How many of the Hillsborough victims were related?

Two sisters, three pairs of brothers, and a father and son were among those who died, as were two men about to become fathers for the first time: 25-year-old Steven Brown of Wrexham and 30-year-old Peter Thompson of Widnes. Jon-Paul Gilhooley, aged 10, was the youngest person to die.

Who was the 97th?

Andrew Stanley Devine, the 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster, has now been added to the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield. Andrew, who was a lifelong supporter of the club, sadly passed away in July 2021 at the age of 55 as a result of the life-changing injuries he sustained during the tragedy.

Who were Liverpool playing at Hillsborough?

Nottingham Forest
Ninety-seven children, women and men lost their lives as a result of the disaster at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium on April 15, 1989.

Who was the 96th victim of Hillsborough?

Tony Bland
March 1993: The 96th victim of the Hillsborough disaster, Tony Bland, dies after being left severely brain damaged in the crush. After nearly four years in a persistent vegetative state, life support is removed after a legal battle. He was 18 at the time of the tragedy but 22 when he died.

What injuries did Andrew Devine have?

Andrew suffered lasting brain damage on that tragic April day 32 years ago, and he sadly passed away as a result of those injuries last July at the age of 55.

How many Hillsborough victims could have been saved?

As many as 58 victims of the Hillsborough disaster might have been saved if the emergency services had responded better, far more than estimated by the recent report into the 1989 tragedy.

Can you buy The Sun in Liverpool?

Shortly afterwards, Billy Bragg released the song “Scousers Never Buy The Sun”. In 2016, Liverpool City Council passed a motion supported by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson to urge local retailers not to sell The Sun.

What footballers played at Hillsborough?

Revealed: Footballers who played on day of Hillsborough disaster recall how tragedy affected them

• BRUCE GROBBELAARLiverpool goalkeeper.
• PETER BEARDSLEYLiverpool forward.
• ALAN HANSENLiverpool defender.
• JOHN BARNESLiverpool winger.
• STUART PEARCENott’m Forest captain.
• KENNY DALGLISHLiverpool manager.
• IAN RUSHLiverpool substitute.

Who died in Liverpool Football Club?

In the past year, 96 sadly became 97 following the passing of lifelong Reds fan Andrew Stanley Devine, who died in July 2021 as a result of the life-changing injuries he sustained at Hillsborough.

What were Andrew Devine’s injuries?

What happened to Anthony Bland?

Tony Bland died on March 3, 1993, and the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death in common with all the other victims of the Hillsborough disaster at the time. However, this was later changed as a result of the second Hillsborough inquest to one of unlawful killing.

How many Hillsborough fans died?

97 people
In total 97 people were killed; one of the victims died in 1993 when he was taken off life support, and another with brain damage passed away in 2021. In addition, more than 760 were injured. Immediately after the disaster, police blamed the incident on Liverpool fans, whom they alleged were drunk and disorderly.

Was there 42 ambulances outside Hillsborough?

Following a police request for a “fleet of ambulances” at 15.06, 42 front-line ambulances lined up outside the ground but access was delayed because police were reporting “crowd trouble”. There was a “lack of the basic necessary life-saving equipment on the pitch where it was most needed”, said the HIP report.

What happened to the 96 victims of Hillsborough?

Mr Bland died in 1993, several years after the disaster, after receiving severe brain injuries on the day which left him in a vegetative state. A landmark legal ruling allowed his family to stop life-support treatment, making him Hillsborough’s 96th and final victim. • Anthony Peter Kelly, 29 – Cause of death: compression asphyxia.

What happened at Hillsborough and how did Michael Bell die?

Time of death: between 14:57 and 16:15. A YTS trainee from Liverpool. Mr Bell was killed at the stadium after travelling by car with his friend and his friend’s father. Upon arriving at Hillsborough, he had entered the stands with some friends, several of whom also died, before being swept away in the crush.

What happened to 96 Liverpool fans who went to a match?

Today marks 30 years since 96 Liverpool fans went to a football match and never returned. Liverpool will fall silent for a minute today to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster at 3.06pm today – the time the FA Cup semi-final was halted in Sheffield.