Ben Honeyman

Ben Honeyman
Personal information
Date of birth	14 February 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1993–1994	Dundee United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1996	Dundee United
1996–1999	Forfar Athletic
1999	East Fife
1999–2002	Brechin City
Managerial career
2005–2006	Arniston Rangers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ben Honeyman (born 14 February 1977 in Adelaide) is a former Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays cricket for Glenrothes Cricket Club.

Football career

Honeyman began his career with Dundee United but made just two appearances, scoring on his début in the 1–0 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-final away win over Clydebank in September 1995 and appearing as a substitute in the league defeat at Dumbarton eleven days later.^[1] Honeyman failed to appear in another matchday squad and began the following season with Forfar Athletic, where he stayed for three years. After a short spell at East Fife in 1999, Honeyman spent three years with Brechin City, where he finished his senior career in 2002. Following this, Honeyman spent time in junior football, earning a player/manager role with Arniston Rangers, which made him the league's youngest manager at 28 years old.^[2]

Cricket career

In 2006, Honeyman turned his back on football and began playing cricket in Fife for Glenrothes,^[3] being appointed captain at the start of the 2008 season.^[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Lg Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dundee United	1995–96	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Dundee United	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Forfar Athletic	1996–97	36	16	N/A		0	0	N/A		36	16
	1997–98	34	12	1	1	2	1	2	0	39	14
	1998–99	22	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	6
	Total	92	35	4	1	3	1	2	0	101	36
East Fife	1998–99	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
	1999–00	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	1
	Total	8	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	11	3
Brechin City	1999–00	22	11	4	2	0	0	0	0	26	13
	2000–01	16	3	0	0	1	0	3	0	20	3
	2001–02	18	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	23	3
	Total	56	17	5	2	2	0	6	0	69	19
Career total		213	11	9	0	14	1	7	1	243	13

References

^ "1995-96". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
^ Mark Bonthrone (18 June 2005). "Arniston put Honeyman into hot seat". Edinburgh Evening News.
^ Sandy Strang (30 July 2006). "Admirable act Glenrothes poised for national stage". The Scotsman.
^ "Glenrothes v Edinburgh Accies (a)". Glenrothes Cricket Club. 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.

External links

Ben Honeyman at Soccerbase

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[1] "1995-96". Glenrothes Arabs. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.

[manager-2] Mark Bonthrone (18 June 2005). "Arniston put Honeyman into hot seat". Edinburgh Evening News.

[cricket-3] Sandy Strang (30 July 2006). "Admirable act Glenrothes poised for national stage". The Scotsman.

[4] "Glenrothes v Edinburgh Accies (a)". Glenrothes Cricket Club. 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.

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