However, as there was no real precedent, most Bradfordians accepted that the fire was a terrible piece of misfortune. We were sat in our football kit, we didnt know what to do. Fifty-six people died. Today we remember the 56 fans who tragically lost their lives in the Bradford fire disaster 31 years ago. He lit a cigarette and when it was coming to an end he put it down on to the floorboard and tried to put his foot on it to put it out. The deaths were preventable . While Valley Parade was re-developed, Bradford City played games at various neighbouring grounds: Elland Road, Leeds; Leeds Road, Huddersfield; and Odsal Stadium, Bradford. "The rumours of the fire came slowly and took hold slowly but when things became clear, I threw down my bags and ran. Kit Manager: Dom Lister. Richard John Ormondroyd (12) Post Trevor John Stockman (38) There was no appetite for a re-enactment of events, such as that which Dublin embarked upon when a fire at the Stardust nightclub fire in Arcane claimed 48 lives in 1981. After its renovation in 1990 they named the home end of their ground the 'Stacey-West Stand', in honour of Bill Stacey and Jim West, the two Lincoln City supporters who were amongst the 56 to die at Bradford. Ian Ormondroyd (born 22 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 350 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. by LoveCurryPies Fri May 11, 2018 9:09 am, Post New legislation was introduced with the immediate closure of all wooden stands deemed unsafe, the banning of smoking within other wooden stands and the banning of any new wooden stands being built at all sports grounds. There were 49 of us who travelled to Bradford on that day and just 47 came home. Lincoln City suffered two successive relegations, first to the Fourth Division in 1986, and again in 1987, becoming the first team to be automatically relegated from the Football League itself. [56], On 17 April 2015, retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer, in a report by the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, said the police were aware of an Australian man who admitted to starting the fire. Herbert Bamford (72) Anne Robinson (pictured with Mr Ormondroyd) moved into the family home near Bradford, West Yorkshire, to care for his wife Donna. The foundation is funding the project through a 40,100 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. 15 Dec 2020. On the pitch, referee Norman Glover had no option but to stop the game as the horror unfolded in front of both sets of players who could feel the heat from the flames even from the other side of the ground. Jane Ashley Stockman (16) He became famous for his height and build, in a similar manner to that of Peter Crouch. ClaretMoffitt Posts: 3889 Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:19 pm . "[37], Fletcher subsequently published a book in 2015, Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire which revealed a history of fires at businesses owned by the Bradford City chairman Stafford Heginbotham. Ian Ormondroyd, Bradford City Community Foundation manager and former Bantams striker, echoed the call for residents to come forward and contribute to the project. That duty was not a duty to the Club but a duty to the spectators and other persons in the stand. [26], In July 1985, an inquest was held into the deaths; at the hearings the coroner James Turnbull recommended a death by misadventure outcome, with which the jury agreed. The Bradford City stadium fire occurred during a Football League Third Division match on Saturday, 11 May 1985 at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, killing 56 spectators and injuring at least 265. ";s:4:"text";s:3462:" Visit us for exclusive Galen Center Special Events throughout the year! Otherwise, I would not have been able to get out. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. "Yes," he told the inquiry when asked if he was "cautious" about the conclusion he had made about a match causing the fire. But Ms Ibrahim saw her husband on her TV set, on the Valley Parade half way line, helping stretcher some of the injured away to safety. I don't know where Falconer is getting this cock-and-bull story from the inaccuracies in this report [documentary] are dumbfounding. Death occurring in such numbers, in such a capricious fashion, and in the ordinary setting of a football stadium, is truly horrifying. -- A hotel under construction in Bradford is considered a total loss after a fire overnight. A giant Christian cross, made up of two large charred wooden members[44] 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. The play reflects that it had been "the Yorkshire way" not to make a fuss, to bear a loss and move on. Many were burnt to death at the turnstiles gates, which had also been locked after the match had begun. by Maja Fri May 11, 2018 8:45 am, Post James has 2 jobs listed on their profile. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade, 54 Bradford supporters and two from opponents Lincoln City. [7] As it was the first piece of league silverware that the club had captured since they won the Division Three (North) title 56years earlier, 11,076supporters were in the ground. A charred copy of the local paper from Monday, 4 November 1968, was among the litter. There was talk of "a raincoat smell" about 15.40pm that afternoon, as the fire took hold. 