New Year Honours 1981
Derek Leslie Underwood MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Cricket.”
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“For services to Cricket.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 435 times in the New Year Honours List 1981 — about 32% 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1981
Agnes Clelland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Aimbury Dodwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Alan Durrant Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the brick industry in the South East.”
Alan Frank Mason
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alan Geoffrey Lillecrapp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to local government and the community.”
Albans District Council.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Albert Edward Lofthouse
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Member
Albert James Slater
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert John Coles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Albert Thomas Bullock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Alfred George Button
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the development of the Esperance district.”
Alfred Gleave
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Export.”
Alfred Robert Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to Industry in Wales.”
Alice Ivy Durdey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For nursing and welfare services to the community in Cyprus.”
Alistair Cochrane Lang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Royal Air Force
Andrew Cyril McELHINNEY
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“for Aid to refugees.”
Angus Goodwille
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For services to the British community in Iran.”
Ann Rockall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Anthony Brian Hooper Harris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Assistant Director
Anthony Fergus Sarel Ling Queen's Regiment.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Archibald Francis Goodman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
“For municipal ser- vice.”
Archibald Paterson Condy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Higher Executive Officer
Arthur Bullock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
Senior Executive Officer
Arthur Donald Christopher Stevenson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1981
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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
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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
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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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1981
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1981 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1980.
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