New Year Honours 2009
Stephen Farley MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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Location
Berkshire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- Berkshire
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 687 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 57% 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 2009
Alan Cottle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Needs in Surrey.”
Alan Craig
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan Godfrey Swerdlow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts and to the communities in Liverpool and Suffolk.”
Alan Kells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For public and voluntary service.”
Alan William Thomas Melville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Fife
“For services to Healthcare in Fife.”
Albert Roy Cooksey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cumbria
“For voluntary service to the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team in Cumbria.”
Alec Brader
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lincolnshire
“For services to Young People.”
Alexander Bruce Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Marines
Alexander Gill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the fishing community in Kingston-upon-Hull.”
Alexander Moggach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to the Industry Engineers’ Club Project.”
Alexander Ross Sutherland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For voluntary service to Swimming in Inverness.”
Alexandra Maria Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to victims of the Chinese earthquake in May 2008.”
Alexandra Murray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Highland
“For services to the Fashion and Textile Industries in Scotland.”
Alexandra Olivia Naish
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bristol
“For services to Community Relations in Bristol.”
Alfred John Slow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Dorset
“For voluntary service to the community in Wimborne, Dorset.”
Alice Patricia Middleton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hull
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Alice Zeitlyn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cambridgeshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Cambridge.”
Alison Claire Finch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alison May McAusland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For voluntary service to the community in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Alister Stanley Widdowson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Allan Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bridgend
“For services to the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners and to the Royal British Legion in South Wales.”
Allan Roy Currall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Berkshire
“For voluntary service to Education.”
Amanda Estelle Carter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
“For voluntary service to the community in Leicester.”
Andrea Johnstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For voluntary service to the community in Berrow, Somerset.”
In the same field
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,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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