New Year Honours 1986
Jack Gordon Overy OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Cricket.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 244 times in the New Year Honours List 1986 — about 22% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1986
Adrian Alan Hedley
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Adrian Cowan
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Alan Arthur Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Alan Charles Nelson Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Alan Clifford Hutchinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Principal
Alan Gordon Beavan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For political and public service.”
Alan Thomas Howarth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For political and public service.”
Alastair Kydd Hanton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Deputy Managing Director
Albert William Tuke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Director
Alexander Allison Steele
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Alexander Matthew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Alexander Money
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Principal
Alun Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For services to agriculture in Wales.”
Andrew Alistair Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Ann Pauline Lynch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Anne Christine Bayley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For services to medical education in Zambia.”
Anthony John Harrison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Royal Air Force
Antony Musgrave Dean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Arthur Gilbert
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Arthur Muscott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Avinash Chandra Bajpai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“for the Advancement of Mathematics in Technology, Uni- versity of Loughborough.”
Barry Edward Nunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Royal Air Force
Basil Peter Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
“For services to British com- .”
Beryl Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1986
Actress
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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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“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
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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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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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
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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 · 1986
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1986 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1985.
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