1975
| Architecture | Provincial House - Second block {2002} Bradford & Bingley Building Society HQ (?/5) Manchester Road/Rooley Lane subway (13/5) |
St Matthew's Church, Main Street, Wilsden Rhodesway School baths (16/5) Kirkgate Arndale rooftop car park (4/7) |
| Events | Richard Dunn wins British Heavyweight title Pennine Radio (16/9) Midland Hotel closed (25/4) Huddersfield & Bradford Building Societies merged "Hair" - Alhambra (24/2) Emmanuelle banned from cinemas Bradford City launch public appeal for funds (4/11) |
Lord Mayor - Doris Birdsall Black Panther (Donald Neilson) arrested Revised route for Airedale Trunk Road published (18/4) Brown Muff's exterior changed - corner window removed Royal Visit - Prince Charles (17/12) Bradford City Manager - Bobby Kennedy {1978}(Wikipedia) Bradford City 10 (D4) - Northern 7 (RL1) |
| National | Common Market Referendum North Sea Oil pipeline opened by Queen (3/11) P.G. Wodehouse died (14/2) Sex Discrimination Act |
Charlie Chaplin knighted (4/3) London Underground - Moorgate disaster (28/2) Margaret Thatcher elected Leader of The Conservative Party (11/2) |
| International | "Terracotta Army" discovered in China (11/7) | Vietnam War ended (30/4) |
| Sport | FA - West Ham United (Fulham) LC - Aston Villa (Norwich City) CW - Dynamo Kiev (Ferencvaros) RLCC - Widnes (Warrington) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Minnesota Vikings) Sports Personality - David Steele (Cricket) |
1st - Derby County (Liverpool) EC - Bayern Munich (Leeds United) UE - Borussia Moenchen (Twente Enschede) RL - St Helens (Wigan) RL - Leeds (St Helens) - playoffs F1 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Automatic kettle (Swan) |
Microsoft (Bill Gates & Paul Allen) |
| Arts/Media | Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
(Wikipedia) Police Woman - USA tv series "Humphries about" - milk advert |
The Sweeney - British tv series Rockford Files - USA tv series Byte Magazine (USA) |
| Products | Betamax VCR |
1976
| Architecture | Telephone Exchange extension Victoria Hall, Bingley demolished |
Wilsden Village Hall "old" Exchange Station demolished - see also 1973 |
| Events | Richard Dunn v Mohammed Ali (25/5) Aire Valley road enquiry Black Dyke Mills Band - Freedom of the City Essoldo cinema destroyed by fire Council banned The Exorcist (3/3) First bus lane - East Parade to Forster Square (12/4) |
Lord Mayor - Frank Hillam St James' Wholesale market closed (17/1) Valley Road Power Station closed Box junction markings - Manningham Lane/Oak Lane Newby/Brown/Fenelon "Poulson" trial Bradford City 17 (D4) - Northern 11 (RL1) |
| National | PM - James Callaghan - Lab {1979} Princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon to separate (19/3) |
Agatha
Christie died (12/1) James Callaghan becomes Labour Party leader (5/4) |
| International | Israeli commandos rescued passengers at Entebbe (4/7) | Howard Hughes died (5/4) |
| Sport | FA - Southampton (Manchester United) LC - Manchester City (Newcastle United) CW - Anderlecht (West Ham United) EU - Czechoslovakia (West Germany) RLCC - St Helens (Widnes) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Dallas Cowboys) Olympic Games (21st) - Montreal Sports Personality - John Curry (Figure Skating) |
1st - Liverpool (QPR) EC - Bayern Munich (St Etienne) UE - Liverpool (SC Bruges) RL - Salford (Featherstone) RL - St Helens (Salford) - playoffs F1 - James Hunt (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Concorde - maiden flight (21/1) |
|
| Arts/Media | Starsky and Hutch - USA tv series "Splash it all over : Henry Cooper" - Brut advert |
"Honey Monster" - Sugar Puffs advert "Coast to coast" - Yorkie advert |
| Products | Grifter bike Cadbury's Caramel chocolate bar Apple I |
Rowntree's Yorkie chocolate Cadbury's Double Decker chocolate bar VHS VCR |
1977
| Architecture |
Transport Interchange (27/3) Jubilee Gardens, Bingley John Street Market fire (4/11) - see 1978 |
Richard Dunn sports centre? Chester Street Bus Station closed (?/3) Hall Ings pedestrian bridge (11/7) |
| Events | Royal visit - Princess Anne (22/6) Heavy snow fall - traffic stopped (13/1) Jacobs Well traffic lights switched off Yorkshire TV - breakfast broadcasting Dog warden appointed (1/6) |
Lord Mayor - Paul Hockney Freeman - Black Dyke Mills Band (14/4) Lingards store closed Seven trees planted behind Law Courts for Jubilee (6/3) Bradford City 4P (D4) - Northern 8 (RL) |
| National | Pub licensing hours extended [Fri/Sat until 11pm] (1/4) London Underground - Piccadilly Line extended to Heathrow |
Charlie Chaplin died (25/12) Bing Crosby died (14/10) |
| International | USA - Jimmy Carter |
Elvis Presley died
(16/8)
