The last home game of the 1984 – 85 promotion season , against Leeds United , was marred by rioting , culminating in the death of a boy when a wall collapsed on him ; this was on the same day as the Bradford City stadium fire , and the events at St Andrew 's were included in the remit of Mr Justice Popplewell 's inquiry into safety at sports grounds . In response to this and the later Taylor Report , the capacity of St Andrew 's was cut to 26,000 , but it was accepted that the stadium had to be brought up to modern standards . Club chairman David Gold recalled his first visit in March 1993 : Though relegation to the Third Division meant the club was no longer bound by the Taylor Report 's 1994 deadline for conversion to all-seater , new owner David Sullivan continued the £ 4.5 million development as planned . After the last home game of the 1993 – 94 season , the Kop and Tilton Road terraces were demolished , helped by fans who took home a significant proportion as souvenirs , the land was cleared – the rubbish tip beneath the Kop which had earned the club £ 800 in 1906 ( £ at 1994 prices ) cost £ 250,000 to decontaminate – and by the start of the new season , 7,000 seats in the Tilton Road Stand were ready for use . On completion of the Kop Stand , the stadium was formally re-opened in November 1994 by Baroness Trumpington , representing the Department of National Heritage , who unveiled a commemorative plaque and presented a cheque for £ 2.5 million on behalf of the Football Trust ; the ceremony was followed by a friendly match against Aston Villa , attended by a crowd of 20,000 . Planning permission for an all-seater Railway Stand was granted in March 1995 , but work was delayed by a dispute over land owned by Railtrack and the stand opened only in 1999
Bradford City stadium fire
Bradford City stadium fire
St Andrew's (stadium)