Whitby's Beth Mead honoured after Euro 2022 success
The 27-year-old becomes an MBE in the New Year Honours list
Whitby's Beth Mead is among four of England's Euro 2022-winning side included on the New Year Honours list.
Skipper Leah Williamson, Ellen White and Lucy Bronze are the other recognised after the triumph in July that brought the Lionesses the first piece of major silverware in their history.
Beth - who's from Hinderwell originally - becomes an MBE - alongside White and Bronze. However, Williamson has been made an OBE - the first for a senior England team since the men's 1966 World Cup success.
The 27-year-old Yorkshire football player was named player of the tournament at the Euros and claimed the Golden Boot, having scored six goals and provided five assists.
The forward subsequently finished as Ballon d'Or runner-up in October and last week was named Sports Personality of the Year.
Asked why not all the England squad have been recognised following their Euros triumph, Sir Hugh Robertson, chairman of the honours sports committee, said: "The approach that we've tried to take with this is when we have these events there is a danger in sort of carpet bombing the entire squad because then you get people who've done five minutes on the pitch and get an award.
"So what we've tried to do is stick to the principle of the honours which is to recognise excellence and to recognise extraordinary contributions."
Other players from the women's game being honoured are Wales captain Sophie Ingle, who becomes an OBE, and Scotland duo Kim Little and Jen Beattie, both MBEs.