Everton Mark Hillsborough Tragedy With Permanent Tribute Ahead of Merseyside Derby

Everton unveil Hillsborough Memorial at Hill Dickinson stadium on 37th anniversary

Everton unveiled a permanent Hillsborough memorial at Hill Dickinson Stadium on the 37th anniversary, honouring the 97 fans who died in 1989.

Everton mark Hillsborough anniversary with permanent memorial at Hill Dickinson stadium...

Everton on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by unveiling a permanent tribute at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium to the 97 football fans who died following the tragedy in 1989.

The fans, many of them young, were crushed in an overcrowded, fenced-in enclosure at the ground in Sheffield, northern England, during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. It remains one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

Representatives of the Hillsborough families and Liverpool Football Club joined us at Hill Dickinson Stadium today to pay respects to the 97. 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/nAgrzhz460

— Everton (@Everton) April 15, 2026

The memorial shows two young mascots holding hands. A girl in an Everton shirt with the number nine and a boy in Liverpool red with the number seven, symbolising unity that rises above the clubs’ historic Merseyside rivalry.

Liverpool greats Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush laid floral tributes on behalf of the club at the unveiling.

Everton host Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.