Cochrane Park sports facility is the new training base for NUFC women Published on: 14 October 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Cochrane Park sports facility is the new training base for Â鶹´«Ã½ United women, helping to support the continued success of women’s football. has secured its own dedicated training, medical and player care spaces at Cochrane Park, bringing the women’s team closer geographically to the men’s and academy’s current training facilities. The site includes exclusive access to three designated grass training pitches that have been upgraded and maintained by NUFC's dedicated grounds staff, while also investing in a high-performance gym and recovery facilities. It will also provide office space for NUFC staff, as well as a player lounge, analysis room, and a purpose built kitchen, including a dedicated team of chefs. Multi-million pound transformation Cochrane Park, part of Â鶹´«Ã½’s Sports Services, underwent a £5.2 million transformation in 2019, including new grass and artificial pitches, refurbishment and extension of its historic 1930s pavilion. This renovation gives it the opportunity to be the home of Under-21s and Under-16s sides following the move to become a Category One Professional Game Academy in the summer and also improves the sport offering for students. Professor Jane Robinson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Engagement and Place at Â鶹´«Ã½, said: "We are delighted to host Â鶹´«Ã½ United's women's 1st team, Under 21s and Under 16s. This collaboration presents an excellent opportunity for the University to build on our partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½ United and support the continued incredible success of women’s football. "We have invested in significant sport facility upgrades at Cochrane Park, including the installation of a new high-performance strength and conditioning suite benefiting our students and other users. “We are looking forward to further developing this partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½ United to provide wider mutual benefits for both parties.” Interest in women’s football Interest in women’s football has nearly doubled in England, according to new figures, since the Lionesses’ triumph at Euro 2025. , Director of Women’s Football at NUFC, said: “We are really pleased to have secured a new training base at Cochrane Park that gives us the opportunity to create our own elite facilities that we need to continue our progression on and off the pitch. “This is an exciting step forward for the club and I would like to thank Â鶹´«Ã½ for their support throughout and we are excited to continue working with them.” Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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