In 1998 the main stand of Bradford 's Valley Parade caught fire , killing seven . Inquiry found the fire had probably started via stray match or cigarette . McCall was playing that match and his father was badly burned in the blaze . Bradford fan Martin Fletcher believes the fire may not have been an accident . Bradford 's father , uncle , brother and grandfather lost their lives in the fire . Fletcher club chairman Stafford Heginbotham may have been to blame . But McCall refutes those claims insisting it was just an accident .
In 1985 the main stand of Bradford 's Valley Parade caught fire , killing 56 . Inquiry found the fire had probably started via stray match or cigarette . McCall was playing that day and his father was badly burned in the blaze . Bradford fan Martin Fletcher claims the fire may not have been an accident . Fletcher 's father , uncle , brother and grandfather lost their lives in the fire . Fletcher claims chairman Stafford Heginbotham may have been to blame . But McCall refutes those claims insisting it was just an accident .