Hillsborough disaster: How the day unfolded - BBC News

The inquest has found that the 96 football fans who died on April 15 1989 at Hillsborough stadium were unlawfully killed. The jury also concluded that the behavior of Liverpool fans was not to blame for the crush. Here is how the day unfolded.
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[@emilysalmon4232]

God bless the families who fought for justice for 27 years and never gave up. There are 96 angels smiling down on you. I hope and pray that nothing like this ever happens in the future, it was such a tragedy. You'll never walk alone. Rest in peace the 96 xxx

[@lapinlogic6267]

battled so hard to honour their memories, only for 24 hours later rush back down to the solicitors to put a claim in for millions of pounds of compensation. disgusting actions by some, not all but some.

[@gwyneth7812]

disgusting comment

Certainly was a tragedy.....did you work that out yourself ?

[@MarkSmith-er7fe]

yeah what goes around comes around----they all prob sang munich songs so f them

[@neptunesdemise]

97 now, truly horrifying.

[@1977chopper]

Watching this in 2024 as a Man Utd fan, after all these years this still haunts all genuine football fans, we won’t forget what happened that day and we’ll remember all those that lost their lives.

[@joehill5253]

In moments like this, you get to see a little glimpse of how compassionate we can be to one another

[@sixtysecondvlog]

The anniversary is approaching. We will never forget the 96. A day I shall never forget, it was the day after my 17th birthday.

[@MarkHarrison733]

They were killed by Liverpool fans.

[@elizajohn5]

@@MarkHarrison733 What a silly comment. It was a tragedy. No Liverpool fan set out to kill their fellow fans that day. Have a bit of respect.

[@patriothammer1460]

R.I.P🙏😪1 day you will get justice for the 96 who died and 766 who were injured xxx

[@MarkHarrison733]

The Liverpool fans caused all of the deaths.

[@josericardorz30]

@@MarkHarrison733 Bro, they died from a crowd crush, how did liverpool fans were the blamed ones💀

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@josericardorz30 The drunk fans charged the gate.

[@GarethWilliams-fr4un]

Bore off another 🐀 hater spouting bile

[@BristolRoversFan]

​@@MarkHarrison733didn't happen. Stop trying to look for a reaction

[@kirstymcgreevy5784]

God bless everyone who died.

[@joshlunt7827]

34 years on from today, 97 Liverpool fans gone but never forgotten. YNWA Hillsborough Disaster 15/04/1989

[@MarkHarrison733]

They were killed by Liverpool fans.

[@charismaticadventurer8448]

@@MarkHarrison733they were killed by the police. This isn’t a topic you speak about without research. Learn to shut up. This is serious, your comment is disgusting and disgraceful.

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@charismaticadventurer8448 They were killed by the fans.

[@aodhanmccrudden8973]

​@@MarkHarrison733if they were killed by fans I'm sure Maggie the witch wouldn't have done so much to cover it up, the police wouldn't have done so much to cover it up and then The Sun newspaper. Get your facts out I'm guessing youre probably still one of those people who think the earth's flat and the sun orbits earth. Uneducated.

[@EntltyNyx]

Police​@@MarkHarrison733

[@Froggy148]

As a Wednesday fan this makes tears form in my eyes to this day May all rest in peace

[@jeme8076]

Never forgotten

[@cormacdonnelly7281]

Will never be forgotten❤️

[@licklebee]

so very sad...

[@eneamile4821]

❤❤❤Respect forever.Rest in peace.Amen!❤❤❤

[@shiningcatz]

Does anyone know what this music is? It makes it much scarier

[@Formula1Edits99]

Rip 97 never forgot

[@themostepichandle]

rest in peace 🙏

[@Cillo515]

As a Liverpool fan this is so sad 😢

[@Gangle766]

This is so scary to watch. May all those innocent people rest in peace

[@leeregan610]

Of course the police were worst than useless and lied and those fans inside the stadium were innocent victims, but how did the fans pushing to get into the stadium especially the minority without tickets not contribute to the disaster?

