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The WSHOF Roll of Honour Citation
“Induction to the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame is reserved for those Welsh women and men, whose exceptional achievements over the course of their careers in any theatre of sport, have enhanced Wales as a Nation and brought honour to themselves and our Country.”

The WSHoF is a Registered Charity with a President (Lynn Davies CBE), a Chair (Phil Davies) and a number of Board members. Its Board of Trustees is an impartial group of individuals with broad and deep sporting knowledge and experience. The Trustees accept suggestions from the public and the national governing bodies of sport for consideration for induction into the Hall of Fame. They discuss all candidates fully before deciding whether each meets the criteria for induction. There is no hierarchy as to timing for induction to the Hall of Fame as induction of individuals deemed worthy works around significant sporting events, the themes of the annual gala dinner, and individual availability. Only sportspeople who have retired are inducted into the WSHOF.

The Hall of Fame exhibition has previously been on permanent display at the Sports Council for Wales, South Glamorgan County Council, the Museum of Welsh Life. There are now pop-up displays at Principality Stadium, Cardiff, and the Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff.

The committee of trustees is chaired by Phil Davies, former chair of Hospital Innovations, who took over from Prof Laura McAllister in 2025. Roll of Honour inductee Lynn Davies was appointed as the first President of the WSHoF in 2018.

The WSHOF Committee
Lynn Davies (President), Phil Davies (Chair – appointed 2025), Dave Cobner (secretary), Kris Horrigan (Treasurer), Jeff Andrews, Rob Cole, Phil Davies, Cheryl Hicks, Carolyn Hitt, Dylan Jones, Rhodri Jones, Julia Longville, Nicky Piper, Phil Steele, Joe Towns, Geoff Willliams

The Lord Brooks Award for Outstanding Services to Welsh Sport
1990: Lord Brooks of Tremorfa (Boxing / WSHOF)
2001: Ceri O’Donnell (Hockey)
2015: Dave Cobner (Student Sport)
2016: Laura McAllister (Football / Sport Wales)
2016: Geoff Bray (WSHOF)
2019: Steve Williams (Whitchurch HS)
2024: Cardiff Swimming Club

‘The Rhodri’ – Rhodri Morgan Award for Special Service to Welsh Sport
2019: Whitchurch High School

2022: Richard Parks (Adventurer / Rugby International)
2024: Lynn Davies (Athlete / WSHOF)
2024: Prof Laura McAllister (Football / Sports Administrator)
2025: Cardiff City AFC

CONTACT US . . .

To get in touch with the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame please contact:
Secretary, Dave Cobner: [email protected]
Treasurer Kris Horrigan: [email protected]