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The Hillsborough Disaster

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97th victim died in 2021

The Hillsborough Disaster · Jun 30, 2026

Andrew Devine, considered the 97th victim, did not die until 2021 — 32 years after the disaster — due to life-changing injuries and brain damage sustained at Hillsborough.

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The Final Death Toll and Immediate Public Response

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When the crushing finally eased as pen gates were opened, the scale of the disaster became clear: 95 people dead on the day, 700 injured. Two more would follow — Tony Bland, who died in 1993 after years with brain damage, and Andrew Devine, the 97th victim, who died in 2021. Among the 97 were 37 teenagers and 27 parents; the youngest victim was a 10-year-old boy, the cousin of future Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. The oldest was 67. Public mourning was swift: the pitch at Hillsborough and Anfield became seas of flowers, and Paul McCartney, a Liverpool native, released a charity version of 'Ferry 'Cross the Mersey.' But as the grief settled, another story was being written — one that would corrupt public memory for a generation.

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