North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the center of Manchester. It is the only rugby union club within the city of Manchester, north of the center.
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| Full name | North Manchester Rugby Union Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Lancashire RFU |
| Nickname(s) | T'North |
| Founded | 1921 (as Prestwich RUFC) |
| Location | Moston Manchester, England |
| Ground(s) | The Tudor Lodge Playing Fields, Victoria Avenue East, M40 5SH (Capacity: 250) |
| Chairman | Daniel Park |
| President | John Greenwood |
| Coach(es) | Andrew Donley (Head), Gary Pugh (Forwards) |
| Captain(s) | Michael Moore, Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain) |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union Football Club.
A further move in 1985, this time to the current ground Tudor Lodge in Moston saw the club rename again, this time to North Manchester RUFC. In 1991 the club merged with the struggling Oldham Colleges Rugby Union Football Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.
The first XV won North Lancs 2 2013/14 and were undefeated in doing so gaining promotion to North Lancs 1, now called Lancashire (North).
Club Honours
- North Lancashire Division 2 champions: 2013–14
Club Kit
| Period | Brand | Main Shirt Sponsor (Front) |
|---|---|---|
| 1921/2017 | No Brand | Varied |
| 2017/18 | No Brand | LACA Transport |
| 2018/19 | No Brand | LACA Transport |
| 2019/20 | Teejac | Search |
| 2020/21 | Teejac | Greengate Metals |
| 2021/22 | Teejac | Greengate Metals |
| 2022/23 | Teejac | Greengate Metals |
| 2023/24 | Teejac | Greengate Metals |
| 2024/25 | O'Neills | TBC |
Season Summaries
| League | League Position | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/1999 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 307 | 139 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1999/2000 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 342 | 108 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2000/2001 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 289 | 250 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2001/2002 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 170 | 457 | -287 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2002/2003 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 214 | 364 | -150 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2007/2008 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 289 | 335 | -46 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008/2009 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 321 | 351 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2009/2010 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 420 | 347 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2010/2011 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 597 | 255 | 342 | 12 | 3 | 75 |
| 2011/2012 North Lancashire Division 1 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 359 | 572 | -213 | 1 | 3 | 44 |
| 2012/2013 North Lancashire Division 1 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 211 | 767 | -556 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013/2014 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 756 | 154 | 602 | 15 | 0 | 97 |
| 2014/2015 North Lancashire Division 1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 171 | 711 | -540 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2015/2016 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 230 | 1010 | -780 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 2016/2017 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 361 | 509 | -148 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| 2017/2018 Lancs/Cheshire Division Three (North) | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 193 | 315 | -122 | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 2017/2018 Lancs/Cheshire Division Three (League Cup) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 137 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018/2019 ADM First Division | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 274 | 517 | -243 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021/2022 ADM Division 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 114 | 383 | -269 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022/2023 Counties 4 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 178 | 615 | -437 | 2 | 1 | -13 |
| 2023/2024 NOWIRUL Division 3 Central | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 509 | 380 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| League | League Position | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | TB | LB | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 825 | 433 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2011/2012 NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 617 | 495 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 2012/2013 NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 343 | 629 | -286 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2013/2014 NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 589 | 602 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2014/2015 NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 586 | 718 | -132 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2015/2016 NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 405 | 463 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2016/2017 NOWIRUL Division 4 East | 9 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 472 | 717 | -245 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2018/2019 NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 5 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 552 | 400 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021/2022 NOWIRUL Division 5 East | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 387 | 320 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Playing Squad
| Name | Nickname | Position | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bramwell | Front Row | English | |
| Imran Donnelan | Immy | Prop | English |
| Dan Park | Prop | Geordie | |
| Gary Pugh | Prop | English | |
| Philip Pugh | Garcon | Front Row | English |
| Ben Ramsden | Dave | Hooker | English |
| Nathan Smith | Front Row | English | |
| Craig Brady | Ace / Unassuming Craig | Second Row | English |
| Lewis Barnes (Vice-Captain) | Big Lew | Second Row | English / Irish |
| Callum Lewis | Kenny | Second Row | English |
| Ben Taylor | Pushback / Glassback | Second Row | English |
| Tom Bennet | Flanker | English | |
| Blaine Brady | Braine | Flanker | English / Irish |
| Luke Bromby | Messi | Flanker | English |
| Lewis Higgins | Flanker | English | |
| Mark Prescott | Smithy | Flanker | English |
| Colin Robinson | Verne | Flanker | English |
| Caleb Wilkinson | Flanker | English | |
| Mike Moore (Captain) | 8 | English | |
| Andy Donley | Scrum-Half | English | |
| Kyle Howard | Scrum-Half | English | |
| Alex Liley | Weeman | Scrum-Half | English |
| Scott Danby | Uncle Scott | Fly-Half | English |
| Pete Davies | Fly-Half / Centre | English | |
| Jac Bromby | Jacques / Pinky | Centre | English |
| Louis Galley | Centre | English | |
| Jake Sullivan | Joffrey / Joff | Centre | English |
| Mason Barnes | Boy | Winger | English / Irish |
| Curtis Harvey | Crut | Fullback | English |
| Joe Steele | Welsh Dave / Taff | Winger | Welsh |
| Matt Wilson | Winger | English |