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SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE
Chief Superintendent Nesbit, ’F’ Division
A/Assistant Chief Constable (Operations)
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22 November 1959
Approximately five minutes before the kick off at 8 pm I went to the rear
of the North West Terracing where I saw 200/300 people standing in the
gangways and at the bottom of the stai~-ells being unable to gain access
into the terraced area. Having examined the situation I realised that
there was no way this n~ber could safely be accorrmodated within that
terraced area and I made irrmediate plans to have them transferred to
available seatin$ within the North Stand. ~\hilst carrying out this
exercise I was informed by Chief Inspector Beal that a further 100/150
spectators were still dutside in Leppings Lane ~’aiting to be a~-nitted.
On rrs~ instructions the turnstiles were closed and were not re-opened
until the people ~ho had been unable to gain access to the North West
Terracing had been placed in the North Stand. Having successfully
achieved this I then arranged for the spectators ~ho had been waiting
outside to be also accorrmodated within the North Stand.
I am concerned that the present Safety Certificate allo\~ 2300 people to
be acconrnodated within the North ~st Terraces as a contingency, and
having discussed the matter with Superintendent Sleath and ~. Mackrell,
Secretary of the Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, we are all agreed
that this figure should now be revised to 1500 maximum.
Ch~rintendent