U16 Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Our U16 Contact team fixtures are confirmed for 2026. There’s still time to get involved!
U16 Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our U16 Contact fixtures for 2026!
We play a 5-a-side version of American Football and at each tournament we play 2 games against different opponents.
Our season starts with Tournament 1 hosted by the Lancashire Buccaneers on 25 April with games against the Buccaneers and the Yorkshire Academy Assassins. On 9 May we travel to Chester to face the Romans and Darlington Steam and on 4 July we’re in Yorkshire to play Chester Romans and the North East Academy. The regular season concludes with Tournament 6 at home in Manchester on 25 July where we’ll go up against the Sheffield Giants and Lancashire Buccaneers.
We’d love to see you at one of our games this year. Your support means the world to us, and entry is free!
It’s also not too late to join the team. If you are 14 or 15 years old, or you turned 16 after 31 August 2025, you are eligible to play for our U16s Contact team. We are a mixed team so girls and boys are both welcome. We will teach you everything you need to know!
All Youth Contact fixtures for 2026. Featured player: Jorge Santana (#2 QB, U19)
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Saturday 25 April
Host: Lancashire Buccaneers
Opponents: Lancashire Buccaneers, Yorkshire Academy Assassins
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Saturday 9 May
Host: Chester Romans
Opponents: Chester Romans, Darlington Steam
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Saturday 4 July
Host: Yorkshire Academy Assassins
Opponents: Chester Romans, North East Academy
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Saturday 25 July
Host: Manchester Titans, Belle Vue Stadium, M12 4WB
Opponents: Lancashire Buccaneers, Sheffield Giants
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U19 Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Our U19s Contact team fixtures are confirmed for 2026. Go Titans!
U19 Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our Under 19s Contact fixtures for 2026!
We play our first two games of the season against the Highland Wildcats at a neutral venue on 17 May and 13 June. On 21 June we travel to Lancashire to face the Buccaneers.
Our first home game of the season is on 5 July when we host the Edinburgh Napier Knights at Belle Vue. We then travel to Scotland with the Adult Contact team on 19 July for a double header against the East Kilbride Pirates.
We finish the regular season with a home game against the Lancashire Buccaneers on 26 July.
We’d love to see you at one of our games this year. Your support means the world to us, and entry is free! All home games are played at Belle Vue Stadium, Kirkmanshulme Lane, M12 4WB.
It’s also not too late to join the team. If you are between 16 and 18 years old, or you turned 19 after 31 August 2025, you are eligible to play for our U19s Contact team. We are a mixed team so girls and boys are both welcome. We will teach you everything you need to know!
All Youth Contact fixtures for 2026. Featured player: Jorge Santana (#2 QB, U19)
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Women’s Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Our U16 Contact team fixtures are confirmed for 2026. There’s still time to get involved!
Women’s Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our Women’s Contact fixtures for 2026!
Our season starts with an away fixture against our Northern rivals, the Teesside Steelers. We then welcome the Solent Thrashers to Belle Vue on Saturday 2 May for a double serving of Titans football as our Adult Contact team take on Coventry Phoenix in the afternoon.
We play Birmingham away on 13 June and host Teesside at Belle Vue for the rematch on 20 June. In July we play the Warriors twice, at home on 4 July and away on 18 July.
The top teams will battle it out in the playoffs on 15 August, with the final taking place on 5 September.
We’d love to see you at one of our games this year. Your support means the world to us.
It’s also not too late to join the team. If you are 16+ you are eligible to play for our Women’s Contact team. Our experienced coaching staff will teach you everything you need to know!
Women’s Contact fixtures for 2026. Featured player: Katie Sykes (DB, #33)
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Mixed Adult Contact: 2026 Fixtures
Your Manchester Titans 2026 fixtures are here! Get your tickets today!
Mixed Adult Contact Fixtures
We’re excited to announce our Mixed Adult Contact fixtures for 2026!
