Bellefield, in

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, is

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's former training ground. Bellefield had been Everton FC's training ground since 1946. It was purchased in 1965 and officially opened on 12 July 1966. The

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used it as a training base in the

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. On Tuesday, 9 October 2007, Bellefield training ground held its last senior first team training session and moved to

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a day later.

Bellefield's future

Having vacated Bellefield to the new training ground, Everton's plans were to have the Bellefield estate redeveloped for housing, which would in turn contribute financially to a proposed new club stadium. As reported in the ''Liverpool Daily Post''Ben Schofield
"Blow for Everton FC as Bellefield housing plans rejected"
''Liverpool Daily Post'', 11 June 2008 on 11 June 2008 Liverpool councillors rejected Everton's plans.

References

External links

Official Everton FC Website
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