Forty years ago this weekend, what should have been a day of celebration for Bradford City turned into one of tragedy as a fire swept through the club's home ground and claimed the lives of 56 fans.

It was unprecedented." Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. Fifty-six people died. More than 250 others were injured ...

Bradford is back all right ... Then, just 40 minutes later, disaster struck: a fire broke out in the venerable, creaking main stand. Such was the speed, spread and scale of the flames, 56 ...

This is the story of the Bradford fire disaster, told through their eyes. The coroner James Turnbull was putting up a greenhouse when the telephone rang. He was still in his gardening clothes when ...

But the immediate priority for Bradfordians was to help the families affected by the disaster. Within 48 hours ... Thankfully, lessons have been learnt from the Bradford fire and hopefully we will ...

Forty years ago this weekend, 56 supporters died and more than 200 were injured in the Bradford City fire disaster. In the concluding part of our look-back at the afternoon when triumph turned to ...

THERE will be a poignant Bradford City lot at an auction in Glasgow soon, as Tony Clegg sells his title medal, 40 years after the Valley Parade ...

Tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the footballing world as today marks 31 years since the Bradford City fire disaster. 56 fans died as a fire broke out at the game at Valley Parade ...

to take his total fire proceeds from his Bradford firms to £2.74m – or £27m in today’s adjusted terms." Fletcher adds that the Valley Parade disaster also came at a time "when the ...

BBC Two’s excellent documentary revisits the 40-year-old disaster through the recollections of the people who were there ...

It was unprecedented." Those are the words of David Pendleton, a survivor of the Bradford City fire disaster, which happened 30 years ago. Fifty-six people died. More than 250 others were injured ...