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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Dan Haygarth

Merseyside football legends pay respects to 'Kopite who lived the dream'

Merseyside football legends gathered to pay their respects to former Liverpool, Everton and England striker David Johnson.

Johnson's funeral was held at St. Peter's Church in Woolton on Tuesday (December 13), The striker, from Halewood, died in November at the age of 71. He had been ill for some time, having been diagnosed with throat cancer.

Johnson's coffin was carried in a Liverpool FC-themed hearse and the funeral cortege stopped at both Goodison Park and Anfield before making its way to Woolton. An Everton-themed hearse was also part of the procession.

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