[5] The first league in North West England,[6] Rainy City played their first home bout in November 2009, against Leeds Roller Dolls.

[14][15] In December 2016, it was announced that Rainy City would host the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup, at the EventCity facility in Manchester.

[24][23] League member Missy Rascal was vice-captain for the Team England squad for the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto[25] alongside Rainy City team-mate Dee-Mise.

[26] For the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas, Missy Rascal returned to the Team England roster, this time joined by RCRD skater Fay Roberts.

[27][28] Rainy City hosted the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup and their skaters were dominant in the Team England roster, with the return of Missy Rascal and Fay Roberts who were joined by first-timer world cup skaters Alex Valentine, Alex Wilde, Menace and Philly.

[35] In 2016, Rainy City qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time, making the Division 1 tournament at Columbia, South Carolina as the seventh seed.

[36][41] At the 2017 Division 1 Playoff in Malmö, Rainy City won their opening game against Calgary Roller Derby Association 324-81,[42] but then narrowly lost their quarter final to London Rollergirls, 124-199, to miss Championships.