Clayton Wood Training Ground

Clayton Wood
Former names Michelin Training Ground
Location Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
Owner Stoke City
Type Sports facility
Construction
Built 2010
Opened 2010
Tenants
Stoke City

Clayton Wood is the training ground and academy of Stoke City.[1]

Development

In January 2009, Stoke City unveiled plans to redevelop their training ground at an initial cost of £5 million.[2] Stoke City were given planning permission by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council to construct the facility in May 2009; Stoke had previously been renting the site from the Michelin tire company.[3] The facility was designed by AFL architects who had previously designed Chelsea's Cobham Training Centre and Everton's Finch Farm.[4] The centre was built in time for the start of the 2010–11 season.[1]

In April 2012, Stoke announced £6 million expansions plans in order to meet the category one criteria in the Elite Player Performance Plan.[5] In November 2015, further plans were announced to expand the facility.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clayton Wood". Stoke City. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "Stoke unveil training ground plan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. "Potters win fight for training site". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "Stoke City FC Training Facility". AFL-UK. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. "Stoke City plan £6m development of Clayton Wood training ground". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. "Clayton Wood Improvements Planned". Stoke City. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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