New Year Honours 2026
Kerry Davis MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Association Football and to Diversity in Sport.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Association Football and to Diversity in Sport.
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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
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Kerry DAVIS
For services to Association Football and to Diversity in Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Association Football and to Diversity in Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 590 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
73 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Staffordshire.
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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Alan Craig
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Alan Foster
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“For services to Further Education.”
Alan Tully
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Alastair Upton
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“For services to Art.”
Alex Greenwood
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“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Gibson
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“For Charitable Service.”
Alexandra Knight
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“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering.”
Alice Curry (natasha Curry)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Social Care Policy.”
Alice Wiseman
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Blyth, Northumberland
“For services to Public Health.”
Alisdair Miller
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“For services to the community in Sutherland.”
Alison Broderick (alison Gilchrist)
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“For Public Service.”
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Alistair Jinks
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“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Alistair Risk
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“For services to Charity.”
Allison Raison (allison Mckay)
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Darlington, County Durham
“For services to Music.”
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Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
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Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
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“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
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Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
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Solihull, West Midlands
“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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
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Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5028155. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
Location (Lichfield, Staffordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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