| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Block[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-01-28)28 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 2019(2019-12-12) (aged 79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Brent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer who played as aright winger. He made nearly 200Football League appearances forChelsea,Brentford andWatford over a 10-year period.[1]
Born inIpswich, Block began his career with the youth team atFirst Division clubChelsea and played in both legs of the1958 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 forBrentford for £5,000 in January 1962.[6] While with Brentford, he was the provider ofassists for many goals scored by the club's all-international frontline ofJohnny Brooks,Billy McAdams andJohn Dick.[7] He later played forWatford,[8] before dropping intonon-League football withChelmsford 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 | ||
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