I was there..news of something awful was filtering round the ground. By half time, rumours of fatalities.The journey home was surreal,listening to radio ,knowing I had schoolmates at Hillsborough.Will never forget that day .RIP the96.

The last ever occasion both semi finals kicked off at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon...kind of miss those days when the Cup really meant something and the semi finals had an air of magic all of their own..

Villa Park always looked amazing on Semi Final day. Especially with terracing

I was in the Holte End for this game and it was packed. We didn't know what had happened at the other Semi-Final until after the game, then the mood changed on the way home. #JFT96

I was there, as an Evertonian in the Witton end. Such an eerie atmosphere in the second half, as the word had got around about deaths at Hillsborough. The Everton players must have wondered what was going on when they came towards us at the end and only got some polite applause. RIP the 96.

I was there too, with my dad, my friend and his dad. We had gone up in a 1987 Sierra !! You can see ther overcrowding here, behind the goal at 0:06 as the crowd fall forwards. I think we were in the upper tier of the Holte End. It was just as bad, if not worse at Upton Park for the 1/4 final. I will never forget this day. Before mobile phones people around us had pocket radios and we'd stopped watching the match before long to get updates on the Hillsborough situation. I was 16 at the time and knew that this was a major catastrophe unfolding as we listened. i also knew that that day with stay with football for the rest of my life... and many, many thousands of others'. The signs had been at Hillsborough since at LEAST 1981 with the Spurs Vs Wolves match.

thanks for upload!! I was ther!!

I was a neutral in the Holte End with Norwich. Remember the score board repeatedly showing the latest Hillsborough score as 0-0 until just before half time, then changed to Match Suspended. Only at full time it said "Match Abandoned". In the car back to London with 4 Everton mates deep concern as it was reported that 6 had died and they had friends and family at Hillsborough. Huge shock and disbelief at the early paper stand at Victoria of the full extent of the tragedy. The days without mobiles with frantic worry.

The match highlights weren't actually broadcast by the BBC until cup final day a month later. There wasn't much by the way of highlights to show anyway as, regardless of events overshadowing it, it was a pretty forgettable match in it's own right.

I was there in Holte end with Everton heard that Hillsborough had been stopped only really knew more when leaving

I WAS THERE, i always remember the rush when mr.pat nevin scored and the feeling of being crushed and getting away with it filled me with total joy, anEverton goal is always welcome. It felt like a defeat a defeat though

I was there and because we were involved in a few semis at villa Park we use to head to the laselles social club. We came out singing, got to the club and the TV was all about Hillsborough. We were just horrified and drove home in silence. Strangely enough I don't remember the game on the horrible day.

I remember at half time hearing people talking about 3 people had died and the announcer said the other semi was delayed due to crowd congestion... it wasn't until we got back to car we heard the news. It was a very sombre drive back home... The game wasn't too bad but totally overshadowed by the days events.

Such a sad day RIP to the 96 , but looks like an incredible atmosphere baking hot ?Norwich had a great season playing good football holte looks great as a villa fan real shame for such a great occasion very sad ending

the most forgotten semi ever played.

I was at Old Trafford on that awful day watching us get beat by Derby County. We heard that there was trouble or some sort of disturbance at hillsborough but we didn’t know the full extent until after the game.

What an Everton team thst was winning lots of stuff

The score board stated serious crowd disturbance. The rumbling on the terraces was " what the f have they done now!" No mention of fatalities. Went round to the Villa main entrance to pick up a present I had left for my girlfriend and the stewards mentioned 50+ dead. From ecstacy to sadness and worry regarding loved ones at Hillsborough. The coach was like going to a funeral. Concerned relatives waiting for coaches on Priory Road to return from Sheffield. Awful.

I was in the Trinity road stand that day. Truly awful experience hearing the tragic events in Sheffield when we left the ground. This seemed to herald the end of the great Everton side in the 80s. Paul Bracewell .never recovered from the serious ankle injury he got at Newcastle on new years day 1986. Pat Van Den Hauwe, Gary Stevens and Trevor Steven would leave the next season. Villa Park was a perfect venue for semi finals. Even when the great Everton side in 1969 chose the venue and semi final to produce their worst display for years on a bleak cold Saturday afternoon in March 1969, losing to a last minute goal against Man City. Later, in 1980, West Ham then in the second division, produced uncharacteristic heavy tackling to frustrate Gordon Lee's side.

I was there, decked in yellow and green watching what turned out to be a pretty forgettable game, not just for the quality of the football that day. This was the season of inflatable mascots - remember them ? - and there were hundreds of blown-up canaries in the stands. Disappointed with the result, we trudged out back to the coaches as other news became much clearer, and our game didn't matter anymore. To this day, I have never been on a journey anywhere in such solemn silence as there was that evening coming back from Birmingham

I was at this game with my brother.. Got there early .. By kick off time it was horrendous couldn't move it was so packed.... I was one of the ones with a pocket radio.. People kept asking what's gone on in other semi.... Sad day.!!!!!!

amazing with the fences, and size of the holte end terrace at villa park there were never any serious crushes there

JFT97

The days of packed terraces.

Would have been interesting to see if our ball had come out for there instead of the Dark Side’s. Would they have supported us and our fans Hillsborough memorial anniversaries as well as we have theirs? Would there have been as much come out of it as there has been? I guess we’ll never know will we?

Was at that game in the holte end,far more blues than Norwich in the ground.

Everton fans who had just got back from their game waited for us at Lime St that night . Asking us how we were , have you seen our kids mate an all that. JFT 97 .

Sky killed top level football

Bit weird watching this knowing what was happening in the other semi-final.

The state of some of the top level pitches in those days were awful.

Was in the witton lane end with my mates was made up we won. Had other mates who were reds that had gone to Hillsboro that day It was a pretty shit game to be honest but at least we won up the toffees