[@ledjarde]

+Lee Regan Good point Lee.....what happened was tragic, no-one's denying that....scores of innocent people died, and the subsequent lies and cover-up stinks to high heaven....But unfortunately the fans weren't entirely blameless. The police management of the crowd outside the ground was poor. A lot more should have been done to prevent ticketless fans from getting near the ground. More turnstiles should have been open (surely they should have ALL been open anyway, on such big game). These factors combined would have prevented the huge build-up of fans immediately outside the ground. The problem also lied in the fact that the crowd outside the ground contained a lot of ticketless fans (there's always a lot fans who turn up ticketless at big games, hoping to get one off a tout, or jump a turnstile, especially in the 70's and 80's), so when the exit gate was opened, it meant that WAY too many people were being shepherded into the ground, and a crush was inevitable. The fact the police failed to close the interior tunnel was a massive factor. In this instance, fans probably had no idea where to go (they were after all unfamiliar wih the ground), and just went towards the first open space they saw, oblivious to the fact they were about to cause a crush. SO...the facts: poor crowd management outside the ground, not enough open turnstiles to get fans into the ground quickly enough, too many fans without tickets seeking and getting into the ground for free (if the correct quantity of fans were gaining entry, there wouldn't have been a crush), and once inside fans weren't guided to the correct terraces. Duckenfield should have opened the tunnel, yes, no question about it, but the growing pressure he was under in those minutes is unthinkable. Such pressure makes people panic, freeze, and clouds their ability to think clearly. I'm not defending his inaction, just trying to understand it. But put all those factors together....and you have a situation that should never have happened. It was so preventable. But why does it always seem to take a tragedy like this before safety improvements are made? We're so reactive in the UK, instead of being proactive. We seem happy to run the risk of a disaster or accident happening before we implement something that would have prevented it.

[@abprepboy33]

+ledjarde The exit gate being opened definitely upped the risk of something bad happening in the pin (ie the crush) or on the way to the stadium entrances. Other than the gate though, there were things they could have done. their should be a guard at the entrance of all these pins (the tunnel) letting in enough for capacity and filtering the remaining fans to the next available entrance. Its even more critical to monitor "standing room only sections". If the guard posted closed the back door when it was full- it could have been avoided. Also one thing that nobody mentions except for one guy in the 30 for 30 video......Even after it was made clear there was a huge problem- the police had poor reaction skills. THEY NEVER OPENED THE BACK DOOR LEADING INTO THE TUNNEL!!!!! that would have been huge in relieving the crush. instead they sat there wand watched for over 30 minutes as people were being thrown through the small front entrance and jumping the fence. (All while the first couple rows of people were literally being trampled)

[@raymondaten2179]

Another thing you have to concider, really years of immaturity and disrespect led to this as well. If fans would just go to a football match and enjoy themselves instead of invading the pitch, there wouldn't have been any need of having the fences up, just the advertising board. Also the fact that fans from opposite teams having to be separated and the turnstiles having to be on either end of the stadium instead of all around the stadium because people going to a football match couldn't act right. Yes this particular day, the police are most at fault, but even if the police didn't know what they were doing, but if those 2 things weren't there because of fans not acting right in the past, this wouldn't have ever happened. Hell, even with this tragedy happening, fans can still not act right.

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

Wow 😢

[@chooselife5863]

RIP such a tragedy!!! WHY didn't they have fence cutters to resolve it faster anyone?

[@checkleylaneproductions551]

#justicefor96

[@micksmusicchannel]

RIP the 97

[@richardbarnes9342]

It is an unbelievable error made by police to open those gates, and so devious of them to admit it years later,it just shows how corrupt our police force and politicians are, nothing surprises me with them, not all police, just certain officers of the law, who just seem to have that callous, snide. Devios corrupt character, liverpool is a fine city,iam an Arsenal fan and have been for many years ,i know plenty of liverpool and Everton fans and have spent many a good night in liverpool, rest in peace the 96, and god bless their families and loved ones,my thoughts are always with you.

[@MarkHarrison733]

The Liverpool fans caused all of the deaths.

