Chelsea were saddened to learn this week of the passing of Micky Block who played 40 games for us over the space of four seasons. He was 79.
Block, a left-winger, was a member of the first Chelsea side to play in the FA Youth Cup final, in 1958, alongside the likes of Jimmy Greaves, Barry Bridges and Ken Shellito and although that tie was lost to Wolves, he made his first-team league debut with a further 19 appearances that same season.
A solidly built but pacy player and an England youth international, his first senior outing had come the previous season in the short-lived Southern Floodlit Cup. His first league game a year later in September 1957 was a draw at home to West Brom, with Block taking the place of Jim Lewis who in turn had been deputising for broken leg victim Frank Blunstone, both veterans of our 1954/55 title-winning side.
Block's first goal came three days later in a win at Newcastle and one of his three strikes that campaign was in a goal-laded 5-4 defeat at Arsenal.
The 1958/59 season yielded 16 appearances and one goal, in a big win over Wolves, but in the following three years he was used sparingly with fit-again Blunstone and Peter Brabrook ahead of him when it came to winger selection.
Block's final Chelsea game was in October 1961 when he scored the only goal in a defeat at home to Leicester. Having never quite realised his early potential at Chelsea, he joined Brentford in January 1962 for £5,000 and he was a regular there before moving on to Watford and then Chelmsford City.
Chelsea send condolences to Micky's family and friends at this difficult time.
canbiklmyz
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rip
ziyblnopuy
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glory be to God rip
Atall
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[Crylaugh]hahahhahhaha
Sorry this was just a mistake. I’m so sorry guys forgive me. My little bro do this.in again rip
Pazabckuz
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RIP legend,this should sound as a warning notice to all rude an disrespectful Chelsea fans before we started supporting Chelsea hiros such as block came an has gone,so we shouldn't behave as if we own Chelsea am saying all this bcoz i deeply dislike the way Chelsea fans lay abuses an curses on thier mates to the extent of even including thier generations,please lets be reasonable we never came to this world with Chelsea so shall we depart without Chelsea
Pazabckuz
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sleep well blood
doeadmnsz
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rip block
cutdimprtu
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R.I.P
Wawabirstu
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[Crylaugh]hahahhahhaha
What do you enjoy about laughing at a persons' death?
DennIsra
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may God take him in safe handad
Georgemorgan
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Rip
Atall
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[Crylaugh]hahahhahhaha
Atall
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RIP
bindiklpsu
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Rip
dutcesyz
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Rip
cacikoprz
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Rip legend mixky
Ops micky
cacikoprz
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Rip legend mixky
koscden
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RIP
Vamuyan999
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Rip
ChelseaFanBoy
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RIP
kezabciklo
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rest well legend till Jah great resurrection day hopefully you will be able to live again and play for Chelsea
BoakyeErnest67
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RIP
BoakyeErnest67
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very sad for all Chelsea fans
bumacdmoru
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Rip😭😭😭
bumacdmoru
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Rip
Jawciopuy
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rest on legend.....💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Absolutegenius
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RIP
Wawabirstu
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RIP[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
What is funny dude?Don't you have respect?
daucdmnuz
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RIP #YNWA
NshizirunguRukumbuz
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RIP[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
that's crying not laughing
Farhaan0501
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RIP[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
whats funny?
kekaciuy
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rip
FelixPeace-G
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RIP
MIZTABARAT
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RIP
Irock
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RIP
Yambilmstu
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RIP
Jimbcei
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RIP[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Mahesh_21
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🙁😭RIP
blackpantherind
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rip chelsea
Teybotyz
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RIP
Wawabirstu
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Rest In Peace MR Micky Block.May you enjoy your new life in heaven!
Bidbdknru
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Rip
wocilnopt
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RIP sir
Ziabenotuz
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RIP
Scheduler
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Rest in Perfect Peace
tibnoprstu
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once a Chelsea is always a Chelsea... RIP sir Block.
MijoEmmanuelZulu
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Rip
bornwin33
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Rest in peace
Chintowan
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RIP Sir
tenshu
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RIP
lord_henry-14
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rip