Brian Honeywood

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Brian Honeywood
Personal information
Full name Brian Roy Honeywood[1]
Date of birth (1949-05-08) 8 May 1949 (age 72)[1]
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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club – Brian Honeywood". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Brentford 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club – Lee Honeywood". Pride of Anglia – Ipswich Town Football Club. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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