Reds pay respects on the 34th anniversary of Hillsborough
Liverpool FC players, staff and officials paid their respects on the 34th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy.
Ninety-seven supporters lost their lives as a result of the events that unfolded at the disaster on April 15, 1989, at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
On Saturday morning, wreaths were laid at Anfield’s Hillsborough Memorial by Barry Lewtas and Dominic Corness representing the Reds’ U21s and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson and Terence Miles for the U18s.
Assistant manager Paul McHugh and captain Niamh Fahey paid respects from LFC Women, followed by Sir Kenny Dalglish alongside the club’s managing director, Andy Hughes.
Jürgen Klopp and Jordan Henderson delivered a tribute on behalf of the men’s team, and wreaths were also laid at the Anfield memorial by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Roy Gladden and by Ian Snodin and Graham Stuart for Everton FC.
The men’s squad then gathered beside the Hillsborough memorial at the AXA Training Centre to observe a period of silence in honour of the 97 children, women and men who lost their lives, and LFC Women also paused for a minute’s silence before their training session.
At 3.06pm, the time at which the match on April 15, 1989 was stopped, the club fell silent and 97 biodegradable balloons were released at Anfield in memory of the supporters who will never be forgotten.
