Fans in shirts and scarves lined the streets near Goodison Park for a procession led by bagpipers.
Everton captain Seamus Coleman joined thousands of mourners at the funeral of a lifelong fan who died working on the club's new stadium.
Earlier, his family were read a moving poem as they said their goodbyes while the site closed for the day.His family travelled in a blue hearse with images of Goodison Park on the side along with pictures of club greats Howard Kendall, Alan Ball and Colin Harvey. Horses draped in Everton flags pulled a grand white cart bearing the coffin towards St Joseph and St Laurence church.
One verse included the line: "We know you're watching Saturday, behind the Boys in Blue, but the next three points that Everton get, Michael - they'll be just for you."
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