As one reads some of the correspondence of the General Secretaries of the period, it is interesting to note how little changes in the problems besetting an amateur rugby club. In 1945/46 we received a letter from the Referees Society complaining that we had not paid our subscription. At the end of that season, a letter of resignation from the then Team Secretary highlighted the problems of cry-offs on Friday night and Saturday morning. This was reiterated by the 1955 Team Secretary who wrote to players regarding cry-offs. In 1952 a letter was sent to the Army complaining that their failure to mend a fence had led to local youths entering the ground and vandalising the pavilion. In 1953 there was a long dispute with a local coach firm, Fred Corkills, over damage to a coach on the way back from a game. In the same year an Irlam shopkeeper complained about a missing ice-cream board. In 1951 a letter went out to all players complaining about poor attendance at training. If you thought that the recent practice of inviting established star Sale players to take training was a new one - think again. Eric Evans and Joe Mycock, both England internationals, took several sessions in 1953.  Some things do change however; playing subscriptions in 1915/46 were twenty -five shillings - That is £1.25 for those too young to remember shillings.

In 1953 Robert Huntley of West Point, Levenshulme was commissioned to design a club badge. He submitted two designs and the one that featured the Lancashire roses, the moorhens and part of the Stockport coat-of-arms was chosen. It remains the Clubs badge to this day.

In 1955 the ground, as it now is, was eventually de-requisitioned and the long and protracted dealings over compensation, with the War Office were finally completed. Removal of the concrete alone cost the then huge amount of £550. In terms of results, the Club's fortunes fluctuated considerably during the 1950s, but there was steady progress and, in 1955/56, an 'Ex B' (4th.) XV was formed with an occasional 5th. team to follow. In 1959/60 the Club added a Colts XV to the four sides which were being fielded each week.  Ian McKay, who had been Club Captain during one of its most successful era in the middle '30s was in charge of fixtures and Dennis Huxstep, who had joined in 1950 did a six year spell as Team Secretary before taking over the fixtures job in 1961. Noel Atkinson, then a virile young medical student, captained the senior side in 19S7/58 and has since given yeoman service to Men in many ways not least as Secretary, and then  as out President. Ian Sinclair and Jim Walsh shared out almost equally thirteen years as Club Secretary between them.

Other notable characters of this period were, Peter Allen, both as a player and an active participant in all Club affairs, Jim Marsh, a pre-war stalwart, who did two periods as Treasurer, Ted Whiteside, one of the numerous people who have come to the Club from the Vale of Lune. Three-times captain of the Club, Stewart Cresswell, was the man who first became involved with the Colts, and, along with Percy Atack, developed them into a good side, winning a couple of "Sevens" trophies en route to providing the Club with some fine playing material. One of these, Tony Parkinson, played for the Club for nearly twenty years serving a lengthy term as ‘A’ team skipper.

Many of these Heaton Moor members went on to serve valuable roles for Lancashire and even England. The Club has provided no less than four post-war Lancashire Presidents, Reg Hall (1973/74), Jim Walsh (1979/80), Ian Sinclair (1987/88) and Noel Atkinson (1990/91). Jim was, for seven years, County Secretary. Noel served as Honorary Doctor to the County for many years and also took that role on England tours. Ian served the County as both Schools' Secretary and Disciplinary Secretary for many years.

Seldom do Captains of junior sides receive the acclaim to which they are entitled. During this period we were fortunate to have two members willing to look after the 'odds &  sods'. Brian Fitton for the first three years, and Les Clarke for a further three years, ensured that the newly formed Fourth XV was in good hands. Both Geoff Sykes and Jim Walsh, when their days with the senior side were over, did extensive spells as "A" team captain, to the advantage of the Club.

The Bowdon "Sevens" was won in 1955 and the Club staged a series of charity games in the 50s for various worthy causes and, proving our constant improvement through the post-war years, were able to make significant donations to the Lynmouth Flood Relief Fund, the National Playing Fields Association, Stockport Lads Club and Christie's Cancer Research from the proceeds of these matches.  Des Pastore, then of Sale and Cheshire, and more recently of Old Bedians and Egor, produced sides of Barbarian - like capabilities and Moor's President's XVs were of similar calibre.