The Cliff Training Ground
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The Cliff Training Ground was Manchester United’s historic training facility in Salford, used for decades before the club moved to the more modern Carrington complex.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manchester United facility
ⓘ
football training ground ⓘ sports facility ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Cliff ⓘ |
| associatedClub | Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| city | Salford ⓘ |
| clubAssociation | one of Manchester United’s historic sites ⓘ |
| clubColorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceRelation | located a few miles from Old Trafford ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
mid 20th century
ⓘ
post-war period ⓘ |
| geographicContext | located within the City of Salford metropolitan borough ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
first-team training
ⓘ
reserve team training ⓘ youth development ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | former primary training ground of Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| historicRole | main training base of Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| leagueContext | training ground for an English Premier League club ⓘ |
| legacy |
historic site for Manchester United supporters
ⓘ
symbol of Manchester United’s traditional training culture ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Old Trafford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Manchester
ⓘ
Salford ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Manchester ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Manchester United’s Busby Babes era
ⓘ
association with Sir Alex Ferguson’s early years at Manchester United ⓘ association with Sir Matt Busby ⓘ being Manchester United’s historic training ground ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| primaryUse | training ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Carrington Training Centre
ⓘ
Trafford Training Centre ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
Carrington Training Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Carrington complex
|
| trainingCategory | professional football training facility ⓘ |
| trainingGroundOf | Manchester United F.C. ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Manchester United F.C.
ⓘ
Manchester United first team ⓘ Manchester United reserves ⓘ Manchester United F.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester United youth teams
|
| usedFor |
fitness training
ⓘ
tactical training ⓘ technical drills ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 1990s ⓘ |
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