Groucho Marx died (19/8) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Liverpool) LC - Aston Villa (Everton) CW - SV Hamburg (Anderlecht) RLCC - Leeds (Widnes) SB - Oakland Raiders (Minnesota Vikings) Sports Personality - Virginia Wade (Tennis) |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester City) EC - Liverpool (Borossia Moenchengladbach) UE - Juventus (Athletico Bilbao) RL - Featherstone (St Helens) RL - St Helens (Warrington - playoffs F1 - Niki Lauda (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Rings detected round Uranus (30/3) | |
| Arts/Media | Star Wars - George Lucas The Professionals - British tv series "Wedding photographer : David Bailey" - Olympus Cameras advert "Luton Airport : Lorraine Chase" - Campari advert |
"Triumph has the bra for the way you are" - advert Charlie's Angels - USA tv series "Fruit and Nut case" - Cadburys advert |
| Products | Gore-Tex fabric Cadbury's Double Decker chocolate bar Tandy (Radio Shack) - TRS 80 Computer |
Lego Technic Apple II - computer Commodore Pet - computer |
1978
| Architecture | John Street Market (17/11) | Valley Rd/Canal Rd cooling tower demolished (4/9) |
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles (?/11) Studios 1-4 changed name to Unit Four Bradford City Manager - John Napier {1978} Busby's/Debenhams closed (29/4) - cv 1958, 1973 Thorn Consumer Electronics closed (26/7) Bradford Northern win Premiership |
Lord Mayor - Arthur F Trigg Brown, Muff 's changes name to Rackhams Dire Straits, University (1/11) Bradford City Manager - George Mulhall {1981} Bradford City 22R (D3) - Northern 2 (RL1) |
| National | May Day bank holiday | TV Licence increased to £25 |
| International | Pope John Paul I {1978} Daily Star (2/11) |
Pope John Paul II {2005} |
| Sport | FA - Ipswich Town (Arsenal) LC - Nottingham Forest (Liverpool) CW - Anderlecht (Austria/WAC) WC - Argentina (Holland) - Argentina RLCC - Leeds (St Helens) SB - Dallas Cowboys (Denver Broncos) Sports Personality - Steve Ovett (Athletics) |
1st - Nottingham Forest (Liverpool, Everton) Rel .. West Ham, Newcastle, Leicester 2nd - Bolton (Southampton, Tottenham) EC - Liverpool (FC Bruges) UE - PSV Eindhoven (Bastia) RL - Widnes (Bradford Northern) RL - Bradford Northern (Widnes) - playoffs F1 - Mario Andretti (Lotus) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | "Leonard Rossiter & Joan Collins" - Cinzano Bianco
advert Darkness on the Edge of Town - Springsteen Return of the Saint - British tv series Mars a day helps you wotk rest and play" - advert Smash Hits - music magazine Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy broadcast (8/3) |
Anna Ford - first female newsreader Hazell - British tv series "Surfer" - Old Spice advert Blakes Seven - BBC tv {1981) Daily Star - newspaper |
| Products | Cadbury's Dairy Milk chocolate - chunky bar Space Invaders - arcade game |
Intel 8086 computer processor Atari announce the Atari 400 and Atari 800 |
1979
| Architecture | Busby's/Debenhams destroyed by fire (30/8) | 19 Peckover Street [LG} demolished - fire damage |
| Events | Target - Shipley area (26/4) Bingley college closed Heaviest snowfall since 1947 (19/1) Pay and Display car parks (11/6) |
Lord Mayor - John Stuart Senior Leader - Brian Womersley [C] {1980} Bradford City 15 (D4) - Northern 8 (RL1) |
| National | PM - Margaret Thatcher - Con {1990} | London Underground - Jubilee Line opened |
| International | John Wayne died (11/6) | |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Manchester United) LC - Nottingham Forest (Southampton) CW - Barcelona (Fortuna Dusseldorf) RLCC - Widnes (Wakefield) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Dallas Cowboys) Sports Personality - Sebastian Coe (Athletics) |
1st - Liverpool (Nottingham Forest, West Brom) Rel .. QPR, Birmingham, Chelsea 2nd - Crystal Palace (Brighton, Stoke) EC - Nottingham Forest (Malmo) UE - Borussia Mgladbach (Red Star Belgrade) RL - Hull KR (Warrington) RL - Leeds (Bradford Northern) - playoffs F1 - Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) |
| Firsts | Prestel videotex system Jubilee Line, London Underground (30/4) |
|
| Arts/Media | Miss World - last time on BBC tv "Handbuilt by Robots" - Fiat Strada advert "So good I bought the company : Victor Kiam" - Remington advert |
Shoestring - British tv series "Dancing Woman" - Shake 'n' Vac advert "Viz" - magazine |
| Products | Daz Automatic - soap powder Sony Walkman Intel 8088 computer processor WordStar software (MicroPro) |
Shake 'n' Vac Visicalc - spreadsheet Apple II (Dan Cricklin & Bob Frankston) Texas Instruments TI99/4 computer Galaxians - arcade game Asteroids - arcade game |
| Architecture | St Matthew (RC) church | Valley Road Power Station chimney demolished |
| Events | Roxy/Silver Dollar Bingo converted to mosque Bradford University won University Challenge Bradford Northern win league U2, University (12/11) |
