He said of the Bradford families: "They did not harbour conspiracy theories. According to the BBC report: "The names of the victims were read from the memorial book and floral tributes were laid at a plaque bearing their names. . [53] Standing on terraces and the use of perimeter fencing around the pitch, the use of CCTV, the timing of football matches and policing of sporting events were factors for a subsequent inquiry to consider. [294] Johnson apologised at the time of the article, travelling to Liverpool to do so,[295] and again following the publication of the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in 2012; Johnson's apology was rejected by Margaret Aspinall, chairperson of the Hillsborough Families Support Group, whose son James, 18, died in the disaster:[296]. The Hillsborough memorial at Anfield (featuring the names of the 96 who lost their lives, and an eternal flame) was located next to the Shankly Gates before it was moved to the front of the redeveloped main stand in 2016. It has since fuelled persistent and unsustainable assertions about drunken fan behaviour". [154], Prime Minister David Cameron also responded to the April 2016 verdict by saying that it represented a "long overdue" but "landmark moment in the quest for justice", adding "All families and survivors now have official confirmation of what they always knew was the case, that the Liverpool fans were utterly blameless in the disaster that unfolded at Hillsborough. These were formally given to the inquests at 11:00 on 26 April 2016. [140], Following an application on 19 December 2012 by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the High Court quashed the verdicts in the original inquests and ordered fresh inquests to be held. fans had died (a 96th fan died in 1993, and 97th in 2021).An interim report was published in August 1989 . (Everyone in the office) seemed paralysed"looking like rabbits in the headlights"as one hack described them. [15], Hillsborough Stadium had been constructed in 1899 to house Sheffield Wednesday. [19] Sheffield Wednesday were later criticised for neglecting safety in the stadium, especially after an incident in the semi-final of the 1981 FA Cup. The lingering effects of the disaster were seen as a cause, or contributory factor, in all of these.[68]. [56], The FA chief executive Graham Kelly, who had attended the match, said the FA would conduct an inquiry into what had happened. . People are very upset by it. The report said "When spectators first appeared on the track, the immediate assumption in the control room was that a pitch invasion was threatened. "[281], Professor Phil Scraton described Pearce's comments as amongst the "most bigoted and factually inaccurate" published in the wake of the disaster. 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[12], The second coroner's inquests were held from 1 April 2014 to 26 April 2016. After the last verdict was read out, I decided to jot down a few thoughts. To which the plain answer is that a good and sufficient minority of you behave like animals. [282][pageneeded] A number of complaints were made to the Press Council concerning the article, but the Council ruled that it was unable to adjudicate on comment pieces, though the Council noted that tragedy or disaster is not an occasion for writers to exercise gratuitous provocation. Their claims were dismissed and the Alcock decision was upheld. It emphasised the general situation at Hillsborough was satisfactory compared with most grounds. Dean Davis and David Walters, South African Liverpool supporters, were responsible for the service and the bench was commissioned by Guy Prowse in 2008. . It has taken more than two decades, 400,000 documents and a two-year inquiry to discover to my horror that it would have been far more accurate had I written the headline The Lies rather than The Truth. The jury saw CCTV images of the girls and their father going through the turnstiles at 13:53. Mole. The city of Liverpool will today remember the 96 football fans who died at Hillsborough stadium, 30 years to the day since the disaster. 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No formal pleas were taken from the other four defendants. [297], Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje was accused of having shown disrespect towards the Hillsborough victims during the 2009 remembrance ceremony, as he was spotted on camera "smiling and nudging" teammate Damien Plessis. [37] At 2:46pm, the BBC's football commentator John Motson had already noticed the uneven distribution of people in the Leppings Lane pens. [63] Much of the money went to victims and relatives of those involved in the disaster and provided funds for a college course to improve the hospital phase of emergency care. [51], Condolences flooded in from across the world, led by the Queen. Over 4,000 were still outside, crammed tightly around the turnstiles and in the holding area. [313] In another letter written to a Liverpool supporter, also written in 1996, Ingham remarked that people should "shut up about Hillsborough". [322], The American sports network ESPN produced the documentary Hillsborough as part of its 30 for 30 series of sports films (under a new "Soccer Stories" subdivision). [85], One of the individual cases where the circumstances of death were not fully resolved was that of Kevin Williams, the fifteen-year-old son of Anne Williams. At the rescheduled