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| Full name | University of Bradford Stadium |
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| Location | Valley Parade Bradford West Yorkshire BD8 7DY England |
| Coordinates | 53°48′15″N 001°45′32″W / 53.80417°N 1.75889°W |
| Owner | Gordon Gibb pension fund[3] |
| Capacity | 24,840[2] |
| Record attendance | 39,146 (Bradford City–Burnley, 11 March 1911) |
| Field size | 113 yd × 70 yd (103 m × 64 m)[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1886[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Football Bradford City (1903–1985, 1986-present)[4] Bradford (Park Avenue) (1973–1974)[5] Rugby League Manningham RFC (1886–1903) Bradford Bulls (2001–2002)[6] | |
Valley Parade, which is currently known as University of Bradford Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The stadium was built in 1886 as the home of Manningham Rugby Football Club; it remained so until 1903, when the club changed code from rugby league to association football, and became Bradford City A.F.C.. Valley Parade has since been Bradford City's home ground, and is now owned by the pension fund of the club's former chairman Gordon Gibb. The stadium has also hosted Bradford (Park Avenue) for one season and the rugby-league side Bradford Bulls for two seasons, and has accommodated a number of England youth team fixtures.
In 1908, the football architect Archibald Leitch was commissioned to redevelop the ground when Bradford City were promoted to the First Division. Few changes were made until a fatal fire on 11 May 1985, when 56 supporters were killed and at least 265 were injured. Following the fire, the stadium underwent a £2.6-million redevelopment and was re-opened in December 1986. The ground underwent significant changes in the 1990s and the early 2000s, and now has a capacity of 25,136. The attendance record of 39,146 was set in 1911 at an FA Cup tie against Burnley, making it the oldest-surviving attendance record at a Football League ground in England. The highest attendance at Valley Parade, as it is now, is 24,343, was set at a pre-season friendly against Liverpool in 2019.[7] In 2022, the stadium's name was changed because of sponsorship from the University of Bradford.
- ^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 53. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ^ a b "First Time Visitors". Bradford City official website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Parker, Simon (1 April 2008). "City back on an even keel". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
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