Lord Mayor - Arnold Lightowler Leader - Derek Smith [L] {1982} Target - extended to Bingley (15/9) Bradford City 5 (D4) - Northern 1 (RL1) |
| National |
Iranian Embassy siege
(5/5) Radio Caroline [pirate radio] sank (20/3) Peter Sellers died (24/7) |
John Lennon shot & died
(8/12) Prescription raised to £1 (1/12) Illustrated London News (Flickr) |
| International | Alfred Hitchcock died (29/4) | |
| Sport | FA - West Ham United (Arsenal) LC - Wolves (Nottingham Forest) CW - Valencia (Arsenal) EU - West Germany (Belgium) RLCC - Hull KR (Hull) SB - Pittsburgh Steelers (Los Angeles Rams) Olympic Games (22nd) - Moscow Sports Personality - Robin Cousins (Figure Skating) |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester United) EC - Nottingham Forest (Hamburg) UE - Eintracht Frankfurt (Borussia Mg) RL - Bradford Northern (Widnes) F1 - Alan Jones (Williams) |
| Firsts | Giant panda born in captivity - Mexico (12/8) | |
| Arts/Media | Empire Strikes Back - George Lucas Juliet Bravo - British tv series "Eight out of ten cats" - Whiskas advert "Do you love anyone enough . . ." - Rolo advert |
The River - Bruce Springsteen The Gentle Touch - British tv series "Just one cornetto ..." - Wall's advert Children in Need - telethon |
| Products | Sinclair ZX80 computer Rubik's Cube Sony Walkman Defender - arcade game PacMan - arcade game |
Cornetto (ice cream) 3.5" Floppy Disc (Sony) 3.5" computer disk announced by Sony |
1981
| Architecture | Telegraph & Argus Press Hall (22/7) Royal Mail sorting office, Valley Road |
Park Avenue stands demolished |
| Events | Population 454,198 Yorkshire Sports closed down (2/5) Bradford Northern win championship Yorkshire Ripper [Peter Sutcliffe] arrested (2/1) Yorkshire Ripper [Peter Sutcliffe] jailed for life (22/5) Shipley Glen Tramway given to Council Bradford Northern win league |
Lord Mayor - Danny Coughlin Bradford Star (5/2) Royal visit - Prince Charles Bradford City Manager - Roy McFarland {1982} Bradford City 14 (D4) - Northern 1 (RL1) |
| National |
Prince
Charles & Lady Diana Spencer to marry (24/2) Prince Charles married Diana (29/7) |
Brixton riots Mail on Sunday (2/5) |
| International | USA - Ronald Reagan Bob Marley died (11/5) Bill Haley died (9/2) |
Space shuttle France legally abolished guillotine (18/9) John Lennon's murderer (Mark David Chapman) gets 20 years to life (24/8) |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Manchester City) LC - Liverpool (West Ham United) CW - Dynamo Tiblisi (Carl Zeiss Jena) RLCC - Widnes (Hull KR) SB - Oakland Raiders (Philadelphia Eagles) Sports Personality - Ian Botham (Cricket) |
1st - Aston Villa (Ipswich Town) EC - Liverpool (Real Madrid) UE - Ipswich Town (AZ67 Alkmaar) RL - Bradford Northern (Warrington) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham) |
| Firsts | Humber Bridge (24/6)
- Toll £1 (Wikipedia) Tower 42 [Nat West Tower], London |
London Marathon (29/3) |
| Arts/Media | Bergerac - British tv series "Goes on & on & on" - Duracell (bunny) advert |
Magnum - USA tv series MTV launched in USA |
| Products |
Sinclair ZX81 computer
(5/3) Osborne Personal Computer (First "portable") dBase II (AShton Tate) |
IBM Personal Computer MSDOS 1.0 Intel 8987 maths co-processor |
1982
| Architecture | Crossflats station (17/5) Yorkshire Clinic, Bingley Road |
Carlisle Road Mosque |
| Events | T&A - Saturday edition tabloid format (6/2) National & Provincial Building Society (merger) Rank Wharfedale close Idle factory Laidler Bar, Victoria Hotel {199?} Yorkshire Building Society Wilsden twinned with Eppeville Let's Think Of The Future- Council publication |
Lord Mayor - Joan Lightband Leader - Tom Hall [C] {1984} Bradford International Jazz Festival Pace Micro Technology formed Bradford City Manager - Trevor Cherry {1987} Bradford City 2P (D4) - Northern 5 (RL) |
| National |
Falklands War
(2/4) Prince William born (21/6) |
Raising of the Mary Rose (11/10) |
| International | Maradona signs for Barcelona (28/5) | |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (QPR) LC - Liverpool (Tottenham) CW - Barcelona (Standard Liege) WC - Italy (West Germany) - Spain RLCC - Hull (Widnes) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Cincinatti Bengals) Sports Personality - Daley Thompson (Athletics) |
1st - Liverpool (Ipswich Town) EC - Aston Villa (Bayern Munich) UE - IFK Gothenburg (Hamburg SV) RL - Leigh (Hull) F1 - Keke Rosberg (Williams) |
| Firsts | Channel Four | Harrogate Conference Centre |
| Arts/Media | Brookside - C4 tv {2003} Dr Who - Peter Davison {1984} - BBC tv |
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen Cagney and Lacey - USA tv series |
| Products | Sinclair Spectrum computer Compact Disc (CD) Lotus 1-2-3 |
