[3] The purpose of the centre is to be the base for all coaching and development work undertaken by the FA, and to be the training and preparation ground for all 28 of the England national football teams at the same time, including disability, futsal and those who compete in UEFA and FIFA competitions such as: Originally part of Needwood Forest, the hunting grounds were developed by the Berkeley family in the 13th century.

[4] Having researched all existing National Football Centres, Wilkinson's project was based on the French system located at Clairefontaine near Paris, which nurtured the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship winners.

[7] In September 2006 the FA board agreed not to invest any further funds into the site until a decision was made on how to proceed, with all options from a sale, to development with partners, open to discussion.

[9] In early 2008 the plans were resurrected, with Trevor Brooking calling for the project to be finished by 2010, stating that without a national football centre "the England coach's job will get that much harder.

[14] The project's chairman, David Sheepshanks, said: "Our aim is to make St George's Park a sporting destination of choice for coaches, players, administrators and officials".

The national football centre will also include offices for the FA's technical experts and accommodation for 300 and sports science and medicine facilities.

[18][19] Former European Cup winners Steaua Bucharest used the facilities of the St George's Park for their pre-season 2013–14 training camp.