Middlesbrough F.C.

Association football club
For the women ‘s football golf club, see Middlesbrough W.F.C.
Football club

Middlesbrough Football Club ( MID-əlz-brə ) is a master football club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second gear tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995. [ 2 ] The club played at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995. Middlesbrough were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992 and became one of the first gear clubs to be relegated from it following the 1992–93 temper. The cabaret came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing hard fiscal difficulties before it was saved by a consortium led by then board penis and later president Steve Gibson. [ 3 ] The club ‘s main rivals are Sunderland, Newcastle United and Leeds United. [ 4 ] The club ‘s achievements include winning the League Cup in 2004, [ 5 ] their first and to date only major trophy, and they besides reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Spanish golf club Sevilla. Their highest league finish to date was third gear set in the top escape in the 1913–14 temper and the club have only spent two seasons outside the top two divisions of English football. [ 6 ] The League Cup win and the UEFA Cup run was separate of an 11-year straight stay in the Premier League, before a relegation in 2009. Although the club returned in 2016, instant delegating followed. The clubhouse ‘s traditional kit is red with white detailing. The home shorts and sock colours have interchangeably been shifted between red and white, complementing the loss shirt that was adopted in 1899. [ 7 ] The diverse crests throughout the club ‘s history, the most holocene of which was adopted in 2007, [ 8 ] incorporate a lion rampant .

history [edit ]

For a season-by-season record of league and cup performances, see Middlesbrough F.C. seasons

formation and early years ( 1876–1914 ) [edit ]

Chart showing the progress of Middlesbrough ‘s league finishes since the 1899–1900 season Middlesbrough were formed in 1876, and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1895 and again in 1898. The golf club turned professional in 1889, but reverted to amateur condition in 1892. [ 6 ] They turned professional permanently in 1899. [ 9 ] After three seasons, they won promotion to the First Division, where they would remain for the adjacent 22 years. [ 6 ] In 1903, the club moved to Ayresome Park, their home for the future 92 years. In 1905, the club sanctioned the transfer of Alf Common for £ 1,000, a record tip. [ 10 ] Over the future few years, their shape fluctuated greatly, rising to sixth in 1907–08 before dropping to 17th two seasons late. The club rose to their highest league finish to date, third, in 1913–14. [ 11 ] World War I soon intervened and football was suspended .

Ups and downs ( 1914–1966 ) [edit ]

Before league football resumed, Middlesbrough won the Northern Victory League, but the team were unable to maintain their previous class and finished the 1919–20 season in mid-table. They remained in the First Division for the future few seasons, but were relegated in 1923–24 after finishing bottom, 10 points adrift of their nearest rivals. [ 12 ] Three seasons later, they won the Division Two championship. During that season, debutant George Camsell, who had signed from Third Division North side Durham City the previous season, finished with a record 59 league goals, which included nine hat-tricks. He would continue as circus tent scorekeeper for each of the next 10 seasons. [ 13 ] Their tenure back in the top flight lasted merely one temper, and the club were relegated. They were promoted at the first try in 1928–29, winning another second Division title. The cabaret remained in the First Division until 1954 .
George Hardwick, a Middlesbrough and England player, later a manager and coach The ten before the war saw the emergence of Wilf Mannion and George Hardwick, both of whom would go on to become England internationals in the years ahead. Middlesbrough climbed to fourthly in the survive wax season before World War II and were expected to challenge for the title following season, but the war intervened. [ 6 ] After the war, the club was unable to recover the form of the previous seasons and hovered around mid-table and exited in the early on rounds of the FA Cup. Soon afterwards, the team began to falter, finally suffering delegating in 1953–54. This was the get down of a 20-year enchantment outside the top division, but saw the egress of one of the club ‘s circus tent goalscorers, Brian Clough, who scored 204 goals in 222 games, before he left for Sunderland. [ 14 ] Over that menstruation, Middlesbrough maintained reasonable build up in the second Division but were never serious contenders for promotion. After a fourth-place eat up in 1962–63, the cabaret endured a steady refuse and were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history in 1966 .

revival and fiscal crisis ( 1966–1994 ) [edit ]

