Mike Grice
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mike Grice
| image =
| fullname = Michael John Grice
| height =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1931|11|03}}
| birth_place = Woking, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|8||1931|11|3|df=y}}
| death_place=
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = ?–1952
| years2 = 1952–1955
| years3 = 1955–1961
| years4 = 1961–1962
| years5 = 1962–1966
| years6 = 1966–?
| clubs1 = Lowestoft Town
| clubs2 = Colchester United
| clubs3 = West Ham United
| clubs4 = Coventry City
| clubs5 = Colchester United
| clubs6 = Lowestoft Town
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 106
| caps3 = 142
| caps4 = 37
| caps5 = 139
| caps6 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 14
| goals3 = 18
| goals4 = 6
| goals5 = 13
| goals6 =
}}
Michael John Grice (3 November 1931 – August 2002) was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Born in Woking, Surrey, Grice began his career at Lowestoft Town before signing for Colchester United in 1952.{{Cite web | title = Mike Grice | work = coludata.co.uk | accessdate = 29 March 2018 | url = http://www.coludata.co.uk/item.php?pg=player&it=187}} He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative side in 1954–55.
He joined West Ham United for £10,000 in 1955 and was a part of West Ham's promotion winning side of 1957–58.{{cite book |last=Hogg |first=Tony |title=Who's Who of West Ham United |year=2005 |publisher=Profile Sports Media| isbn= 1-903135-50-8 |pages=92}}
Grice joined Coventry City for the 1961–62 season. He made 38 Third Division appearances, scoring six goals, before moving back to Colchester the following year. He later returned to Lowestoft Town of the Eastern Counties League alongside former Hammer Albert Foan.
Honours
=Club=
West Ham United
- Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1957–58
References
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External links
- {{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/mickygrice|Micky Grice}}
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Category:Footballers from Woking
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Colchester United F.C. players
Category:West Ham United F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Lowestoft Town F.C. players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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