Got a big response to this, with fans from lots of clubs sharing their experience of crushing at Hillsborough over the years.
I’ve compiled them into a thread for researchers and posterity…
I’ve compiled them into a thread for researchers and posterity…
https://twitter.com/wrong_kennedy/status/1575528155510501381
Spurs fan re 1981
“I’ll never forget my brothers coming back from that match in 81 & saying how horrific it was. There should NEVER have been another semi there. Not that they care that much about fans now, but they really didn’t give a shit in the 80’s.”
“I’ll never forget my brothers coming back from that match in 81 & saying how horrific it was. There should NEVER have been another semi there. Not that they care that much about fans now, but they really didn’t give a shit in the 80’s.”
https://twitter.com/hotspur67/status/1575792369554796547?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC Fan re 1988
“I was in Pen C in 1988 and saw a lads arm get broken we were crushed in so tight.”
“I was in Pen C in 1988 and saw a lads arm get broken we were crushed in so tight.”
https://twitter.com/kevhowson/status/1575585259424403458?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQu
MUFC fan re 1988/89
“I stood in the middle pen watching MUFC in the 88/89 seasons and it was absolutely packed,had to climb out because more n more people were being funnelled in,horrendous experience.”
“I stood in the middle pen watching MUFC in the 88/89 seasons and it was absolutely packed,had to climb out because more n more people were being funnelled in,horrendous experience.”
https://twitter.com/shaunwoodburn66/status/1575757270809337856?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQu
MUFC fan re Feb 198
“Ground was shocking..my feet didnt touch the floor when we played there the same year..not fit for purpose”
“Ground was shocking..my feet didnt touch the floor when we played there the same year..not fit for purpose”
https://twitter.com/markrut1970/status/1575586470639071232?s=21&t=NeONamst7gn69lwh_t02ig
Fulham fans re 1975:.
"Feet never touched the ground"
"Scared to celebrate the goal in case we went down"
"It was absolutely rammed in there. Scary at times"
"The most packed in I've ever experienced"
"Feet never touched the ground"
"Scared to celebrate the goal in case we went down"
"It was absolutely rammed in there. Scary at times"
"The most packed in I've ever experienced"
https://twitter.com/ormondroyd/status/1575603259074498565
Sheff Utd Fan re Nov 1989
“I was at that game in Nov 89. Sheff Utd fans crammed into the “cheese slice” corner next to Leppings Lane. Crush so bad I was lifted off the ground when we scored. /1
“I was at that game in Nov 89. Sheff Utd fans crammed into the “cheese slice” corner next to Leppings Lane. Crush so bad I was lifted off the ground when we scored. /1
/2
Shouting at police eventually got some fans moved into north stand. Police had learned nothing”
Shouting at police eventually got some fans moved into north stand. Police had learned nothing”
https://twitter.com/flatsta50274102/status/1575813050304954368
Notts Forest fan re Aug 1984
“I can also remember #NFFC fans recounting overcrowding in Leppings Lane at Wednesday v Forest in August 1984.”
“I can also remember #NFFC fans recounting overcrowding in Leppings Lane at Wednesday v Forest in August 1984.”
https://twitter.com/jamiemcconville/status/1575591440553750529?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
Huddersfield Town fan re 1984 match
“17th Jan 1984 Sheffield Wed v Liverpool I stood in the central pen. It was a fight to get in and the most uncomfortable I've ever felt. Very frightening.”
“17th Jan 1984 Sheffield Wed v Liverpool I stood in the central pen. It was a fight to get in and the most uncomfortable I've ever felt. Very frightening.”
