Clayton Wood Training Ground

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Clayton Wood
Former names Michelin Training Ground
Location Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
Owner Stoke City
TypeSports facility
Construction
Built2010
Opened2010
Tenants
Stoke City

Clayton Wood is the training ground and academy of EFL Championship club 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 Tyre 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]

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