He's one of our own - and he's Carlisle United's star of the season.

Owen Moxon was crowned the Blues' player of the year by News & Star readers on Saturday.

And the midfielder received his trophy before the Cumbrians' 3-2 defeat against Salford City.

Moxon has shone in his first season back at his home-city club after joining United from Annan Athletic.

And the 25-year-old from Denton Holme, after receiving our readers' accolade, was named man of the match on Saturday after inspiring United's comeback which almost earned a point.

Moxon received a warm ovation from supporters as he received our readers' award, which is sponsored and provided by the Longhorn Trophies division of Carlisle Glass.

Manager Paul Simpson paid tribute to the Carlisle-born player for his efforts both on and off the pitch, in a campaign when Moxon was also named in the EFL League Two team of the season.

Simpson said: "I want people inside our club to have a bit of humility about them, to go about their business in the right way, be respectful of everybody else, have belief in themselves - and I think Owen Moxon’s a great example of that.

"For someone new to professional football, he certainly has adapted really well to the day-to-day training, to how he lives his life, and his performances have definitely warranted him being selected in the team of the year.

"Hopefully we’ve got more enjoyment to come over these next few weeks."

Moxon is likely to be in the running for more accolades at Carlisle's end-of-season awards dinner tonight, which is held at the Garden at Eden, Crosby-on-Eden.

United boss Simpson said he has asked his players to adopt a professional approach to this evening's function.

"We have to make sure we still remember it's a celebration for what these players have achieved this season, because I don't honestly believe that anybody with any real sense of football would have imagined we were going to be having a chance of a play-off place with one game to go," he said.

"But it ain't going to be a party because we're training at normal time on Monday morning - there’ll be nobody overdoing it with alcohol.

"I've already told them that at the start of this week - it's a professional environment. We are going to celebrate, but not with alcohol and we start again Monday."