On the day of the Hillsborough Disaster, Wimbledon played Tottenham in a division one match at the Old Plough Lane, with the visitors winning 1-2.
As a part of my documentary about the Hillsborough disaster that happened while this game was taking place, I am asking fans of all clubs to contribute with their thoughts.
Maybe you were at this match or following it on the television or radio? Maybe you had been to Hillsborough previously, and have a story to tell about that?
Spurs & Leeds fans have told their stories about crushing in the ’81 and ’87 semi-finals at Hillsborough, and I have heard from a Man Utd fan who had a terrible experience at the ground in a league game. Some Coventry fans may have been at this game and the 1981 semi-final in which Spurs fans were crushed, thankfully, not fatally.
Whatever you have to say, I’d be grateful if you could leave a reply with your thoughts. Just scroll down.
Thanks in advance for your input.
I was at this game. There was a big Spurs support, being a very easy away fixture to get to. I remember how small the ground was and the standing behind the goal on the concrete steps. I recall we won the game. I recall the walk to and back to the tube station and I recall who I was there with. But most of all I recall the tannoy announcement at half time telling us there had been crowd trouble at the FA Cup semi final at Hillsborough. I am sad to say that due to the way things were back then, everyone assumed there had been crowd trouble created by the Liverpool fans. I remember most of the crowd started singing anti-Scouse songs and cursing the scum for causing trouble at such an important occasion. I am not sure whether we heard the more serious nature of the day at the game itself (this was long before mobile phones, internet etc), but maybe someone had a portable radio on the terrace. We knew something serious had happened.
It was not until I got home later that evening that I fully found out the days events and the tragic nature of what had unfolded. Certainly taught me never to assume the crowd were always to blame.