Britain’s sporting talent is celebrated in the New Year’s Honours list which also provides recognition for some of Britain’s famous and not so well known sporting heroes.

Others honoured include coaches, administrators and the people who work tirelessly at grass roots level encouraging and nurturing young talent and without whom those famous sports stars could not have achieved greatness.

Some of them are ex-sportsmen and women who have used their experience to put something back into sport whilst others are largely anonymous outside of their own institutions or communities.

Here are just some of them:

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Dame Mary Peters, DBE. For services to Sport and to the community in Northern Ireland.

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Steve Cram, MBE. Lately Chair, English Institute of Sport. For services to Sport.

Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Brendon Batson, MBE For services to Football.
Jim Boyce. For services to Football in Northern Ireland.
Dr David Gordon Collier., Chief Executive, England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket.
Edward William Gillespie., For services to Horse Racing.
Sue Johnson. For services to Golf.
Ms Francesca Osowska. Director, Commonwealth Games and Sport, Scottish Government. For services to Government and the Commonwealth Games.
Ms Margaret Ann Souyave. For services to Hockey.
Adrian Tranter. President, British Taekwondo. For services to Martial Arts.
Brendon Batson. For services to football.
James Boyce. For services to Football in Northern Ireland.
John Doig. Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games. For services to Sport.

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Patrick Barnes. Boxer. For services to Boxing and the community in Northern Ireland.
April Barrett. For services to Disability Sport.
James Betmead. For services to Sport and the community in Fleetwood, Lancashire through Fleetwood Town Football Club.
John Bowler. Chair Crewe Alexandra Football Club. For services to Football.
Dr Alan Boyle. For services to Swimming and Water Polo.
Euan Burton. Athlete. For services to Judo.
Anthony Byrne. For services to Gymnastics in Northern Ireland.
Ms Rochelle Clark. Prop, England Women’s Rugby Union Team. For services to Rugby.
Jasmine Flatters. Athletics Volunteer. For services to Triathlon.
Derek John Hayward. For services to Sport and Young People in Shropshire.
Miss Sarah Hunter. Vice-Captain, England Women’s Rugby Union Team. For services to Rugby.
John Jenkins. President and Chair, SportsAble. For services to Disability Sport.
Malcolm Mackay. For services to Football in Glasgow.
Eric Powell. For services to Football and charity.
Linvoy Primus. For services to Football and charity in Portsmouth.
Kate Richardson-Walsh. Captain, England and Great Britain Women’s Hockey Teams. For services to Hockey.
Molly Samuel-Leport. For services to Karate.
Wendy Sly. For services to Athletics.
Peter Smith. Project Coordinator, Tour de France, Leeds City Council. For services to Sports Development in Leeds and the Tour de France Grand Depart.
Peter Winchester. For services to Swimming and to charity in Grimsby.
James Barrow. For services to Hockey.
Paul Murphy. For services to Rugby Union.
Fauja Singh. Marathon Runner. For services to Sport and charity.

Congratulations to all those honoured and thanks to the many thousands like them who are no less deserving and without whom British sport could not function.