Salford RLFC Women

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Salford RLFC Women
Club information
ColoursRed, White and Black
Founded2021;5 years ago (2021)
Current details
Ground
Coach Mike Grady [1]
Competition RFL Women's Championship
2025 season 4th (Northern)

Salford RLFC Women are the women's rugby league team of the Salford RLFC in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The team was established as the Salford Red Devils in 2021 and competed in the RFL Women's Super League in 2023. As of the 2026 season they compete in the RFL Women's Championship. [2]

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History

Salford Red Devils announced the establishment of the women's team in October 2021. [3] On 15 January 2022, the team played their first game; a pre-season friendly against Swinton Lionesses. [4] In the 2022 season, Salford won the League Cup and the League Leaders' Shield in the Championship, but lost in the Grand Final to Oulton Raidettes. However, with Oulton opting to remain in the Championship, Salford were promoted to the 2023 RFL Women's Super League. [5] In 2023, Salford made their debut in the Challenge Cup. [6] They began their Super League campaign with a 20–8 away win at Castleford Tigers in Group 2 of the competition [7] and their round seven win over Bradford Bulls set them up to finish fourth in the table and qualify for the play-offs. [8] A 28–10 semi-final loss to Leigh Leopards [9] saw them demoted to the second tier of the national pyramid due to the restructuring of the league for 2024. [10] In January 2024, it was announced that they would be in the Northern Women's Championship. [11] Salford finished the 2024 season in third place, but then lost to Sheffield Eagles in the play-off semi-finals. [12] In the 2025 season, Salford reached the final of the Challenge Shield in May but lost 12–4 to Swinton Lionesses. [13] The following month they faced each other in a Championship match which was intended to establish an annual Pankhurst Cup fixture between the two teams. [a] [14] Following the demise of Salford Red Devils in December 2025, the women's team were removed from the draw for 2026 Challenge Cup. [15]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offs Challenge Cup Ref.
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
2022 Championship 151401542136281stLost in FinalDid not participate [16]
2023 Super League Group 2 1040617624884thLost in Semi-FinalGS [16]
2024 Northern Championship 161006392248203rdLost in Semi-FinalGS [16]
2025 Northern Championship 10703234140144thLost in Semi-FinalDid not participate [16]

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Notes

  1. ↑ named in honour of Emmeline Pankhurst; a suffragette associated with the local area

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Grady appointed Salford Red Devils Women Head Coach". Salford Red Devils. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "2026 Women's League Structures and Fixtures revealed". RFL. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Salford Red Devils to launch Women's team". RFL. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Salford Red Devils Women ready for first fixture". RFL. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Salford Red Devils and Leigh Leopards to join BWSL in 2023". RFL. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's Challenge Cup Round-up | Sunday 7 May". RFL. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Women's Super League: York Valkyrie beat St Helens to make it two wins from two". BBC Sport. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bradford Bulls Women lose to Salford as player banned". Telegraph & Argus. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Betfred Women's Super League 2023 Grand Final Official Programme" (PDF). RFL. p. 25. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Betfred Women's Super League play-off and promotion hopes confirmed this weekend". RFL. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "New era for Tier Two of Women's Rugby League". RFL. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Leigh Leopards Women to host Northern Championship Final". RFL. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 "RFL Women's". Rugby Leaguer & League Express . No. 3480. 12 May 2025. p. 30.
  14. ↑ "Salford Red Devils Women and Swinton Lionesses play inaugural City Cup game". Salford City Council News. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Barrow Ladies learn Betfred Women's Challenge Cup group stage opponents". Barrow Raiders. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Match Centre". RFL. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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