On 15 April 1989, overcrowding occurred on the terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium at the start of an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs.
New inquests are being held for the 96 people who lost their lives in the disaster, the youngest of whom was just 10 years old; the oldest, 67.
About the victims
Age group
10-1938
20-2940
30-3912
40-493
50-591
60-672
Total victims96
Males89
Females7
John Alfred Anderson
62
Known as Jack, John Anderson was married and worked as a security officer in Liverpool. He travelled to Sheffield by car with his son, Brian, and two friends, all of whom survived.
Colin Mark Ashcroft
19
Colin Ashcroft, a gardener from Warrington, travelled on his own to the game on a coach organised by Liverpool Supporters' Club.
James Gary Aspinall
18
Liverpool clerk James Aspinall travelled to the game by coach with a friend, Graham John Wright, who also died. His father, also called James Aspinall, stood on the Leppings Lane terraces but survived. James' mother Margaret Aspinall is chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
Kester Roger Marcus Ball
16
Teenager Kester Ball from St Albans travelled to the game by car with his father, Roger Ball, and a friend, who both survived the tragedy.
Gerard Bernard Patrick Baron
67
A retired postal worker from Preston, Gerard Baron drove to Sheffield with his son, Gerard Jnr, who survived the disaster. At 67 years of age, Mr Baron was the oldest person to die in the Hillsborough tragedy.
Simon Bell
17
A Youth Training Scheme trainee from Liverpool, Simon Bell travelled by car with his friend David Murphy and his father, Alan, who both survived. He was one of 38 victims aged under 20 to die in the tragedy.
Barry Sidney Bennett
26
A divorced seaman from Liverpool, Barry Sidney Bennett travelled to the match by car with four friends. They became separated outside the stadium but all survived with the exception of Mr Bennett.
David John Benson
22
David Benson, a sales representative from Warrington, drove to the game with his friend Ian Long who survived. At the ground, they separated because they had tickets for different sections.
David William Birtle
22
David Birtle, an HGV driver who lived with his father in Cannock, Staffordshire drove on his own to Sheffield, leaving at about 10:00.
Tony Bland
22
The 96th and final person to die after Hillsborough, Tony Bland was a labourer from Keighley, West Yorkshire, who travelled by car with friends, Ian Grew and Alan Gill, who both survived. He spent nearly four years in a persistent vegetative state before his death on 3 March 1993. In a landmark case, judges ruled he should be allowed to die through the withdrawal of feeding tubes.
Paul David Brady
21
Paul Brady, a refrigeration engineer from Liverpool, was picked up and driven to Sheffield by two friends, both of whom survived. When they arrived, they met up with another friend Joseph McCarthy, who also died in the tragedy.
Andrew Mark Brookes
26
Andrew Brookes, a car worker from Bromsgrove in the West Midlands, travelled by car with friends all of whom survived the disaster.
Carl Brown
18
Teenage student Carl Brown drove to the game from Leigh near Wigan with friends. The group who became separated all survived with the exception of Mr Brown.
David Steven Brown
25
Known as Steven, 25-year-old Mr Brown was a machine operator from Wrexham. He was a Liverpool FC season ticket holder and travelled with his brother, Andrew Brown, who survived. His wife, Sarah, gave birth to a daughter three months after the tragedy.
Henry Thomas Burke
47
An unemployed roofing contractor from Liverpool, Henry Burke travelled by car with several friends, including his brother-in-law James Murphy. Mr Burke was the only one of the group to die at Hillsborough.
Peter Andrew Burkett
24
Living in Prenton, Peter Burkett was a married insurance clerk. He travelled by car with friends Michael Robertson, who survived, and Jonathon Owens, who also died at Hillsborough.
Paul William Carlile
19
Paul Carlile was a plasterer and Liverpool FC season ticket holder who travelled by train from Liverpool with two friends. They both survived.
Raymond Thomas Chapman
50
Raymond Chapman was a married machine setter from Birkenhead who travelled by car with several friends, including John Pleavin, a survivor, and Thomas Fox, who also died.
Gary Christopher Church
19
Gary Church was a joiner from Liverpool who travelled from Liverpool by minibus with friends, including Anthony Owen, a survivor. They met up with other friends, including Christopher Devonside and Simon Bell, both of whom died in the tragedy.
Joseph Clark
29
A father-of-two from Liverpool, Joseph Clark worked as a fork-lift driver and drove to the match with his brother Stephen Clark and friend David Roberts, both of whom survived. Another friend Alan McGlone who travelled with them also died in the tragedy.
Paul Clark
18
An apprentice electrician from Swanwick, Derbyshire, Paul Clark drove with his friend Andrew Booth to Chesterfield and picked up his father Kenneth Clark. Kenneth separated from the others on arrival as he had a ticket in the North Stand. Ken Clark and Andrew Booth both survived.
Gary Collins
22
Gary Collins, a quality controller from Liverpool, drove to the match with friends Martin Malone and Henry Clarke, both of whom survived.
Stephen Paul Copoc
20
Stephen Copoc was a landscape gardener from Liverpool and travelled to the match by coach with friends, Anthony Smith and Anthony Burrows, who both survived.
