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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Sport & Recreation
1,456 people have received a UK honour for Sport & Recreation in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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Medal / BEM
Edwin Herbert Ernest Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“President, Mid Staffs Junior Football League. For services to Grassroots Football”
Stephen Christopher Woodley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Canterbury, Kent
“Member and lately Chair, Canterbury Lawn Tennis Club. For services to Tennis in Kent”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“Chair, Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club. For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“Founder, Saltash Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall”
David Pendall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Volunteer Coach, Bedford Rowing Club. For services to Rowing and to Young People in Bedford”
Ronald William Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“Chair, Groundsman and Secretary, Gwersyllt Park Cricket Club. For services to Cricket”
Hilda Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Marlborough, Wiltshire
“Tennis Coach and Volunteer. For services to Tennis”
John Leslie Mackey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
“For services to Table Tennis”
Philip Michael Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Junior Chief Coach, York City Rowing Club. For services to Rowing and Young People in York”
Naomi Clare Rees Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“Founder, OurJay Foundation. For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Volunteer, Dronfield Rugby Club. For services to Community Rugby”
Geoffrey Warren Hastings
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stamford, Lincolnshire
“Fundraiser and Founder, Trueman R66T State School Cricket League. For services to School Cricket and to Charity”
David John Eadon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to the community in Rugby, Warwickshire”
Darren Shane Davies
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Pontypool, Gwent
“For services to Rugby in Torfaen”
George Michael Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing”
Leslie Alan France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“Swimming Coach. For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan”
Linda Annette Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
Lynn Diane Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Administrator, Old Streetonians Rugby Football Club. For services to Amateur Sport in London”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“Disability and Inclusion Lead, Grimsby Town Foundation. For services to Association Football”
Alan Thomas 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”
Scott Steven Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“Lately Head Coach, England National Amputee Football Team. For services to Disability Sport”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Alan Christopher Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
John David Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands”
Member (MBE)
Brian Walsh
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Cricket”
Anthony Whelan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sandbach, Cheshire
“Youth Football Coach, Manchester United Football Club. For services to Association Football”
Gwynne Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brecon, Powys
“Support Manager, Adventurous Training, Soldier Academy. For services to Military Training and to Sport”
Gary Street
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Surrey
“Lately Head Coach, England Women's Rugby. For services to Rugby Union”
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Radlett, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football”
Richard Mark Morris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Head of GB Para Badminton. For services to Sport and Disabled People”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“Chair and Trustee, Kent Challenger Games. For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent”
Lou Macari
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Lately Footballer and Founder, Macari Foundation. For services to Association Football and to Homeless People in Stoke-on-Trent”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Lately President, England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket and to Charity”
Clifford William Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
“For services to Welsh Football”
Lauren Elizabeth James
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Association Football”
Jane Victoria Harvey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewkerne, Somerset
“Tennis Official. For services to Tennis”
Hannah Alice Hampton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Association Football”
Samantha-Louise Gough
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lasswade, Midlothian
“For services to Sport and to the Visually Impaired Community”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Trustee, Parkrun Global. For services to Community Sport and Fitness”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“Chair, Orkney2025. For services to Sport and to Island Communities”
Alan William Crooks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Disability Manager, Irish Football Association. For services to Disability Football”
Nicola Collett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
“Lately Partnership Development Manager, Leicester City School Sport Partnership. For services to School Sport and Physical Education and to the communities in Leicester City and Leicestershire”
Jessica Leigh Carter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Association Football”
Lee Kevin Carsley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“Coach, England Men's Under-21 Football Team. For services to Association Football”