Aero (chunky) Missile Command - arcade game Compaq Portable PC |
1983
| Architecture | Photography, Film & Television Museum (16/6) | |
| Events | Cinecenta closed (7/9) Bradford City bankrupt Windsor Baths closed |
Lord Mayor - Norman Free Valley Parade floodlight blown down (1/2) Bradford City 12 (D3) - Northern 9 (RL1) |
| National |
£1 coins introduced to replace the £1
note (21/4) Car number plates added a prefix letter - see 1963 & 2001 |
Shergar (Derby winner) kidnapped (8/2) Sir Nikolaus Pevsner died (18/8) |
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Brighton) LC - Liverpool (Manchester United) CW - Aberdeen (Real Madrid) RLCC - Featherstone (Hull) SB - Washington Redskins (Miami Dolphins) Sports Personality - Steve Cram (Athletics) |
1st - Liverpool (Watford) EC - Hamburg SV (Juventus) UE - Anderlecht (Benfica) RL - Hull (Hull KR) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Brabham) |
| Firsts | J League (Japanese soccer league) | |
| Arts/Media | Now That's What I Call Music 1 "Follow the Bear" - Hoffmeister lager advert Breakfast Time - BBC TV (17/1) |
Return of the Jedi - George Lucas "JR Hartley - Fly Fishing" - Yellow Pages advert The Bill - ITV |
| Products | Cadbury's Wispa chocolate bar MSDOS 2.0 Atari 1200XL computer Microsoft mouse |
Apple IIe
(Wikipedia) Apple Lisa (Wikipedia) IBM XT computer |
1984
| Architecture | Saltaire station (9/4) | |
| Events |
J.B. Priestley died
(14/8) Woolworths close Darley Street branch (?/4) Arnold Laver, Canal Road fire Alhambra closed for refurbishment City Gent - Bradford City fanzine |
Lord Mayor - Olive Messer Leader - Ronnie Farley [C] {1986} BBBS first ATM Bradford City 7 (D3) - Northern 7 (RL1) |
| National | Miners strike BT privatised (30/11) Tommy Cooper died (15/4) WPC Yvonne Fletcher shot - Libyan People's Bureau (17/4) Eric Morecambe died (28/4) |
York
Minster fire (10/7) IRA bomb at Grand Hotel, Brighton (12/10) Diana Dors died (4/5) Richard Burton died (5/8) |
| International | Indira Gandhi assassinated (31/10) Heysel Stadium (29/5) |
Count
Basie died (26/4) |
| Sport | FA - Everton (Watford) LC - Liverpool (Everton) CW - Juventus (FC Porto) EU - France (Spain) RLCC - Widnes (Wigan) SB - Los Angeles Raiders (Washington Redskins) Olympic Games (23rd) - Los Angeles Sports Personality - Torvill & Dean (Figure Skating) |
1st - Liverpool (Southampton) EC - Liverpool (Roma) UE - Tottenham (Anderlecht) RL - Hull KR (Hull) F1 - Niki Lauda (McLaren) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen "Hello Tosh - Gotta Toshiba" - advert "Vorsprung durch technik" - Audi advert |
The Bill - British tv series "Pandas" - Kit Kat advert "Crufts - Top breeders recommend it" - Pedigree Chum advert |
| Products/Prices | My Little Pony Apple Macintosh computer HP LaserJet printer (Hewlett Packard) |
Whisky £7.00 - Monopoly £8.99 - Corgi truck
£3.99 next 1994 Phoenix IBM compatible BIOS |
1985
| Architecture | Camera Lucida, Photographic Museum (11/1) | Bus shelter, Main Street, Wilsden |
| Events | Valley Parade fire - 56 died (11/5) "Russian Anna" died (?/11) Bruce Springsteen, Roundhay Park, Leeds (7/7) Bradford City : First game in Division 2 (1/9) |
Lord Mayor - Mohammed Ajeeb England v West Germany @ Elland Road "Wish You Were Here" - Bradford's tourist industry (6/3) Bradford City 1P (D3) - Northern 8 (RL1) |
| National |
Heysel stadium
(29/5) Miners strike ends (3/3) Johnny Wardle died (23/7) |
405 line TV service switched off (3/1) English football teams banned from Europe (2/6) |
| International | USA - Ronald Reagan | Contraceptives on sale in Irish Republic (20/2) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Everton) LC - Norwich City (Sunderland) CW - Everton (Rapid Vienna) RLCC - Wigan (Hull) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Miami Dolphins) |
1st - Everton (Liverpool) EC - Juventus (Liverpool) - Heysel Stadium UE - Real Madrid (Videoton) RL - Hull KR (St Helens) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Live Aid (13/7) Miami Vice - USA tv series "Launderette : Nick Kamen" - Levis advert Dr Who - Colin Baker {1986} - BBC tv |
Eastenders - BBC tv (19/2) Taggart - British tv series Blind Date - British tv series "How do you eat yours" - Creme egg advert |
| Products | Cadbury's Boost chocolate bar Windows 1.0 (2/7 - 20/11) Atari 520ST computer |
Cherry Coke [Coca Cola] Sinclair C5 electric "car" Commodore Amiga 1000 computer |
1986
| Architecture | JB Priestley statue (31/10) Zetland Mill, Wharf Street demolished - see 1924 |
Bradford Fire Disaster Memorial (11/5) |
| Events | Joe Johnson - world snooker champion Valley Parade reopened - England XI (14/12) "Bradford's Bouncing Back" campaign West Riding CC abolished (31/3) Alhambra reopened (27/5 - Gala (30/10) Concorde - first visit to Leeds/Bradford airport 4 Currer St {LG} damaged by fire Yorkshire Rider starts operation |
