Editing Valley Parade (section)

==Structure and facilities==
[[File:Valley Parade Carlsberg Stand.JPG|thumb|left|The Kop, formerly known as the Carlsberg stand]]

The Valley Parade stadium is divided into five all-seater stands, the [[JCT600]] Stand, the Kop, the Midland Road Stand, the North West Corner and the TL Dallas Stand.<ref name="official website"/><ref name="ground guide">{{cite web |url=http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/bradford.htm |title=Bradford City |access-date=24 March 2008 |publisher=Internet Football Ground Guide |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407054315/http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/bradford.htm |archive-date=7 April 2008}}</ref> All five stands, except for a small part of the main stand, are covered<ref name="tickets">{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/tickets/match-home-tickets/ |title=Match Home Tickets |access-date=4 February 2013 |publisher=Bradford City official website |archive-date=9 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509180727/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/tickets/match-home-tickets/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and all but the Midland Road Stand are two-tiered. Most of the stands are cantilever structures, and because of the ground's location on the hillside, the Midland Road Stand overhangs the road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8065099.Bantams_Special__The_man_with_a_vision/ |title=Bantams Special: The man with a vision |date=13 May 1999 |access-date=4 December 2016 |work=Telegraph & Argus |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221001528/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8065099.Bantams_Special__The_man_with_a_vision/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8064158.City_aim_to_raise_the_roof/ |title=City aim to raise the roof |date=26 August 1999 |access-date=4 December 2016 |work=Telegraph & Argus |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221003545/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8064158.City_aim_to_raise_the_roof/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Many of the stands have more-traditional names but have since been renamed because of sponsorship deals. The JCT600 Stand is the ground's main stand, and fans often call thus, but is also known as the Sunwin Stand after its former sponsor. The [[Spion Kop (stadia)|Kop]],<ref name="ground guide"/> was the standing area whose name was derived, like at many stadia across England, from the [[Battle of Spion Kop]]. The East Stand, which is sponsored by Northern Commercials, is also named the Midland Road Stand because of the road on that side of the ground. The TL Dallas Stand is also known as the Bradford end because it is nearest to the city centre.<ref name="official history"/>

The capacity of Valley Parade is 24,840. The largest stand is the Morrisons Family Stand, which holds 9,004 supporters, followed by the Kop, which has a capacity of 7,392. The Bradford Lifts Stand holds 4,500 and the North West Corner 2,300. The TL Dallas Stand is the smallest of the five stands with a capacity of 1,644.<ref name="official website"/> The stadium includes 1,34&nbsp;seats for media representatives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/commercial/Press_media/ |title=PRESS/MEDIA |access-date=4 February 2013 |publisher=Bradford City official website |archive-date=4 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204001616/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/commercial/Press_media/
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The Sunwin Stand has further room for expansion,<ref name="valley 27000"/> and is unusual because it covers only three-quarters of the length of the pitch. The rest of this side is taken up by a brick building in the south-west corner of the stadium that houses the club's changing rooms and security offices.<ref name="official history"/> The Sunwin Stand also includes the ground's 17&nbsp;executive boxes and conference facilities, which have capacity of 700&nbsp;people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/conference-banqueting-273471.aspx |title=Conference & Banqueting |access-date= 4 February 2013 |publisher=Bradford City official website |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130302112945/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/conference-banqueting-273471.aspx |archive-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> A second function room, called the Bantams Bar, in the Kop can accommodate 300 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/new-component-273394.aspx |title=Bantams Bar |access-date= 4 February 2013 |publisher=Bradford City official website |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130302112954/http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/new-component-273394.aspx |archive-date=2 March 2013}}</ref> There is more office space, a club store, ticket office and a museum in the car park behind the Kop.<ref name="official history"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1608557.0.bantams_museum_reopens.php |title=Bantams museum reopens |date=10 August 2007 |access-date=24 March 2008 |work=Telegraph & Argus |first=Mark |last=Casci}}</ref> From early 2010, the area near the store includes a [[dental surgery]], which will be run by NHS Bradford and Airedale in partnership with the football club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/4638176.Dental_surgery_to_open_at_Valley_Parade/ |title=Dental surgery to open at Valley Parade |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=18 September 2009 |work=Telegraph & Argus |first=Hannah |last=Baker |archive-date=23 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923165505/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/4638176.Dental_surgery_to_open_at_Valley_Parade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Visiting team fans sat in the TL Dallas Stand from 1995 to 2008,<ref name="behind">{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/display.var.2095316.0.fans_get_behind_city.php |title=Fans get behind City! |date=6 March 2008 |access-date=6 March 2008 |work=Telegraph & Argus |first=Simon |last=Parker |archive-date=9 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309200917/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/display.var.2095316.0.fans_get_behind_city.php |url-status=live}}</ref> but have also been given other parts of the ground for large matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8045968.Police_fear_fan__disaster_/ |title=Police fear fan 'disaster' |date=7 February 2001 |access-date=4 December 2016 |work=Telegraph & Argus |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221004029/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8045968.Police_fear_fan__disaster_/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/7995227.City_take_stand_to_maximise_revenue/ |title=City take stand to maximise revenue |date=26 January 2005 |access-date=4 December 2016 |work=Telegraph & Argus |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221000658/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/7995227.City_take_stand_to_maximise_revenue/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2008, the club announced the TL Dallas Stand would be made available for home fans during the [[2008–09 in English football|2008–2009]] season. The decision came after an overwhelmingly positive text-message poll from the club's supporters to use the Bradford End of the ground. Fans of visiting teams have been accommodated in the end blocks of the East Stand since the start of the 2008–2009 season.<ref name="behind"/>