Cumbria's own World Cup hero and footballing legend Ivor Broadis will be made a freeman of Carlisle in a ceremony next month.

Ivor, 95, who scored for England twice on the biggest stage of all 64 years ago, says the honour will rank 'as high as anything' he's achieved.

During his playing career, Ivor - England's oldest surviving international - won 14 caps for England, including three in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

Ivor, who lives with his daughter Gill and son-in-law Colin, in Linstock, will be honoured in a ceremony on Monday, October 8.

It will take place in the council chamber at the Civic Centre at 2pm.

A formal freedom ceremony will be held and Ivor will be presented with a casket containing an address.

He said: "I can't believe it, quite honestly.

"It is incredible and I feel it is a great honour. It ranks as high as anything I've achieved."

Ivor received a letter from Carlisle City Council asking if he would accept the honour.

The Local Government Act of 1972 allows the council to admit honorary freemen or freewomen if they are 'persons of distinction or who have, in the opinion of the council, rendered eminent services to the place or area'.

City councillors also want to recognise Ivor's service during World War Two.

During the war he completed 500 flying hours on RAF Wellington and Lancaster planes.

As a navigator he helped return hundreds of troops home to Britain.

Domestically, he played for teams including Carlisle United, Sunderland, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Queen of the South.

After retiring from football, Ivor went on to work as a football journalist for many years in Carlisle, covering the Blues and also Gretna.

He guested for Tottenham Hotspur and other teams during the war years.

After the war he was posted to RAF Crosby-on-Eden and when Carlisle United heard how close he was, despite him being just 23, they offered him the player-manager job in August 1946.

Ivor remains the youngest man to ever have been a player-manager in the English Football League.

Ivor was described by football legend Bill Shankly as "one of the strongest and most dangerous inside forwards that ever played”.