Tracey Elizabeth Cox
23
A student from Weybridge, Surrey who was studying speech science at Sheffield University, Tracey Cox travelled with her boyfriend, Richard Jones, who also died in the tragedy, and his sister, Stephanie Jones, who survived. She was one of seven women and girls to die in the tragedy.
James Philip Delaney
19
A car assembly worker from Wirral, James Delaney travelled with several friends by coach including James Hennessy, who also died in the disaster and Brian Bickerstaff who survived.
Christopher Barry Devonside
18
Wirral student Christopher Devonside drove to the match with his father Barry Devonside and a friend Jason Kenworthy, who both survived. His father, Barry Devonside, is a former secretary of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
Christopher Edwards
29
A steelworker from South Wirral, Christopher Edwards travelled by car with a group of friends including Malcolm Ramsey who all survived. Once inside the ground, Mr Edwards separated from the group as he was the only one with a standing terrace ticket.
Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons
34
Vincent Fitzsimmons was a divorced moulding technician from Wigan, who travelled by coach with friends John Richardson, Graham Richardson and William Woods, who all survived.
Thomas Steven Fox
21
Thomas Fox was a production worker from Birkenhead who travelled to Sheffield by car with several friends, including John Pleavin, a survivor, and Raymond Chapman, who also died in the tragedy.
Jon-Paul Gilhooley
10
The 10-year-old Huyton schoolboy was the youngest person to die at Hillsborough. He travelled to the game by minibus with his uncles, Brian and John Gilhooley, both of whom survived. Jon-Paul was the older cousin of Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard who was eight at the time.
Barry Glover
27
Barry Glover travelled by car with his father George Glover and three friends, all of whom survived the tragedy. Barry became separated from his father in the crowd outside the Leppings Lane terraces.
Ian Thomas Glover
20
Ian Glover who worked as a street paver from Liverpool, travelled with his brother Joseph Glover and other friends, all of whom survived. Ian's father, John Glover, was a co-founder of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign. He died of cancer in March 2013.
Derrick George Godwin
24
Derrick Godwin, an accounts clerk from Gloucester, drove himself to Cheltenham and then travelled to Sheffield by train.
Roy Harry Hamilton
34
Roy Hamilton was a married railway technician from Liverpool who travelled by coach with his 15-year-old stepson Stuart Hamilton and his brother-in-law Robert Alcock, who both sat in the North Stand seats and survived.
Philip Hammond
14
A schoolboy from Liverpool, Philip Hammond travelled by coach to the game with a friend, Ian Southgate, who survived. His father Phil Hammond is the former chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
Eric Hankin
33
A father-of-two and nurse from Liverpool, Eric Hankin travelled with a number of friends in two hire cars leaving around 10:20 that morning
Gary Harrison
27
Married father-of-two from Liverpool Gary Harrison travelled by coach with his older brother Stephen Francis Harrison, another victim of the tragedy. They were seen by shops on Leppings Lane by their other brother Brian Harrison, who travelled separately by minibus.
Peter Andrew Harrison
15
Peter Harrison was a Liverpool FC season ticket holder and a schoolboy from Liverpool. He travelled by car with friends, Alan and Gerry Blayney, who both survived. He was one of the 38 victims under 20 to die in the tragedy.
Stephen Francis Harrison
31
Stephen Harrison was a married father-of-four from Liverpool who worked as a driver. He travelled by coach with his younger brother Gary Harrison, who also died in the tragedy.
David Hawley
39
A diesel fitter from St Helens, David Hawley travelled by car with friends and brother-in-law Kevin O'Neill, who all survived, and his nephew, Stephen Francis O'Neill, who died at Hillsborough. Mr Hawley and Stephen O'Neill separated from the group who had tickets elsewhere in the ground.
James Robert Hennessy
29
A divorced father-of-one from Ellesmere Port, plasterer James Hennessy travelled by coach with friends Brian Bickerstaff, who survived, and James Philip Delaney, who also died at Hillsborough.
Paul Anthony Hewitson
26
Paul Hewitson, a builder from Liverpool, travelled by car with several friends, including Terence Moore, who survived.
Carl Darren Hewitt
17
A cabinet-maker from Leicester, Carl Darren Hewitt travelled to Hillsborough on a coach organised by the Heart of England Liverpool Supporters' Club with his younger brother, Nicholas Michael Hewitt, who also died.
Nicholas Michael Hewitt
16
Known as Nick, the 16-year-old schoolboy from Leicester travelled on a coach organised by the Heart of England Liverpool Supporters' Club with his older brother, Carl Darren Hewitt, who also died.
Sarah Louise Hicks
19
A student at Liverpool University, Sarah Hicks travelled by car from her home in Pinner, Middlesex with her father and mother, Trevor and Jenni Hicks, who both survived, and her younger sister, Victoria Jane Hicks, who also died. Trevor Hicks is president of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
Victoria Jane Hicks
15
A schoolgirl from Pinner, Middlesex, Victoria Hicks was the youngest girl to die in the tragedy. She travelled by car with her father and mother, Trevor and Jennifer Hicks, who both survived, and her older sister, Sarah Louise Hicks, who also died. Trevor Hicks is president of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
Gordon Rodney Horn
20
Gordon Horn, an unemployed 20-year-old from Liverpool, travelled by minibus with a number of friends, including Andrew Dodd and Dougie Hardaker, both of whom survived.
