Birthday Honours 2024
Kay Cossington MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Association Football.”
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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
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Kay COSSINGTON
Women’s Technical Director, The Football Association
For services to Association Football.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Association Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
151 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
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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Amy Dowden
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Amy Marren
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“For services to Further Education and Apprenticeships.”
Andrea Wood
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“For services to Further Education.”
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Andrew Campbell
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Andrew Hodkinson
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
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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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“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
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“For services to Association Football.”
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Raymond Pritchard
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John Wright
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“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645218. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Gravesend, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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