fixture, Arsenal players brought flowers onto the pitch and presented them to the Liverpool fans around the stadium before the game commenced. [267], James Murdoch made a full apology for The Sun's coverage when he appeared at a hearing of the House of Commons Select committee dealing with the News International phone hacking scandal in 2012. [124] Their report was in 395 pages and delivered 153 key findings. Some supporters were delayed by roadworks while crossing the Pennines on the M62 motorway which resulted in minor traffic congestion. It was a fundamental mistake. When he presented his report in February 1998, he concluded that there was insufficient evidence for a new inquiry into the disaster. [232] Supporters of Everton, Liverpool's traditional local rivals, were affected, many of them having lost friends and family. "[38], Outside the stadium, a bottleneck developed with more fans arriving than could be safely filtered through the turnstiles before 3:00pm. While rehearsing for the match off-air, he suggested a nearby cameraman look as well. We have been in contact with the Hillsborough Family Support Group and the Hillsborough Justice Campaign to express our deep regret and sincere apologies. 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[37], The report dismissed the theory, put forward by South Yorkshire Police, that fans attempting to gain entry without tickets or with forged tickets were contributing factors. Following the findings of the Independent Panel in September 2012, Alex Ferguson and two Manchester United fan groups called for an end to the "sick chants". [78] The oldest person to die at Hillsborough was 67-year-old Gerard Baron, an older brother of former Liverpool player Kevin Baron. [238][239], In December 2021, Liverpool City Council nominated Andrew Devine posthumously for the freedom of the city of Liverpool, a tribute given to the original 96 victims in 2016. He 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. This included the Wolverhampton-based Express & Star, which reported that the match had been cancelled as a result of a "pitch invasion in which many fans were injured". 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The Spectator's comments were widely circulated following the April 2016 verdict by the Hillsborough inquest's second hearing proving unlawful killing of the 96 dead at Hillsborough. [4] The 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. From 2007, an annual Hillsborough Memorial service was held at Spion Kop, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AA17193/2431", "Times front page omitting Hillsborough changed after staff revolt", "We've been criticised today for not having Hillsborough on our first edition front page. [148] The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing in respect of all 96 victims (by majority verdict of 72). [32] Although Mole could have been assigned the semi-final match's planning despite his transfer, that was not done. The safety certificate was never renewed and the stated capacity of the stadium was never changed. Is there, perhaps, a lesson there for the Hillsborough campaigners? [298], On 28 June 2010, following England's departure from the 2010 FIFA World Cup competition in South Africa, the UK's Culture and Sport Secretary Jeremy Hunt praised the England fans for their behaviour during the competition, saying "I mean, not a single arrest for a football-related offence, and the terrible problems that we had in Heysel and Hillsborough in the 1980s seem now to be behind us." It was also reported that the jury would be directed to find Mackrell not guilty on the charge of contravening the stadium's safety certificate due to a lack of evidence. [263] Chris Horrie estimated in 2014 that the tabloid's owners had lost 15million per month since the disaster, in 1989 prices. [195], At a trial preparation hearing at Preston Crown Court on 10September 2018, Duckenfield pleaded not guilty to all 95 charges against him. It's fine to apologise afterwards. Most significantly, it would find unlawful killing. Let's be honest about thispeople were against us. Hillsborough: anatomy of a disaster Guardian The evidence built into a startling indictment of South Yorkshire police, their chain of command and conduct - a relentlessly detailed evisceration. In the following days and weeks, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) fed the press false stories suggesting that football hooliganism and drunkenness by Liverpool supporters had caused the disaster. Turnstiles numbered 1 to 10, ten in all, provided access to 9,700 seats in the North Stand; a further six turnstiles (numbered 11 to 16) provided access to 4,456 seats in the upper tier of the West Stand. [145] Maria Eagle confirmed her understanding that WMP actions in this respect would be the subject of IPCC scrutiny. followed in April 2017 on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the disaster after a column by Kelvin MacKenzie concerning Everton footballer Ross Barkley. "[220] A gospel choir performed and the ceremony ended with a rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone". I have never, since hearing the Taylor evidence unfold, offered any other interpretation in public or private. [43], The match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest began as scheduled at 3:00pm. The Hillsborough disaster touched not only Liverpool, but football clubs