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. "What kind of 'mechanism'?" BBC West Yorkshire: Bradford City "In memory of the 56 people who went to the match on a Saturday and never returned home." [1] When the association football club was formed, the ground was changed very little and had no covered accommodation. He agreed that the inquiry into Bradford, led by the judge Oliver Popplewell, was inadequate and that there are many unanswered questions. Frederick Norman Middleton (84) Crowds on the pitch at the Valley Parade stadium after a stand caught fire Getty Images. ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon . He and the children all perished, along with the boys' father. Video via Citizen. The fire was merciless and took victims as young as 11 and as old as 86. The fire destroyed the main stand completely and left only burned seats, lamps and metal fences remaining. 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. After the fire, Bradford City also announced they would thereafter play with a black trim on their shirt sleeves as a permanent memorial to those who had died. [10] One eyewitness, Geoffrey Mitchell, told the BBC: "It spread like a flash. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. 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. BRADFORD, N.H. (AP) An explosion and a fire at a school bus transportation company building in Bradford critically injured two people, the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's . "I was out shopping in Bradford and he had gone to the match," she says. The father whose burgeoning success as a metals stockholder, driving a BMW 323i, took him a long way from his roots, selling coach trips to Mablethorpe. by tim_noone Thu May 10, 2018 11:53 pm, Post Please use the search above if you cannot find the record you require. As Bantams Community Manager, Ian hopes it will reveal what people living around the ground really think. by Spike Fri May 11, 2018 1:12 pm, Post 18+. [45] In total, 28 police officers and 22 supporters, who were publicly documented as having saved at least one life, later received police commendations or bravery awards. The names of the 56 victims of the Valley Parade Fire Disaster - 11 May 1985 . Superbly handcrafted and hand-painted for incredible detailing, this masterpiece features fully sculpted figures of a firefighter, police officer, and EMT gleaming with a hand-applied metallic bronze finish. He was helped out of the stand by other fans and spent a period of time in hospital. [45] PCs Peter Donald Barrett and David Charles Midgley, along with spectators Michael William Bland and Timothy Peter Leigh received the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct. Stating nobody could be that unlucky in regards Heginbothams history with fires. [39], The club's chairman, Stafford Heginbotham, said: "It was to be our day". A PROJECT telling the story of the role of the community living near Valley Parade during the Bradford City fire disaster is appealing for residents to come forward. This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1960s, is a stub. It's hard to avoid the sense that Fletcher might have done, had it not been for that fateful May afternoon, which took away so many of the buttresses of his life. Of the 56people who died in the fire,[2] 54 were Bradford supporters and two supported Lincoln. "We were concerned there might be, because of the rapidity of the fire, a mechanism unknown to us." Comments have been closed on this article. Alexander Shaw Baines (70) Or for a full-blown 91-day inquiry like the one which investigated the 1987 fire at London's King's Cross St Pancras Tube station, though Bradford claimed twice as many lives. Lincoln City's board responded by committing 1.1million (3.5million today) to their ground's renovation in the year that immediately followed the fire at Valley Parade, and over the following decade made improvements that eventually totalled 3million. [6], The 198485 season had been one of Bradford City's most successful seasons, ending with City clinching the championship title courtesy of a 20 victory against Bolton Wanderers in the penultimate game of the season. The match was recorded by Yorkshire Television for their regional edition of the ITV Sunday afternoon football show The Big Match. Uncensored coverage of the fire was transmitted minutes after the event on World of Sport and the BBC's Grandstand after the video cassette was physically driven to Yorkshire Television. Jane Sampson (18) Regional Scout (Midlands): Stan Martin. The main stand at Bradford was not surrounded by fencing, and therefore most of the spectators in it could escape onto the pitch if they had been penned in then the death toll would inevitably have been in the hundreds if not the thousands. Following his own 15 year investigation Into the fire, which killed four of his family members while he escaped, former tax accountant Martin Fletcher released 56: The Story of the Bradford Fire (2015). "[11] Police Superintendent Barry Osborne, divisional commander for the area, said many of his officers cried when they saw how badly people had been burned. by bfcjg Fri May 11, 2018 12:56 pm, Post [15], At 3:44pm, five minutes before half-time, the first sign of a firea glowing lightwas noticed three rows from the back of block G,[10][16] as reported by television commentator John Helm. The fundraising events included a reunion of the 1966 World Cup Final Starting XI that began with the original starting teams of both England and West Germany, and was held at Leeds United's stadium, Elland Road, in July 1985 to raise funds for the Appeal fund. Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022. Called 'The 56' the play dramatises actual accounts of the Bradford City Fire with the purpose of the play showing how in times of adversity, the Football Club and the local community came together. Published: 3/3/2022 2:42:05 PM. Thats when everybody else had the same thought. Performance Analyst: Scott Dyer. Death Notice. Norman Hall (71) ", ""This is more about the fans, the people and the ground - even the people who don't come to the ground."". Bradford Fire. [2] By 1911, his work was completed. Never seen the death roll that's horrendous the Ormondroyd family looks like Father and his two twins. [34], During the case, Sir Joseph Cantley stated that: "It is only right that I should say that I think it would be unfair to conclude that Heginbotham, Tordoff, the Board of Directors, or any of them, were intentionally and callously indifferent to the safety of spectators using the stand. 24 Bradford City A.F.C. It was appalling that public money was given to the club while it was still owned by the same shareholders under whose direction the fire had happened. [52], On 1 May 2010, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fire the football TV show Football Focus was hosted from Valley Parade by Dan Walker, the show included interviews with Terry Yorath and John Hendrie. RIP. [38], The tragedy received immense media attention and drew support from around the world, with those offering their sympathy including Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II. Ran. There was a documentary on local Yorkshire TV a couple of years ago, the guy who does the weather reports here was at the game as a youngster. [4], Although there had been some changes to other parts of the ground, the main stand remained unaltered by 1985. Thoughts and prayers to the 56 who lost their lives in this truly awful and harrowing tragedy. He was evidently very successful when his mother's acquaintance with local Bradford broadcaster Tony Delahunty whose commentary of the fire is part of many Bradfordians' recollections helped fix him some work experience, as a 14-year-old. [8][10] Three men smashed down one door and at least one exit was opened by people outside, which again helped prevent further deaths. He established that there had been eight other fires at businesses owned by or associated with the entrepreneur, who > died in 1995, aged 61. We had not been told anything. It was Fletcher's mother, Susan, who had always said that she did not believe the fire was an accident and who talked of the other blazes at businesses owned or linked to Stafford Heginbotham, the Bradford City chairman of the day. "We're trying to find out why a lot of the Asian communities don't come to the ground, whether they feel they can't come to the games because they feel intimidated or whatever.". Sarah Elizabeth Turner (16) Interesting theory related to the cost of making the ground safe following promotion and the history of Stafford Heginbotham who's businesses were almost synonymous with fires and insurance claims. Irene Mcpherson (28) "It seemed that this should at least have been examined," Fletcher says. The city has seemed to want it to remain the forgotten disaster, though for many, the sense of what-might-have-been is too acute to want to block out the past. 26 years ago today. However, the fire had consumed the stand entirely by that point and they were faced with huge flames and very dense smoke. There actually used to be an old saying in Bradford: "If you see smoke go up in Bradford after 6pm, that'll be one of Stafford's." But looking back and seeing how much it really affected my dad makes me realise what we went through." by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 8:54 am, Post The fans even say, 'I'm not particularly liking what I'm seeing on the field at the moment, but I enjoy the company of Billy and John'. 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]. Christopher James Bulmer (11) The average price for property in BD6 1HR stood at 71,472 in July 2018. This user liked this post: claretjohn33505. A former Bradford City player is asking for people's memories of the club's past - both good and bad. The book also raises concerns about the speed of the inquiry and the fact that it commenced a few weeks after the fire and lasted for only a few days, whereas other inquiries into similar incidents, pre and post the Bradford fire, have taken years to come to fruition and months to be heard. [10][16] Geoffrey Mitchell said: "There was panic as fans stampeded to an exit which was padlocked. talk all about the game and how big this win is for Ten Hag's men. Thick, black . "[23], On the 25th anniversary of the fire, the University of Bradford established the United Kingdom's largest academic research centre in skin sciences as an extension to its plastic surgery and burns research unit.[24]. [47] Scriptwriters of the play spent hours with the survivors and victims families. So many youngsters died..very very sad. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Whether they don't feel welcome, for instance. They reveal how experienced scientists were clearly astonished by how the spread of the fire could have been so rapid. This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond . Forty-year-old Gerald Ormondroyd also died that day, along with his 12-year old twin sons Richard and Robert, just two of ten families to lose more than one member at Valley Parade.. View Death Notice. Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. [40] Matthew Wildman was 17 at the time and needed crutches to walk because of rheumatoid arthritis. He still says to this day he cant attend another match. due to the harrowing nature. The blaze broke. "[55], Adams also went on to state that "I have read in some newspapers that he is being berated for his campaign to have a new inquiry. With Bantamspast having been awarded a 50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Ian says it's now just a matter of people coming forward with their Valley Parade memories. ", Ian Ormondroyd is searching for Valley Parade memories, A Bradford landmark - and a focus for many memories. The stand became an inferno in about 5 minutes. I've never seen anything like it. A police officer shouted to a colleague for an extinguisher, but his call was misheard and instead the fire brigade were radioed. He and his mother rattled around in the beautiful detached Nottingham home afterwards and the place "was almost mocking you, like the birds in the trees," he says. The Valley Parade fire took hold, it has always been said, because a match must have been dropped into the reservoir of rubbish in the dark cavity beneath the main stand's seats. 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It was during this treatment that Sharpe began to develop the Bradford Sling,[21] which applies even pressure across sensitive areas. Led by former Leeds United and England international Trevor Cherry, the Bantams won only their third divisional title and earned a return to the second tier of English football for the first time since 1937. Helm later described the start of the fire in an interview to the Express newspaper: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, [A] man over from Australia visiting his son got two tickets to the game. Many of the residents, who were mostly Bangladeshi, took people into their homes, brought out blankets and drinks and let them use their home telephones. One letter from the council said the problems "should be rectified as soon as possible"; a second said: "A carelessly discarded cigarette could give rise to a fire risk." Four police officers, constables David Britton and John Richard Ingham and chief inspectors Charles Frederick Mawson and Terence Michael Slocombe, and two spectators, Richard Gough and David Hustler, were awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for their actions. Valley Parade still marks the names of the 56 supporters whose lives were claimed in the fire: John Douglas Ackroyd (32) The Bradford Disaster Appeal fund, set up within 48hours of the disaster, eventually raised over 3.5million (11.3million today). "When I read the Popplewell transcripts I could see they were processing 10-15 witnesses a day. Published on 28/02/2023. The horrible thing is reading that list the number of fatalities that were obviously families wiped out. It was nearly double the season's average of 6,610 and included 3,000fans in the ground's main stand. A minute later he saw a small plume of smoke so he poured his coffee on it and so did his son. Head Physiotherapist: Dayle Avison. Nigel Adams who worked for 12 years as a fire investigator with a British fire service was spurred on by the book to join the call for a fresh inquiry, stating that Fletcher's book was "one of the best accounts of a fire, as seen from a victim's point of view, and as a piece of investigative writing, I have ever read". His afternoon intersected with that of Preston, who was in an ambulance on his way to St Luke's hospital to be treated for burns when a 12-year-old was bundled aboard, concerned only at the moment to know "how did Leeds United get on" that day. View James Ormondroyd's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. by FCBurnley Fri May 11, 2018 2:53 pm, Post This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's I asked the director to get the camera to go a little closer. For the first-minute people were laughing and joking, it wasnt anything serious, he told the BBC in 2015. You must log in or register to reply here. It was 30 years ago. Agree with the above, the most horrific scenes ever seen at football. It seemed to put it out. Gerald tragically died in the Bradford City stadium fire on 11th May 1985 along with his sons, Richard and Robert. Others werent so lucky and headed towards the exits at back of the stands which had been locked after kick-off and this is where the many of those who died perished in the inferno. by tim_noone Fri May 11, 2018 9:25 am, Post Tickets are $20 each, and all proceeds will go toward funding the purchase of two new twin custom KME fire trucks for the department.. It's with that in mind that Ian's Bantamspast project is underway in Bradford. The aim is to preserve these memories for posterity as part of the club's museum at Valley Parade, together with a DVD, podcasts and more. Above all else, it is a beautifully observed and incredibly detailed memoir of a son's relationship with the father he lost at the age of 12. As he received the injured at Bradford Royal Infirmary he was able to call upon 10% of the UK's population of plastic surgeons. 