[@strongbow310]

So sad

[@oddities-whatnot]

😢

[@user-mm9wj4qc1h]

I am balling my eyes out🥹🥹🥹

[@lulupickle9140]

I’m confused. It wasn’t like something collapsed or a gunman came into the arena. It was literally impatient fans rushing and pushing each other? Totally unavoidable had everyone had an ounce of patience and taken their time to get in? Unreal

[@AdeleMoravcov]

I still do not understand why they were letting them in that full sector, when there was plenty sectors with space for them. They should have closed that one sector first and then open the gates cuz lets be honest, people would die there too if they didnt open them. I just do not understand why they were allow into that sector. That seems like the biggest mistake.

[@Bazanadu]

Well, the side pens had concealed entrances. Normally, staff would have closed the central pens and directed fans to the side pens once the central ones filled. This was not done that day. Who was responsible has been the subject of inquiries, inquests and legal proceedings...

[@gweilospur5877]

Oops, don’t mention Heysel…..

[@GGTezodor]

😭

[@GabrielNikolov-Gabi]

you never walk alone-ynwa

[@svjetlanagracic720]

What happened

[@user-vn5rz6xc9l]

YNWA RIP

[@threebros3333]

Steven gerrard lost his friend 😢

[@milfordmkt]

1980's Thatcherite England was full of preventable disasters like this, where callous penny pinching authorities & businesses alike were tolerated & kept dangerously antiquated facilities open for tragedy.

[@Liam2621]

Not one fan turned up late and drunk without a ticket?

[@leeregan610]

+Liam l Yes there may have been fans who turned up late after a few beers, check any football match even today, but I seriously doubt that any fans turned up to hurt fellow supporters, of course they didn't. To say they didn't play a part, in my own opinion is ludicrous, they weren't grains of sand in an egg timer they were centient human beings who chose to push on, however it was a minor part. 100% the police should have been ready to deal with it, and terrible mistakes were made, lives of good people were needlessly given away and as hard as it is for loved ones to hear mistakes happen. What is unforgivable is that the authorities strategically lied about the events and those who did have caused immeasurable pain and should be called to account.

[@mrtoptenatten]

Now it should be....justice for the HYSAL 17

[@danielledewitt1]

Lee Regan Oh sure blame the innocent liverpool fans because you have nothing better to do.

[@mrtoptenatten]

It's a pity the "city of self pity"......dont go on about HYSAL....as much...or has that one elapsed from their memory

[@mrtoptenatten]

@@leeregan610 what about.....HYSAL.....self pity city supporters never ever mention the 39 dead!!!!!!!!!

[@carlholden7709]

Oh my word….it’s been nearly 35 years ago and it’s still being investigated and put on the news can people get over it and move on it’s still put on the news all the time till this day it’s depressing to see the sight of on tv is there not enough other things we can now talk about than that 😤

[@steve-kl9iv]

But you're searching for Hillsborough videos and leaving comments saying you're sick of hearing about it! Seen your comments on at least 2 different videos already and I've only watch 3 myself!Admit it, you love talking about Hillsborough because you're a sad troll 😂

[@repo136]

"can people get over it and move on" F*ckin troll.

[@a380wings]

#96

[@ChrisSmith-bu7oj]

i no r i p love lfc all my life

[@kjw7556]

Kelvin Mackenzie had to apologise for telling the truth .

[@MarkHarrison733]

Thankfully Sir Bernard Ingham never apologised.

[@georgelow7049]

DON'T TRUST THE SUN

[@MarkHarrison733]

"The Sun" told the truth.

[@BlitzBS11]

How did they die I don’t understand

[@Brexit_ballers10]

They got crushed sadly 😢 😔

[@Invisble748]

I don’t know so many are only blaming the police? The fans shouldn’t enter an exit gate.

[@haberdasheryandspam]

Has a pen touched paper yet for the hiessl disaster, and my alloy wheels inquiry

[@robbie1238]

People were found guilty of manslaughter for the heysel disaster mate

[@ArthurcapybaraArthurgamer]

Someone explain me what happend?

[@MarkHarrison733]

The Liverpool fans charged the gate, causing all of the deaths.

