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Hillsborough disaster
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The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal crowd crush at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. It occurred during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the two standing-only central pens within the Leppings Lane stand allocated to Liverpool supporters. Shortly before kick-off, police match commander David Duckenfield ordered exit gate C to be opened in an attempt to ease crowding, which led to an influx of supporters entering the pens. This resulted in overcrowding of those pens and the fatal crush; with a total of 97 fatalities and 766 injuries, the disaster is the deadliest in British sporting history. Ninety-four people died on the day; another person died in hospital days later, and another died in 1993. In July 2021, a coroner ruled that Andrew Devine, who died 32 years later, after suffering severe and irreversible brain damage on the day, was the 97th victim. The match was abandoned and restaged at Old Trafford in Manchester on 7 May 1989; Liverpool won and went on to win that season's FA Cup.
The Leppings Lane end inside Hillsborough Stadium during the disaster (goalposts centre)
The Leppings Lane end inside Hillsborough Stadium during the disaster (goalposts centre)
The West Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, where the disaster unfolded, seen two years later in 1991
The West Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium, where the disaster unfolded, seen two years later in 1991
The scene outside the ground as the disaster began
The scene outside the ground as the disaster began
Liverpool supporters try desperately to climb the fence to reach the safety of the pitch while being stopped by the police.
Liverpool supporters try desperately to climb the fence to reach the safety of the pitch while being stopped by the police.
Liverpool F.C.
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Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.
John Houlding, the founder of Liverpool F.C.
Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.
Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.
Statue of Bob Paisley carrying the injured former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes outside Anfield. Paisley remains the most successful manager in the c
Statue of Bob Paisley carrying the injured former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes outside Anfield. Paisley remains the most successful manager in the club's history.
The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 97 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster.
The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 97 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster.