Originally founded in 2001 as the Manchester Metrostars Roller Hockey Club, the club entered their first team into Division 2 of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA) in the 2004/05 season. Early days saw the club without a permanent home rink due to the lack of suitable facilities in Manchester. The team played out of Sheffield and Bradford before moving to Altrincham, Manchester in 2007 that despite a short spell in Deeside has been the clubs home rink ever since.

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Now closer to Manchester's universities, the Metros were able to introduce a B team in 2008 shortly followed by the emergence of a C team in 2010/11 and a D team in 2011/12. 

The aforementioned D team folded after the 2013/14 season but recently have been revived due to heavily increased numbers in the club, coming back a decade later for the 2023/24 season!

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Throughout its existence, the club's A Team have been a force in the BUIHA, winning three National Titles, three Division Titles and five Conference Titles split amongst Checking Division 1 and Checking Division 2. The Metros have also gone international to face off against foreign competition, competing in the annual Clermont-Ferrand (France) tournament and facing off in 2012 against the Thomas Bata University HC (Czechia) in front of a 2000-strong crowd.

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For the majority of the clubs existence there has been no affiliation to any singular university due to the sides intake of any North-West university student/staff. After years of hard work the club gained formal affiliation with the University of Manchester at the end of the 2022/23 season - an agreement that allows for the club to grow under the guidance of the institution whilst still working extremely closely with the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford.

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In 2023, the Metros entered their first dedicated Women's team into the BUIHA Women's Nationals where they reached the National Semi-Final. The team was supported and funded by the University of Manchester in an effort to get more women involved in the sport. As of 2024, the club has had a huge intake of female players with over 40% of the club being women with representation in each team, including the A / Varsity Squad.

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2024/25 saw the Metros 20th anniversary of existence in the BUIHA and the season resulted in success across the club. The A Team gained promotion to Checking Division 1 after a conference winning campaign in Checking Division 2 North whilst the C Team claimed their first ever National Championship, doing so in Non-Checking Tier 2 despite playing up a full tier from their Division 3 cup season competition. As well as team success, the club was able to bring back the Manchester Varsity event, dubbed as the 'Battle of Oxford Road' due to marketing constraints. After a 12 year hiatus, the event saw the University of Manchester take the win over the Manchester Metropolitan University, doing so infront of over 550 supporters, double the previous attendance record.

 

Looking to the 2025/26 season, the Manchester Metros hope to keep growing university ice hockey under both the Battle of Oxford Road and in the club's five BUIHA teams. 

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