27 Facts About Hillsborough disaster

1.

Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989.

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2.

The Hillsborough disaster led to a number of safety improvements in the largest English football grounds, notably the elimination of fenced standing terraces in favour of all-seater stadiums in the top two tiers of English football.

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3.

Hillsborough disaster Stadium had been constructed in 1899 to house Sheffield Wednesday.

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4.

Meanwhile, Hillsborough disaster was accepted as the FA Cup semi-final venue on 20 March 1989 by the Football Association.

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5.

UEFA President Jacques Georges caused controversy by describing the Liverpool supporters as "beasts", wrongly suggesting that hooliganism was the cause of the Hillsborough disaster, which had occurred less than four years after the Heysel Stadium Hillsborough disaster.

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6.

Hillsborough disaster's remarks led to Liverpool F C calling for his resignation, but he apologised on discovering hooliganism was not the cause.

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7.

Much of the money went to victims and relatives of those involved in the Hillsborough disaster and provided funds for a college course to improve the hospital phase of emergency care.

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8.

The lingering effects of the Hillsborough disaster were seen as a cause, or contributory factor, in all of these.

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9.

Andrew Devine, aged 22 at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, suffered similar injuries to Tony Bland and was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state.

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10.

In March 1997—just before the eighth anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster—it was reported he had emerged from the condition and was able to communicate using a touch-sensitive pad, and he had been showing signs of awareness of his surroundings for up to three years before.

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11.

Gerrard has said the Hillsborough disaster inspired him to lead the team he supported as a boy and become a top professional football player.

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12.

The oldest person to die at Hillsborough disaster was 67-year-old Gerard Baron, an older brother of former Liverpool player Kevin Baron.

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13.

Hillsborough disaster's unsuccessfully appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in 2009.

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14.

Hillsborough disaster 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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15.

Hillsborough disaster 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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16.

Hillsborough disaster 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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17.

Taylor concluded that in responding to the Hillsborough disaster there had been no fault on the part of the emergency services .

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18.

Hillsborough Independent Panel was instituted in 2009 by the British government to investigate the Hillsborough disaster, to oversee the disclosure of documents about the disaster and its aftermath and to produce a report.

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19.

On 12 September 2012, the Hillsborough Independent Panel concluded that no Liverpool fans were responsible in any way for the disaster, and that its main cause was a "lack of police control".

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20.

Hillsborough disaster families called for the payments to be frozen during the IPCC investigation.

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21.

Hillsborough disaster faced no charge in respect of the death of Tony Bland, who died four years after the disaster.

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22.

Representatives of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster stated that they would be asking for an independent review of the decision under the Right to Review Scheme.

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23.

Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool's manager at the time of the Hillsborough disaster, read a passage from the Bible, "Lamentations of Jeremiah".

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24.

Hillsborough disaster touched not only Liverpool, but football clubs in England and around the world.

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25.

Hillsborough disaster was suspended from the club for a fortnight and many fans felt he should not play for the club again.

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26.

Hillsborough disaster was omitted from the first team squad and never played for the club in any capacity again.

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27.

Hillsborough disaster's actions were disowned by Chelsea Football Club and he no longer works as a broadcaster.

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