Mick Blick

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Mick Blick
Personal information
Full name Michael Robert Blick
Date of birth (1948-09-20) 20 September 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1964–1966 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1971 Swindon Town 8 (0)
Corby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Robert Blick (born 20 September 1948) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Swindon Town playing as a centre back.

Blick replaced Frank Burrows in the starting line-up to play in the 2nd leg of the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup versus AS Roma. A game that Swindon Town won 4–0 (5-2 on aggregate).

Honours

Swindon Town

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References

  1. "Mick Blick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 May 2018.