Brian Honeywood

Club career Born in Chelmsford, Honeywood played for hometown club Chelmsford City as an apprentice, before joining Ipswich Town, going on to make 100 youth team appearances and 46 reserve team appearances, however Honeywood never broke into the first-team at the club.

Honeywood joined Colchester United in the summer of 1968, Honeywood went on to make 18 league appearances during his single season with the club. He made his final appearance in the final game of the season on 2 May 1969, a 2–0 away defeat to Notts County before joining Chelmsford City in 1969.

Honeywood later managed Braintree Town alongside Peter Collins, before leaving in 1992. Together the pair managed 120 games for Braintree over the course of three years.

Personal life Following his playing career, Honeywood worked 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.

In March 2024, Chelmsford City announced Honeywood had died. He was 74.