Shortly before kick-off, in an attempt to ease overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, the police match commander, David Duckenfield, ordered exit gate C to be opened, leading to an influx of supporters entering the pens.
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David Duckenfield's remarks led to Liverpool FC calling for his resignation, but he apologised on discovering hooliganism was not the cause.
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David Duckenfield unsuccessfully appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in 2009.
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David Duckenfield said that he 'could not fathom why he didn't call us, other than he specifically did not want to hear our evidence, in which case the first inquests were coloured and flawed before they even started'.
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David Duckenfield dismissed the claim by senior police officers that they had no reason to anticipate problems, since congestion had occurred at both the 1987 and 1988 semi-finals.
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David Duckenfield concluded that this formed an exacerbating factor but that police, seeking to rationalise their loss of control, overestimated the element of drunkenness in the crowd.
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Groome claimed that match commander David Duckenfield was a member of the "highly influential" Dole lodge in Sheffield.
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Prosecutor Alun Jones told the court that David Duckenfield gave the order to open the gates so that hundreds of fans could be herded onto the already crowded terraces at the stadium.
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David Duckenfield admitted that he had lied in certain statements regarding the causes of the disaster.
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Police disciplinary charges were abandoned when David Duckenfield retired on health grounds and, because Murray was unavailable, it was decided not to proceed with disciplinary charges against him.
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David Duckenfield faced no charge in respect of the death of Tony Bland, who died four years after the disaster.
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David Duckenfield was not required to appear as the Crown Prosecution Service needed to apply to the High Court to lift a court order before he could be prosecuted on the manslaughter charges.
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Gary Lineker described the incident as "disgusting as it is unsurprising", and David Duckenfield Walsh, chief sports writer at the Sunday Times, said it was a "shocking misjudgment" to not include this story on the front page.
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David Duckenfield was suspended from the club for a fortnight and many fans felt he should not play for the club again.
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David Duckenfield was omitted from the first team squad and never played for the club in any capacity again.
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David Duckenfield's actions were disowned by Chelsea Football Club and he no longer works as a broadcaster.
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