Everton supports Hillsborough Law Now campaign
The blues are the latest club to call for reforms to 'outdated' laws
Last updated 11th Jan 2022
Everton are the latest football club to support calls for a Hillsborough Law.
It comes after last weeks' campaign launch, fronted by Steve Rotheram, Andy Burnham and families and survivors of the disaster.
A statement from the Blues reads :
Everton Football Club continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the families of the 97, Liverpool Football Club and the people of our great city as the Club proudly adds its support to the Hillsborough Law Now movement.
The campaign, formed by the Hillsborough families and survivors of the tragedy, calls for a change to the legal system to prevent others going through what the close relatives of the 97 have - and continue to - experience in their quest for justice.
Supported by Mayor Steve Rotheram of the Liverpool City Region and Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, the new law proposes to compel all public officials to be truthful at inquiries into public tragedies or disaster situations, while also offering bereaved families better access to financial resources for legal representation at inquests.
Everton will always stand in solidarity with the families who lost their loved ones at, or as a result of, the tragic events of football’s darkest day on 15 April 1989 and supports the continued call for justice.
The dignity with which those families have carried themselves represents everything anyone needs to know about them and the people of the city of Liverpool.
For that reason, Everton Football Club calls for a #HillsboroughLawNow
History of Everton FC:
Everton F.C was founded in 1878 and is the second-longest continuous serving club in English top flight football.
The Toffees have played at Goodison since 1892. Before playing at Goodison, Everton used to play at Anfield - where Liverpool F.C now play.
Everton have won nine First Division trophies, one Second Division trophy, five FA Cups, nine FA Charity Shields and one European Cup.
Their last major trophy was an FA Cup win in 1995 (pictured).
One of the Blues' most successful periods was in the 1980's, when they won two of their league titles, an FA Cup and in 1984/85 they won their only European Cup.
Dixie Dean is Everton's top goal scorer, scoring 383 goals in his 433 appearances. Dean played for Everton from 1924 to 1937.
Goal keeper Neville Southall has made the most appearances for The Toffees, playing for them 751 times from 1981 to 1997.
Everton have remained in top flight football for all but four of their seasons. They are third in the all time points ranking for British top-flight football.