Liverpool played Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.The game kicked off at 1:30 that afternoon.But just seven minutes later,things took a turn for the worst.Fans ran onto the field in panic and others were piling up,crushed by the weight.96 innocent lives were claimed that day.
But Doncaster's Mark Duffy remembers it well and won't forget it.
"I was four years old but as a Liverpudlian,growing up in the red half of the city," he explains.
"The importance of remembering those who lost their lives is crucial for me personally and to families affected by the event.This would include those who survived."
"I will be a bit emotional on Saturday.No one in my family was there when it happened but that doesn't mean they can't mourn the dead."
Other former footballers and even current ones have been affected by the disaster.
Brian Laws gave a very good account of the day.He was a Forest player who was playing on the day.His ex-wife and two young children watched.
"My family were at the game at the Leppings Lane End.I was about to take a thrown-in when Nigel Clough looks to the left and sees some people on pitch."
"We thought it was some lunatics.We didn't know how bad it was until Brian Clough took us back into the dressing room and then was informed about the extent of the events.We all went home immediately for our safety."
"I managed Sheffield Wednesday on the 20th anniversary of the disaster and that was important for me."
"My three kids are aged 28,24 and 17.They know how much I was impacted by the events at Hillsborough and now time has passed,I can talk in confidence about it."
"My second child,my daughter,was a little baby.Just think-how can she have been put through what should've been a harmless match?"
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