Anne Elizabeth Williams (née Meath; 6 February 1951 – 18 April 2013) was a campaigner for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster of 1989, in which 97 Liverpool football fans, including her son Kevin Williams, died at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
She levelled several legal attacks at the first Hillsborough inquest, questioning the credibility of its findings.
[2] After education at Our Lady of Lourdes school, Birkdale, she became a mother of three, living in Formby and working part-time in a newsagents.
[4] Alan Hansen, who had been playing for Liverpool on the day of the tragedy, presented the award to Anne's brother Danny, her son Michael and daughter Sara.
[5] Williams was portrayed by Maxine Peake in the eponymous ITV drama Anne, which aired in January 2022.