OBE for Services to Sport

Congratulations to Charlton Athletic FC’s Steve Sutherland, who was awarded an OBE for ‘Services to Sport’ in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Now in his third spell at Charlton, Steve began his football journey in 1988 as the Club’s Commercial Manager during the Selhurst Park ground-share era. He later returned as Commercial Director during Charlton’s Premier League years and was welcomed back again in 2023 by the Club’s new ownership group.

Beyond Charlton, Steve has held key roles with The EFL and Swindon Town FC. A passionate advocate for community impact, he helped launch the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) in 2003 and co-created with Jason Morgan MBE, football’s first anti-knife crime initiative, Street Violence Ruins Lives.

Steve also played a founding role as a Trustee of Greenwich Starting Blocks Trust (GSB), established ahead of London 2012 to support young Greenwich-based athletes—its success was highlighted when GSB-supported judoka Gemma Gibbons won Olympic silver.

Reflecting on his OBE, Steve said: “It’s extremely humbling… I have so many people to thank who have played a huge role throughout my career and who I owe so much to. I would also like to thank everyone for all the very kind messages I’ve received; it’s been quite overwhelming.’'