Hundreds attend funeral of young Guisborough footballer Jordan Dowson

25 Feb 2014 15:39

Hundreds of mourners pack into St Nicholas Church in Guisborough to remember popular teenager who 'always had a smile on his face'

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Katie Lunn

Funeral of Jordan Dowson

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Hundreds of mourners turned out today to say their final farewells to a popular teenager who was killed in a car crash.

Jordan Dowson, 19, tragically died when the car in which he was a passenger was involved in a three-vehicle accident on the A174 Brotton bypass.

The Guisborough teenager’s untimely death earlier this month left his loved ones, many friends and fellow footballers heartbroken.

The magnitude of that loss was apparent from the huge turnout at his funeral service at St Nicholas Church in Guisborough today.

Hundreds of mourners packed into the church next to the town’s priory to remember the talented young footballer who “always had a smile on his face”.

And there was a massive crowd outside the church as the funeral cortege arrived, with Jordan’s coffin being carried in a horse-drawn carriage.

Many mourners wore blue, the colour of Jordan’s beloved Chelsea Football Club.

Some wore Chelsea shirts and scarves, while others had football shirts with Jordan’s nickname Judd on the back.

On Sunday, members of Jordan’s family, many of his friends and fellow football players turned out in force for a fundraising seaside dip in his memory.