Carrington Training Centre, sometimes referred to as Carrington, was the training ground of

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club Bury, leased from

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. The League Two club moved into this complex in early 2015 when previous holders, Manchester City moved into a new £50 million training facility close to its

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home in east Manchester. In 2020 Sale Sharks Rugby Union Team would become the new tenants of the ground, moving from their previous facility also based in Carrington.

Location and facilities

The training ground is situated away from the City of Manchester in

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, like that of

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who also have a training ground nearby (

Trafford Training Centre Trafford Training Centre (usually referred to by the synecdoche of Carrington) is the training ground and academy headquarters of English football club Manchester United. It is near the village of Carrington, Greater Manchester, England, and re ...

). The training ground is adjacent to a public footpath, allowing members of the public and photographers to watch training sessions freely in the past. In recent years, a six-foot

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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

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to increase the height of the barrier from six feet, the maximum height permitted without planning permission. The 60,000sq metre training complex has been refurbished and has a gym, a hydro-therapy pool, medical facilities, and a match analysis suite.

New training complex

Manchester City vacated Carrington to move to

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 and the club bought of land nearby in Openshaw West. The new training ground will cost about £50m and is part of a £1 billion redevelopment around Eastlands that will be led by architect Rafael Vinoly.

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