Book title: The Sporting Image: What If? An anthology of creative writing based upon real- life events in sport Edited by: Clive Palmer Book Co-Authors: Clive Palmer, Iain Adams, Ray Physick, Mitchell J. Larson, Anthony Maher, Joel Rookwood, James Kenyon, Chris Hughes, Paul Hall, John Metcalfe and 26 students With a foreword by Philip Caveney Author(s) and Chapter Elisa Langton and Clive Palmer (Chapter 7: 123-131). Uncle Kevin’s tragic tale of being there - an eyewitness account of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster Publisher: SSTO Publications (School of Sport, Tourism and the Outdoors) University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. ISBN: 978-0-9566270-0-1 Date: September, 2010 Notice: The contents of this book as presented are creative stories stemming from interpretations of real-life events. Whilst the accounts have some factual research to underpin them, the outcomes they propose are deliberately fictitious for the purposes of education achieved through developing writing skills and using of imagination to create a ‘good tale’. They are set out in good faith for the general guidance of student supported research and the promotion of pedagogical discussion in teaching and learning contexts. No liability can be accepted by the Editor or the Co-authors (first or second named) for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying upon particular circumstances or statements made in this book. To reference this chapter: Langton, E. and Palmer, C. (2010) Uncle Kevin’s tragic tale of being there - an eyewitness account of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster (Chapter 7: 123-131). In, Palmer, C. (Ed.) The sporting image: what if? - an anthology of creative writing based upon real-life events in sport. SSTO Publications, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. Other research web host: https://www.academia.edu/3716411/Langton_E._and_Palmer_C._2010_Uncle_Kevin_s_tragic_tale_of _being_there_-_an_eyewitness_account_of_the_1989_Hillsborough_disaster_Chapter_7_123-131_ Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sporting-Image-Anthology-Creative-Real- life/dp/0956627005/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283766937&sr=1-2