Michael Black (footballer)

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Michael Black
Full name	Michael Black
Date of birth	6 October 1976 (1976-10-06) (age 31)
Place of birth	Chigwell, Essex, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder, striker
Youth clubs
1993–1997	Arsenal
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–1999 1997 1997–1998 1999–2001 2000–2001 2001	Arsenal → Brentford (loan) → Millwall (loan) Tranmere Rovers → Southend United (loan) Southend United	00 (0) 00 (0) 13 (2) 22 (0) 03 (0) 12 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Black (born 6 October 1976 in Chigwell, Essex) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder or striker.

[edit] Career

Black started his career at Arsenal, 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.