Mr. HowellTo ask the Prime Minister if she will give details of the date, time and place of the 300 deaths associated with attendance at football matches to which she referred in her oral answer to the hon. Member for Barnsley, Central (Mr. Illsley) on 25 April,Official Report, columns 799–800.
§ The Prime MinisterDetails of the known post-war incidents at football matches involving British teams leading to fatalities among spectators are as follows:
Location Dale and lime (where known) Number of fatalities Bolton (Burnden Park) 9 March 1946 1500 hours (approx) 33 Glasgow (Ibrox Park) 2 January 1971 66 Middlesbrough (Ayresome Park) 12 January 1980 2 Bradford (Valley Parade) 11 May 1985 1545 hours (approx) 56 Birmingham (St. Andrew's Park) 11 May 1985 1750 hours (approx) 1 Brussels (Heysel Stadium) 29 May 1985 1930 hours (approx) 39 Sheffield (Hillsborough) 15 April 1989 1506 hours (approx) 95 Total 292