in England and around the world. The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, on 15 April 1989. Meanwhile, on the pitch, police, stewards and members of the St John Ambulance service were overwhelmed. [26] Serious overcrowding was observed at the 1987 quarter-final between Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City[28] and again during the semi-final between Coventry City and Leeds United at Hillsborough. [320], In 1994 Roger Cook led an investigation into the Hillsborough disaster in a series 9 edition of The Cook Report entitled "Kevin's Mum". List of archive and library material relating to the disaster held at Sheffield City Council's Libraries and Archives. donation was the amount the club would have received (as its share of the match income) had the semi-final gone ahead as planned. A memorial garden in Hillsborough Park with a 'You'll never walk alone' gateway. I held those views then, I hold them now. issued a ban on The Sun journalists from entering their grounds in response to the coverage of Hillsborough by the newspaper. Although the editor Boris Johnson did not write this piece,[293] journalist Simon Heffer said he had written the first draft of the article at Johnson's request. Ninety-four people, aged from 10 to 67 years old, died on the day, either at the stadium, in the ambulances, or shortly after arrival at hospital. Just one person has been convicted for anything related to the Hillsborough disaster: Graham Mackrell, the then Sheffield Wednesday secretary, of a safety offence, for which he was fined. He faced no charge in respect of the death of Tony Bland, who died four years after the disaster. [46]:137,138 As this declaration was not immediately performed, confusion reigned over those attempting to administer aid on the pitch. An apology appeared on page 10, reiterating previous statements that the 1989 headline had been an error of judgement. "[114] However, the determination by Stuart-Smith was heavily criticised by the Justice Minister, Lord Falconer, who stated "I am absolutely sure that Sir Murray Stuart-Smith came completely to the wrong conclusion". . He later apologised and said "I know that fan unrest played no part in the terrible events of April 1989 and I apologise to Liverpool fans and the families of those killed and injured in the Hillsborough disaster if my comments caused any offence." ", "South Yorkshire police to ask IPCC to investigate Hillsborough officers' conduct", "Justice for Hillsborough Victims and Families: What Happens Next? [227], Other services took place at the same time, including at the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. [14] In June 2017, six people were charged with offences including manslaughter by gross negligence, misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice for their actions during and after the disaster. [2] Ninety-four people died on the day; another person died in hospital days later, and another victim died in 1993. Peter Caton 2012. "[318], Further extracts from what Eileen Delaney said can be found on the Hillsborough Justice Campaign website[319] and in Phil Scraton's book Hillsborough: The Truth. A Liverpool fan who suffered life-changing injuries in the Hillsborough disaster has died. [191], On 9 August 2017, all except Duckenfield appeared at Warrington Magistrates Court. [52] In the following days more than 200,000 people visited the "shrine" inside the stadium. The entrance is formed of only seven turnstiles, at the top of a bottleneck-shaped road. In July 2021, a coroner ruled that Andrew Devine, who died 32 years after suffering severe and irreversible brain damage on the day, was the 97th victim. The Queen and Peter Metcalf, Donald Denton, Alan Foster. Stand Up Sit Down A Choice to Watch Football. Tuesday 26 April 2016, 6:25pm Details of how and when the 96 Hillsborough disaster victims died: John Alfred Anderson, 62 - Cause of death: traumatic rupture of the abdominal aorta. The Leppings Lane end of the ground did not hold a valid safety certificate at the time of the disaster; it had not been updated since 1979. All five were bailed to appear at the Crown Court in September. That it might so occur was foreseeable". They buried their dead, comforted the bereaved and succoured the injured. During the episode car mechanic Minty said: "Five years out of Europe because of Heysel, because they penned you lot in to stop you fighting on the pitch and then what did we end up with? They were asked 14 questions in relation to the disaster which killed 96 Liverpool . 'Why us? [271], Following the April 2016 verdict of unlawful killing, The Sun and the first print edition of the Times (both owned by News International), did not cover the stories on their front pages, with The Sun relegating the story to pages 8 and 9. Sue MacGregor brought together a group of people who were involved in the disaster to talk about the events of that day at a time when they were still in the midst of their fight for justice. A 20 minute video of the disaster in Windows Media Player format. [45], The agreed upon protocol for the South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service (SYMAS) was that ambulances were to queue at the entrance to the gymnasium, termed the casualty reception point, or CRP. Directed by Daniel Gordon and co-produced with the BBC, the two-hour film chronicles the disaster, the investigations, and their lingering