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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.
Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the deaths of 97 fans in a crush. Another 162 were hospitalized with ...
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]).
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After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 the lower tier terrace was closed for two years and its fencing covered with blue tarp [22] for the remainder of the 1988–89 season. The terrace remained closed and out of use for 1989–90, [23] and its fences were removed entirely prior to the 1990–91 season.
A football supporter has admitted posting an offensive social media message referencing the Hillsborough disaster in the wake of the death of an opposing fan during a match.
Hillsborough disaster: United Kingdom: Sheffield: 97 people died and 766 were injured at Hillsborough Stadium during an FA Cup match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The intensity of the crush broke the barriers on the terraces, while those trapped were packed so tightly in the pens that many victims died of compressive asphyxia while ...
Ninety-seven people died at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989. Liverpool to fall silent to mark 35 years since Hillsborough disaster Skip to main content