New director Stan Anderson returned the club to the second flight at the first undertake. Middlesbrough would not finish below ninth during the following eight seasons. [ 12 ] By 1974, Jack Charlton had taken over as coach and guided the team back to the lead trajectory. They ensured forwarding deoxyadenosine monophosphate early on as 23 March, and with eight games of the season left, they became runaway champions, finishing with a record 65 points. [ 15 ] Middlesbrough won their inaugural silverware as a professional side in the 1975–76 temper, lifting the Anglo-Scottish Cup in its inaugural season after a two-legged final winnings over Fulham. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The club experienced severe fiscal difficulties during the mid-1980s. [ 17 ] Middlesbrough were dropping down the table, and finished 19th in the 1984–85 season. In April 1986, the golf club had to borrow £30,000 from the Professional Footballers ‘ Association ( PFA ) to pay wages. The final game of the temper saw Middlesbrough relegated to the Third Division again. [ 6 ] That summer, the club called in the Provisional Liquidator and soon afterwards, the baseball club was wound up and the gates to Ayresome Park were padlocked. Without the £350,000 capital required for Football League registration, a newfangled rule, it seemed inevitable that the club would fold permanently. [ 18 ] Steve Gibson, however, a penis of the display panel at the time, brought together a consortium, and with 10 minutes to spare before the deadline they completed their registration with the Football League for the 1986–87 season. [ 19 ] Following the adjustment came both a change of club peak and a change of the official company identify to Middlesbrough Football and Athletic Club ( 1986 ) Ltd. [ 20 ] Over the next two seasons, Middlesbrough gained consecutive promotions into Division Two and then into Division One. The future season, however, they came straight back down to Division Two, and with it came the then british transfer record move of Gary Pallister to Manchester United for £2.3 million. [ 21 ] Despite changeless promotion and delegating, Middlesbrough were founding members of the FA Premier League for the 1992–93 season. [ 3 ]

The Bryan Robson years ( 1994–2001 ) [edit ]

Player-manager Bryan Robson, from Manchester United, took charge in 1994 and Middlesbrough were brought back into national attention. [ 22 ] Following promotion to the Premier League and high-profile purchases like brazilian international Juninho, many considered Middlesbrough to be on the rise. [ 3 ] A unmanageable 1996–97 season, however, was compounded by a deduction of three points imposed precisely after Christmas as punishment for the cabaret ‘s failure to fulfil a fastness against Blackburn Rovers, which ultimately resulted in relegation. [ 23 ] Without the points discount, the baseball club would have had adequate points to avoid the drop. At the like time, the club managed to reach both the League and FA Cups finals for the first time, but lost out in both. Despite being in the second tier, they were again runner-up in the League Cup final the adjacent year. [ 20 ] Despite losing high-profile players Fabrizio Ravanelli and Juninho due to delegating, Middlesbrough were promoted binding to the Premier League at the first base attack, in 1998. The follow season saw them settle good and they enjoyed a 12-game unbeaten run midway through 1998–99, including a 3–2 win at Old Trafford in January during which they took a 3–0 spark advance ; it was Manchester United ‘s only family kill during their treble -winning season. Middlesbrough continued to stay guarantee in mid-table the be season, thanks chiefly to the goals of Hamilton Ricard and the signings of bad name players such as Paul Ince and Christian Ziege. In 2000–01, they had a brief relegation panic that was solved with the arrival of Terry Venables as co-manager, and a 3–0 win away at Arsenal in April was the team ‘s best resultant role. The drift of buying european stars continued with the acquisitions of Christian Karembeu and Alen Bokšić. Bryan Robson left the cabaret before the get down of 2001–02 season, having served as director for seven years .

Return to top escape and venture into Europe ( 2001–2009 ) [edit ]

