LFC remembers the 97 on 35th anniversary of Hillsborough

Ninety-seven men, women and children lost their lives as a result of the disaster that occurred at the FA Cup semi-final between the Reds and Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.

They will never be forgotten.

This morning, LFC CEO Billy Hogan and Sir Kenny Dalglish, and the respective managers and captains of the club’s men’s and women’s teams, laid wreaths at the Hillsborough Memorial at Anfield.

So too did representatives of the Reds’ U21s and U18s squads, as well as club ambassadors Ian Rush, John Barnes and Natasha Dowie, and later the Lord Mayor, Cllr Mary Rasmussen, and Leader of Liverpool City Council Cllr Liam Robinson.

At 3.06pm – the time at which the 1989 match was stopped – staff and players across the club fell silent and 97 biodegradable balloons were released at Anfield as a poignant tribute to the 97 supporters who died in the disaster.

Flags were flown at half-mast throughout the day at club sites and civic buildings in Liverpool as the city paused in remembrance.