A CULLINGWORTH man is among seven people due to stand trial later this year after denying incidences of football hooliganism before and after Bradford City’s derby game with Sheffield United earlier this season.

A total of 11 men entered pleas at Bradford Crown Court yesterday in relation to clashes between 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 in Manningham Lane.

Declan Brame, 21, of Norwood Avenue, Shipley, James Dunn, 27, 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.

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 at the scene by paramedics.

Jordan Brame, 20, of Parkside Terrace, Cullingworth, Joseph Brett, 25, of Howarth Avenue, Swain House, Bradford, and Milorad Duric, 46, of Fewston Avenue, Bradford, appeared at court to 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, 24, of Gracey Lane, Buttershaw, Bradford, have pleaded guilty to affray in connection with the same incident.

Michael Hindle, 23, of Norwood Road, Shipley, faces charges of affray in connection with both incidents, but the court was told that he was out of the country.

He is due to appear at Bradford Crown Court to enter pleas on May 2.

A youth and two boys, aged 15, who are accused of affray in connection with the Bradford Arms incident, are due to stand trial at Bradford Youth Court next week.

The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Roger Thomas QC, granted all 11 men conditional bail ahead of a pre-trial review hearing on September 4.

They must not contact any of the other defendants in the case, or go within certain distances, ranging from one to three miles, of Valley Parade on any Bradford City match day.

The men also cannot go within half a mile of Bradford Interchange or Forster Square stations on home match days, and cannot travel within five miles of stadia for Bradford City away matches or England matches.

A trial date was set for November 20.