New Year Honours 1966
John Alfred Leach MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Table Tennis.”
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“For services to Table Tennis.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 523 times in the New Year Honours List 1966 — about 38% 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 1966
• Samuel Vernon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Corps of Signals
Abraham Hauser
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public services and work for the Jewish community in South Wales.”
Agnes Elizabeth Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Cheshire.”
Alan Landale MAcFARLANE
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alan Wilfrid Day
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“for Mental Health.”
Albert Doxey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Albert Edward Mitchell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Senior Executive Officer
Albert William French
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Corps of Signals
Albert'Charles Tubby
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albertina Sophia Saul
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For public and social services in British Guiana.”
Alethea Sprott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to the com- munity in St.”
Alexa Phyllis Castle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Bruce Boughtrigg Scott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Archie Bickerstaffe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Edward Harrison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred James Bown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Swindon.”
Alfred Jesse Buckwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred Samuel 'Norton Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alfred Solomon Shock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred William Macdonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Algernon John Robert Greaves
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alice Miriam Martha Burrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Leyton.”
Allen Edward Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Andrew John Floyd
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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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 →
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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
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 · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1965.
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