[@benmacca8843]

The police let too many people into the stadium causing a crush in one of the Liverpool stands. Don’t mind that fool Mark Harrison he’s a 40 year old virgin living in his nanas attic.

[@benmacca8843]

@@MarkHarrison733your wrong bud

[@geoffwright3692]

@@MarkHarrison733 You've been reading the S*n, gain, haven't you? I actually don't blame you, these lies originating from the scummy press get passed down through the generations. Maybe one of your ma's smackhead "boyfriends" AKA "Uncle John/ Steve/ Dave/ Paul/Mick/ Seamus/ Fred!", etc, etc, has poisoned your mind accordingly

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@benmacca8843 Sir Bernard Ingham told the truth.

[@Wasabisikes]

how did overcroded-ness kill people????

[@Travel_and_music_shorts]

Yesterday i saw some chaotic English fans in euro cup in Germany. I love england and the people but i could clearly notice that people do get carried away from the sport and forget about some basic safety sense. Please guys , put your lives and safety above creating chaos . God bless the souls of the people who lose their lives and i hope it never happens again

[@steve-kl9iv]

You have no sense

[@Travel_and_music_shorts]

@@steve-kl9iv you sound like one of them buddy . I never disrespect the people who lost to the bad management. I just wanted to point out to the English fans who get over emotional about the game which is more than any other European nation . I'm working for euro 2024 and it's obvious who the English fans are . Again, not all of them but the few of them give bad names to others

[@steve-kl9iv]

@@Travel_and_music_shorts you're the problem then. Clueless

[@Travel_and_music_shorts]

@@steve-kl9iv Keep crying

[@steve-kl9iv]

@@Travel_and_music_shorts who's crying? You're the troll mocking Hillsborough

[@CanucksWontWin]

I'm a Yankee in the States... Were people crushed by people falling or how exactly did it happen ?? #RIP96

[@elianacunningham3374]

David Mays From my understanding, the lower levels were packed and people started suffocating because of just how many people there were on that portion of Liverpool's side

[@raantaaro]

David Mays some people suffocated and were crushed against the barriers and died of suffocation, some fell and crushed others, some fell and got injured...

Mainly through pushing and pushing and pushing. You will struggle to find a straight answer on here.

[@benmacca8843]

@STOPTHEASIANINVASIONpretty sad to be spreading lies on the internet when ur about 35 years of age

[@geoffwright3692]

@STOPTHEASIANINVASION You're part of the National Front, aren't you? Probably one of the NF infiltrators who rocked up at Heysel to make that unforgivable night worse...

[@jitsupakpinkaew8341]

Is everyone else hat is watching this English like me?

[@Tracymmo]

+Jitsupak Pinkaew American here. I remember this in the news when it happened. So horrifying. While the story isn't as well known here or as heavily covered in the media, some of us are aware and are glad that the victims' families finally are getting some form of justice. I am disgusted by so much of what happened that day, but also by it taking this long for the truth to be properly heard.

[@heatherlingard9444]

Why where the fans running on to the pitch and why did non ticket fans turn up knowing that the stadium would be to full and they wouldn't be allowed in anyway if it was a concert and I didn't have tickets i would of stayed at home and not wasted my time standing outside the stadium

[@cockywatchman1976]

Non ticket fans didnt turn up. It’s a myth. Ticketless fans had no factor in the disaster-as proven in a court of law

[@AdamKemmer]

Liverpool fans are like this only

[@geoffboldison856]

They were going on to the pitch because they were having the life squeezed out of them on the terraces for god's sake woman show some commonsense and show some respect RIP all you poor people

[@Brexit_ballers10]

#97

[@peace-now]