Lord Mayor - Bill Nunn Leader - Phil Beeley [L] {1988} John Braine died (28/10) Eastbrook Hall closed (31/8) Salts Mill closed down Bradford City 13 (D2) - Northern 12 (RL1) City top scorer - Greg Abbott/John Hendrie/Bobby Campbell - 10 |
| National | British Gas privatised (5/12) Channel Tunnel Treaty signed GLC abolished M25 - final section opened (29/10) Today (4/3) - First newspaper with colour |
Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson (23/7) Building Societies Act Financial Services Act Cigarette advertising banned from cinemas |
| International | Challenger space shuttle exploded (29/1) Clint Eastwood elected Mayor of Carmel (8/4) |
Chernobyl nuclear disaster |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Everton) LC - Oxford United (QPR) EC - Steaua Bucharest (Barcelona) UE - Real Madrid (FC Koln) CW - Dynamo Kiev (Atletico Madrid) WC - Argentina (West Germany) - Argentina SB - Chicago Bears (New England Patriots) |
1st - Liverpool (Everton, West Ham) Rel .. Ipswich, Birmingham, WBA 2nd - Norwich (Charlton, Wimbledon) RL - Halifax (Wigan) RLCC - Castleford (Hull KR) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Pudsey Bear (Children In Need mascot) | |
| Arts/Media | Q magazine - UK music magazine Moonlighting - USA tv series Independent - UK newspaper "Tell Sid" - British Gas advertising campaign |
Live 1975-1985 - Bruce Springsteen The Equalizer - USA tv series Today - UK newspaper {1995} BBC "Daytime" television (27/10) |
| Products | Cabbage Patch Kids - Xavier Roberts Prozac |
Pictionary - Rob Angel |
1987
| Architecture | ||
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles Grammar School, Manor Row destroyed by fire Salts Mill purchased by Jonathan Silver Margaret Thatcher visited Valley Parade Ritz (ABC/Cannon) cinema, Broadway closed (17/9) |
Lord Mayor - Laurie Coughlin Bradford City Manager - Terry Dolan {1989} Bradford City 10 (D2) - Northern 7 (RL1) City top scorer - John Hendrie - 14 |
| National | "Black Monday" - Stock Market (19/10) Red telephone boxes removed Hungerford shooting - 14 died (19/8) Docklands Light Railway opened |
Herald of Free Enterprise capsized (6/3) Golliwogs removed from Noddy books First division reduced to 21 clubs for 1987/88 season Kings Cross fire |
| International | Terry Waite kidnapped (24/1) | "Wall Street Crash" (19/10) |
| Sport | FA - Coventry City (Tottenham) LC - Arsenal (Liverpool) EC - FC Porto (Bayern Munich) UE - IFK Gothenburg (Dundee United) CW - Ajax (Lokomotiv Leipzig) SB - New York Giants (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Everton (Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur) Rel .. Leicester, Manchester City, Aston Villa 2nd - Derby (Portsmouth) RL - Wigan (St Helens) RLCC - Halifax (St Helens) F1 - Nelson Piquet (Williams) |
| Firsts | Ikea - England Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida |
FOX Television Network (5/4) |
| Arts/Media | Inspector Morse - British tv series Ruth Rendell Mysteries - British tv series "Couple : Sharon Maughan & Tony Head" - Gold Blend advert "Ology : Maureen Lipman" - BT advert Dr Who - Sylvester McCoy {1989} - BBC tv |
Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen Joshua Tree - U2 "Changes : throw away fur coat etc" - VW advert "If you see Syd" - British Gas privatisation advert |
| Products | Cadbury's Twirl chocolate bar PageMaker - 1st Windows DTP Excel - 1st Windows spreadsheet |
Windows 2.0 (9/12) IBM PS/2 computer IBM VGA colour monitor |
1988
| Architecture | Ivegate Arch (?/7) | |
| Events | Telegraph & Argus tabloid format (3/10) Fiesta 88 - St James Market Royal visit - Prince Edward Elite cinema destroyed by fire Royal visit - Princess Anne Best Listed Buildings - publication |
Lord Mayor - Smith Midgley Leader - Eric Pickles [C] {1990} Princess Margaret visits Alhambra (14/4) Bradford City 4 (D2) - Northern 4 (RL1) City top scorer - Ron Futcher - 14 |
| National | Lockerbie, PanAm flight 103 (21/12) SAS Gibraltar shootings All day opening for pubs except on Sunday (21/8) |
Piper Alpha explosion (6/7) British Steel privatised (2/12) First division reduced to 20 clubs for 1988/89 season |
| International | Parliament House, Canberra inaugurated (9/5) | Roy Orbison died |
| Sport | FA Cup - Wimbledon (Liverpool) League Cup - Luton Town (Arsenal) European Cup - PSV Eindhoven (Benfica) Uefa Cup - Bayer Leverkusen (Espanol) Cup Winners Cup - Mechelen (Ajax) EU - Holland (Soviet Union) Superbowl - Washington Redskins (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Liverpool (Manchester United, Notts Forest) Rel .. Chelsea, Portsmouth, Watford, Oxford 2nd - Millwall, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough 3rd) RL - Widnes (St Helens) RLCC - Wigan (Halifax) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) Olympic Games (24th) - Seoul |
