Hillsborough Disaster: How it Happened in 1989

Ninety-six 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 Semi-Final 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 standing-room-only 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: