Following the Valley Parade fire disaster of 1985 , Bradford City played a handful of games at Leeds Road and Elland Road whilst the future of Valley Parade was decided . On 23 September 1985 , a Football League delegation visited Odsal to view the stadium to pass it fit to host City 's home games . Segregation fences were erected on the old Main Stand side and 1,000 uncovered seats were bolted onto the terracing – it was planned to install 7,000 in the future . Meanwhile , a further £ 1 million was spent to conform with new safety standards – bringing the total spent on Odsal to £ 3.5 million . New boundary walls , turnstiles , exit gates , a bus layby in Rooley Avenue and access road were added . Odsal played host to Bradford City 's Division Two home games until December 1986 . Odsal Stadium also held a modern-day attendance record for almost six years
Valley Parade fire
Bradford City stadium fire
Odsal Stadium