New Year Honours 2022
Geoffrey Brown OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chairman
“For services to Scottish Football and to the community in Perth.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Scottish Football and to the community in Perth.
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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
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Geoffrey Stewart BROWN
lately Chairman, St. Johnstone Football Club
For services to Scottish Football and to the community in Perth.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chairman
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- Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Scottish Football and to the community in Perth.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 311 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
11 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Perth and Kinross.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Charity.”
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Amanda Nicholson
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“For services to Education.”
Amanda Parry
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“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Court Users and the Law.”
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“For services to Children and Young People.”
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“For services to Sport, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Lovett
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Andrew Smith
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“For services to Business and to the British Film Industry.”
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
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David Dein
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Gabrielle Logan
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Emily Scarratt
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Leah Williamson
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Johanna Norman
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Raymond Pritchard
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John Wright
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Solihull, West Midlands
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David Workman
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Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
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Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
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Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
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Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
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Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3956330. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Location (Perth, Perth and Kinross) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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