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HAMPSHIRE CONSTABULARY.<br />

G.31<br />

S ta tlo n i!<br />

Shirley<br />

Western<br />

D iv is io n<br />

Departm e i t :<br />

Acting Superintendent<br />

Otb June,<br />

1* 89<br />

Su ije c tt<br />

Football Match<br />

Southampton v Liverpool<br />

24th September, 19B&<br />

A C.C.'O'<br />

S; r,<br />

I submit this report at <strong>the</strong> request of D,I. KING of<br />

sjuth Yorkshire Police. <strong>Hillsborough</strong> Incident Room based at Police<br />

Headquarters, Sheffield, Fux. No. 0742 523243. The report has been<br />

requested to assist <strong>the</strong> Burris lur representing Police at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hillsborough</strong><br />

Enquiry in connection with <strong>the</strong> behaviour of Liverpool fans at o<strong>the</strong>r all<br />

tttket matches in recent years.<br />

I have to report that <strong>the</strong> First Division League match<br />

b stween Southampton and Liverpool on Saturday, 24th September, 1900<br />

w *s an all ticket match and had been advertised as such. Pre match<br />

ii formation was that only 1,700 tickets had been Bold to Liverpool<br />

fins, although tho whole of <strong>the</strong> Archers Road end {capacity 4,000)<br />

hid been given over to <strong>the</strong>ir fans. Cuncern was expressed that a _<br />

It rge number of Liverpool fans might <strong>the</strong>refore turn up without tickots<br />

a Liverpool Football Club had only sold tickets to callers at <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

g: ound and not sent any tickots out by post as a postal strike was<br />

t

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