Bradford City stadium fire
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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 a
Valley Parade during the early 1990s, after it had been redeveloped following the fire.
The Main Stand in 1982
Peter Jackson was presented with the league trophy before the final game.
The main stand following further redevelopment in 2001
Hillsborough disaster
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The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between
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…pitch to escape. The stand had no perimeter fencing to keep fans from accessing the pitch, thus averting an instance of crush asphyxia as in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Footage of the accident at this point shows levels of confusion among the spectators – while many were trying to escape or to cross the pitch to the…
The Leppings Lane end inside Hillsborough Stadium during the disaster (goalposts centre)
The West Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, where the disaster unfolded, seen two years later in 1991
The scene outside the ground as the disaster began
Liverpool supporters try desperately to climb the fence to reach the safety of the pitch while being stopped by the police.