28 years today; the Bradford City fire disaster. The CNN sports correspondent Alex Thomas was a school friend and he always asked Fletcher why he didn't have the ambition to make a go of it in that world. Although some attributed Lincoln City's sudden demise to the psychological effects of the fire on its players (together with the resignation of successful manager Colin Murphy shortly before the fire), it symbolised the wider crisis that the introduction of new safety legislation brought to Lincoln's Sincil Bank home. [16] Messages of condolence were also received from Helmut Kohl, Chedli Klibi and Felipe Gonzlez. by ClaretTony Fri May 11, 2018 9:05 am, Post He lost his father John, 34, his 11-year-old brother Andrew, uncle Peter, 32, and grandfather Eddie, 63, in the fire. Top. At 3.40pm, television commentator John Helm remarked upon a small fire in the main stand; in less than four minutes, with the windy conditions, the fire had engulfed the whole stand, trapping some people in their seats. Amazing that just 18 days later the Heysel tragedy occured,a dark month for football. The timber construction of St. Andrew's Stand, Main Stand and the roof of its popular Railway End terrace were immediately condemned as fire hazards, which saw seating capacity briefly cut to nil. Most of the fans who took this escape route were killed or seriously injured. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover James' connections and jobs at similar companies. [10][16] More than 265 supporters were injured. Arsenal fanzine lives to fight another season, Donation to Islington Boxing Club proves to be a real knockout. And there are also repeated references to the smell of burning plastic. Once we went out it was mayhem, manic, chaotic. On 23 February 1987, Sir Joseph Cantley found the club two thirds responsible and the county council (which by this time had been abolished) one third responsible. My mum said at the time of the Hillsborough Disaster, when it all came home to me, you're angry and the hate is eating you inside out.". A former Bradford City player is asking for people's memories of the club's past - both good and bad. "[28], West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council was found to have failed in its duty under the Fire Precautions Act 1971. Used to go there regularly in the 70's as a student and it was just the same. [11] Those who escaped were taken out of the ground to neighbouring homes and a pub, where a television screened World of Sport, which broadcast video recorded of the fire just an hour after it was filmed. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can [10] The stand seats did not have risers; this had allowed a large accumulation of rubbish and paper waste in the cavity space under the stand, which had not been cleared for many months. The speed at which fire engulfs the entire stand is insane. We had to run up the stairs, through the office doors and out onto the street. The Bradford City stadium fire was a stadium disaster that occurred during an English League Third Division fixture between Bradford City and Lincoln City on Saturday, 11 May 1985, killing 56 and injuring at least 265.. by Silkyskills1 Fri May 11, 2018 1:36 pm, Post Even if you're in a small town, it's the main focal point," says Ian Ormondroyd. Valley Parade re-opened on 14 December 1986, when Bradford City beat an England XI 21 in a friendly. Something caught my eye, he later explained. That was nothing compared with the time it took to interview witnesses in the Hillsborough Inquiry.". I walked past a public telephone outside the ground and there were queues of people waiting to ring home. The Bradford City stadium fire was the worst fire disaster in the history of football. Ernest Normington (74) The stand had been officially condemned and was due to be replaced with a steel structure after the season ended. The residents also helped take victims to hospital. It is a simple account laid out for all to see. [30], The outcome of the test case resulted in over 154 claims being addressed (110 civilians and 44 police officers)[31] by the injured or bereaved. RF 2FMDJ1J - Jake Trueman (6) of Castleford Tigers is tackled by Jack Ormondroyd (25) of Salford Red Devils. Football architect Archibald Leitch was commissioned to carry out the work. He is quoted as saying: "I don't believe the statement of retired Detective Inspector Raymond Falconer at all. Peter Fletcher (32) A Gannett Company. I do not include the people currently running the club, who have always displayed a great, sensitive duty to the memory of those who died. The worst fire disaster in English football history played out on live television on May 11, after Valley Parade's main stand caught fire during a match between Bradford City and Lincoln City on . Roy Mason (74) [15] They included three who tried to escape through the toilets, 27 who were found by exit K and turnstiles 6 to 9 at the rear centre of the stand, and two elderly people who had died in their seats. The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ormondroyd Avenue, Bradford, BD6 1HR is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2011. The fire brigade arrived at the ground four minutes after they were initially alerted. The unheroic obstinacy of the woman who refused to leave without her handbag "because my teeth are in it." My friend was there in the stand opposite that one. 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