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Michael Black (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Michael Black is an English
footballer, who played as a midfielder
or striker.
, joining as a trainee in 1993, later to be joined by his brother Tommy
. He won the 1994 FA Youth Cup
with Arsenal and made a single appearance for the first team in a UEFA Champions League
group match against Panathinaikos in 1998. He also had loan spells at Brentford
and Millwall
before moving to Tranmere Rovers
in July 1999 on a free transfer. He played sporadically for Tranmere, including as an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Cup Final
against Leicester City
, before moving to Southend United
in December 2000 on loan, making the deal fully permanent the following month. He left Southend in the summer of 2001 on a free transfer. After dropping into non-League, he played nine games for Enfield Town
at the beginning of the 2006–07 season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer, who played as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
or striker.
Career
Black started his career at ArsenalArsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, joining as a trainee in 1993, later to be joined by his brother Tommy
Tommy Black
Thomas Robert "Tommy" Black is an English footballer who plays for AFC Hornchurch.-Club career:Black began his career with Arsenal as a trainee, where he played alongside his older brother Michael...
. He won the 1994 FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
with Arsenal and made a single appearance for the first team in a UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
group match against Panathinaikos in 1998. He also had loan spells at Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
and Millwall
Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...
before moving to Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
in July 1999 on a free transfer. He played sporadically for Tranmere, including as an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Cup Final
2000 Football League Cup Final
The 2000 Worthington Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at Wembley on 27 February 2000...
against Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, before moving to Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
in December 2000 on loan, making the deal fully permanent the following month. He left Southend in the summer of 2001 on a free transfer. After dropping into non-League, he played nine games for Enfield Town
Enfield Town F.C.
Enfield Town F.C. is an English football club from Enfield Town, Greater London. Established in 2001 as a fan-led breakaway from Enfield FC, the club currently play in Division One North of the Isthmian League and are based at the Queen Elizabeth II stadium....
at the beginning of the 2006–07 season.