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Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Limited

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First report 13 Oct 2025•Latest report 13 Oct 2025

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Concerns and recipient responses

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  1. South Yorkshire (Western)

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    Mark Townsend · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Mark Townsend attended a football match at Hillsborough Stadium on 28 September 2024, suffered a cardiac arrest, and later died at Northern General Hospital; the medical cause of death was acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease. The Court found that stewards took additional time to summon medical assistance because they did not know where to find the nearest staff member with a radio. It found that this delay did not cause or contribute to Mark’s death, but raised concerns that similar delays could contribute to future deaths.

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    Failure of stewards to know the location of the nearest radio

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    “Accepting staff are required to roam to deal with their duties, this position was not in line with those outlined on a map of radio locations produced to the Court. The CCTV footage shows the following events: • A West Bromwich Albion supporter spoke to a steward to raise the alarm. The steward initially climbed up the stairs to speak to supporters. • That steward signalled to a second steward to raise the alarm. • The second steward began to descend the stairs. • The first steward then began to descend the stairs. • Stewards one and two conversed with a group of other stewards at the bottom of the stairs leading to the W vomitory. • A steward then moved from the group of stewards the bottom of the stairs leading to the W vomitory and ran towards the group of stewards and steward supervisors at the bottom of the stairs leading to the X vomitory following which the call for medical assistance was made by a supervisor. The Court found that the actions of the stewards in moving to the bottom of the stairs leading to the W vomitory, before running towards the group of stewards and supervisors at the bottom of the stairs leading to the X vomitory, demonstrated that they did not know where to find a member of staff with a radio. The time between the second steward arriving at the group of people at the bottom of the stairs leading to the W vomitory, and the time the steward arrives at the group of stewards and supervisors at the bottom of the stairs leading to the X vomitory, was 20 seconds with the radio call being made 11 seconds later. The Court found this period of time did not cause or contribute to Mark’s death, but has concerns that delays caused by stewards not being aware where the nearest radio is could cause delays in summoning medical help in the future, and that may give rise to a risk of future deaths. ”
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026