Born in Chelmsford, Honeywood played for hometown club Chelmsford City as an apprentice, before joining Ipswich Town,[3] going on to make 100 youth team appearances and 46 reserve team appearances, however Honeywood never broke into the first-team at the club.
[4] Honeywood joined Colchester United in the summer of 1968,[1] making his first-team debut on the opening day of the 1968–69 season, a 4–0 loss to Brentford on 10 August 1968.
Following his release at the end of the campaign, Honeywood signed for Canterbury City, before retiring to focus on his hairdressing business.
[3] Following his time at Braintree, Honeywood acted as director of football for Chelmsford City during Gary Bellamy's management of the club.
[10] 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.