Muir Honeyman
Muir Honeyman
Muir Honeyman
• Muir Honeyman, 1916 (DR)

born in Scotland

Muir Walker Wilson Honeyman was born on Friday, 5th April, 1895, in Larbert, Stirlingshire.

The 5' 7 (10st 4lbs) forward signed for George Easton's Thistle on Tuesday, 10th August, 1915 (after a previous trial period), having most recently been with Ashfield.

Aged 20, he made his debut appearance on Tuesday, 13th April, 1915, in a 2-2 draw at home to Rangers in a Benefit match.

Muir scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 11th September, 1915, in a 1-1 win (on corners aet) away to Clyde in the Glasgow Cup.

He scored the last of his 6 goals on Saturday, 15th April, 1916, in a 5-2 win at home to Rangers in the Scottish Football League.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 28th April, 1917, in a 2-0 defeat away to Third Lanark in the Scottish Football League, having appeared as a Jag on 59 occasions.

His club-list included Ashfield, Partick Thistle, Heart of Midlothian, Stenhousemuir and Bo'ness.

We don't know where or when Muir died. *

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compiled from our All Games criteria.
Age Goal(s) Match
20y, 5m, 6d goal.png 11.09.1915 Clyde [a] W*1-1 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) aet; * W3-2 corners
20y, 7m, 8d goal.png 13.11.1915 St Mirren [a] W2-0 (SFL - game 12)
20y, 8m, 20d goal.png 25.12.1915 Morton [a] W1-0 (SFL - game 18)
20y, 8m, 27d goal.png 01.01.1916 Third Lanark [h] W1-0 (SFL - game 19)
21y, 0m, 3d goal.png 08.04.1916 Clyde [a] W2-1 (SFL - game 33)
21y, 0m, 10d goal.png 15.04.1916 Rangers [h] W5-2 (SFL - game 34)

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