Brian Honour

Brian Honour (born 16 February 1964) is an English former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Darlington and Hartlepool United.[1][3] He had a brief spell as joint caretaker manager of Hartlepool with Paul Baker in 1999,[4] managed at non-league level, and set up his own coaching school.[5]

Brian Honour
Personal information
Full name Brian Honour[1]
Date of birth (1964-02-16) 16 February 1964[1]
Place of birth Horden,[1] England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
– Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Darlington 74 (4)
1984 Peterlee
1985–1995 Hartlepool United 319 (26)
1995–1996 Spennymoor United
Total 393 (30)
Teams managed
1999 Hartlepool United
2002–2005 Bishop Auckland
2007–2009 Bishop Auckland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early career

Brian Honour began his career as a schoolboy for Aston Villa before being released for too being too small. He moved onto Darlington F.C. and stayed there for three seasons until he again was released by Darlington manager Cyril Knowles for being too small. He then had spells with Peterlee Town and Tow Law.

Hartlepool United

Brian Honour signed for Hartlepool United in 1985, where he would stay at the club for 9 years, notching up 319 league appearances. One of his most memorable moments came in 1988 when during Hartlepool's 1-0 defeat of Sunderland in the Associate Members' Cup, he scored the game's only goal direct from a corner.[6]

References
  1. "Brian Honour". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Brian Honour". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "Cantona may return for Fergie". Irish Independent. 19 January 1999. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "Meet the team!". Brian Honour Soccer School. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. "Your memories of Hartlepool United's famous cup win at Sunderland". Hartlepool Mail. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.


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