Arthur Horrocks
41
A married father-of-two from Wirral, Arthur Horrocks worked as an insurance agent and travelled by minibus with a number of people including his brother, Malcolm Horrocks and nephews Dave and Keith Golding, all of whom survived.
Thomas Howard
39
A divorced father from Runcorn, who worked as a chemical process worker, Thomas Howard travelled with friends by coach, including Thomas Cartwell, who survived, and his 14-year-old son Thomas Anthony Howard, who also died. They were the only father and son to die in the tragedy.
Thomas Anthony Howard
14
Tommy Howard as he was known to his family, was a schoolboy from Runcorn. He travelled by coach with his father, Thomas Howard, who also died. They were the only father and son to both die at the tragedy.
Eric George Hughes
42
Eric Hughes was a married sales executive and father-of-two from Warrington. He travelled by car with a number of friends, including Stanley Mullin, who survived.
Alan Johnston
29
Alan Johnston, a trainee accountant from Liverpool, travelled to the game by minibus with a number of friends, all of whom survived.
Christine Anne Jones
27
Christine Jones, a married radiographer from Preston, drove to Sheffield with her husband, Stephen Jones, who survived the tragedy. She was one of seven women and girls to die at Hillsborough.
Gary Philip Jones
18
An 18-year-old student from Liverpool, Gary Jones, travelled by minibus with several friends and his cousin, Paul Brennan, all of whom survived.
Richard Jones
25
An officer worker from Liverpool, but living in Sheffield, Richard Jones was a Liverpool FC season ticket holder. He drove to the game with his sister, Stephanie Jones, who survived, and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Tracey Elizabeth Cox, who died in the tragedy.
Nicholas Peter Joynes
27
A married draughtsman from Liverpool, Nicholas Joynes travelled on a minibus to the match with a number of friends. They met other friends at a pub near Sheffield, who all survived with the exception of Francis Joseph McAllister
Anthony Peter Kelly
29
Anthony Kelly was an unemployed father-of-three from Birkenhead, who travelled by coach to Sheffield with friends Michael Sullivan and Wayne Jenkins, who both survived.
Michael David Kelly
38
A 38-year-old warehouseman living in Bristol, Michael Kelly travelled on his own by a coach organised by the Avon, South West and South Wales Liverpool Supporters' Club.
Carl David Lewis
18
Carl Lewis, a labourer from Liverpool, set off for Hillsborough by coach with his two brothers Michael and David and friends including Brian Williams, all of whom survived. Mr Lewis and Mr Williams hitch-hiked the last few miles in an attempt to buy tickets.
David William Mather
19
A post office counter clerk from Huyton, David Mather was also a Liverpool FC season ticket holder. He drove to the match with four friends, Alan Woods, Mark Garratt, Alan Benson and Peter Wilkinson, all of whom survived.
Brian Christopher Matthews
38
A married financial consultant from Liverpool, Brian Matthews travelled with friends in a car, all of whom survived.
Francis Joseph McAllister
27
Fireman Francis McAllister was originally from Liverpool but was working in London. He travelled on his own to Sheffield but met other friends in a pub on the outskirts of the city, all of whom survived except Nicholas Peter Joynes, who also died in the tragedy.
John McBrien
18
A student from Clwyd, John McBrien travelled on a coach organised by the Deeside Supporters' Club from Flint. He travelled with a number of friends, including Colin Griffiths, who survived.
Marian Hazel McCabe
21
A factory worker from Basildon, Essex, who was also a Liverpool FC season ticket holder, Marian McCabe travelled to Sheffield with friends by train from King's Cross station in London. They all survived, with the exception of Inger Shah, who also died in the tragedy.
Joseph Daniel McCarthy
21
A student from London who was studying in Sheffield, Joseph McCarthy met up with friends from Liverpool before the game including Michael O'Keefe and Colin Auton, who survived, and Paul Brady, who also died in the tragedy.
Peter McDonnell
21
A bricklayer from Liverpool, Peter McDonnell travelled to Sheffield by car with friends, including Albert Atkin, who all survived.
Alan McGlone
28
A father-of-two and factory worker from Kirkby, Alan McGlone travelled by car with friends David Roberts and Stephen Clark, who both survived, and Joseph Clark, who also died in the tragedy.
Keith McGrath
17
Keith McGrath from Liverpool worked as a painter and travelled to the match by coach with friends. He was one of 38 people aged under 20 who died in the tragedy.
Paul Brian Murray
14
A schoolboy from Stoke-on-Trent, Paul Murray travelled from his home town on a coach organised by the Liverpool Supporters' Club with his father, Mr Anthony Murray, who survived. He is one of 38 people aged under 20 who died in the tragedy.
Lee Nicol
14
The 95th person to die as a result of the tragedy, Lee Nicol was a schoolboy
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