# Micky Block > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Micky_Block > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Micky_Block.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micky_Block > Source revision: 1254889715 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English footballer (1940–2019) Micky Block 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 professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [right winger](/source/Midfielder#Winger). He made nearly 200 [Football League](/source/English_Football_League) appearances for [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.) and [Watford](/source/Watford_F.C.) over a 10-year period.[1] ## Career Born in [Ipswich](/source/Ipswich), Block began his career with the youth team at [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) club [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) and played in both legs of the [1958 FA Youth Cup Final](/source/FA_Youth_Cup_Finals_of_the_1950s).[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](/source/Brentford_F.C.) for £5,000 in January 1962.[6] While with Brentford, he was the provider of [assists](/source/Assist_(soccer)) for many goals scored by the club's all-international frontline of [Johnny Brooks](/source/Johnny_Brooks), [Billy McAdams](/source/Billy_McAdams) and [John Dick](/source/John_Dick_(footballer%2C_born_1930)).[7] He later played for [Watford](/source/Watford_F.C.),[8] before dropping into [non-League football](/source/Non-League_football) with [Chelmsford City](/source/Chelmsford_City_F.C.) in 1967.[8] ## Career statistics Appearances and goals by club, season and competition 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Appearance in [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](/source/Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup) ## Honours **Brentford** - [Football League Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division): [1962–63](/source/1962%E2%80%9363_Brentford_F.C._season)[10] - [London Challenge Cup](/source/London_Challenge_Cup): [1964–65](/source/1964%E2%80%9365_Brentford_F.C._season)[11] **Individual** - [Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year](/source/Brentford_F.C.): 1962–63[10] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hugman_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hugman_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Hugman_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Hugman_1-3) ["Micky Block"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240608000000/http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/1744). *Barry Hugman's Footballers*. Archived from [the original](http://barryhugmansfootballers.com/player/1744) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ancestry.com. *England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2019* [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-stamfordbridge_3-6) ["Micky Block – Chelsea Player Profile"](http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=46&surname=Block&firstname=Micky). *Stamford-Bridge.com The History of Chelsea FC*. Retrieved 19 October 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Chelsea 5–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1957–58 FA Youth Cup Final)"](http://thechels.info/wiki/Chelsea_5-1_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_(1957-58_FA_Youth_Cup_Final)). *TheChels.info – The Chelsea Football Club Wiki*. Retrieved 28 February 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Chelsea (1957–58 FA Youth Cup Final)"](http://thechels.info/wiki/Wolverhampton_Wanderers_6-1_Chelsea_(1957-58_FA_Youth_Cup_Final)). *TheChels.info – The Chelsea Football Club Wiki*. Retrieved 28 February 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Timeless_6-0)** Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). *Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006*. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 22. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0955294914](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0955294914). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Barnsley*. 11 March 2006. p. 54. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Watford_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Watford_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Watford_8-2) ["Player: Michael John Block"](https://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/player/mike-block). *Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016*. Retrieved 26 August 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-White_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-White_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-White_10-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-White_10-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-White_10-4) White, Eric, ed. (1989). *100 Years Of Brentford*. Brentford FC. pp. 386–388. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0951526200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0951526200). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RIP_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RIP_11-1) ["Micky Block RIP"](https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/micky-block-rip_454565). *www.brentfordfc.com*. Retrieved 14 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Haynes, Graham (1998). *A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia*. Yore Publications. p. 82. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-874427-57-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-874427-57-7). v t e Brentford F.C. – Player of the Year 1962: Coote 1963: Block 1964: Scott 1965: Brodie 1966: Brodie 1967: Docherty 1970: Ross 1971: Ross 1972: O'Mara 1973: Gelson 1974: Gelson 1975: Sherwood 1976: Allen 1977: Sweetzer 1978: McCulloch 1979: McNichol 1980: Kruse 1981: Hurlock 1982: Bowles 1983: Booker 1984: Kamara 1985: Salman 1986: Phillips 1987: Sinton 1988: Sinton 1989: Evans 1990: Evans 1991: Benstead 1992: Millen 1993: Manuel 1994: Dearden 1995: Bates 1996: Taylor 1997: Ashby 1998: Hutchings 1999: Powell 2000: Rowlands 2001: Mahon 2002: Ingimarsson 2003: Smith 2004: Tabb 2005: Sodje 2006: Turner 2007: Kuffour 2008: Heywood 2009: Wood 2010: Legge 2011: Lee 2012: Douglas 2013: Donaldson 2014: McCormack 2015: Diagouraga 2016: Judge 2017: Dean 2018: Woods 2019: Maupay 2020: Benrahma 2021: Toney 2022: Nørgaard 2023: Mee 2024: Pinnock 2025: Damsgaard 2026: Thiago This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1940s, is a stub. 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