Player falling to death at old Bloomers

[DJ Dudley]

Am I correct that a player fell from the scratching roof and lost his life after going to retrieve a ball from camera gantry?

 

[Wizaard]

Am I correct that a player fell from the scratching roof and lost his life after going to retrieve a ball from camera gantry?

No, it was Burnley.

 

[Ginge]

I don't remember the gantry being on the roof of the East.
If you remember Micky Walsh's goal v Sunderland it was filmed from the west.

 

[AlternativeSeaside]

I don't remember the gantry being on the roof of the East.
If you remember Micky Walsh's goal v Sunderland it was filmed from the west.

It definitely was in the late 70’s early 80’s

 

[BigHandsOliverKahn]

Ben Lee - an apprentice from Knutsford.

 

[Macseasider]

Ben Lee - an apprentice from Knutsford.

Don't recall hearing about that. How tragic. Poor kid.

 

[Sadler's Brylcreem]

Blimey never heard that story before

 

[Seasider1887]

Very sad.

Turf Moor roof death plunge of Clarets apprentice Ben: 20-year anniversary

A CLARETS starlet who died falling from a Turf Moor stand roof has been honoured by family and former teammates 20 years after the tragedy

www.burnleyexpress.net