Manchester Directory

Home of Sale Sharks and Salford Red Devils. Easy tram access from the city.

Monday night speedway at the National Speedway Stadium. The Belle Vue Aces have been racing since 1928 and a night at the track is pure adrenaline.

Bolton Wanderers nearly ceased to exist. Now they’re back, the ground is filling up again, and the Toughsheet Community Stadium is rocking on matchdays.

Born in 2005 when Manchester United fans walked away from the Glazer takeover. FC United play non-league football at their own ground in Moston and every game is a statement.

Emirates Old Trafford hosts international Test cricket and Lancashire’s county season. One of the best grounds in the country, with proper ale to match.

A 50-metre Olympic-standard pool on Oxford Road, built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and open to the public every day. One of the best pools in the country.

The Etihad holds 53,000 and sits in the middle of the Sportcity complex in east Manchester. Here’s what matchday is really like.

Manchester’s BBL basketball team plays at the National Basketball Centre in Belle Vue. Affordable, loud, and completely different from watching football.

The Hundred’s Manchester franchise plays at Old Trafford Cricket Ground – fast cricket, loud music, street food and a crowd that’s half new to the sport.

An international-standard athletics track at the Sportcity complex. Open for public track sessions, parkrun, club athletics and competition events.

Community rugby union at Grove Park in Cheadle Hulme. Multiple senior teams, a junior section and a clubhouse bar that’s the heart of the operation.

Ice hockey in Greater Manchester. The Storm play in the EIHL at the Altrincham Ice Dome and game nights are chaotic, brilliant fun.

The most successful franchise in Netball Superleague history. Manchester Thunder play at Belle Vue and the atmosphere is louder than clubs with ten times the budget.

Old Trafford holds 75,000 and still sells out most weeks. Here’s the matchday experience – getting there, pre-match pubs and what it’s actually like inside.

The National Cycling Centre in east Manchester is where British track cycling became a global force. The velodrome is also open to the public for track sessions.

Emirates Old Trafford has hosted Test cricket since 1884. The ground has been transformed by a major redevelopment but keeps the feel of a proper cricket venue.

Boundary Park sits high above Oldham and it’s one of the coldest, most exposed football grounds in England. Oldham Athletic are down on their luck but still going.