Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the tragic day, 11th May 1985, on which a fire gutted the Main Stand and Valley Parade mid-way through Bradford City's final game of the Division Three season.
56 people 54 Bradford fans and two Lincoln City supporters lost their lives and over 250 were injured as the flames swept through the wooden structure after debris underneath the terracing caught light.
When Tottenhamtravelled up to Valley Parade to take on Bradford City in 2000, the then 20-year-oldLedley King was making a name for himself as a classy centre-half. Little did he know that the day would end with all the talk centred aroundhis goalscoring exploits.
The visitors kicked off and sent the ball deep into Bradford's half.
The 2016/17 League One playoffs will be streamed live on beIN SPORTS Connect. That means that supporters of Millwall, Bradford City, Fleetwood Town and Scunthorpe United will be able to watch the crucial games live from the United States.
The two leg semi-finals will determine who’ll advance to the League One Playoff final, which will be played on Saturday, May 20 (presumably on beIN SPORTS Connect, but the schedule hasn’t been confirmed for the final as of press time).
The 2016/17 League One playoffs will be streamed live on beIN SPORTS Connect. That means that supporters of Millwall, Bradford City, Fleetwood Town and Scunthorpe United will be able to watch the crucial games live from the United States.
The two leg semi-finals will determine who’ll advance to the League One Playoff final, which will be played on Saturday, May 20 (presumably on beIN SPORTS Connect, but the schedule hasn’t been confirmed for the final as of press time).
Scunthorpe United pulled off a 3-2 victory over Bradford City on Sunday afternoon to move up into fourth in League One, but they had to rely on the magisterial talents of Scottish defender Murray Wallace to keep it that way in the dying seconds.
With the game about to tick over into the 93rd minute, Wallace produced a fantastic point-blank block to deny Bradford alate equaliser, and did so whilst sitting square on his backside.
Promotion-chasing English Football League One side Bradford City AFC will wear a special edition 16/17 fourth kit from Avec sport for Saturday's meeting with Gillingham at Valley Parade. The match is dubbed the "BANTAMSFAMILY" fixture. Released to benefit The Bantams academy, the Bradford City 2016/17 Avec fourth shirt include the names of supporters who pre-ordered [.
Having arrivedlast May, Bradford City's new-ish owners have wasted little time in delivering on theirmandate to revitalise the flagging club from the bottom up.
German pair Edin Rahic and Stefan Rupp have since restructured the organisation of the club, implementing a raft of new structures and even sprucing up the training facilities.
London (AFP) Burnley striker Andre Gray has condemned two of his own club's fans as living in the stone age after an incident of alleged racist abuse during the Premier League club's friendly win at Bradford.
One of the Burnley supporters was ejected from Saturday's clash at Valley Parade and the Clarets on Sunday confirmed a Bradford player reported the individual to the match officials, claiming he had been repeatedly racially abused.
London (AFP) Burnley striker Andre Gray has condemned two of his own club's fans as living in the stone age after an incident of alleged racist abuse during the Premier League club's friendly win at Bradford.
One of the Burnley supporters was ejected from Saturday's clash at Valley Parade and the Clarets on Sunday confirmed a Bradford player reported the individual to the match officials, claiming he had been repeatedly racially abused.
Portsmouth earned the unwelcome distinction of becoming the first English Premier League club to go into administration when, on 26th February 2010, debts of £70million took the famous old side under.
Since the turn of the millennium, a total of 27 sides from the professional divisions of English football have gone into administration.
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side have had a fantastic season. Not only did the Blues reclaim the Premier League title for the first time since 2010, and by an impressive margin ahead of nearest rivals Manchester City, but they also managed to get their hands on the League Cup back in March after beating London rivals Tottenham at Wembley.
The draw for the 2014/15 FA Cup quarter-finals has concluded, and here's who will be matching up against each other in March for a chance to go to Wembley.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers Bradford City vs Reading Preston or Manchester United vs Arsenal Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion
The draw was conducted live on television by England manager Roy Hodgson and Brian Finney, the son of Preston North End legend Sir Tom Finney, ahead of the Lilywhites' Fifth Round tie against Manchester United.
The draw for the 2014/15 FA Cup quarter-finals has concluded, and here's who will be matching up against each other in March for a chance to go to Wembley.
Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers Bradford City vs Reading Preston or Manchester United vs Arsenal Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion
The draw was conducted live on television by England manager Roy Hodgson and Brian Finney, the son of Preston North End legend Sir Tom Finney, ahead of the Lilywhites' Fifth Round tie against Manchester United.
League One Bradford claimed another Premier League scalp to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 39 years amid uproarious scenes at Valley Parade on Sunday.
Billy Clarke's deflected third-minute effort which goes down as a John O'Shea own goal and a cool 61st-minute finish from Jon Stead saw the Bantams build on their stunning fourth-round win over Chelsea by dispatching Gus Poyet's Sunderland with embarrassing ease.
League One Bradford claimed another Premier League scalp to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 39 years amid uproarious scenes at Valley Parade on Sunday.
Billy Clarke's deflected third-minute effort which goes down as a John O'Shea own goal and a cool 61st-minute finish from Jon Stead saw the Bantams build on their stunning fourth-round win over Chelsea by dispatching Gus Poyet's Sunderland with embarrassing ease.
This has been a great FA Cup foe the smaller teams in English football as they have consistently knocked out Premier League clubs in each round. That trend continued on Sunday as third-division side Bradford City beating Premier League side Sunderland 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday, while holders Arsenal overcame Middlesbrough by the same score.
