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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster (April 15,1989 - April 15,2014)

A silence will be observed across Liverpool  and church bells will toll 96 times at 3.06pm, the exact time a quarter of a century ago that Liverpool and Nottingham Forest's FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough was abandoned.

Liverpool's first-team squad will be in attendance at Anfield for the annual memorial service 25 years on from the disaster, as the nation remembers the 96 supporters who lost thier lives in Sheffield in 1989.


96 Liverpool supporters supporters were killed at the Reds' FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest in Sheffield in 1989
Floral tributes laid in memory of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster


Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will give a reading at the service, as will Everton coach Roberto Martínez on what promises to be a poignant day on Merseyside.

Liverpool paid tribute to the 96 at Anfield on Sunday April 13,2014


 As a mark of respect and remembrance for those who lost their lives as a result of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in April 1989, all Premier League, Football League, Football Conference and FA Cup matches taking place on the weekend of 11-14 April will kick off seven minutes later than originally scheduled

The match at which the disaster took place, the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, was ended six minutes after kick-off, at 3.06pm.
In the Premier League, Football League, and Football Conference, matches due to kick off at 3pm on Saturday 12 April will now do so at 3.07pm, with the minute before kick-off (3.06pm-3.07pm) having a period of silence observed at all stadiums.
The first FA Cup semi-final on Saturday 12 April between Wigan Athletic and Arsenal will kick off at 5.07pm with a minute of silence between 5.06pm-5.07pm.
The next day, Sunday 13 April, the FA Cup semi-final between Hull City v Sheffield United will begin at 4.07pm with a minute of silence between 4.06pm-4.07pm.
Fixtures kicking off at other times on Friday 11, Saturday 12, Sunday 13 and Monday 14 April will observe the same etiquette with matches starting seven minutes later than originally scheduled.

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