Brian at his book signing

Brian Honour was rejected by Aston Villa as being too small. He was picked up by Darlington FC and offered a professional contract.

When the new manager, Cyril Knowles, arrived he showed he the door again for being too small. Nice one Cyril!

Brian went into non-league football with Peterlee Newton FC until being plucked from the mist by Hartlepool United. He played for Pools for 11 years, three times being voted Player of the Year. He was rewarded with a testimonial game v Newcastle United when Kevin Keegan brought the first team squad to the Victoria Ground.

But Brian’s story starts aged just four years when a man from Port Vale came to sign his brother John. The man - Sir StanleyMathews...

Foreword
by Peter Beardsley

England, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Hartlepool United from St. James Park, Newcastle 18th February 2008. It is an honour to do this foreword for Brian’s book. In the twilight of my career I had the pleasure of working with him when Brian was a coach at Hartlepool United.

Brian was helpful and treated my like a “king”. He once said to me “I would walk on broken glass for you Pedro”. Brian Honour was a different class of person never mind a different class of footballer.

I hope you will enjoy reading his remarkable life story as much as I did.

Publication Date: 16 August 2008
Page Extent: 150
ISBN:
ISBN 13: 1-906358-22-2
978-1-906358-22-8
Book Type: Hardback
Classification: Biography/Football
Price: £9.99
P+P (UK): £1.50
P+P (Europe): £2.70
P+P (World): £4.20

Click here to link to a recent story regarding Briain in the Hartlepool Mail:

http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/hufc/Honour-Don39t-ditch-Danny.4056363.jp