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.
Career 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. Block progressed to the Chelsea first team and made 40 appearances and scored six goals between 1957 and 1962.
Block left Chelsea for Brentford for £5,000 in January 1962. 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. He later played for Watford, before dropping into non-League football with Chelmsford City in 1967.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChelsea1957–58First Division20400——2041958–59First Division13120—1Appearance in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup01611959–60First Division2000——201960–61First Division100000—101961–62First Division110000—11Total376200010406Brentford1961–62Third Division202———2021962–63Fourth Division4281020—4581963–64Third Division35116341—45151964–65Third Division2030010—2131965–66Third Division2972020—337Total146309090—16430Watford1966–67Third Division1320000—132Career total19638110901021738
Honours Brentford Football League Fourth Division: 1962–63 London Challenge Cup: 1964–65 Individual Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year: 1962–63
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