Brian Honeywood
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Roy Honeywood[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 May 1949||
Place of birth | Chelmsford, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1968 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1969 | Colchester United | 18 | (0) |
Chelmsford City | |||
Total | 18 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Brian Roy Honeywood (born 8 May 1949) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.
Career[]
Born in Chelmsford, Honeywood began his career at Ipswich Town, going on to make 100 youth team appearances and 46 reserve team appearances, but never broke into the first-team at the club.[2] He joined Colchester United in the summer of 1968,[1] making his first-team debut on the opening day of the 1968–69 season, a 4–0 loss to Brentford on 10 August 1968.[3] Honeywood went on to make 18 league appearances during his single season with the club.[4] He made his final appearance in the final game of the season on 2 May 1969, a 2–0 away defeat to Notts County[5] before joining Chelmsford City.[1]
Personal life[]
Honeywood now works for Professional Active Soccer Schools (PASS) as a coach alongside his son Lee, who was also on the books with Ipswich, but also failed to break into the first-team at the club, being forced to retire early through injury.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club – Brian Honeywood". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Brentford 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Notts County 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club – Lee Honeywood". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chelmsford
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- English Football League players