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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.
- 15 April 1989; 34 years ago
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- 97 (94 on 15 April 1989)
Apr 8, 2024 · Hillsborough disaster, incident in which a crush of football (soccer) fans ultimately resulted in 97 deaths. The crushing occurred during a match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, in 1989. The tragedy was largely attributed to mistakes made by the police, who engaged in a cover-up to avoid blame.
Apr 8, 2022 · Hillsborough remains the worst disaster in British sporting history. On a sunny spring afternoon in 1989, a crush developed at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield resulting in the deaths of 97 ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Hillsborough disaster On the anniversary of the 1989 disaster we remember those who died, through their families’ personal statements about them, as reported by David Conn David Conn
May 28, 2021 · The families of the 96 victims of Britain's worst sports disaster have been campaigning for accountability since 1989. After two inquests and two criminal trials, they face a legal dead end and a broken system.
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- Judith Moritz
Apr 15, 2024 · The forces will pay compensation to families whose relatives were among the men, women and children unlawfully killed at Hillsborough, and to survivors of the disaster, for trauma and psychiatric ...
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Apr 26, 2016 · A detailed account of how a crush at a FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest led to the deaths of 96 football fans at Hillsborough stadium. The article examines the causes, the response and the inquests of the UK's worst sporting stadium disaster.
