FA Order of Merit
For Services to Grassroots Football
The FA Order of Merit is presented to people for their long service to grassroots football in England.
The recipients of this award have dedicated over 50 years of their life to football and are integral members of the local grassroots football community. The recipients have refereed matches, coached players, organised fixtures and enjoyed long playing careers.
We are proud to recognise their dedication and achievements and we look forward to celebrating many more members of our grassroots football community in the future.
Here is every recipient of the FA Order of Merit so far:
| Name | Year | Name | Year |
| J. Crow | 2003 | P. Harrison |
2019 |
| M. Rawding | 2004 | D. Furniss |
2019 |
| G.Barron | 2004 | N. Harris |
2019 |
| A. Exton | 2005 | W. Owst |
2019 |
| K.Briggs | 2006 | C. Render | 2019 |
| B. Nicholson | 2006 | T. Rose | 2019 |
| P. Ellis | 2007 | T. Heselwood |
2021 |
| D. Failey | 2007 | D. Drewry | 2022 |
| K. Watson | 2008 | C. Thomas | 2022 |
| A. Frisby | 2008 | J. Traynor | 2022 |
| C. Cartlich | 2010 | M. Harness | 2022 |
| G. Hanson | 2010 | M. Goforth | 2022 |
| F. Broughton | 2011 | H. Woodmansey | 2022 |
| P. Summerbell | 2012 | P. Harrison | 2022 |
| P. Smith | 2012 | M. Mellors | 2022 |
| J. Wilson | 2012 | M. Edge | 2023 |
| A. Youngs | 2013 | H. Daniel | 2023 |
| M. Reeves | 2013 | M. Wilson | 2023 |
| A. Brummit | 2014 | C. Clarkson | 2023 |
| D. Waterson | 2014 | C. Bodsworth | 2023 |
| P. Smurthwaite | 2017 | M. Bickerstaffe | 2024 |
| R. Smith | 2017 | G. Edwards | 2024 |
| J. Sugden | 2017 | C. Smith | 2024 |
| S.Akester | 2018 | ||
| J. Bates | 2019 | ||
| D. Clubley | 2019 | ||
| F. Windas | 2019 |
To be eligible for this award, the nominated individual must have completed 50 years as a football volunteer, inclusive of playing career but excluding any football played at school under the age of 16.
If you have dedicated 50 or more years to grassroots football or know someone who has then please click on the link below and nominate them.