School of Science

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The School of Science is the nickname given to Everton F.C's new academy and training ground in Halewood, Knowsley.

The new training base at Halewood on the outskirts of the city will be completed in time for the return to pre-season training ahead of the 2007/08 campaign.

The £9.5 million pound facility will be home to the Club's senior squad as well as the Everton Academy and will boast some of the finest training facilities in the world.

The new complex will be home to 10 full-size grass pitches on three plateaus, one of which will be floodlit along with an additional floodlit synthetic pitch and specialist training areas for fitness work and goalkeepers.

Inside the training complex there will be extensive changing facilities for both the senior squad and the Academy players. It will include the following facilties:

Gym
Synthetic indoor training pitch
Hydratherapy pools
Spa
Sauna
Physiotherapy rooms
Media centre
Video lounges including a video editing suite.

The state-of-the-art facilities on offer will make Everton a big draw for future signings and will also provide a boost in the development of the Club's Academy players.

1 Trivia
2 Gallery
3 Address
4 Current Academy players
5 Achievements
6 Links

[edit] Trivia

Everton's original training ground Bellefield was built in 1965 and has lasted 51 years
Some residents of Halewood objected to the new academy being built on Finch Farm as it is on greenbelt land.
The academy has cost £9.5 million - one of the most expensive in the country.
Everton originally tried to find land in Liverpool but eventually settled on the 55-acre site, off Higher Road and Finch Lane in Halewood.

[edit] Gallery

Plan of new academy in Halewood

[edit] Address

The address for the new Everton Academy is:

Everton Academy
Finch Lane
Halewood
Knowsley
L26 3UE

[edit] Current Academy players

	Player	DOB	Position	International Caps	Previous Club
3rd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1987 and 31 August 1988 )
	Aidan Downes	24 July 1988	Striker	Ireland Under-19	Tolka Rovers
	Alan Kearney	22 September 1987	Midfielder	Ireland Under-18	–
	Scott Phelan	13 March 1988	Midfielder	England Under-18	–
2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1988 and 31 August 1989 )
	Stephen Connor	27 January 1989	Striker	England Under-16	–
	Darren Dennehy	21 September 1988	Defender	Ireland Under-19	Park F.C
	Shaun Densmore	11 November 1988	Defender	–	–
	Matthew Elder	16 November 1988	Striker	–	–
	James Hall	16 July 1989	Midfielder	–	–
	Ryan Harpur	1 December 1988	Midfielder	Northern Ireland Under-20	Portadown F.C.
	Jamie Jones	18 February 1989	Goalkeeper	–	–
	Lee Molyneux	24 February 1989	Defender	England Under-18	–
	Steven Morrison	10 September 1988	Midfielder	England Under-16	–
	Scott Spencer	1 January 1989	Striker	–	Oldham Athletic
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1989 and 31 August 1990 )
	Kieran Agard	10 October 1989	Striker	–	Arsenal F.C
	Jeffrey Imudia	19 April 1990	Defender	–	Arsenal F.C
	John Irving	17 September 1989	Defender	England Under-16	–
	Michael Jensen	20 June 1990	Goalkeeper	–	–
	John Paul Kissock	2 December 1989	Midfielder	England Under-18	–
	Michael McEntagert	17 January 1990	Goalkeeper	Australia Under-17	South Australian Sports Institute
	Cory Sinott	21 August 1990	Defender	England Under-16	–
	Lars Stubhaug	18 April 1990	Goalkeeper	Norway Under-17	S.K. Vard Haugesund
Next Year's Scholars (players born between 1 September 1990 and 31 August 1991 )
	Hope Akpan	– –	Midfielder	–	–
	Lewis Codling	– –	–	–	–
	James McCarten	– –	Defender	–	–
	Tom McCready	7 June 1991	–	–	–
	Daniel Redmond	2 March 1991	Defender	–	–
	Michael Stewart	– –	Defender	–	–
	Jack Rodwell	11 March 1991	Defender	England Under-16	–
	Josh Lambo	19 November 1990	Goalkeeper	U.S.A Under-17	Chicago Magic
Probable Future Scholars (players born between 1 September 1991 and 31 August 1992 )
	Jose Baxter	February 1992	Striker	England Under-16	–
	Gerard Kinsella	––	Striker	Ireland Under-16	–
	James Wallace	––	–	Ireland Under-16	–