Odsal Stadium, Bradford Northern rugby league club’s historic base and where City played 21 ‘home’ league matches in exile, had been touted as a new start after the fire.

The City of Bradford Brass Band played You'll Never Walk Alone, before the City Hall bell tolled 56 times to mark the number of people who died. A wreath was also laid on behalf of King Charles III.

The BBC is making a documentary on the Bradford City soccer fire that took place in 1985 just before Hillsborough disaster. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

The 1985 Bradford City fire claimed the lives of 56 people, and injured at leas another 265 more. And while many were taken for treatment at Bradford Infirmary, the worst injuries were taken to ...