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Carrington Training Centre

Coordinates: 53°25′52″N 02°22′19″W / 53.43111°N 2.37194°W / 53.43111; -2.37194
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Carrington Training Centre
Bury FC Taining ground, Carrington
Map
LocationCarrington Moss, Carrington,
Greater Manchester
Coordinates53°25′52″N 02°22′19″W / 53.43111°N 2.37194°W / 53.43111; -2.37194
OwnerManchester City FC
TypeSports facility
Construction
Built2000
Opened2001

Carrington Training Centre or Bury FC training complex, sometimes referred to as Carrington, is the training ground of English League 1 Club, Bury FC. The full Bury FC academy is based here with the 1st team. The League 1 club moved into this complex in early 2015 when previous holders, Manchester City moved into a new £50m state-of-the-art training facility close to its Sportcity home in east Manchester.[1]

Location and facilities

The training ground is situated away from the City of Manchester in Trafford, like that of Manchester United who also have a training ground nearby (Trafford Training Centre). The training ground is adjacent to a public footpath, allowing members of the public and photographers to watch training sessions freely in the past.[2] In recent years, a six-foot tarpaulin curtain surrounds the training ground, with photographers and members of the public resorting to step ladders and perching themselves on trees to watch training sessions. City have attempted to seek planning permission from Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council to increase the height of the barrier from six feet, the maximum height permitted without planning permission.

The 60,000sq metre[3] training complex has been refurbished and has a state of the art gym, a hydro-therapy pool, medical facilities and a match analysis suite.[4]

New training complex

Main article: Etihad Campus

Manchester City vacated Carrington to move to Sportcity near the Etihad Stadium. This move was completed in 2014 after planning permission was granted in March 2010, Manchester City and Manchester City Council agreed to redevelop land around Sportcity[5] and the club bought 59 acres (240,000 m2) of land nearby in Openshaw West. The new training ground will cost about £50m[6] and is part of a £1 billion redevelopment around Eastlands that will be led by architect Rafael Vinoly.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Man City confirms training ground move and stadium extension plans". Crains Manchester Business. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ^ "In the Blue corner... Mauler Mario in fourth bust-up as Italian takes on Richards". Daily Mail. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Barenbrug's Bar 7 Shoots & Scores at Man City FC's Training Ground". www.pitchcare.com. 7 January 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Pathfinder group's Carrington day out". www.mcfc.co.uk. 29 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "City & Council sign east Manchester agreement". www.mcfc.co.uk. 12 March 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Manchester City planning new £50million training HQ". www.mirrorfootball.co.uk. 6 March 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Rafael Viñoly: Manchester City's hot new signing". www.bdonline.co.uk. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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