Hundreds pay respect to Old Hednesford Colliery tragedy miners
Hundreds of football fans paid tribute to five miners who died in a pit tragedy a century ago.
Hundreds of football fans paid tribute to five miners who died in a pit tragedy a century ago.
Hednesford Town's Keys Park ground fell silent as players, staff and more than 400 supporters marked the 100th anniversary of the Old Hednesford Colliery disaster at the weekend.
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The Northern Premier League football ground is on part of the former colliery site.
William Edgar Bradbury, Jacob Ward, Thomas Stokes, William Baugh and William Stacey Reeves were remembered during a minute's solemn reflection.
Descendants of Jacob Ward and Thomas Stokes were at Saturday's premier division home match against Mickleover Sports.
Peter Barker, who is the vice-chairman of the Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society that organised the club's minute's silence, said: "As this was the 100th anniversary of the tragedy the football club felt it would be very appropriate if we had a minute's silence."