Birthday Honours 2019
David Gill CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Football.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David Alan GILL
For services to Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Greater Manchester
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“For services to Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2019
Adrian Crellin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radiotherapy.”
Alan Mcdevitt
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to the NHS and to General Practitioners in Scotland.”
Andrew Heath
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Anna Vignoles (anna Griffiths)
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Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to Social Sciences.”
Anna-Marie Morrison
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire
“For services to Apprenticeships.”
Anthony Laithwaite
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to the UK and Global Wine Industry.”
Barnaby Lenon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Benedict Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Bharat Shah
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Northwood, London
“For services to Business, Economic Growth, to Exporting, Independent Pharmacy Sector and to Philanthropy.”
Bryan Appleyard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Journalism and the Arts.”
Caroline Low
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Catherine Bradley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service.”
Charles Donald Hendry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to UK trade and investment.”
Christina Hallett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bristol
“For services to Civil Society, to Mentoring and to Coaching.”
Colin Robertson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Exports and to the Bus and Coach Manufacturing Sector.”
David Evan Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Financial Services and to the NHS.”
David Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Regulation.”
David Southwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Space Science and Industry in the UK and Europe.”
David Strang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Edinburgh
“For services to Law and Order.”
Deborah Gillatt, (mrs Goldsmith)
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Croydon, London
“For services to the Economy.”
Deidre Ford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Radio.”
Derek Vaughan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Swansea
“For political and public service.”
Elizabeth Barnes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Staffordshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Eric Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Bexley, Kent
“For services to Competition.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294118. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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