Rangers FC: Murray Park Training Complex

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Murray Park Training Complex

Rangers training facility is located in Auchenhowie, near Milngavie in Glasgow. The facility is known as Murray Park after chairman Sir David Murray.

It was proposed by then-manager Dick Advocaat upon his arrival at the club in 1998. It was completed in 2001 at a cost of £14-million. Murray Park is the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Scotland, and incorporates features including nine football pitches, a state of the art gym, a hydrotherapy pool, and a video-editing suite. Rangers' youth teams are also accommodated at Murray Park, with around 140 players between under-10 and under-19 age groups using the training centre.

Various first-team players have come through the ranks at Murray Park, including Alan Hutton, Chris Burke, Stevie Smith and Charlie Adam. International club teams playing in Scotland, as well as national sides, have previously used Murray Park for training, and Advocaat's South Korea team used it for training prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Rangers team manager Walter Smith stands with a ball during a soccer training session at Murray Park training facility near Glasgow, Scotland, February 12, 2008.

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Rangers' David Weir (centre) runs with his team mates during a soccer training session at Murray Park training facility near Glasgow, Scotland, February 12, 2008.

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Rangers assistant coach Ally McCoist raises his arms laughing during a soccer training session at Murray Park training facility near Glasgow, Scotland, February 12, 2008.

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Rangers' David Weir runs with his team mates during a soccer training session at Murray Park training facility near Glasgow, Scotland, February 12, 2008.

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Rangers' Barry Ferguson laughs next to team mate Carlos Cuellar during a training session at Murray Park training facility ahead of their Champions League soccer match on Tuesday against Barcelona at Ibrox stadium, in Glasgow, Scotland October 22, 2007.