There are many international sports stars who have their roots in the area, and here is our own small tribute to just some of the well-known sporting names we can call our own.

. Scott McTominay
Scott McTominay plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Scotland national team. Born in Lancaster, McTominay has been with the Old Trafford club since he was a youngster at Halton St Wilfrid’s Primary School. Photo: Michael Regan/PA Wire

. Graham Hicks
Morecambe-born Hicks was the 2019 Britain's Strongest Man. He was a keen sportsman in his childhood and teens although his main interest was football. He started training in the gym as a bodybuilder and at the age of 25, a friend asked him to try strongman training with him. The rest is history Photo: Marisa Cashill

. John McGuinness
Born and raised in Morecambe, John McGuinness's father owned a motorcycle repair shop, but advised John to train as a bricklayer. Graduating in 1990, the resultant recession forced him into cockle fishing with his future father-in-law. McGuiness's first race was an endurance road race at Aintree in 1990, at age 18. Known as the Morecambe Missile, John is the second most successful TT rider of all time behind the late Joey Dunlop. poses with the senior trophy during the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Races on June 7, 2007 in Douglas, Isle of Man. Photo: Ian Walton/Getty Images

. Alan Warriner
Born in Lancaster in 1962, Alan Warriner is a former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship. Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner appeared as a contestant in a 1987 edition of the ITV gameshow Bullseye whilst working as a State Enrolled Nurse on Ward 13 Upper at Lancaster Moor Hospital. He went on to make his World Championship debut two years later. Photo: Ian Walton/Getty Images

. Tyson Fury
Although born in Manchester, current world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury lives in Morecambe with his wife Paris and their six children - with another on the way. In September 2015, he expressed an interest in running as an independent candidate to be the MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, but the plan never materialised. Named after American boxer Mike Tyson, who was the heavyweight world champion at the time, Tyson was born three months premature and weighed just 1 pound and wasn't expected to survive. Photo: Nick Potts/PA Wire

9. Isaac Lowe
The British professional boxer was born in Lancaster and lives in Morecambe. Lowe is the cousin of three-times world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, also from Morecambe. Photo: Steve Marcus/Getty Images

10. Dave Chisnall
Professional darts player Dave Chisnall was born in St Helens but has lived in Morecambe for many years. He met his wife Michaela, who also plays darts, at the St Anne's Open in 2008 and they married on January 14 2017 in Morecambe. Photo: Donna Clifford

11. Ray Charnley
Born in Lancaster, centre forward Ray Charnley was one of the most prolific scorers for Blackpool, with whom he spent 10 years, becoming the third-highest scorer in their history, behind Jimmy Hampson and Stan Mortensen. In a playing career spanning 18 years, Charnley also played for Morecambe (with whom he began and ended his career), Preston North End, Wrexham and Bradford Park Avenue. He scored a total of 293 career league goals in 605 games. He also won one England cap, in 1962. Charnley passed away in November 2009, aged 74. Photo: submit

12. Ryan Croasdale
Ryan Croasdale (pictured left) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stockport County. Born in Lancaster, the 28-year-old began his career with Preston North End, and won the FA Trophy with AFC Fylde in 2019. Photo: Clive Brunskill/PA Wire