Micky Cave
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| Micky Cave | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael John Cave | |
| Date of birth | January 28, 1949 | |
| Place of birth | Weymouth, England | |
| Date of death | November 6, 1984 (aged 35) | |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1968 1968-1971 1971-1974 1972 1974-1977 1976 1977-1978 1977 1978-1980 |
Weymouth Torquay United Bournemouth → Plymouth Argyle (loan) York City →Los Angeles Skyhawks (loan) Bournemouth → Seattle Sounders (loan) Seattle Sounders |
114 (17) 99 (17) 8 (4) 96 (13) 42 (3) 22 (12)[1] |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael John "Micky" Cave (born January 28, 1949 in Weymouth, England, died November 6, 1984 in Pittsburgh) was an English football midfielder.
[edit] Career
Cave joined Torquay United from Weymouth in July 1968, soon settling into the Plainmoor side. Although not a regular goalscorer (17 goals in 114 league games), when he did score they tended to be memorable. In July 1971 a fee of £15,000 took him to Bournemouth. His first season at Dean Court was a struggle, and in March 1972 he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan. However, he returned to Bournemouth and eventually played 99 league games, scoring 17 goals, before a £15,000 transfer to York City in August 1974. His first season was York's first ever in Division Two and they confounded expectations by surviving, although they were relegated the following season (with Cave winning the clubman of the year award). He spent the 1976 season in the American Soccer League, helping the Los Angeles Skyhawks win the ASL title. In February 1977, after scoring 13 times in 96 league games, he returned to Bournemouth for a fee of £10,000. He spent the summer of 1977 on loan to NASL side Seattle Sounders, and joined Seattle permanently the following summer after playing the last of his 42 league games for Bournemouth, in which he had scored 3 times. He played with Seattle up to the 1980 season, and was later with Pittsburgh Spirit.
Cave died in November 1984, aged 35, from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning (running his car in a garage).[2] At the time he was assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Spirit of the U.S. Major Indoor Soccer League. He has since had the Player of the Year Award named after him in his honour at Bournemouth.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Micky Cave profile
| Preceded by Chris Topping |
York City Player of the Year 1975-1976 |
Succeeded by Brian Pollard |
