In common with every other club in the country, the activities of Heaton Moor were suspended from 1914 to 1919, but fortunately, the War caused the Club a relatively light casually list. The first peacetime season proved to be a most successful one with sizeable victories over Broughton Park, Liverpool and Sale and a fine double over Waterloo. Other successful seasons were to follow, but the main focus of attention was to be the securing of a permanent home on Green Lane which had been used since the resumption of playing in 1919.

The driving force behind this venture was the President, William Brown, J.P., one of the most significant members the Club has ever had. Inspired by his energy, influence, and generosity (remember Affleck & Brown, the department store?), members and their friends raised what was then a considerable amour of money, £5,000, to purchase and equip the present ground. Mrs. Brown officially opened the new facilities on 14th. October 1922. The Rugby Football Union had loaned the Club £2,000 to achieve its goal and this naturally had to be repaid. Despite the fact that the Club was now running four or five sides, it was proving difficult to make the repayments as well as meeting ongoing expenditure (plus ca change ....), so a major event was planned in 1929 to repay the loan. A Bazaar took place over three days in February of that year. A look at the programme of events might tempt todays readers to view it as "bizarre", including as it did .........  A Ladies Instrumental Trio, A Concert Party, Crystal Reader and Clairvoyant. Play by local junior schoolchildren Display of Classical Greek Dancing Public Dances each evening to the "Metronomes" and the "Heatonians". Given that the highest entry fee charged was 6d. (2  1/2p.},  it was to realise a total of £1,200.

Having largely paid off the R.F.U. loan, the Club continued to flourish during the 1930s, even though victories over the major northern clubs were now becoming regrettably rarer. Nevertheless, Moor at this time possessed two of the most versatile and talented players ever to wear the Red, Black and Amber. Joe Heap, wing-forward, fly-half, or centre, was to be Treasurer for many years, whilst Ian McKay, scrum-half, fly-half, or centre, was a consistent goal-kicker and inspiring Club Captain.

When World War II broke out in 1939, the Club lost most of its players to the armed forces and in May 1942, the Army requisitioned the ground for the site of an anti-aircraft battery. So ended the first era in the proud history of Heaton Moor R.U.F.C.

There are many references in minute books to these hard and austere days shortly after the war. Tea and sugar coupons were required before the opposition could have a drink. Records show that for an eight week period as late as 1952 the allowances were two pounds of tea, four pounds of butler, four pounds of margarine, two pounds of cheese and eight pounds of sugar. Later that season it had been reduced to no tea, two pounds of butter, two pounds of margarine, one pound of cheese and four pounds of sugar. The constant search for unwanted clothing coupons in order that jerseys could be obtained was another problem. Letters to local sports shop Tyldesley & Holbrook elicited the information that a total of four jerseys were in stock, four coupons were required per jersey and that they were not allowed to manufacture hopped jerseys, only plain ones. The R.F.U. wrote back to say they were unable lo help over clothing coupons. The Club resorted to writing to all ex-players offering to buy their jerseys back. Boots and balls seemed to be an equally difficult problem.