Salford City Reds will face Swinton this Friday for a Salford Derby at the Willows, which will see the team looking to break the old Salford Leap Year Curse and steal another win from their local rivals. Round five of the Northern Rail Cup falls on Friday 29 February for the Reds and will mark 100 years to the day that the club last won a fixture on the leap year and Fridays team will no doubt look to change the legacy left by their colleagues of yesteryear and alter Reds history. Although the clubs records date back to the leap year of1896, Salford at that time played as a rugby union club, facing Rochdale St Clements in an almost now unheard of 0-0 match in the Lancashire Club Championships.  However in a total of five leap year games played in the last century it was 1908 and a Northern Union Challenge Cup game that saw Salford take the win and beat Widnes 15-2. Club Historian, Graham Morris, commented, “It’s a fascinating statistic and with the club on the brink of a new horizon I believe the club historian of 2108 will be telling a different story. “I’m confident the Reds will break the curse and change the course of history this weekend.”  Tickets are available for Friday’s game prices at £15 for adults and £9 concessions.  Kick off is 8pm. Note to Editor: Salford City Reds Leap Year games in chronological order:1896 Salford V Rochdale St Clements (Lancashire Club Championships)0-0Salford’s last season as a rugby union club. 1908Salford V Widnes (Northern Union Challenge Cup)15-2Northern Union Challenge Cup is now the Carnegie Challenge Cup.1936Salford V Barrow3-6The team played under Manager Lance Todd with Barney Hudson scoring the Salford try 1964Salford V Barrow (RL Challenge Cup – Round 2)4-10Salford had caused an upset in Round one of the competition beating Leeds 10-6 at the Willows. 1976Salford V St Helens (RL Challenge Cup – Round 2)11-17A record attendance at the Willows of 13,023 saw a try from Keith Fielding and 4 goals from David Watkins 2004London Broncos V Salford City Reds (Challenge Cup – Round 4)24-8