New Year Honours 2012
David Harry France OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Founder • Everton Former Players’ Foundation
“For services to Football in the UK and Europe.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Football in the UK and Europe.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Founder, Everton Former Players’ Foundation
“For services to Football in the UK and Europe.”
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“For services to Football in the UK and Europe.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 297 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Founder, Everton Former Players’ Foundation.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2012
Adam Guy Dawson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Adrian Newey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Motorsport.”
Adrian Stewart Frost
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Royal Air Force
Alan Caton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Suffolk
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For voluntary and public service.”
Alan John Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Kent
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Kerbey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Somerset
“for the West Midlands, Dr.”
Alex Christine Crawford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Broadcast Journalism.”
Alice Jane Kelly Purnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Sussex
“For services to Transgender People.”
Amanda Jane Derrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hertfordshire
“for Education.”
Amanda Sharp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Amanda Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to the Leisure Park Industry.”
Amin Mohamed Mawji
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For public and voluntary service.”
Andrew Baxter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
Grade B1
Andrew Edward Colver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Wiltshire
“For services to the UK Computer Game Industry.”
Andrew Godfrey Williamson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“For services to Football.”
Andrew John Minchener
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to international science and clean energy collaboration with China.”
Andrew Patrick Keith Boyle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Herefordshire
“For services to the Transport Industry.”
Andrew Richard Dingley Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK/Qatar business relations.”
Andrew Richard Glass
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Director
AndrewGrahame MacLean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Anita Mary Eileen Green
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
East Lothian
“for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.”
Anne Lesley Tipple
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to Business Skills Development.”
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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
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Published 31 December 2011.
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