Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Barton-upon-Irwell, Eccles. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground is Salford City Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell. The club previously played at the Willows in Weaste from 1901 until 2011.
Salford's nickname, The Red Devils, comes from a 1934 tour to France where the press described them as playing like devils, dubbing them Les Diables Rouges.
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