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Play-offs

2006

The Manchester Eagles finished 3rd in the North NL behind Menwith and Liverpool. The Eagles travelled south to Southern NL runner-ups and defending national champions Croydon, losing 2-0, but after a long trip down in the Eagles played 2 good close games of baseball.

2002

The Manchester Eagles (then known as the Express) made the play-offs for the second time in the 2002 season, this time playing in a combined Northern Conference, and again qualifying in the fourth and final place. The Express then lost a tight Northern semi-final play-off 5-2 to the Menwith Hill Patriots (the winners of the Northen Conference), and Menwith along with Liverpool (who beat Shropshire) go on to the final 4 weekend to play against the top two in the Southern premier.

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The are some photos in the gallery

2000

The Manchester Express made the play-offs for the first time in the 2000 season, a season that was also their first in the Northern Conference Premier League (having gained promotion from the Northern Divison 1 in the 1999 season). The Express qualified in the fourth and final qualification place, and then lost in the national quarter-final play-offs to the Brighton Buccaneers (the winners of the Southern Conference, and defending national champions), Brighton went on to lose in the 2000 final to the London Warriors.

The are some photos in the gallery

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