| Micky Block | |
| Fullname: | Michael John Block |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Ipswich, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Brent, England |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Youthyears1: | 1955–1957 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 1957–1962 |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 1962–1966 |
| Clubs2: | Brentford |
| Caps2: | 146 |
| Goals2: | 30 |
| Years3: | 1966–1967 |
| Clubs3: | Watford |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1967–1969 |
| Clubs4: | Chelmsford City |
| Totalcaps: | 196 |
| Totalgoals: | 38 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Youth |
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.
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.[2] [3] Block progressed to the Chelsea first team and made 40 appearances and scored six goals between 1957 and 1962.[4]
Block left Chelsea for Brentford for £5,000 in January 1962.[5] 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.[6] He later played for Watford, before dropping into non-League football with Chelmsford City in 1967.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chelsea | 1957–58 | First Division | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 1958–59 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[7] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1960–61 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961–62 | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Brentford | 1961–62[8] | Third Division | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 8 | |||
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 15 | |||
| 1964–65 | Third Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 1965–66 | Third Division | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| Total | 146 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 164 | 30 | ||||
| Watford | 1966–67[9] | Third Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 38 | |||
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