Our season starts with an away fixture on 19 April against a familiar opponent from years gone by, the Merseyside Nighthawks, who secured promotion to the Premiership North with their successful 2025 season.
On Saturday 2 May, we play our first home game of the 2026 season against the Coventry Phoenix, who are looking to be a strong side again this year. This is sure to be a fantastic game. Our Women’s Contact team host the Solent Thrashers in the morning before our game so it’s set to be a big day of football at Belle Vue.
We host another double header at home on Saturday 20 June with our game against the East Kilbride Pirates and our Women’s team facing off against the Teesside Steelers.
After a brief summer break it all kicks off again in July with a trip up to Scotland with our U19s to face the Pirates in a double header on their home turf.
The regular season comes to a close in August with back to back home games against Merseyside on 1 August and the Nottingham Caesars on 8 August.
The winner of the North will host a semi-final against the second seed in the South on the weekend of 22/23 August. The top two teams will meet in the final on 6 September.
Come down to support your Manchester Titans in our campaign to regain the title of Britbowl Champions in 2026. See you there!
All home and away fixtures for the Manchester Titans in 2026. Featured player: Alex Baldry (#87 TE)
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WFFL: Manchester Titans are 2026 Plate Champions
Titans Women win Plate Final and secure 5th place overall in 2026 WFFL Finals!
The Manchester Titans squad at the 2026 WFFL finals at Ravenscraig. From left to right, top to bottom: Becky Haward, Sarah Ul-Haq, Sian Perry, Katie Sykes, AD Olesen, Tika Marcucci, Emily Massey, Charlotte Townsend, Chloe Southard, Becky May, Sal Fields, Airnorh Ikie.
On Saturday 14 March, as the third seed in the Highland and North Conference (HNC), the Manchester Titans had the honour of making the pilgrimage up to Ravenscraig Regional Sports Centre in Scotland for the 2026 WFFL Finals.
A close first game against London Flame in the quarter-final ended 6-20, leaving the Titans disappointed but fired up to win the next two games.
The Titans then stormed past the Leicester Huntsmen in the Plate semi-final with a decisive 33-6 victory. They finished the day by beating East Kilbride Pirates Red, a familiar opponent from the regular season, 26-7 in the Plate final. With determination and grit, they brought the silverware home to Manchester and claimed the title of 5th best Women’s flag team in the UK.
Defensive player Becky Haward (#8) said “Winning the plate feels great, and I'm especially proud of how we stepped up as a solid defensive unit for the Titans this season. I love this sport so much and the buzz at Ravenscraig makes me so excited for where flag is headed in the next few years.”
We are immensely proud of our Titans Women and we can’t wait to see how they do next year.
To get involved with Titans Women’s Flag for the 2027 season, check out our team page or message recruitment@manchestertitans.co.uk.
WFFL: Titans unbeaten in final tournament prepare for Playoffs at Ravenscraig
Manchester Titans Women’s Flag heading into finals day with full confidence and momentum. Go Titans!
Tika Marcucci at Belle Vue Stadium on 8 February 2026. Photo by Chelsea Warner.
After a dominant performance at the final tournament in Edinburgh on February 22nd with three decisive victories over Cheshire Huskies (41-2), Edinburgh Rogues (60-6), and East Kilbride Pirates Red (40-0), the Manchester Titans Women’s Flag team have been fully focused on preparation for the playoffs.
Titans Head Coach Alan Mead said "I'm proud of how the team has played this season. We've been seeing development each game day. Some new faces have joined the squad and fitted in well. Whilst the results haven't all gone the way we wanted, we have definitely got the momentum heading into the playoffs. No predictions, but we're confident we'll perform better than last year."
It’s still all to play for as the top 8 teams in the WFFL go head to head on March 14th at Ravenscraig in Scotland. Joining the Titans in the playoffs are Coventry Cougars, Coventry Panthers Onyx, East Kilbride Pirates Black, East Kilbride Pirates Red, Leicester Huntsmen, London Flame, and Sheffield Giants.
