Sale Harriers Manchester is a British athletics club based in

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, England. The club is based primarily at Crossford Bridge on Danefield Road but also trains at Wythenshawe Park and SportCity in the

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History

The origins of the club began when a Sale Harriers club was formed during 1891. 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. In 1923 the club used the

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ground of

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for their first track events and in the early 1950s, the Sale Borough Council made a rental agreement for land at Crossford Bridge. The first Olympian connected to the club was Steve Hollings who raced in the 3,000 metres steeplechase at the

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in Munich. From 1977 to 1987 the women's section of the club won the

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seven times and with one of the club's athletes

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winning the individual title in 1979. 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

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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. In 2004

Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell, (born 12 September 1973) is a British former sprint athlete. He was the sprint coach at Wasps Rugby Club for the 2015–16 season. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay. ...

won a gold medal at the Olymics Games in Athens as part of the 4 x 100 metres British team. Club stalwart and former coach Morris Jefferson died in March 2025.

Honours

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 *

winners; 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2018

Notable athletes

Olympians

References

{{Reflist Sports clubs and teams established in 1910 Athletics clubs in England 1910 establishments in England Sport in Manchester Athletics clubs in Manchester