FA Renames National Football Centre
The FA has revived plans for a National Football Centre and has confirmed that the site, based at Burton-on-Trent, will renamed St George’s Park.
The Umbro sponsored St George’s Park will provide a centre for The FA to deliver its coach education agenda and learning and development centre for refereeing, administration and sports science disciplines.
The FA statement confirmed that name was chosen to ‘reflect the feeling of national pride which will accompany the site’.
The 330-acre facility will provide a permanent training base for the senior England team.
The Park’s facilities will comprise 12 full-size football pitches including one synthetic pitch and one full-size indoor facility along with a multi-purpose sports hall.
The FA have already put £25m into the project since 2001 and the plans also include a private housing scheme for 30 homes near the entrance to the centre that will help plug a funding gap.
The League Managers Association has also committed to making St George’s Park its future headquarters.
