New Year Honours 2011
Michael John Catt OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Rugby.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2011
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“For services to Rugby.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 295 times in the New Year Honours List 2011 — about 23% 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 2011
Adrian Allen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
South Yorkshire
Commercial Director
Adrian Coles
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Alan France
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“For services to UK/Uzbekistan educational and cultural relations.”
Alastair Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alexander Edward Buchan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Refugees.”
Alexander Frank Downie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Isle of Man
“For public service in the Isle of Man.”
Alexander Wright MacCormick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Suffolk
Grade B1
Alice Chapman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Belfast
“for Achievement Collaboration, Devon County Council.”
Alison Hadley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Environment.”
Alison Quant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Allison Streetly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Amanda Arianwen Cecilia Cottrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“For services to the community in Kent.”
Andrea Arnold
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Carnegie Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Navy
Andrew Digby Emson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Hussey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“For services to UK/France cultural relations.”
Andrew Ian Beeforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Cumbria
“For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Andrew James Large
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Corps of Signals
Andrew John Coope
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Air Force
Andrew Julian Goldberg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hertfordshire
“For services to Medicine.”
Andrew Mark Weston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Bristol
Grade B1
Andrew Martin Duffell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
Andrew Robert Colin Stephens
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Hertfordshire
“For services to Scholarship.”
Andrew Timothy Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Royal Air Force
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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 →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 31 December 2010.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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