Click here to resize this module I think a knighthood would be a fitting tribute to him after all he achieved,’ Tommy Charlton told the Mirror.‘It would be the finishing touch to his life wouldn’t it?‘I think that Jack is every bit as good as one or two of those who have been knighted recently. Carr sits on the WFA board of directors along with John Croot, who invented walking football, and Brendan Flood, Burnley's owner and chairman of UCFB.Carr said: 'It's great that Tommy and former Liverpool legend Alan Kennedy are trialling, but they will be playing alongside and against a number of experienced walking footballers who are all keen to put the England shirt on and play in what will be the sport's first ever international match. He was loved wherever he went.‘But to me, he was simply our Jack, my big brother. Tommy Charlton aiming for England call-up at the age of 71 - by Sports News Published: 09:34 EST, 6 March 2018 | Updated: 10:23 EST, 6 March 2018 The younger brother of … Calls to posthumously honour Jack Charlton have grown with one of his younger siblings, Tommy, urging that he is knighted.The England 1966 World Cup hero died on Friday at the age of 85.The former defender passed away at his Northumberland home on after suffering from dementia and lymphoma.Jack Charlton (centre) should receive a posthumous knighthood, believes his brother Tommy The former defender was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup on home soil Charlton, who played for Leeds United with distinction for 21 years and later managed the Republic of Ireland, was the brother of fellow England great Bobby, now 82. Tommy Charlton calls for Jack to receive a posthumous knighthoodWe and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. Tommy Charlton was 20 when his brothers lifted the trophy. Hopefully I'll perform well but it's going to be very difficult to make it into the squad as there are so many experienced walking footballers plying their trade at the moment. I'm not the best player in the world but I do it for fun.'
All the members of that 1966 World Cup team were awarded MBEs, with Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst later knighted. He was at home in Northumberland, with his family by his side.‘As well as a friend to many, he was a much-adored husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.‘We cannot express how proud we are of the extraordinary life he led and the pleasure he brought to so many people in different countries and from all walks of life.‘He was a thoroughly honest, kind, funny and genuine man who always had time for people.‘His loss will leave a huge hole in all our lives but we are thankful for a lifetime of happy memories.’Central defender Charlton, older brother of former England and Manchester United midfielder Bobby, made his debut for Leeds in the old Division Two in 1953 and went on to become the bedrock of the great Leeds side built by former manager Don Revie.Charlton won the 1968-69 league title with Leeds, the FA Cup in 1972, the League Cup in 1968 and two UEFA Cups, in 1968 and 1971.His golden moment as a player came at Wembley in 1966 when he and brother Bobby were team-mates in England’s World Cup win against West Germany after extra time.Charlton did not win his first England cap until he was 29, in 1965, and played his 35th and final match for his country in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico in a group game against Czechoslovakia.A towering, uncompromising centre-half, he won the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year award in 1967.He announced his retirement as a player aged 38 soon after missing out on Leeds’ 1973 FA Cup final defeat to Sunderland through injury and was made an OBE the year after for his services to football.In his first job as manager, Charlton won promotion to the top flight with Middlesbrough in 1974 and narrowly missed out on repeating the feat at Sheffield Wednesday, who he had guided from the bottom of the third tier.Charlton’s spell in charge of Newcastle lasted one season before he resigned in 1985 and in December of that year he became the first non-Irish manager of the Republic of Ireland.He steered the Republic to their first major finals at Euro 88 in West Germany and two years later led them to their first World Cup finals at Italia 90.Charlton, already hugely popular for getting them there, won the hearts of a nation and the rest of the footballing world as his side reached the quarter-finals.After leading the Republic to the 1994 World Cup finals in the USA – they lost to Holland in the last 16 – Charlton was awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin.
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