| Firsts | Windows 2.1/286/386 Samna Ami - 1st Windows word processing |
Comic Relief |
| Arts/Media | Miss World - last time on ITV Hello - UK "celebrity" magazine |
Nelson Mandela concert at Wembley (11/6) "Just Do it" - Nike advert |
| Products | HP DeskJet |
1989
| Architecture | Grattan, Thornton Road Abundant Life Centre, Wapping Road |
Theatre Royal, Manningham Lane demolished |
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles Pace moved to Salts Mill Bradford's Way Ahead - T&A Special Bradford City Manager - Terry Yorath {1990} Anamaria Wiils appointed as Theatres Manager (?/5) |
Lord Mayor - George Hodgson Royal visit - Princess Diana (Manorlands,Oxenhope) City v Spurs - FA Cup (7/1) [Flickr & Youtube] Bradford City 14 (D2) - Northern 8 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Hillsborough disaster - 95 died (15/4) Salman Rushdie into hiding - Satanic Verses Laurence Olivier died (11/7) |
Water privatised (11/12) English clubs allowed to participate in European competitions (11/4) |
| International | USA - George Bush San Francisco earthquake Salvador Dali died (23/1) |
Berlin Wall down Tiananmen Square massacre - Beijing Hungary became independent republic (23/10) |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Everton) LC - Nottingham Forest (Luton Town) EC - AC Milan (Steaua Bucharest) UE - Napoli (VfB Stuttgart) CW - Barcelona (Sampdoria) SB - San Francisco 49ers (Cincinatti Bengals) |
1st - Arsenal (Liverpool, Notts Forest) Rel .. Middlesbrough, West Ham, Newcastle 2nd - Chelsea (Manchester City, Crystal Palace 3rd) RL - Widnes (Wigan) RLCC - Wigan (St Helens) F1 - Alain Prost (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Glass Pyramid, Louvre, Paris | House of Commons televised (21/11) |
| Arts/Media | Agatha Christie's Poirot - British tv series | Sky Television (5/2) |
| Products |
| Architecture | Eccleshill Police Station | Dixons City College |
| Events | Philip Smith's butchers, Ivegate closed (?/12) 4 Currer Street [LG] destroyed by fire West End Project - 3D Developments Bradford City Manager - John Docherty {1991} |
Lord Mayor - Ernest Saville (died) Leader - Tommy Flanagan [L] {1992} Bradford City 23R (D2) - Northern 4 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | PM - John Major - Con {1997} Independent on Sunday (28/1) |
Poll tax implemented |
| International | Gulf War (2/8) Nelson Mandela released Jean-Marc Bosman started proceedings against Belgian FA |
Electricity privatised (10/12) Boris Yeltsin President of Russian Republic |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Crystal Palace) LC - Nottingham Forest (Oldham Athletic) EC - Milan (Benfica) UE - Juventus (Fiorentina) CW - Sampdoria (Anderlecht) WC - West Germany (Argentina) - Italy SB - San Francisco 49ers (Denver Broncos) |
1st - Liverpool (Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur) Rel .. Sheffield Wed, Charlton, Millwall 2nd - Leeds United (Sheffield Utd, Sunderland 6th) RL - Wigan (Leeds) RLCC - Wigan (Warrington) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | The European {?} | BSB and Sky merged (?/11) |
| Products | Windows 3.0 (22/5) |
1991
| Architecture | Valley Parade - Holywell Ash Lane stand | |
| Events | Design Exchange, Little Germany Royal visit - Princess Diana (Shipley) Britannia Mills, Nelson Street destroyed by fire Festival Radio commenced broadcasting |
Lord Mayor - Syd Collard Bradford City Manager - Frank Stapleton {1994} Bradford City 8 (D3) - Northern 7 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Freddie Mercury died Dangerous Dogs Act |
PowerGen/National Power (11/3) First division increased to 22 clubs for 1991/92 season |
| International | Terry Waite & Thomas Sutherland released | |
| Sport | FA - Tottenham (Nottingham Forest) LC - Sheffield Wednesday (Manchester United) EC - Red Star Belgrade (Marseille) UE - Inter Milan (Roma) CW - Manchester United (Barcelona) SB - New York Giants (Buffalo Bills) |
1st - Arsenal (Liverpool, Crystal Palace) Rel .. Sunderland, Derby County 2nd - Oldham (West Ham, Sheffield Wed, Notts County) RL - Wigan (Widnes) RLCC - Wigan (St Helens) F1 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren) |
| Firsts | One Canada Square [Canary Wharfe], London | |
| Arts/Media | Pavarotti - Hyde Park concert BT "prancing piper" logo |
"Papa & Nicole" - Renault Clio advert Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 |
| Products |
1992
| Architecture | Grandad's Clock & Chair, Currer Street | |
| Events | Fire at Allied Colloids Pictureville Cinema (?/4) |
Lord Mayor - Barry Thorne Leader - Gerry Sutcliffe [L] {1994] Bradford City 16 (D3) - Northern 11 (RL1) City top scorer - ? |
| National | Premier League formed for 1992/1993 Windsor Castle fire |
Betty Boothroyd first lady Speaker in the Commons Benny Hill died (20/4) |
| International | Mike Tyson jailed for 6 years Disneyland, Paris opened (12/4) |
Los Angeles riots Champions League replaced European Cup for 1992/1993 |
| Sport | FA - Liverpool (Sunderland) LC - Manchester United (Nottingham Forest) EC - Barcelona (Sampdoria) UE - Ajax (Torino) CW - Werder Bremen (Monaco) EU - Denmark (Germany) SB - Washington Redskins (Buffalo Bills) |
1st - Leeds United (Manchester United, Sheffield Wed) Rel .. Luton, Notts County, West Ham 2nd - Ipswich (Middlesbrough, Blackburn 6th) RL - Wigan (St Helens) RLCC - Wigan (Castleford) F1 - Nigel Mansell (Williams) Olympic Games (25th) - Barcelona |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen Lucky Town - Bruce Springsteen "Orange man" - Tango advert |
MTV (Un)Plugged - Bruce Springsteen Heartbeat - British tv series |
| Products | Sony Minidisc IBM Thinkpad portable computer |
Windows 3.1 (6/4) |
1993
| Architecture | Homage to Delius, Crown Court (25/11) Alexandra Hotel demolished |
Lawcroft House - Toller police station |
| Events | Superdome plan published |
Lord Mayor - Bob Sowman Bradford City 10 (D2) - Northern 3 (RL1) City top scorer - Sean McCarthy - 17 |
| National | Bobby Moore died | Queen pays income tax for first time |
| International | USA - Bill Clinton Waco, Texas (19/4) |
Israel & Palestine sign peace agreement |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Sheffield Wednesday) LC - Arsenal (Sheffield Wednesday) CL - Marseille (AC Milan) UE - Juventus (Borussia Dortmund) CW - Parma (Antwerp) SB - Dallas Cowboys (Buffalo Bills) |
PL - Manchester United (Aston Villa, Norwich) Rel .. Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest 1st - Newcastle (West Ham, Swindon 5th) RL - Wigan (St Helens) RLCC - Wigan (Widnes) F1 - Alain Prost (Williams) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Cracker - British tv series GMTV - Breakfast tv programme (1/1) |
Jurassic Park - Stephen Spielberg OK - UK "celebrity" magazine |
| Products | Beanie Babies - Ty Warner Windows 3.11-WFW (8/11) Linux operating system |
Baby Deer removed from Babycham bottle (came back ?) Intel Pentium processor |
1994
| Architecture | ||
| Events | Bradford City Manager - Chris Kamara Bradford City Chairman - Geoffrey Richmond (?/1) |
Lord Mayor - Danny Mangham Leader - Tony Cairns [L] {1997} Bradford City 7 (D2) - Northern 2 (RL1) City top scorer - Sean McCarthy 14 |
| National | ||
| International | ||
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Chelsea) LC - Aston Villa (Manchester United) CL - AC Milan (Barcelona) UE - Inter Milan (Austria Salzburg) CW - Arsenal (Parma) WC - Brazil (Italy) - USA SB - Dallas Cowboys (Buffalo Bills) |
PL - Manchester United (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle) Rel .. Sheffield United, Oldham, Swindon 1st - Crystal Palace, Notts Forest, Leicester 4th) RL - Wigan (Bradford Northern) RLCC - Wigan (Leeds) F1 - Michael Schumacher (Benetton) |
| Firsts | Channel Tunnel opened (6/5) | www.yahoo.com (external link) |
| Arts/Media | Due South - USA tv series | NYPD Blue - USA tv series |
| Products | Sony Playstation Netscape Navigator (Mosaic) |
Whisky £9.50 - Monopoly £9.99 - Corgi truck
£5.99 next 2004 |
1995
| Architecture |
Transperience
Theme Park & Museum (1/7) {1997} Victoria cinema/"Morrisons", Girlington demolished |
Royal Standard House, Manningham Lane |
| Events | Riots in Manningham City Vaults Bradford Northern change name to Bradford Bulls |
Lord Mayor - Marilyn Beeley Bradford City 14 (D3) - Northern 7 (RL1) City top scorer - Paul Jewell - 14 |
| National | Dunblane massacre | Premier League reduced to 20 clubs |
| International | Nelson Mandela president South Africa | Oklahoma Bomb (19/4) |
| Sport | FA - Everton (Manchester United) LC - Liverpool (Bolton) CL - Ajax (AC Milan) UE - Parma (Juventus) CW - Real Zaragoza (Arsenal) SB - San Francisco 49ers (San Diego Chargers) |
PL - Blackburn Rovers (Manchester United, Notts Forest) Rel ... Crystal Palace, Norwich, Leicester, Ipswich 1st - Middlesbrough (Bolton) RL - Wigan (Leeds) RLCC - Wigan (Leeds) F1 - Michael Schumacher (Benetton) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen | eBay founded as AuctionWeb - changed name to eBay in 1997 |
| Products | Windows 95 (24/8) | Yahoo (2/3) |
1996
| Architecture | Valley Parade - Midland Road stand (26/12) | |
| Events | Royal visit - Prince Charles & Diana (Saltaire) Royal visit - Princess Anne Eastbook Hall fire (?/2) Bradford City at Wembley - play off finals Building A Brighter Bradford - Council publication |
