A marble memorial to the 56 victims of the Bradford City fire disaster has been completed at the club's Valley Parade ground.

It features the names and ages of all those who died in the blaze which swept through a stand on May 11, 1985.

The memorial is part of the new Sunwin Stand development, which was used for the first time during the friendly tie between City and Blackburn on Saturday.

Today City fans and relatives of those who died said it was a fitting tribute.

Mary Roberts, whose daughter Mandy died in the disaster, said: "I am very pleased but it is long overdue. I would like to see some kind of ceremony to unveil it. It is so important the victims are never forgotten."

Supporter John Dewhirst agreed it was important to have a prominent reminder for the younger generation of fans.

"Everyone has their own view about what it should have been, but I am glad it has been kept low key," he said.

City managing director Shaun Harvey said the club was delighted with the memorial, which he said had been unveiled at the right time.

He said: "The club has never been under excessive pressure to do something and we always said that when the stand was developed there would be a prominent memorial."

He said a suggestion the memorial should include a fountain had been rejected because the club wanted a simple design.

Mr Harvey added that a ceremony to dedicate the memorial would be organised, possibly on the 17th anniversary of the disaster next May.

The memorial was designed and produced by Bradford company Roann Marble, and funded jointly by the club and Bradford Council.

Roann director Trevor Parker said: "We feel humbled but honoured that we were chosen to do the work."

The original memorial at the stadium - a sculpture by Patricia McAllister donated by Sylvia Graucob - has been re-erected on the new stand.