Titans WR Airnorh said “I don’t think we’ve shown our best yet, so hopefully the playoffs give us that chance. Either way, we’re excited to compete and have fun! 🙌”
The first game on the schedule for the Titans is the Quarter Final against London Flame at 1.30pm. The winner will then play the victor of the East Kilbride Pirates Black vs Leicester Huntsmen matchup to secure a spot in the final, which will be streamed online on BAFA’s Youtube channel.
Sal Fields (WR) and Sarah Ul-Haq (QB) celebrating. Photo by Chelsea Warner.
Sal Fields, rookie breakthrough player for the Titans this year, said “I’ve really loved playing for the Titans this season. It’s been my first season in women’s flag, and the girls have been so welcoming and supportive. The coaches are very knowledgeable and they’ve done a great job in helping us progress as a team throughout the season. We’ve developed so much, and I’m really looking forward to working together as a team and showing what we can do at finals!”
Drop a follow on our Titans Women’s Flag Instagram page to stay up to date.
Check out the Tartan Touchdown Podcast to hear Italian National Team and Titans WR Tika Marcucci’s thoughts ahead of the Finals. And make sure to tune in to BAFA’s livestream of the 2026 WFFL Finals day at Ravenscraig to catch all the action in the semi-final, the plate final, and the grand final!
Wishing our Manchester Titans Women the best of luck on Saturday!
Airnorh (WR) with a runaway touchdown on 8 February 2026. Photo by Chelsea Warner.
As the season draws to a close for Women’s Flag, there is still plenty of opportunity to get involved with Flag Football at the Titans. Our Mixed Flag teams have started pre-season practice and can be found every Tuesday at Belle Vue Stadium 8-10pm. We also run Youth Flag sessions for kids aged 8 and up at St Anne's Academy in Middleton 7.30-9pm. Come down and give it a go!
Women’s Flag at Titans starts up again in September but for any women wanting to continue to play football over the summer and looking for a new challenge, our Women’s Contact programme is always recruiting new players. They practice every Tuesday at Belle Vue Stadium 8-10pm and on Saturday mornings at Aldwinians Rugby Club 10-12pm.
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Invest into the Manchester Titans with SNAP Sponsorship
Support Manchester Titans growth initiatives with SNAP Sponsorship
We’re excited to announce the launch of our SNAP Sponsorship profile! For over a decade SNAP has supported grassroots, local and regional sports across the UK by facilitating mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses and clubs to benefit companies, communities, and the economy.
American Football is one of the fastest growing sports in the country but at grassroots level it does not yet receive any funding from its governing body or the government. Sponsorship offers critical financial support, allowing us to cover expenses and invest into our growth initiatives. From our youth programmes to our CEFL campaign, you can be a part of our big plans for British American Football by sponsoring us today!
Through sponsorship you can support us in providing a high quality American Football experience to our players, coaches, and our fans by means of the following objectives:
Facilitating high quality American Football events for our fans and our players.
Improving our live stream broadcast to increase our audience across the UK and beyond and raise the profile of British American Football.
Providing both essential and innovative practice equipment to elevate coach and player performance.
By investing into our club and our vision, your business will benefit from enhanced brand recognition, giving you the opportunity to connect with our club members and our growing audience to promote your products, services, and experiences.
Learn more about how you or your business can support the Manchester Titans here.
Or contact us on sponsorships@manchestertitans.co.uk to discuss opportunities and explore your options.
Thank you for your support!
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WFFL: Titans Women Ready To Bring The Heat At Home Tournament
Penultimate Tournament For Titans Women To Clinch Playoff Spots
Manchester Titans Women’s Flag teams are gearing up for an exciting home tournament on Sunday 8 February and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Heading into the second-to-last tournament of the season the First Team and the Bees both sit in playoff positions, setting the scene for a dramatic showcase of Titans flag football.
