He was actually one of the detectives involved in one of the gravest miscarriages of justices in the country, the murder of Carol Wilkinson in Bradford, where someone was locked up for 20 years for a murder he didn't commit."[61]. [62] For the 2009–10 season, the away kit was all black with a thin claret and amber stripe down the centre-left. Supporters hold West Yorkshire derby rivalries with Huddersfield Town and Leeds United, as well as an historic Bradford derby rivalry with the now non-league side Bradford (Park Avenue). [31], Immediately after the fire, Professor Sharpe planned and treated the injuries of over 200 individuals, with many experimental treatments being used. [7][15] O'Rourke left for a second time after one more season, and although City spent a total of eight seasons back in Division Two, they rarely looked like earning promotion back to the top flight. The club spearheaded an initiative in 2007 to slash the price of watching professional football for the 2007–08 season. Together, flanked by undocumented supporters, they managed to clear all but one person who made it to the front of the stand. [16] Messages of condolence were also received from Helmut Kohl, Chedli Klibi and Felipe González. Part of the service was also held in Urdu and Punjabi as a sign of appreciation to the local ethnically Asian Subcontinental community in Manningham, Bradford and around Valley Parade who had opened their homes to Bradford City supporters to provide assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. They defeated Notts County 2–0 in the final to earn promotion to Division One. Within a few hours of the blaze starting, it was established that 56 people had been killed, many as a result of smoke inhalation, although some of them had survived until reaching hospital.[11]. news The club's home ground is the 25,136-capacity Valley Parade, which was the site of the Bradford City stadium fire on 11 May 1985, which took the lives of 56 supporters. [1] The Football League saw the invitation as a chance to promote association football in the rugby league-dominated county of the West Riding of Yorkshire. [6], The 1984–85 season had been one of Bradford City's most successful seasons. Club coach Terry Yorath incurred minor injuries while taking part in the rescue. Fletcher has taken facts and presented them in such a way that it should make it moralistically impossible for this incident not to be looked at again. The stand had been officially condemned and was due to be replaced with a steel structure after the season ended. [23] Matthew Wildman was 17 at the time and needed crutches to walk because of rheumatoid arthritis. A giant Christian cross, made up of two large charred wooden members[27] that had once been part of the stand, was constructed in front of the middle of the stand and behind the pitchside speaker's platform. Football architect Archibald Leitch was commissioned to carry out the work. The football fan inside him compelled him to write "Inside the New York Giants" (1995), a book that rated players drafted by the team since 1967. One, now re-situated to that end of the stand where the fire began, is a sculpture donated on the initial re-opening of Valley Parade in December 1986 by Sylvia Graucob, a then Jersey-based former West Yorkshire woman. Since the fire in 1985, the club has used black on the kit as a memorial to the 56 supporters who died. [22], The club's chairman, Stafford Heginbotham, said: "It was to be our day". The players were: All records from Bradford City F.C. A narrator, director and teacher of acting in later years. The away kit for the 2008–09 season was all white. For the 30th anniversary of the fire a new version of "You'll Never Walk Alone" was recorded at Voltage Studios in Bradford. There followed three difficult seasons during which time manager Grenville Hair died following a heart attack in training, City returned to Division Three getting promoted in 1968–69. The stadium, long-established home to Bradford City Football Club, was known for its antiquated design and facilities, which included the wooden roof of the main stand. [5] However, he also warned the club of a build-up of litter beneath the stand because of a gap between the seats. You could hardly breathe. It is a simple account laid out for all to see. Instead they entered the play-offs, but were defeated in the semi-finals by Middlesbrough. [7] Having narrowly avoided relegation in their first season in the top flight, City recorded their highest finish of 5th in 1910–11. [6] The club finished 10th in their first season. Two or three burly men put their weight against it and smashed the gate open. McFarland won promotion in his first season, but was poached by his former club Derby County just six months later. I've never seen anything like it. I don't see that. [19] One fan put his jumper over a fellow supporter's head to extinguish flames. [93], According to a survey conducted in August 2019, Bradford City fans also see Burnley, Barnsley and Oldham Athletic as rivals. They met Premier League side Swansea City in the final at Wembley, but lost 0–5. The lack of perimeter fencing kept the death toll down, and prevented it from reaching the hundreds or potentially the thousands. For others football clubs with the same initials, see, The divisions were renamed in 1992 with the formation of the Premier League meaning Division Two became the new Division One, The divisions were renamed in 1992 with the formation of the Premier League meaning Division Three became the new Division Two, The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment, The 2nd West Riding Brigade Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force), List of Bradford City A.F.C. Following a 1–0 defeat to Leyton Orient at the end of September, the side went 13 games undefeated, during which they went top of the Division Three table by defeating Millwall 3–1. Bradford City is the only professional football club in England to wear claret and amber. They were relegated in 1922 and again in 1927, before winning the Third Division North title in 1928–29. Read: Ex-Bradford City man wanted by Scottish side Ismail joined Bradford in June 2019 but has only played 21 times for the Yorkshire club. [82] As a result, season tickets to watch Bradford City were the cheapest in England at £138, the equivalent of £6 per match. They found success under the management of Phil Parkinson by reaching the 2013 League Cup final and then going on to win that year's League Two play-off final, but were relegated out of League One in 2019. [36], Explaining his decision, Sir Joseph Canley stated: "As I have already stated, the primary duty was on the Club and the functions of the County Council were supervisory and its liability is for negligent breach of a common law duty arising out of the way in which they dealt with or ignored their statutory powers. The following is a list of the officially appointed captains of the Bradford City first-team. For the 2015–16 season, the club announced its latest season ticket scheme aimed at continuing to make football affordable for fans. Police worked until 4 am the next morning, under lighting, to remove all the bodies. England won the re-match 6–4. [35][36] The following season, Jewell continued to defy the critics, who labelled his team Dad's Army, by avoiding relegation again on the last day with a 1–0 victory over Liverpool, with a goal from David Wetherall. [8][10] Three men smashed down one door and at least one exit was opened by people outside, which again helped prevent further deaths. His call was misheard, and instead the fire brigade were radioed. 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However, the responsibility of the Club is, in my view, very much the greater and I apportion responsibility between the two defendants as to two-thirds on the first defendant and one-third on the third (sic) defendant. [54], In 1986, a year after the disaster, Yorkshire Television aired a documentary presented by John Helm entitled Bradford City – A Year of Healing. [2], Robert Campbell was appointed the club's first manager and with the help of the new committee, he assembled a playing squad at the cost of £917 10s 0d. [40] In 1988, the first compensation payments were made to survivors of the fire, with over 40 people receiving up to £40,000 each. The fire destroyed the main stand completely and left only burned seats, lamps and metal fences remaining. [90] The West Yorkshire derby is held between City and local rivals Leeds United and Huddersfield Town. Coach Terry Yorath described the events as "the worst day in my life. 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