Brian Honour


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

Early Career

Brian Honour began his career as a schoolboy for Aston Villa before being release 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 Sherpa Van Trophy, he scored the game's only goal direct from a corner.