The Hillsborough Disaster!
15 April 1989 is regarded as one of the darkest dates in the history of football. 97 Liverpool supporters lost their lives as a result of the human crush that happened during the FA Cup semi-final tie between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough Stadium.
Initially, the police blamed fans, citing hooliganism and drunkenness as the causes of the incident. However, justice was served in 2012, when the police match commander, David Duckenfield, finally admitted his mistake. With thousands of fans yet to enter the stadium just before kickoff, David ordered his team to open the exit gates. This led to overcrowding in the stands, and people started suffocating. Fans in the front rows were trampled and crushed against the fences.
Since the Hillsborough disaster, the club has always shown solidarity with those who perished and their families. A mark of memory on the back of every Liverpool jersey symbolises that they will never walk alone.
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