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Clayton Wood is the training ground and academy of EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Development

In January 2009, Stoke City unveiled plans to redevelop their training ground at an initial cost of £5 million. 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. The facility was designed by AFL architects who had previously designed Chelsea's Cobham Training Centre and Everton's Finch Farm. The centre was built in time for the start of the 2010–11 season.

In April 2012, Stoke announced £6 million expansions plans in order to meet the category one criteria in the Elite Player Performance Plan. In November 2015, further plans were announced to expand the facility. In summer of 2024 plans were unveiled for a £12 million improvement to Clayton Wood. The expansion works began in November 2024 and will included the construction of a new pavilion.

References

1. ^ "Clayton Wood". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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3. "Potters win fight for training site". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
4. "Stoke City FC Training Facility". AFL-UK. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
5. "Stoke City plan £6m development of Clayton Wood training ground". BBC Sport. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
6. "Clayton Wood Improvements Planned". Stoke City. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
7. "Potters announce major training ground development". Stoke City. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
8. "Work commences on Stoke City's major training ground development". Stoke City. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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