Hillsborough Disaster: How it Happened in 1989

Ninetysix Liverpool football fans lost their lives when they went to watch a game on 15th April 1989. More than 50, 000 people gathered at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, for the FA Cup SemiFinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. In order to relieve a bottleneck of Liverpool fans trying to enter the venue before kickoff, police opened an exit gate and people rushed to get inside. More than 3, 000 fans were funneled into a standingroomonly area with a safe capacity of just 1, 600. The obvious crush in the stands prompted organisers to stop the game after six minutes. , Hillsborough, HillsboroughDisaster, LiverpoolFC Report by Lydia Batham. Subscribe here: Twitter: Facebook: If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit: