Micky Block
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Block[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2019 (aged 79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Brent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955–1957 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1962 | Chelsea | 37 | (6) |
| 1962–1966 | Brentford | 146 | (30) |
| 1966–1967 | Watford | 13 | (2) |
| 1967–1969 | Chelmsford City | ||
| Total | 196 | (38) | |
| International career | |||
| England Youth | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael John Block (28 January 1940 – 12 December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a right winger. He made nearly 200 Football League appearances for Chelsea, Brentford and Watford over a 10-year period.[1]
Born in Ipswich, Block began his career with the youth team at First Division club Chelsea and played in both legs of the 1958 FA Youth Cup Final.[1][4][5] Block progressed to the Chelsea first team and made 40 appearances and scored six goals between 1957 and 1962.[3]
Block left Chelsea for Brentford for £5,000 in January 1962.[6] While with Brentford, he was the provider of assists for many goals scored by the club's all-international frontline of Johnny Brooks, Billy McAdams and John Dick.[7] He later played for Watford,[8] before dropping into non-League football with Chelmsford City in 1967.[8]
