Heywood Road

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Heywood Road
Heywood Road
LocationHeywood Road
Sale
Trafford
M33 3WB
Coordinates 53°24′58″N2°19′17″W / 53.41611°N 2.32139°W / 53.41611; -2.32139
Capacity 3,387 (2017) [1]
Surfacegrass
Opened1905
Tenants
Sale F.C. (1905-)
Sale Sharks (1996-2003)
Sale Jets
Swinton RLFC (2016-)
Sale Sharks Women (2020-)

Heywood Road (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morson Stadium [2] ) is a multi-use rugby stadium in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, which has been the home ground of rugby union side Sale F.C. since 1905. [3] It was the home ground of spin-off professional club Sale Sharks until they moved to Edgeley Park, Stockport, in 2003. [4] Sale Sharks Women use the stadium as their primary home ground in Premiership Women's Rugby.

From the 2016 season, it has also been home to Swinton Lions who play in RFL League One. The move of Swinton to the ground meant that the General Safety Certificate had to be renewed. In September 2016, a report by Trafford Council to the Safety at Sports Grounds Sub-Committee recommended that Heywood Road's capacity be reduced from 5,400 to 3,387 for safety reasons. [5]

Between 2018 and 2025, the stadium was sponsored by Altrincham-based business compounder CorpAcq [6] , before Morson Group took over as naming rights partner.

References

  1. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | The media man: Dave Swanton". BBC News. 4 April 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2005.
  2. ↑ Priestley-Nangle, Stone (19 September 2025). "A New era at Heywood Road". Official Website of Sale FC Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Sale FC Rugby Club. "History of Sale FC". Sale FC. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Mullins, Nick (6 May 2003). "BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | English | Sale bid farewell to Heywood Road". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sale Rugby Football Club – Application for a General Safety Certificate" (PDF). Trafford Council. 4 April 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ↑ James (21 September 2018). "Sale FC Rugby Launch CorpAcq Stadium". Official Website of Sale FC Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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