Here's today's TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States:
Aston Villa vs Leicester (FA Cup), 7:30am, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes andFOX Soccer 2Go Bradford City vs Sunderland (FA Cup), 9:30am, FOX Soccer Plus andFOX Soccer 2Go Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (FA Cup), 11am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes andFOX Soccer 2Go
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Here's today's TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States:
Aston Villa vs Leicester (FA Cup), 7:30am, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes andFOX Soccer 2Go Bradford City vs Sunderland (FA Cup), 9:30am, FOX Soccer Plus andFOX Soccer 2Go Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (FA Cup), 11am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes andFOX Soccer 2Go
MORE —Get a free 7-day trial to FOX Soccer 2GO to watch the FA Cup and Champions League matches.
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The top two in the Premier League clash on Saturday evening as Chelsea host defending champions Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Both sides are on shaky form of late by their standards – José Mourinho's side have won only four of their last eight in all competitions, eliminated from the FA Cup by Bradford City and shipping five goals at Tottenham on New Year's Day.
The draw for the FA Cup 5th Round has been announced with Bradford City being awarded for their defeat of Chelsea with a home tie against the winner of Sunderland and Fulham in the FA Cup 4th Round replay.
Given the way that the draw has been made, Derby or Reading will guarantee there's lower league teams in the quarter-finals.
The draw for the FA Cup 5th Round has been announced with Bradford City being awarded for their defeat of Chelsea with a home tie against the winner of Sunderland and Fulham in the FA Cup 4th Round replay.
Given the way that the draw has been made, Derby or Reading will guarantee there's lower league teams in the quarter-finals.
In an upset described simply as "a disgrace" from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, league one side Bradford City have knocked out Premier League leaders Chelsea from the FA Cup with a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge. With the quadruple now impossible, Chelsea must still face the stern test of the second leg of the Capital One Cup against Liverpool on Tuesday night, along with next weekend's visit from second placed Manchester City.
With the Checkatrade EFL Trophy proving grossly unpopular with almost everybody since the competition's grand overhaul, Bradford City further undermined the integrity of the whole thing in the opening minutes of their 2-1 win over Bury on Tuesday night.
With the game just three minutes old, Bradford took off their first-choice goalkeeper Colin Doyle (who you may recall cost the princely sum of £1 when he joined from Blackpool in July) and replaced him with second-stringunderstudy Rouven Sattelmaier for the final 87 minutes.
2014-15 did not go to plan for Barnsley. Freshly relegated from the Championship and adorned with an array of shiny new signings, a promotion push was on the cards. But an unconvincing start cost Danny Wilson his job in February, and it was left to Lee Johnson to salvage things.
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On May 11, 1985, a fire erupted during a game at Bradford City's stadium in Yorkshire, England.
What started out as a small blaze quickly erupted into an inferno, trapping innocent people and burning many of them alive. It was one of the darkest days in football. In all, 265 people were injured.
On May 11, 1985, a fire erupted during a game at Bradford City's stadium in Yorkshire, England.
What started out as a small blaze quickly erupted into an inferno, trapping innocent people and burning many of them alive. It was one of the darkest days in football. In all, 265 people were injured.
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The ingredients were there, a lower league side with a formidable record against higher level opponents in recent seasons, a top tier side currently engulfed in a relegation struggle and a pitch that had cows been grazing in the goalmouth on what was left of the greenery pre-kick off, not an eyebrow would have been raised.
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The draw for the 5th Round of the FA Cup will be streamed live at 2:15pm ET/11:15am PT today. You can watch it live via the video below.
BBC and NBCSN presenter Gary Lineker will be picking the balls out of the hat alongside talent from UK's The One Show.
There are several surprise names in the draw for this round after Bradford beat Chelsea, Middlesbrough knocked out Manchester City, Blackburn defeated Swansea, as well as other surprises.
The draw for the 5th Round of the FA Cup will be streamed live at 2:15pm ET/11:15am PT today. You can watch it live via the video below.
BBC and NBCSN presenter Gary Lineker will be picking the balls out of the hat alongside talent from UK's The One Show.
There are several surprise names in the draw for this round after Bradford beat Chelsea, Middlesbrough knocked out Manchester City, Blackburn defeated Swansea, as well as other surprises.
English Football League One playoff finalists last season, Bradford City Association Football Club will make another run at promotion to The Championship next time out in their newly released 2017/18 Avec home kit. The Bantams returned to much-loved claret and amber stripes following two years of alternate primary looks.
If you’re trying to find out how you can watch Millwall vs. Bradford, you’ve come to the right place.
The winner of the League One Playoff Final between Bradford City and Millwall will advance to the EFL Champiosnhip, so it’s a huge match between two big clubs in England. Expect a very open game with plenty of passion and a wonderful atmosphere at Wembley Stadium.
A sombre note today on the anniversary of the first major disaster in football. On 5th April 1902, at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, a section of the stand collapsed during a match, killing 26 people and injuring 517 more.
Scotland were playing England in a British Home Championship match at the time when, 51 minutes in, the terracing on the newly-built West Tribune Stand caved in sent hundreds of fans plummeting over 40 feet to the ground.
Blackpool were forced to apologise after getting Bradford City fans' dander up by playing Billy Joel's chronologic classic 'We Didn't Start The Fire' before the League Onemeeting between the two sides on Saturday.
Bradford's Valley Parade stadium was reduced to cinders by a huge fire in May of 1985that eventually claimed the lives of 56 fans.
After Ben Woolhead's analysis of the Toon on Wednesday and our call for a non-league start up to challenge the artificial hegemony of MK Donsyesterday, the third post in our Football Cities series sees us very pleased to welcome a brand new writer to The Two Unfortunates. Will Jones runs the Bristol City blog, To The Left of Ross and here provides a thoughtful analysis of how soccer .
