New Year Honours 2015
Edward John BOWLER, MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair • Crewe Alexandra Football Club
“For services to Football.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2015
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Cheshire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chair, Crewe Alexandra Football Club
- Region
- Cheshire
“For services to Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 40% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Crewe Alexandra Football Club.
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 2015
Abdul Razaq Khan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“For services to Children and Families.”
Agnes Barbara, Dunlop Mrs. Brand,
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Fermanagh
“For services to Education and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Ahmed Bashir,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
North Yorkshire
lately Head
Airman John Campbell,
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Royal Naval Reserve
Alan Boyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Cheshire
“For services to Swimming and Water Polo.”
Alan Charles Sefton,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Education and to Young People in the UK and Abroad.”
Alan Francis O’Flanagan,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Army Cadet Force
Alan James Fearon,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Music in the North East.”
Alan James Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For political service.”
Alan Martin Walters
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
Alastair Hislop Hume
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alastair Lockington Noble
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Nairn
“For services to Health, Social Care and Conservation in Nairnshire.”
Albert Herbert Percy Palmer,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
Honorary Secretary
Albert Whiting
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the community in North Tyneside and to charitable services in the UK and Abroad.”
Alec Ewart Harvey,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alexander James Pirie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Lothian
Alfred Grummett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Tyne and Wear
Alice Jane Formby,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to End of Life Care.”
Alison Forbes Graham,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to British foreign policy interests.”
Alison Jean Katherine Skene, D.L
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeen
Alistair John Alexander Maciver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Sutherland
Alistair McARTHUR
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Devon
“For services to Humanitarian Aid.”
Allan Robert Burns
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Renfrewshire
Alma Joan Murray,
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Durham
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Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
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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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 31 December 2014.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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