0 8 - 0 9 ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁Season ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁E PL ▁post ▁season ▁play - offs . ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁Peter borough ▁Ph ant ons ▁ 6 – 5 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s ▁ ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁week end ▁in ▁Cov entry , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁in ▁their ▁semi ▁final ▁by ▁the ▁Sl ough ▁J ets . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁played ▁Sw ind on ▁Wild c ats ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁game , ▁Manchester ▁Phoenix ▁needed ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁league ▁title . ▁They ▁beat ▁Sw ind on ▁ 5 – 2 ▁pick ing ▁up ▁two ▁points ▁and ▁therefore ▁were ▁crown ed ▁league ▁champions , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁major ▁tro phy . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁Despite ▁losing ▁player / co ach ▁Tony ▁Hand ▁to ▁a ▁serious ▁injury , ▁the ▁club ▁managed ▁to ▁remain ▁compet itive ▁and ▁finished ▁a ▁cred itable ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁The ▁Club ▁subsequently ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁play ▁off ▁final s ▁week end , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁local ▁riv als ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁Ste eld ogs ▁in ▁the ▁semi ▁final , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁the