Salford City Football Club Profile

Salford City

Salford City, known as The Ammies, is an English football club based in Greater Manchester. Its orange identity and close connection with Salford remain central to a modern story that carried the club from local and regional football into the English Football League. The Peninsula Stadium, also known as Moor Lane, provides a compact home in Kersal, while the club’s profile reflects an ambitious football culture, strong Manchester associations and a distinctly domestic place within the English game.

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Xtra rating
1572
Conservative: 1111
Rank club
359
Updated: 12 September 2026

Salford City Upcoming matches by league

League Two

  • - Regular Season - 7
    Salford City
    Swindon Town
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Oldham
    Salford City
  • - Regular Season - 9
    Salford City
    No H2H
    Fleetwood Town
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Cheltenham
    No H2H
    Salford City

EFL Trophy

  • - Group North - 1
    Sheffield Wednesday
    Salford City
  • - Group North - 1
    Salford City
    Accrington ST

Salford City Last matches by league

League Two

  • - Regular Season - 6
    Rotherham
    Salford City
  • - Regular Season - 5
    Salford City
    Port Vale
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Salford City
    Newport County
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Shrewsbury
    Salford City

EFL Trophy

  • - Northern - 3
    Salford City
    Wolves U21
  • - Northern - 2
    Salford City
    Stockport County
  • - Northern - 1
    Wigan
    Salford City

League Cup

  • - Round of 128
    Salford City
    Shrewsbury
  • - 1st Round
    Salford City
    Rotherham

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Salford City
    Bradford
  • - Club Friendlies
    Carlisle
    Salford City
  • - Club Friendlies
    Salford City
    Dundee Utd
  • - Club Friendlies
    United of Manchester
    Salford City

FA Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Manchester City
    Salford City
    Etihad Stadium
  • - Round of 64
    Salford City
    Swindon Town

Salford City Team Roster

Salford City’s recorded squad contains 25 players across four positional groups. The list includes two goalkeepers, with W. Norris and S. Long providing the specialist options behind a nine-player defensive unit featuring W. Aimson, O. Turton and Zachariah Olumide Awe. Midfield is also a nine-player group, with E. Bonds, J. Grant, K. N’Mai and L. Molyneux among its listed options. The five attackers include M. Langstaff, B. Woodburn and R. Graydon. Together, the roster shows a balanced spread between defensive cover, midfield depth, attacking choices and goalkeeping provision at the stated date.

position Goalkeeper

1 William James Norris
12 Samuel James Long
Samuel James Long
GK England

position Defender

2 Nathan Asiimwe
Nathan Asiimwe
DEF Uganda
3 Zachariah Olumide Awe
14 Abraham Ifoghale Odoh
15 Brandon James Cooper
17 Daniel George Scarr
20 Oliver Anthony Turton
22 Adebola Oluwo
Adebola Oluwo
DEF England
24 Taylor Ellis Allen
Taylor Ellis Allen
DEF England
29 Luke Samuel Garbutt
33 Hayden Jack Carson
Hayden Jack Carson
DEF England
43 Luke James Molyneux

position Midfielder

position Attacker

9 Macaulay Langstaff
Macaulay Langstaff
FWD England
19 Ryan Graydon
Ryan Graydon
FWD Republic of Ireland
23 Dominic Daniel Udoh
27 Jay Gregory Maison Bird

Last Salford City Coachs

Karl Robinson is Salford City’s current head coach, having started the role in January 2024. The recorded coaching timeline places Simon Wiles immediately before Robinson, with Wiles in charge from December 2023 until January 2024. Neil Wood led the club from May 2022 to December 2023, while Gary Bowyer’s tenure ran from March 2021 to May 2022. Noel Hunt also appears in the earlier sequence, beginning in January 2021. The chronology presents Robinson’s appointment as the latest established coaching change in the club’s recent record.

Peter Cklamovski

Peter Cklamovski

Australia
Coach since 1 August 2026
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Peter Cklamovski Australia 1 August 2026
Karl Robinson England 1 January 2024
1 December 2023 1 August 2024
Neil Anthony Wood England 1 May 2022 1 December 2023
Gary David Bowyer England 1 March 2021 1 May 2022
Richard Paul Wellens England 1 November 2020 1 May 2021
Paul Scholes England 1 October 2020 1 November 2020
Graham Robert Alexander England 1 May 2018 1 October 2020
Anthony Johnson England 1 July 2015 1 May 2018
Bernard Morley England 1 January 2015 1 May 2018

Salford City Transfers

Recent arrivals show several routes into the Salford City squad. L. Molyneux, E. Bonds, M. Langstaff and A. Odoh are listed as transfers from Doncaster, Fleetwood Town, Millwall and Peterborough respectively. W. Aimson, J. Powell, W. Norris and S. Long arrived as free agents from Wigan, Rotherham, Wycombe and Bromley. Loan additions include A. Dorrington from Tottenham and Princewill Ehibhatiomhan from Southampton. Earlier entries also record M. Chapman and A. Henderson returning from loans at Hyde United and Morpeth Town. These are selected recent movements, not a complete seasonal intake.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
N. Asiimwe
Charlton
Loan 31 August 2026
D. Scarr
Wrexham
Transfer 30 August 2026
T. Allen
Wycombe
Loan 27 August 2026
B. Sarpong-Wiredu
Plymouth
- 20 August 2026
Oldham
- 31 July 2026
L. Molyneux
Doncaster
Transfer 27 July 2026
L. Molyneux
Doncaster
Transfer 26 July 2026
E. Bonds
Fleetwood Town
Transfer 13 July 2026
E. Bonds
Fleetwood Town
Transfer 12 July 2026
M. Langstaff
Millwall
Transfer 2 July 2026
A. Odoh
Peterborough
Transfer 1 July 2026
S. Long
Bromley
Free agent 30 June 2026
W. Norris
Wycombe
Free agent 30 June 2026
J. Powell
Rotherham
Free agent 30 June 2026
W. Aimson
Wigan
Free agent 30 June 2026

