Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium away end capacity has been reduced by the City Council after a review into complaints of"overcrowding and crushing" by Newcastle United supporters in an FA Cup tie, the Premier League club said on Monday.
Hillsborough was the scene of Britain's worst sporting disaster in which 97 Liverpool supporters lost their lives after a crush in an overcrowded and fenced-in enclosure in the Lower West Stand before an FA Cup semi-final in 1989. The Sports Grounds Safety Authority, the British government's adviser on safety at sports venues, reviewed the incident with Wednesday and local officials.
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