Born in Dewsbury , West Riding of Yorkshire , Redfearn began his career at Bolton Wanderers on 23 June 1982 , having previously been on the books of Nottingham Forest 's youth team . He later made his name as goalscoring midfielder at lower-division sides Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers . In May 1985 he was to witness a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing for Lincoln against Bradford City . In 1987 , he was signed by Crystal Palace for £ 100,000 , and he later played for Watford , before moving again in 1989 to Oldham Athletic
horrendous stand fire
Bradford City stadium fire
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