What caused this? GREED!! It was the naked greed of the soccer authorities selling too many tickets. Don't blame the police. The MPs are despicable, finding the wrong people guilty. About police. What could they do? Not opening the gates would have caused a fatal crush on the road leading into the stadium. Remember, the main cause was too many tickets sold!! What could have improved the aftermath of the decision by greedy football bosses. >1. CHANGE TIME The match could have been delayed. Note that greedy soccer bosses were against that, as their costs would be higher due to fans leaving later. >2. ORGANIZATION Police could have had a better command structure. I notice senior officers getting involved in the front lines - all very noble, but should be delegated to Inspectors etc, not Commanders and Superintendents. Police officers were mulling around doing nothing. So were most of the public. In such a situation, any person can and should give orders. Help the police! >3. BLAME CULTURE This is pathetic. The fans should not be blamed. Neither should police. It is a complicated situation. >4. CROWD CONTROL Much more theory and science should be applied. Crowd flow must be analyzed and entrances blocked off, if crushes are occurring further on. >5. ENGINEERING The venue was clearly too small to take these crowds, and the ticketing systems too slow. Once again, down to greed of the football bosses.

[@LINDSAYWINN]

+SugarTomAppleRoger it was not MPs who found that there was unlawful killing but ordinary members of the public. It was the catastrophic decision to open the gate that directly caused the disaster. That was the finding of the inquest jury.

[@peace-now]

+Lindsay Winn If they had not opened the gate, people would have been crushed to death in front of the gate. The police officer ordered the gate open to relieve the crush. What would you have done in that situation, Lindsay?

[@LINDSAYWINN]

SugarTomAppleRoger If you look at the Taylor Report, it was concluded that it was in particular the omission to guide the fans into the relatively empty pens that was the cause of the disaster.

[@seanhickey5479]

Your both wrong, the one thing that caused all f this was the organisation of the fans. Having all Liverpool fans pass through leppings lane and more importantly having 10,100 standing people pass through 7 turnstiles is nothing but a disaster waiting to happen.

[@engespress]

I said the exact same thing somewhere else.

[@suziekg77]

#jft97

[@chiefintheleaves]

34 years today. YNWA reds.

[@mrtoptenatten]

Thats all you ever hear them say......"dont forget the 96".......hysel......o i forgot !

[@cockywatchman1976]

I don’t see the relevance. Totally unrelated events

[@KapesniMilenka]

This is sick man, people are disgusting.. I wish i was a cat and dont have to deal with peoples shit, tragedies like this makes me so disappointed..

[@whitexchina]

I hope the police paid for this! The fans helped each other!

[@alvinindra5356]

i wasnt there

[@olanrewajusogunle1097]

Lol

[@Brexit_ballers10]

#fj97

[@EL-pw2ky]

All man-made

[@jamesklatt]

The day football almost died.

[@jaimep3432]

Not really.

[@Zannons]

…..

[@MarkHarrison733]

Liverpool openly supported the IRA, yet expected sympathy for the drunk fans with forged tickets.

[@Beachgirl1]

LMAO. What in the Hell do the IRA have to do with this tragedy? I’ve seen your posts on this and other threads concerning Hillsborough. You are simply a troll with an Anti-Liverpool agenda. You aren’t to be taken seriously. Come on, don’t be a coward and tell everyone what club you support. I can guess…

[@MarkHarrison733]

The Liverpool fans caused all of the deaths.

[@cockywatchman1976]

Prat

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@cockywatchman1976 Sir Bernard Ingham was correct.

[@cockywatchman1976]

@@MarkHarrison733 you’re either an uneducated simpleton or nasty-probably both by the looks of it

[@geoffwright3692]

You're a dickhead, you silly little S*n reading Tory imbecile. Taking that nasty wolverine-faced knobhead Ingham seriously....

[@danielledewitt1]

No Duckenfield caused this not the fans.

[@s_.777]

it was the police men’s fault.

[@MarkHarrison733]

The drunk fans were 100% to blame.

[@s_.777]

@@MarkHarrison733 no… the police kept letting them in. it wasn’t the fans at all. they didn’t know it was packed until it was too late. the police letting them inside the stadium are to blame. this has been proven in court you know

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@s_.777 Nothing was "proven" by that whitewash so-called "inquiry".

[@MarkHarrison733]

The drunk fans with forged tickets caused their own deaths by charging the gate.

[@86lydy]

Cover up! Like Lucy ! And post office.. police in Hillsboro.. look up pics.. and see the kids smashed against the fence

[@Brexit_ballers10]

#96