A GROUP of six men will stand trial in November accused of taking part in football hooliganism before and after Bradford City’s derby game with Sheffield United last season.

Seven defendants appeared in the dock at Bradford Crown Court yesterday for a pre-trial review in relation to incidents involving opposing fans that took place in and around two of the city’s pubs on October 22 last year.

Prior to the game, at about 12.35pm, a confrontation is said to have taken place in an area outside The Bradford Arms pub on Manningham Lane.

Declan Brame, 22, of Norwood Avenue, Shipley, James Dunn, 28, of Falmouth Avenue, Wapping, Bradford, and Paul Sharp, 24, of Elderwood Gardens, Bradford, have entered not guilty pleas to a charge of affray linked to that incident.

After the game, at about 8pm, a fight between rival fans took place in The Ginger Goose pub on Market Street in which one man was injured and required treatment by paramedics.

Jordan Brame, 20, of Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Joseph Brett, 26, of Howarth Avenue, Swain House, Bradford, and Milorad Duric, 47, of Fewston Avenue, Bradford, all deny a charge of affray.

Sean Abbott, 25, of Braine Croft, Bradford, Leo Murphy, 21, of Greenwood Avenue, Bradford, Joshua Stamper, 25, of Stephen Road, Buttershaw, Bradford, and James Taylor, 25, of Gracey Lane, Buttershaw, Bradford, have already pleaded guilty to affray in connection with the same incident.

Michael Hindle, 24, of Norwood Road, Shipley, had pleaded guilty to affray in connection with the incident in The Ginger Goose, and yesterday entered a guilty plea to the same charge in connection to the clash outside The Bradford Arms.

Prosecutor Stephen Wood said Hindle had been the “only common denominator” between the two incidents, describing them as separate but “falling under the umbrella of football violence.” He said that given Hindle’s guilty plea, applications may be made for the two incidents to be dealt with by way of separate trials rather than one.

Judge Colin Burn said any such submissions must be made to the court by September 18, ahead of a proposed trial for all six defendants scheduled to begin on November 20.

He told the men: “You all need to make sure, with the exception of you Mr Hindle, that you are here for your trial on November 20.”

The men were all released on bail, one condition of which is that they must not go within certain distances, ranging from one to three miles, of Valley Parade on any Bradford City match day.