PICTURES | Stoke City move in to £10m Clayton Wood training ground
Speller Metcalfe have signed off on the first phase of Championship football club Stoke City’s new training complex this week – described as a purpose-built, high-performance environment for the men’s first team.
Designed by AFL Architects, the new centre combines modern sports science, medical and wellbeing spaces within a contemporary setting.
The building includes a hydrotherapy suite with a swimming pool, plunge pools and a sauna, alongside a cryotherapy chamber to support advanced recovery and rehabilitation.
The second phase of the £25m Clayton Wood development, will see the club’s elite academy and women’s first team moved into a refurbished former first-team training facility.
Together, the two phases represent a significant investment in the future of the club, and the largest single‑project outlay since the construction of the bet365 Stadium in 1997, according to club chairman John Coates.
“This is a significant step for the football club and it fills me with great pride to see our new first team training facility in operation for the first time,” he said.
“Stoke City is my passion and I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure our players and staff have the best environment possible to make us successful.
“Clearly the facilities need to be matched by a culture of relentless hard work, which Jon Walters and Mark Robins continue to drive every day, in our long-term pursuit of being better than we have ever been before.”
Rob Lashford, regional director at Speller Metcalfe added: “This project has been a standout moment for us, as a business, in the Stoke area. Collaborating with Stoke City Football Club to bring this state-of-the-art training facility to life has showcased what can be achieved when ambition and teamwork align.
“We’re delighted to have created a space that supports elite performance and reflects the club’s commitment to excellence on and off the pitch and will inspire players and staff for many years to come.”
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
- Stoke City have moved into new facilities this week, after Speller Metcalf signed off on the first phase of a £25m scheme. Credit: Speller Metcalfe
