Bolton Wanderers fan recreates Burnden Park on Minecraft
A LIFELONG Bolton Wanderer’s fan has recreated the Burnden Park ground on a video game in memory of the 33 people who died in the ‘forgotten disaster’ of 1946. Matthew Rushton, 25, from Johnson Fold, came up with the idea last year after finding out his great-grandfather attended the tragedy that day. Thirty-three Bolton Wanderers fans were crushed to death, and another 400 injured, in the FA Cup sixth round tie between Bolton and Stoke City - making it Britain’s deadliest stadium-related disaster until Ibrox Park in 1971. The warehouse worker, who grew up in Halliwell, starte...
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