Topic: Previous incidents and near misses at Hillsborough

[The Tenacious Kennedy]

I’ve compiled a history of incidents and near misses at Hillsborough.

The deaths in 1989 weren’t the first crush deaths at Hillsborough and 1989 wasn’t even the first disaster at Hillsborough.

This is a compilation of research done over many years (largely 2012 to 2016) by people on the RAWK Campaigns Forum, with the relevant finds being shared at the time with the HJC/ HFSG legal teams


https://x.com/wrong_kennedy/status/1779856986093347191?s=61&t=qf9cqsYafo-ClF_k9yLIIQ

[No666]

Why exactly was it restored to the semi-final roster? Was there lobbying from the club because they were losing out on gate receipts?

[Speedy Molby]

Why exactly was it restored to the semi-final roster? Was there lobbying from the club because they were losing out on gate receipts?

It was taken off semi-finals after the crush in 1981. I think it was the addition of lateral fences on the Leppings Lane terrace in 1985 that led to its restoration. Of course, those fences made things worse rather than better but in the eyes of the FA SWFC had done something to tackle the problem.