Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 Liverpool supporters when he appeared via videolink at Preston Crown Court.
The former chief superintendent Duckenfield, 74, appeared via videolink at Preston Crown Court on Monday.
The names of the 95 men, women and children he is charged with unlawfully killing were read out in court as the charge was put to him.
About 15 family members of victims were in the public gallery.
Twelve of those who lost their lives in the disaster were from Wirral and Ellesmere Port.
Under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died more than a year and a day after his injuries were caused.
Former Sheffield Wednesday club secretary Graham Mackrell pleaded not guilty to one charge of contravening a term or condition of the stadium's safety certificate and one health and safety offence.
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