Manchester Magic
Manchester Magic logo
LeagueNBL D2 North
Established1997 (1997)
HistoryManchester Giants B
1997-1998
City of Manchester Attitude
1998-2000
Manchester Magic
2000-present
ArenaManchester Basketball Centre
Capacity1,000
Team colours   
WebsiteOfficial website

The Manchester Magic are an English basketball club from the city of Manchester in the northwest of England.

For the 2019-20 season, the Magic will compete in the National Basketball League Division 2 North. They play their home games at the Manchester Basketball Centre, which was part-funded by former NBA star John Amaechi. A sister team, the Manchester Mystics, compete in the top-tier Women's British Basketball League.

History

The Magic were first established in 1997, originally as a reserve squad for the nearby Manchester Giants, entering the newly founded NBL Division 3 for the 1997/1998 season and winning immediate promotion as league runner-up and playoff champions. A change in direction from their one-time parent club saw the fledgling team become independent mid-way through their first season in Division Two, choosing the City of Manchester Attitude as their new name. A first league title was to follow at the end of the 1999/2000 season, with the club joining the top flight just as the national league was being restructured, forming the short-lived NBL Conference.[1]

After rebranding as the Manchester Magic, the club enjoyed over a decade of success in the top tier of the English Basketball League, with the highlight being a triple title success in the 2007/2008 season, claiming the National Cup alongside the league and playoff titles. The team then took the shock decision to play in Division 3 for the 2011/12 season, in order "to forge a much closer link between the youngsters... and the men's team",[2] in the words of club director Joe Forber. The club worked their way back up the English leagues in record time, winning Division 3 at the first attempt to earn a return to Division 2, and then gaining back-to-back promotions with a runner-up spot in Division 2 in the 2012/13 season.

Since returning to Division 1, the Magic have claimed both the National Cup and National Trophy in the 2014/15 season, alongside second-place finishes in both the league and the end-of-season playoffs.[3]

Club honours

National Cup

  • 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016

National Trophy

  • 2015, 2016

EBL Division 1 League Champions

  • 2008

EBL Division 1 Playoff Champions

  • 2008, 2010

EBL Division 2 League Champions

  • 2000

EBL Division 3 League Champions

  • 2012

EBL Division 3 Playoff Champions

  • 1998

Season-by-season records

Season Division Tier Pos. Played Won Lost Points Playoffs National Cup National Trophy Patrons Cup National Shield
Manchester Giants B
1997-98D342nd26151130Winners1st roundDNEDNE
City of Manchester Attitude
1998-99D233rd2418636Semi-Final2nd roundDNEDNE
1999-00D231st2420440Runner-Up2nd roundDNEDNE
Manchester Magic
2000-01Conf24th219718Semi-FinalQuarter-FinalDNEDNE
2001-02Conf25th189918Semi-FinalSemi-FinalDNEDNE
2002-03Conf25th22121024Semi-Final1st round1st roundDNEDNE
2003-04D124th2216632Quarter-FinalQuarter-Final1st roundDNEDNE
2004-05D126th22121024Quarter-FinalQuarter-Final1st roundDNEDNE
2005-06D124th2619738Semi-FinalQuarter-Final1st roundDNEDNE
2006-07D123rd2217534Runner-UpWinnersSemi-FinalDNEDNE
2007-08D121st1816232WinnersWinnersSemi-FinalDNEDNE
2008-09D122nd1815330Runner-UpRunner-UpRunner-UpDNEDNE
2009-10D122nd2216632WinnersRunner-UpRunner-UpDNEDNE
2010-11D126th1871114Quarter-Final3rd round1st roundDNEDNE
2011-12D3 Nor41st2219338Runner-Up2nd roundDNEDNEQuarter-Final
2012-13D232nd2215730Runner-Up3rd roundDNE1st roundDNE
2013-14D125th26161032Quarter-FinalSemi-FinalRunner-UpDNEDNE
2014-15D122nd2417734Runner-UpWinnersWinnersDNEDNE
2015-16D121st2623346WinnersDNEDNE
2016-17D122nd2621542WinnersDNEDNE
2017-18D128th24111322Quarter-finalsDNEDNE
2018-19D1214th262244Did not qualifyDNEDNE
2019-20D2 Nor35th1810822Did not qualify3rd round

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester Magic History". pawprint75.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Manchester Magic to withdraw from EBL1". Manchester Evening News.
  3. ↑ "League Table History". Basketball England. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
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