Kuvandudzwa kwenzvimbo kwaive kushoma, makirabhu mazhinji aisambosvika pakukwanisa kwavo nguva dzose, uye zvivakwa zvakashata zvaive zvakajairika <unk> izvi zvainyanya kuitika pakati pa1979 na1986, apo vapindi vakadonha, nekudonha uku kwevatambi kunopomerwa zvakanyanya nekuwedzera huliganism, pamwe nekuderera kwehupfumi uye kuwedzera kwakanyanya kwekushaikwa kwemabasa kwakaitika mukutanga kwema1980. Tsime guru remari rakabva pamari dzaitambirwa pachikumbaridzo, uye mari yakawanda yakawedzerwa yaishandiswa pakuchinjisa mari. Kwakanga kusati kuri kutozosvikira kunetsekana kuri kukura muma1980 pamusoro pekuchengetedzwa kwenzvimbo dziripo, kuti makirabhu akatanga kuongorora mikana inopiwa nekugadzirisazve nzvimbo dzavo. Ikoku kwakatanga kusimbiswa muna May 1985, apo vateveri 56 vakapiswa kusvikira vafa mumwoto
munhandare yeBradford City, uye zvakatowanda zvikuru mumhedzisiro yenjodzi yeHillsborough yaApril 1989, iyo yakatungamirira kurufu rwevatsigiri veLiverpool 96 paFA Cup semi-fainari. Kuchengetedzwa kwakashata kwakaratidzwa sechikonzero chikuru chemoto paBradford, nepo kuvapo kwefenzi dzomukati uye nzvimbo dzakamira (pamwe nekurasikirwa kwekutonga kwemapurisa) kwakaratidzwa sezvinhu zvikuru munjodzi yeHillsborough.