https://twitter.com/philipbrook2/status/1575602414211588097?s=21&t=NeONamst7gn69lwh_t02ig
Coventry fan re 1987
“I had an unpleasant crushing experience at the other end at the 1987 semi-final”
“I had an unpleasant crushing experience at the other end at the 1987 semi-final”
https://twitter.com/michaelberry12/status/1575829545445650435?s=12
Sheff Utd fan re 2019
“It's not just historic, either. As recent as the March 2019 Sheffield Derby, United fans reported problems with crowd management and crushes”
“It's not just historic, either. As recent as the March 2019 Sheffield Derby, United fans reported problems with crowd management and crushes”
https://twitter.com/connquering/status/1575793820859478016?s=21&t=NeONamst7gn69lwh_t02ig
LFC fan re 1988
“I was behind that goal in 88 and I had never experienced anything like it following Liverpool home and away at that time. I put it down to saving my life as I went up the side of the stand in 89”
“I was behind that goal in 88 and I had never experienced anything like it following Liverpool home and away at that time. I put it down to saving my life as I went up the side of the stand in 89”
https://twitter.com/ianriley1967/status/1575580799671230466?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1988
“My dad was there in 88 & 89-he was 1 of the fans that wrote 2 the FA in 88 2 complain about the issues fans had faced; the FA chose 2 ignore & continue to use that ground. /1
“My dad was there in 88 & 89-he was 1 of the fans that wrote 2 the FA in 88 2 complain about the issues fans had faced; the FA chose 2 ignore & continue to use that ground. /1
/2 They have never face accountability for their disgraceful decision to continue to host national games there.”
https://twitter.com/michelle_htims/status/1575602630067630087?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
Liverpool fan re 1988
“I was in leppings in 88. It was the worst experience I’ve ever known watching football.”
“I was in leppings in 88. It was the worst experience I’ve ever known watching football.”
https://twitter.com/dwill18365/status/1575596942243270657?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1988
“I was there in 88 & my friend & I had to climb out of the middle pen into a side pen as we saw side pens were empty. When we went in 89 I was adamant we would not be standing. Got tickets for the North Stand.
/1
“I was there in 88 & my friend & I had to climb out of the middle pen into a side pen as we saw side pens were empty. When we went in 89 I was adamant we would not be standing. Got tickets for the North Stand.
/1
/2
We still got caught up in the crush outside.Put it in my report.”
We still got caught up in the crush outside.Put it in my report.”
https://twitter.com/liverbird850/status/1575589898421403648?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1988
“I remember the overcrowding in 1988 and this gave me a false sense of security in 1989 when I began to feel uneasy”
“I remember the overcrowding in 1988 and this gave me a false sense of security in 1989 when I began to feel uneasy”
https://twitter.com/dentalmale/status/1575857268888780800?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1988
“I went to the 88 semi as a 13yr old. It was frightening. Blokes around me trying their best to not crush me against the barrier. Pushed me under it so my back was against it.”
“I went to the 88 semi as a 13yr old. It was frightening. Blokes around me trying their best to not crush me against the barrier. Pushed me under it so my back was against it.”
https://twitter.com/the_paul_winn/status/1575800101234036736?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC Fan re 1988
“I was in [Pen] 3 for the 88 semi and it was absolutely chocker in there. Went round the side (pen 1 I think) a year later because how bad it was in the centre pens”
“I was in [Pen] 3 for the 88 semi and it was absolutely chocker in there. Went round the side (pen 1 I think) a year later because how bad it was in the centre pens”
https://twitter.com/terencebridges7/status/1575794816537210880?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1986
“was in there back in 86 towards the end of the 85/86 season. The middle pens were becoming overcrowded and I remember people climbing over into the adjacent ones with more space.
/1
“was in there back in 86 towards the end of the 85/86 season. The middle pens were becoming overcrowded and I remember people climbing over into the adjacent ones with more space.
/1
/2 Again no obvious monitoring of the numbers going in and just expecting it to work itself out”
https://twitter.com/stehenesy/status/1575588932443852800?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
LFC fan re 1988
“I was in pen 3 in 1988 and experienced crushing like no other before on a terrace. It was fate - and the correct procedures followed by the authorities that day - that there was no disaster then.
/1
“I was in pen 3 in 1988 and experienced crushing like no other before on a terrace. It was fate - and the correct procedures followed by the authorities that day - that there was no disaster then.
/1
/2
I was there again in 1989 but through a series of events was in pen 2. #LFC #JFT97”
I was there again in 1989 but through a series of events was in pen 2. #LFC #JFT97”
https://twitter.com/67snowy/status/1575794487384633345?s=21&t=SVxfRenBLv_KfZ5zzcsixQ
Continued on new threat below
https://twitter.com/wrong_kennedy/status/1576512909500243969
NFFC Fan re Aug 1984 SWFC vs NFFC
https://twitter.com/longlivethepast/status/1576649367796129793
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