Salford Lads Club

Special Open Day – Sunday 1st February

General Baden Powell officially opened Salford Lads Club exactly 105 years ago this week and the club are holding a special open day on Sunday Ist February to mark the occasion. We also have a special guest Andrew Davies author of “ The Gangs of Manchester” who will give an informal talk about the “scuttling gangs” of Salford and Manchester and the origins of the Lads’ Club movement. The open day will also include a chance to look round the new boxing suite and see plans for a proposed ...

Sporting legend returns to the club

One of the club’s famous footballing lads, Albert McPherson, returned today almost 50 years after his last appearance. Albert was born less than 100 yards from Salford Lads’ Club in West Dixon Street. He joined the club in 1942 and was a regular until 1954 when he became a professional footballer, firstly with Bury and then Walsall. Albert was one of a famous quartet of lads from 1951 that went on to become professional footballers. Eddie Colman with Manchester U...

Eddie Colman, a Salford Lad

The 50th anniversary of the Munich aircrash today is of particular significance to Salford Lads’ Club, where the Manchester United legend Eddie Colman was a member. Eddie joined the club when he was thirteen and captained the club’s 3rd division side when he was just 14. He also attended the annual camp on 3 occasions in 1951, 1952,1954. Volunteers Archie Swift and Jim Thorpe set up a display about Eddie in the entrance hall and a minute’s silence was held during the evening to remind al...