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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.
On April 15, 1989, more than 50,000 people gathered at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, for the FA Cup Semi-Final football (soccer) match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
A banner commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster and the 96 people at the time who had died from injuries sustained. On 15 April 1989, negligence by the South Yorkshire Police at a football match at Hillsborough Stadium between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest led to overcrowding in two central pens. In the crush, several ...
The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Inquiry report is the report of an inquiry which was overseen by Lord Justice Taylor, into the causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989, as a result of which, at the time of the report, 95 Liverpool fans had died (a 96th fan died in 1993, and 97th in 2021 [1]).
15 April 1989 Semifinal: Liverpool: abd. Nottingham Forest : Sheffield: Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 56,000 Referee: RS Lewis: Note: The Liverpool–Nottingham Forest game was abandoned after 6 minutes due to the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed 94 lives on 15 April 1989 (the final death toll was 97).
The 1988–89 season was the 97th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their 27th consecutive year in the First Division, and covers the period from 20 August 1988 to 26 May 1989. The season was overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. 94 of the club's fans died that day in a crush on the terraces in the semi-final ...
One week before the women's Cup Final was scheduled, the Hillsborough disaster caused the deaths of 94 Liverpool fans, ultimately 96, and caused injuries to 766, due to a fatal crush in the crowd at the men's FA Cup semi-final match on Saturday 15 April 1989.
On 15 April 1989, the ground was the scene of the worst tragedy in English sporting history when Liverpool faced Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final. During the match, 97 [15] Liverpool fans were crushed to death. Official investigations criticised Sheffield Wednesday for not acting upon previous incidents (especially the 1981 FA Cup semi ...