City of Salford Construction on a new 20,000 seat £35 million pound stadium was complete in 2012. Now named the AJ Bell stadium it is home to Salford Red Devils and Sale Sharks rugby union team. Swinton Lions were founded in 1866 and play in the Championship at heywood road sale. They won the Rugby Football League Championship six times between 1927 and 1964, before it was superseded by Super League. They have also won the Challenge Cup three times between 1900 and 1928. Broughton Rangers were founded in 1877 and won the Rugby League Challenge Cup in the 1901–02 and 1910–11 seasons.
Broughton, Salford They are now being reformed with the assistance of Salford RLFC. Mancunians RL, founded in 2009, play at Broughton Park. They play in the Rugby League Conference. The Cliff in Higher Broughton was the training ground of English football team, Manchester United F.C. until 1999. The training ground still hosts some Manchester United junior and academy team matches. In 2018, it became the home of Manchester United's women's team. People from Broughton include : Broughton, Salford Broughton is a suburb of Salford, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell northwest of Manchester city centre and south of Prestwich,