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[2] | (aged 79)||
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 1957–58[3] | First Division | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
1958–59[3] | First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
1959–60[3] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
1960–61[3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
1961–62[3] | First Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | ||
Brentford | 1961–62[9] | Third Division | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
1962–63[9] | Fourth Division | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 8 | ||
1963–64[9] | Third Division | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 15 | ||
1964–65[9] | Third Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
1965–66[9] | Third Division | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
Total | 146 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 164 | 30 | |||
Watford | 1966–67[8] | Third Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
Career total | 196 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 38 |
Brentford
Individual