Hillsborough how many people died

Devine died surrounded by his family, according to his niece, Georgia Mason, who was one of the hundreds of people paying tribute. This article is more than 3 months old. Scarves tied to the Shankly Gates next to the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield. Topics Hillsborough disaster Liverpool Yorkshire Police news. With 96 deaths and injuries, Hillsborough remains the worst sporting disaster in British history. Here, sports historian Simon Inglis explains how the Hillsborough disaster unfolded and why the legal battle to prove that Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed took more than 27 years….

Attendance records were common. Traditionally, cup semi-finals were played at neutral grounds, one of the most popular being Hillsborough, home of Sheffield Wednesday. As such, in it hosted another semi, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, without incident. It therefore seemed the obvious choice when, coincidentally, the two clubs were drawn to meet in the same fixture a year later, on 15 April Despite having a larger fanbase, Liverpool, to their annoyance were, as in , allocated the smaller Leppings Lane End of Hillsborough, consisting of a seated tier accessed from one block of turnstiles, and a terrace for 10, standing spectators, accessed by just seven turnstiles.

Even by the standards of the day this was inadequate and resulted in more than 5, Liverpool supporters pressing outside as the 3pm kick-off approached. Had the start of the match been delayed, the crush may well have been managed. Those who turned right or left towards the corner pens found room.

However, most headed unwittingly, with no warnings from stewards or the police, to the already packed central pen, accessed via a 23m-long tunnel. As the tunnel filled, those at the front of the terrace found themselves pressed up against steel mesh perimeter fences, erected in as an anti-hooligan measure.

Incredibly, with fans patently suffering within full view of the police who had a control room overlooking the terrace , the match kicked off and continued for nearly six minutes until a halt was called. The oldest was year-old Gerard Baron, a retired postal worker. The 'very human lesson' from Hillsborough. Why the Hillsborough prosecutions collapsed. Hillsborough aftermath trial collapses. Timeline of the Hillsborough stadium disaster. Hillsborough: Remembering the 96 victims.

Hillsborough inquests: The 96 who died. Image source, PA Media. Senior Coroner Andre Rebello said the year-old was the disaster's "97th fatality". Image source, Hillsborough Inquests. Hillsborough remains the worst disaster in British sporting history.

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Two police forces have agreed to pay damages to more than survivors and family members following a cover-up of the Hillsborough disaster, lawyers have said. The West Midlands and South Yorkshire forces agreed the settlement earlier this year after a civil claim for misfeasance in a public office was brought on behalf of claimants, lawyers representing the victims said.

Nobody has ever been convicted over the cover-up following the incident at Sheffield's Hillsborough Stadium during the FA Cup semi-final in which 96 Liverpool fans died. Shortly before kick-off, supporters were let through a gate, which caused crowding in the stand and a crush, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries.

In the days and weeks after, police fed the press false stories suggesting hooliganism and drunkness of Liverpool supporters caused the disaster. Even after a report in found the main cause was a failure of control on the day by the police, blaming of the fans persisted.