England Honours - Knighthoods and Other Royal Honours (original) (raw)
England National Team Football Figures Receiving Royal Honours
Knighthoods
Player
Year of Award
Notes
John Charles Clegg
1927
The first man knighted for services to football.
Stanley Matthews
Jan-1965
For services to football; regarded as first footballer to be knighted; also received CBE in 1957.
Jan-1967
For services to football (following England's 1966 World Cup triumph).
1978
For services to sport; also received CBE in 1972 and OBE in 1963.
Jun-1994
For services to football; regarded as second footballer to be knighted; also received CBE in 1974 and OBE in 1969.
Tom Finney
Jan-1998
For services to football; regarded as third footballer to be knighted; also received CBE in 1992 and OBE in 1961.
Geoff Hurst
Jun-1998
For services to football; regarded as fourth footballer to be knighted; also received MBE in 1979.
Jun-2002
For services to football; also received CBE in 1990.
Trevor Brooking
Jun-2004
For services to sport; also received CBE in 1999 and MBE in 1981.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Player
Year of Award
Notes
Stanley Matthews
1957
Also received knighthood in 1965.
Jun-1959
1972
For services to sport; also received knighthood in 1978 and OBE in 1963.
Jan-1974
Also received knighthood in 1994 and OBE in 1969.
Ron Greenwood
Jan-1981
For services to football.
Jun-1990
For services to football; also received knighthood in 2002.
Tom Finney
Jan-1992
Also received knighthood in 1998 and OBE in 1961.
Trevor Brooking
Jan-1999
For services to sport; also received knighthood in 2004 and MBE in 1981.
Jimmy Armfield
Dec 2009
For services to the community; also received OBE in 2000.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Player
Year of Award
Notes
Tom Finney
Jun-1961
Also received knighthood in 1998 and CBE in 1992.
Jan-1963
For services to football; also received knighthood in 1978 and CBE in 1972.
Jan-1967
1969
Also received knighthood in 1994 and CBE in 1974.
Don Revie
Jan-1970
Gordon Banks
1970
Jack Charlton
1974
Bill Nicholson
1975
George E. Eastham
1975
Joe Mercer
1976
Emlyn Hughes
1980
Kevin Keegan
1982
Bryan Robson
Jan-1990
Peter Shilton
1991
Also received MBE in 1986.
Brian Clough
Jun-1991
Gary Lineker
Jan-1992
Jimmy Armfield
Jun-2000
For services to football.
Alan Shearer
Jun-2001
Graham Taylor
Jan-2002
David Beckham
Jun-2003
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Player
Year of Award
Notes
F. Norman S. Creek
1943
Jimmy Dickinson
1964
Ian Callaghan
1974
Alan Mullery
1975
Martin Peters
1978
For services to football.
Geoff Hurst
1979
Also received knighthood in 1998.
Terry Paine
1977
For services to football.
Tommy Smith
Trevor Brooking
Jun-1981
For services to football; also received knighthood in 2004 and CBE in 1999.
Ray Clemence
1981
Mick Mills
1984
For services to football.
Steve Perryman
1984
For services to football.
Peter Shilton
Jun-1986
Also received OBE in 1991.
Ray Wilkins
1993
Gary Mabbutt
Jan-1994
For services to football.
John Barnes
Jun-1998
Stuart Pearce
Jan-1999
Tony Adams
Jun-1999
Vivian Anderson
Jan-2000
Alan Ball
Steve Bull
George Cohen
Roger Hunt
Norbert Stiles
Ramon Wilson
Ian Wright
Colin Bell
Jan-2005
For services to the community.
Les Ferdinand
Dec-2005
For services to football.
Steven Gerrard
Dec-200 6
For services to sport.
Teddy Sheringham
Jun-2007
For services to sport.
Bert Williams
June 2010