The First Team have proven they can bring the heat to every opponent season after season. After reaching the finals last year, the aim is clear: do it again.
The Bees Team have already played more games than any other team in the league, making this tournament especially important. With so much of the season already under their belts, coming away with as many wins as possible is key to holding onto that playoff spot.
Head of Women’s Flag and Bees player Ruth Mansell says, “This is only the Bees’ second season in the WFFL, and their progress has been incredible to watch — improving week by week and growing in confidence with every game. We’re excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for this developing squad.”
You can catch all the action at Belle Vue, with non-stop games from 10.30 until 16.30. Expect big plays, high energy, and Titans Football at its finest. If you can’t make it down to Belle Vue, catch the livestream on our YouTube channel!
If you just can’t get enough of football, join us at our sponsor bar The Brotherhood in town for Super Bowl Sunday from 20:00.
NFFL: Manchester Titans Join National Flag Division For 2026
Manchester Titans to join Northern Conference of the NFFL’s National Division, the highest tier of domestic flag football in the country.
Manchester Titans Join The National Division in the NFFL For 2026
We’re excited to announce the inclusion of the Manchester Titans in the new National Division of the National Flag Football League (NFFL). The Manchester Titans have been a permanent fixture in the Premiership Division of the NFFL since 2018. This year they will join the Aberdeen Oilcats, Edinburgh Outlaws, Glasgow Hornets, Grangemouth Broncos, and the Manchester Crows in the Northern Conference of the National Division.
“The league’s progression to a three-tier structure reflects the growth of the game nationwide, not just within our club. This evolution has created an opportunity for us to compete at the highest level of the sport.” said Richard McEwen, Manchester Titans’ Head of Mixed Flag Football. “The Titans have earned their place by consistently qualifying for National Finals since 2018. This year, we will be competing against the top teams in the country, with the goal of once again reaching the National Finals in September.”
This step up to the National Division is not only a fantastic opportunity for our First Team, but also the Mixed Adult Flag programme as a whole. The change from a two-tier structure to a three-tier structure means the Manchester Titans now have one team in each tier: the Manchester Titans in the National Division, the Manchester Titans Bees in the Premiership, and the Manchester Titans Tridents in Division 1. There are clear progression pathways for all our players and opportunities to compete at every level of the game.
Manchester Titans Flag Head Coach Alan Mead said he’s “really happy that the club has a team in the new top level of the league” but also in the other tiers of the league, adding that “there's a place for everyone at the Titans.”
The Manchester Titans will play all their Northern Conference opponents twice in a double round-robin over four weekends from April-June, starting in Edinburgh on 25-26 April. They will also meet their Southern Conference counterparts for some cross-conference games in an NFFL Super-Weekend on 25-26 July right here in Manchester. The season will conclude at the National Finals Weekend on 12-13 September.
It’s never too late to get involved with Flag Football in Manchester! Our Mixed Adult and Women’s Teams practice Tuesdays 8-10pm at Belle Vue Stadium. Register your interest here and one of our recruiters will be in touch!
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Manchester Titans Launch Lottery
We are excited to announce the Manchester Titans Lottery is live! Yes, a real one. We got a license and everything.
The Manchester Titans Lottery is a small society lottery created to support the development of American Football in Manchester. Funds raised go directly towards new equipment for the Club to keep our players safe, provide the best practices and game days as we can, and elevate the British American Football experience for everyone in our community.
How to play
You can enter into the Lottery with one, two, five, or ten entries per month. Entries are £2 each.
Winners will be announced on the first of every month for entries from the previous month. So if you paid for 5 entries in January, you’ll be added to the February prize draw.
1st prize: 30% of the pot
2nd prize: 15% of the pot
3rd prize: 5% of the pot
Enter the Manchester Titans Lottery here!