Lord Mayor - Gordon Mitchell Leeds - Armoury O'Neills, Ivegate Fate & Firkin, Ivegate Bradford City 6P (D2) - Northern 7 (RL1) - Bulls 3 (SL) City top scorer - Mark Stallard - 9 |
| National | ||
| International | "Bosman" ruling on football contracts (19/2) | |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Liverpool) LC - Aston Villa (Leeds United) CL - Juventus (Ajax) UE - Bayern Munich (Bordeaux) CW - Paris St Germaine (Rapid Vienna) EU - Germany (Czech Republic) - England SB - Dallas Cowboys (Pittsburgh Steelers) Olympic Games (26th) - Atlanta |
PL - Manchester United (Newcastle United, Liverpool) Rel .. Manchester City, QPR, Bolton 1st - Sunderland (Derby, Leicester 5th) RL - Wigan (Leeds) RL - St Helens (Wigan) - Super League RL - Wigan (?) - playoffs RLCC - St Helens (Bradford Bulls) F1 - Damon Hill (Williams) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | ||
| Products | Cadbury's Fuse chocolate bar |
1997
| Architecture | Fibres, St Blaise Square (23/4) | Valley Parade, Allied Colloids stand |
| Events | Bradford Centenary Royal visit - Queen (27/3) Yorkshire Sports relaunched (9/8) Freeman - Barbara Castle (6/6) Jonathan Silver died (25/9) Bradford Bulls win Super League championship Centenary Leaflet - West Yorkshire Archive Service |
Lord Mayor - Tony Cairns Leader - John Ryan [L] {1998} The Old Bank, Market Street Blob Shop, Chester Street Edwards, Ivegate Bradford City 21 (D1) - Bulls 1 (SL) City top scorer - Ole Bjorn Sundgot - 6 |
| National | PM - Tony Blair - Lab {2 May 1997- 27 June 2007} | Diana killed in car crash (31/8) |
| International | USA - Bill Clinton | Hong Kong taken over by China (1/7) |
| Sport | FA - Chelsea (Middlesbrough) LC - Leicester City (Middlesbrough) CL - Borussia Dortmund (Juventus) UE - Schalke 04 (Inter Milan) CW - Barcelona (Paris St Germaine) SB - Green Bay Packers (New England Patriots) |
PL - Manchester Utd (Newcastle, Arsenal, Liverpool) Rel .. Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Notts Forest 1st - Bolton (Barnsley, Crystal Palace 6th) RL - Bradford Bulls (London Broncos) RL - Wigan (St Helens) - playoffs RLCC - St Helens (Bradford Bulls) F1 - Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | "Martin Luther King & Ian Wright" - One 2 One advert | |
| Products |
1998
| Architecture | Aldermanbury | |
| Events | Mirage Club (was Cinecenta) Superbowl plans scrapped Bar 2B, Westgate John Fosters (Black Dyke) ceased production |
Lord Mayor - Tony Miller Leader - Ian Greenwood [L] {2000} BD One, Ivegate Bradford City Manager - Paul Jewell {2000} Bradford City 13 (D1) - Bulls 5 (SL) City top scorer - Edinho & Robert Steiner - 10 |
| National | Peace Plan for Ireland | Omagh bombing |
| International | Zippergate - Monica Lewinsky (17/8) | |
| Sport | FA - Arsenal (Newcastle United) LC - Chelsea (Middlesbrough) CL - Juventus (Real Madrid) CW - Chelsea (Stuttgart) UE - Lazio (Inter Milan) WC - France ( Brazil) - France SB - Denver Broncos (Green Bay Packers) |
PL - Arsenal (Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea) Rel .. Bolton, Barnsley, Crystal Palace 1st - Nottingham Forest (Middlesbrough, Charlton 4th) RL - Wigan (Leeds) RL - Wigan (Leeds) - playoffs RLCC - Sheffield (Wigan) F1 - Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) |
| Firsts | Sky Digital (1/11) ON Digital (15/11) |
www.google.com ITV2 (7/12) |
| Arts/Media | Titanic - James Cameron | Tracks - Bruce Springsteen |
| Products | Windows 98 (25/6) | Cadbury's Marble chocolate bar |
1999
| Architecture | Abbey National HQ Chicago Rock Cafe Carlsberg Stand (Kop), Valley Parade |
Photography, Film & TV Museum
reopened Expansion plan for Valley Parade [Flickr] (29/10) Hogshead |
| Events | Bradford City - Promoted to Premier League Bradford Bulls win Super League championship Varsity Bar |
Lord Mayor - Harry Mason Bradford City 2P (D1) - Bulls 1 (SL) City top scorer - Lee Mills - 24 |
| National | Paddington train crash | Metro (16/3) |
| International | Kosovo crisis | Yehudi Menuhin : 1916-1999 (12/3) |
| Sport | FA - Manchester United (Newcastle) LC - Tottenham (Leicester) CL - Manchester United (Bayern Munich) CW - Lazio (Real Mallorca) UE - Parma (Marseille) SB - Denver Broncos (Atlanta Falcons) |
PL - Manchester United (Arsenal, Chelsea, Leeds) Rel .. Charlton, Blackburn, Notts Forest 1st - Sunderland (Bradford City, Watford 5th) RL - Bradford Bulls (St Helens?) RL - St Helens (Bradford Bulls) RLCC - Leeds (London) F1 - Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) |
| Firsts | ||
| Arts/Media | Star Wars I - The Phantom Menace - George Lucas | Tracks 18 - Bruce Springsteen |
| Products | Cadbury's Miniature Heroes |
