Paul McGregor (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony McGregor | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | (3) |
| 1998 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 1999 | → Preston North End (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Plymouth Argyle | 77 | (19) |
| 2001–2003 | Northampton Town | 62 | (5) |
| Total | 182 | (30) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Anthony McGregor (born 17 December 1974 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer and lead singer of London-based punk band Ulterior where he is known under the stage name Honey.
As a footballer he was a striker from 1991 to 2003, notably playing in the Premier League and UEFA Cup for Nottingham Forest. He also appeared in the Football League for Carlisle United, Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle and Northampton Town before retiring from professional football at the age of 29 to take up a career in music.
A product of the youth system at Nottingham Forest, McGregor made a number of first team appearances, although he did not quite manage to cement a regular spot in the line-up. Despite this he made some impact on the first team and is well remembered by the club's supporters for scoring the winning goal in a match against Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Cup 1995-96, a goal which put Forest in the quarter-finals of the competition. Whilst at the club McGregor also sang with Britpop band Merc, although the group did not have any success.
Falling out of favour at Forest, McGregor spent spells on loan at Carlisle United and Preston North End before completing a permanent move to Plymouth Argyle in 1999. McGregor enjoyed a rich vein of form at Argyle and was the club's top scorer in the 1999–2000 season, hitting 16 goals in all competitions, including two hat-tricks. His form earned him the Plymouth Argyle F.C. Player of the Year award for 2000. The following season, however, the goals dried up and he moved on a free to Northampton Town for a spell that was blighted by injury. Making his final appearance for the Cobblers as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Oldham in March 2003, McGregor left the game at the end of the 2002–3 season.
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