The Cliff, football ground in Salford

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What is recorded here

The Cliff is recorded as a named football ground in Salford. It is mapped for football. The point is the centre supplied by the public map.

The Cliff changed from cricket and rugby ground into Manchester United's training home, where leading teams prepared from the late 1930s until 1999.

The Cliff is a riverside sports ground in Salford, first used for cricket and tennis before becoming a rugby and football training site.

Broughton Rangers played rugby here, then Manchester United players and coaches used it to train generations including the Busby and Ferguson teams.

It staged a rugby cup final, reserve and youth football and daily first-team practice before United moved its main training work in 1999.

The pitches, boundary walls, old stands and training buildings survive, with youth and occasional training use continuing.

It matters because an unshowy working ground, rather than a match-day stadium, shaped players behind many years of Manchester United history.

Sources checked 16 August 2026.

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