effects; it also includes interviews with survivors, victims' relatives, police officers and investigators. His remarks led to Liverpool F.C. The editor at the time, Dominic Mohan, wrote: "We published an inaccurate and offensive story about the events at Hillsborough. Jones stated that minutes after the disaster, Duckenfield "deceitfully and dishonestly" told senior FA officials that the supporters had forced the gate open. [89] Phillips stated that the exclusion of their evidence was a 'serious error of judgement' by Popper. Importantly, Stuart-Smith's report supported the coroner's assertion that evidence after 3:15pm was inadmissible as "that by 3:15pm the principal cause of death, that is, the crushing, was over. [98], There was no means for calculating when individual enclosures had reached capacity. "[112] He later apologised for his remark, saying it was not intended to offend. The Memorial bench remains at Spion Kop Lodge. [106] Purpose-built stadiums for Premier League and most Football League teams since the report are all-seater. [97] The failure by the police to give the order to direct fans to empty areas of the stadium, was described by Taylor as "a blunder of the first magnitude". [192] On 29June 2018, a ruling was made that Duckenfield would be prosecuted on the manslaughter charges. [284], The November 2002 edition of the men's lifestyle magazine FHM in Australia was swiftly withdrawn from sale soon after its publication, and a public apology made in the Australian and British editions, because it contained jokes mocking the disaster. After the two minutes' silence, bells on civic buildings rang out throughout Merseyside. [26] This 1981 change and other later changes to the stadium invalidated the stadium's safety certificate. [citation needed], A television drama, based on the disaster and subsequent events, titled simply Hillsborough, was produced by Granada Television in 1996. [308], In 2009, nearly twenty years to the day after the disaster, Steven Cohen, a presenter on Fox Soccer Channel and Sirius satellite radio in the United States (an Englishman and Chelsea fan), stated on his radio show that Liverpool fans "without tickets" were the "root cause" and "perpetrators" of the disaster. "[289] The British edition disassociated itself from the controversy, stating: "FHM Australia has its own editorial team and these captions were written and published without consultation with the UK edition, or any other edition of FHM. "[30], Police presence at the previous year's FA Cup semi-final (also between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest and also at Hillsborough Stadium) had been overseen by Chief Superintendent Brian L. In memory of 96 people, that have lost their lives.song: ''Denez Prigdent & Lisa Gerrard - Gortoz A Ran'' [96], Taylor concluded that in responding to the disaster there had been no fault on the part of the emergency services (St John Ambulance, South Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service and fire brigade). Hillsborough first aired in the US on 15April 2014, the 25th anniversary of the disaster. In March 1997just before the eighth anniversary of the disasterit 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. This game was Liverpool's first appearance on the football field since the disaster two weeks earlier. [301] Leeds United chairman Ken Bates endorsed this call in the club programme and stated, "Leeds have suffered at times with reference to Galatasaray; some of our so-called fans have also been guilty as well, particularly in relation to Munich." [194], On 21 August 2018, it was announced that all charges against Bettison were being dropped as the CPS felt that there was insufficient evidence to have a realistic chance of a conviction. With 97 deaths and 766 injuries, it has the highest death toll in British sporting history. "[155] The Labour Party described the handling of the Hillsborough disaster as the "greatest miscarriage of justice of our times", with Labour MPs Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram calling for accountability and the prosecution of those responsible. [284] The Times later tweeted that "We made a mistake with the front page of our first edition, and we fixed it for our second edition. This is our response", "Hillsborough inquest verdict: the front pages", "As disgusting as it is unsurprising. [35], Three chartered trains transported Liverpool supporters to Sheffield for a match in 1988, but only one such train ran in 1989. Several campaigns have attempted to get the government to relax the regulation and allow standing areas to return to Premiership and Championship grounds. It said criticism of Rooney was wrong and co-ordinated by the Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Post. [16], At the time of the disaster most English football stadiums had high steel fencing between the spectators and the playing field in response to pitch invasions. [140][141][142] Bettison denied the claim, and other allegations about his conduct, saying:[143]. I published in good faith and I am sorry that it was so wrong. [94] Further stating: "South Yorkshire Police were not prepared to concede they were in any respect at fault in what occurred. [149][150] Upon receiving the April 2016 verdict, Hillsborough Family Support Group chair Margaret Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was killed in the disaster, said:[151][152][153].