Recent departures include free-agent moves by O. Ashley, C. Stockton, K. Harris, H. Mnoga and Daniel Chesters to Rotherham, Accrington ST, Gillingham, Patro Eisden and Wealdstone. L. Ayina moved to Yeovil Town on loan, while K. Berkoe is listed as a transfer to Shrewsbury. Several players returned to parent clubs after loans, including N. Siri, M. Young, A. Dorrington and Princewill Ehibhatiomhan. Further loan placements include M. Chapman, A. Henderson and Tosin Olopade. The entries represent selected recent departures rather than the club’s complete seasonal movement.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Radcliffe
Loan 4 September 2026
J. Austerfield
Rotherham
Transfer 26 August 2026
A. Henderson
Hebburn Town
Free agent 1 August 2026
Harry Showman
Avro
Free agent 30 July 2026
Daniel Chesters
Wealdstone
Free agent 21 July 2026
O. Ashley
Rotherham
Free agent 9 July 2026
C. Stockton
Accrington ST
Free agent 8 July 2026
J. Curran-Nichols
Hednesford Town
Free agent 2 July 2026
H. Mnoga
Patro Eisden
Free agent 30 June 2026
L. Ayina
Yeovil Town
Loan 30 June 2026
K. Harris
Gillingham
Free agent 30 June 2026
Daniel Chesters
Wealdstone
Free agent 29 June 2026
N. Siri
Atletico Torque
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
Southampton
Return from loan 30 May 2026
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
Southampton U21
Return from loan 30 May 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recent movement entries portray a squad cycle with activity in both directions rather than a single transfer pattern. The 2026 summer arrivals combine permanent transfers from English clubs with free-agent recruitment, while earlier entries add loans and players returning from temporary spells. Departures show a similarly mixed picture: free-agent exits sit alongside a transfer, loan placements and returns to parent clubs. The movement links Salford with a broad domestic network, including Doncaster, Fleetwood Town, Millwall, Peterborough, Wigan, Rotherham, Wycombe and Bromley among the incoming clubs, and Gillingham, Yeovil Town, Shrewsbury and Bristol Rovers among the listed destinations. Because the recent movement view is selective, it indicates the timing and character of change without establishing a complete seasonal balance. The clearest pattern is simultaneous recruitment, player release, temporary movement and reintegration rather than one uniform pathway.

Leagues Salford City has participated in

Salford City’s recent competition record, running through 2025, includes League Two, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the EFL Trophy and club friendlies. These are the competitions most closely associated with the club’s modern EFL period, with participation recorded as recent rather than historical in the available timeline. The National League and National League play-offs are historical entries from 2018, marking the club’s pre-EFL phase. The FA Trophy is also historical, with records extending from 2011 to 2018. The competition profile is domestic, spanning league football, national cups and the EFL’s additional knockout tournament.

League Two
England
EFL Trophy
England
League Cup
England
FA Cup
England

More about Salford City

Salford City is an English football club from Salford in Greater Manchester, widely known by the nickname The Ammies. The club’s identity is closely tied to its city, its orange colours and its rise from local and regional football into the English Football League. Its story is best understood through stages of development rather than a single date. Earlier identities included Salford Central and Salford Amateurs, the latter helping preserve the Ammies name as the club moved towards its present professional identity.

The club’s home is The Peninsula Stadium, traditionally known as Moor Lane, in Kersal. The ground has been Salford’s permanent base since 1978 and is a compact, modernised community venue set within the urban fabric of Greater Manchester. Its location, close to central Manchester, reinforces the club’s local character while its redevelopment reflects the demands of the modern professional game.

Salford City’s transformation from local football into the EFL is the defining arc of its modern history. The club’s recent competitive ecosystem has centred on League Two, alongside the FA Cup, League Cup, EFL Trophy and club friendlies. Older participation in the National League, its play-offs and the FA Trophy records the stages before that EFL arrival. The available competition history is domestic, with no recorded continental role.

The club’s public profile is also shaped by a high-profile ownership group associated with members of Manchester United’s Class of ’92 and institutional partners. That connection has placed Salford within a wider Manchester football conversation while supporting an ambition of sustainable upward progress and community integration. Orange remains the visual signature, and the crest’s lion, rose and circular industrial references connect modern branding with local symbolism. Together, the venue, colours, nickname, ownership profile and rapid climb give Salford City a distinctive place in the English football pyramid.

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Rotherham vs Salford City
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Salford City vs Port Vale
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Salford City vs Chesterfield
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Notts County vs Salford City
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Crawley Town vs Salford City
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Salford City vs Bromley
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