How many people died at Hillsborough? Who was the 97th victim of Hillsborough?

On 15 April 1989, a catastrophic human crush occurred during a football match at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It happened during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Leppings Lane stand’s two standing-only central pens, which were designated for Liverpool fans.

Shortly before kick-off, police match commander David Duckenfield ordered exit gate C to be opened in an attempt to relieve overcrowding outside the entrance turnstiles, resulting in an influx of supporters entering the pens.

As a result, the pens were overcrowded, resulting in a crush. It has the highest death toll in British sporting history, with 97 deaths and 766 injured. Ninety-four individuals died that day; another died a few days later in the hospital, and a third victim died in 1993.

The match was postponed and rescheduled for 7 May 1989 at Old Trafford in Manchester; Liverpool won and went on to win the FA Cup that season.

Andrew Devine, who died 32 years after sustaining serious and permanent brain damage on the day, was the 97th victim, according to a coroner’s ruling in July 2021.