website | official website |
History
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The origins of the club began when a Sale Harriers club was formed during 1891.[2]
The club were refounded in 1910 during a joint meeting at the Temperance Rooms in Cross Street and gained affiliation with the East Lancashire Association on 30 September 1911.[3] In 1923 the club used the Moss Lane ground of Altrincham F.C. for their first track events and in the early 1950s, the Sale Borough Council made a rental agreement for land at Crossford Bridge.[3]
The first Olympian connected to the club was Steve Hollings who raced in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[4]
From 1977 to 1987 the women's section of the club won the English National Cross Country Championships seven times and with one of the club's athletes Kathryn Binns winning the individual title in 1979.[5]
From 2002 until 2016, the club went by the name City of Manchester Athletic Club after forming a partnership with Manchester City Council and won the British Athletics League three times during that period in 2007, 2011 and 2014, while the women's section won the UK Women's Athletic League four times from 2007 to 2010.[6]
In 2004 Darren Campbell won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens as part of the 4 x 100 metres British team.[7]
Club stalwart and former coach Morris Jefferson died in March 2025.[8]
Honours
edit- British Athletics League winners; 1996, 2007, 2011, 2014
- UK Women's Athletic League, winners; 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- English National Cross Country Championships winners; 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2018
Notable athletes
editOlympians
edit| Athlete | Events | Games | Medals/Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Hollings | 3,000m steeplechase | 1972 | |
| Michelle Probert-Scutt | 400m, 4 × 400 m | 1980, 1984 | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Andy Ashurst | pole vault | 1988 | |
| Sue Crehan | marathon | 1988 | |
| Diane Edwards-Modahl | 800m | 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 | |
| Stephi Douglas | 100m | 1992—1996 | |
| Paula Fryer | 800m | 1992 | |
| Kevin McKay | 1500m | 1992, 1996 | |
| Ann Williams | 1500m | 1992 | |
| Darren Campbell | 100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m | 1996, 2000 2004 | .svg){kind=icon} .svg){kind=icon} |
| Owusu Dako | 200m, 4 × 100 m | 1996 | |
| Tony Borsumato | 400m hurdles | 2000 | |
| Allyn Condon | 4 × 100 m, bobsleigh | 2000, 2010 | |
| Keri Maddox | 400m hurdles | 2000 | |
| Lorraine Shaw | hammer throw | 2000, 2004 | |
| Philippa Roles | discus throw | 2004, 2008 | |
| Kate Dennison | pole vault | 2008, 2012 | |
| Alexander Nelson | 200m | 2008 | |
| Alex Smith | hammer throw | 2012 | |
| Stuart Stokes | 3,000m steeplechase | 2012 | |
| Chris Baker | high jump | 2016 | |
| Kelly Massey | 4 × 400 m | 2016 | |
| Sonia Samuels | marathon | 2016 | |
| Jona Efoloko | 4 × 100 m | 2020 | |
| Abigail Irozuru | long jump | 2020 | |
| Aimee Pratt | 3,000m steeplechase | 2020 |
References
edit- ↑ "Our Locations". Sale Harriers Manchester. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Sale Harriers". Manchester Courier. 5 October 1891. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "A History of Sale Harriers". Sale Harriers Manchester. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Friday". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times. 26 August 1972. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and results, pages 73. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ↑ "Sale Harriers Manchester". National Athletics League. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ↑ "Sale Harriers Manchester". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tributes to 'legend' of Greater Manchester athletics and running". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Sale Harriers Manchester". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2025.