Robson was replaced by Manchester United assistant coach Steve McClaren. The trace seasons saw Premier League security maintained as Middlesbrough slowly improved and were seen as a tough side to beat when playing at the Riverside Stadium. During McClaren ‘s predominate, Middlesbrough achieved their highest Premier League place, finishing seventh in 2004–05 .
The 2003–04 season was the most successful in the club ‘s history as they finally won a major trophy after beating Bolton Wanderers 2–1 in the League Cup final under McClaren. [ 5 ] This success besides ensured that Middlesbrough would qualify for Europe – the UEFA Cup – for the beginning fourth dimension, ultimately reaching the last 16 in the competition. UEFA Cup qualification was achieved for the second consecutive year after a dramatic 1–1 away absorb with Manchester City thanks to a late penalty save from Mark Schwarzer in the final game of the season. [ 24 ] A celebrated consequence in the 2005-06 season was the concluding Premier League plot against Fulham, where 15 of the 16 police squad members were from the local area ( the exception being Malcolm Christie ). When Josh Walker replaced Malcolm Christie after 62 minutes the 11 players on the field were all born within 30 miles of Middlesbrough and all graduates of the clubhouse ‘s academy. It was besides the beginning all English starting line up in the Premier League since Bradford City in 1999, the inaugural all English match squad since Aston Villa in 1998 and the youngest starting line-up in Premier League history. [ 25 ] Middlesbrough reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final in Eindhoven, following two comebacks from 3–0 down in the rounds preceding it, [ 26 ] [ 27 ] but lost 4–0 to Sevilla. [ 28 ] Following the cup concluding disappointment, McClaren left to manage the England national team, and captain Gareth Southgate took over. Despite not having the coaching qualifications, he was allowed to continue after receiving special dispensation. [ 29 ] During the 2007–08 season, Southgate broke Middlesbrough ‘s read transplant fee, paying £13.6 million for brazilian international striker Afonso Alves. [ 30 ] Southgate ‘s first two seasons saw the club finish in 12th and 13th places. He oversaw the golf club reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for three seasons, but the club was relegated to the Championship on the final day of the 2008–09 season. [ 31 ]

Decline, brief revival and delegating ( 2009–2017 ) [edit ]

Southgate was sacked in October 2009 and replaced by Gordon Strachan. [ 32 ] At the time of Southgate ‘s dismissal, Boro were one-fourth in the Championship and only one compass point away from the automatic rifle promotion spot, [ 33 ] but their class under Strachan was significantly worse and they finished mid-table. [ 34 ] Despite starting the 2010–11 crusade as promotion favourites, the club started the season ill and Strachan resigned on 18 October, to be replaced by Tony Mowbray. [ 35 ] Following a poor run of shape in the 2013–14 campaign, Mowbray left the club with immediate impression on 24 October. [ 36 ] Aitor Karanka, a erstwhile Spain international defender and adjunct coach at Real Madrid to José Mourinho, became the new Middlesbrough director, signing a biennial contract. [ 37 ] He became the first base non-British coach at the golf club, which finished the season 12th in the concluding league standings. In his first fully temper in charge, Middlesbrough finished fourth and frankincense qualified for the 2015 Football League play-offs. After seeing off Brentford 5–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the baseball club lost 0–2 to Norwich City at Wembley Stadium in the final. Under Karanka ‘s tutelage, Patrick Bamford, on lend from Chelsea, won the Championship Player of the Year award for 2014–15. The next season, Middlesbrough were promoted back to the Premier League after finishing second gear in the Championship in 2015–16, drawing 1–1 with Brighton & Hove Albion on the final day of the season. [ 38 ] Karanka was sacked in March 2017 following a hapless play of form, and the team were relegated after just one season back in the top flight in 19th plaza. The team won only 5 league games, and scored 27 goals, the lowest in the league. [ 39 ]

return to the Championship ( 2017–present ) [edit ]

The clubhouse appointed early Leeds United coach Garry Monk as coach in the off-season. Expectations at the clubhouse were high, having spent close to £50 million in the transfer window on player purchases, in orderliness to mount an immediate promotion challenge back to the Premier League. [ 40 ] Monk left in December, with Middlesbrough one-ninth in the Championship and underachieve, [ 41 ] [ 42 ] and Tony Pulis was appointed as his substitution. [ 43 ] Pulis led the side to finish 5th in the table to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in the semi-final to Aston Villa. The following temper Pulis looked to secure the playoffs once again, but a poor polish to the temper caused them to finish 7th and miss out on the playoffs by one point. [ 44 ] Pulis subsequently left his position at the clubhouse after his contract expired on 17 May 2019. Pulis was replaced by former Middlesbrough defender and first team coach, Jonathan Woodgate on 14 June 2019 on a three-year contract. [ 45 ] From March to June 2020 the 2019–20 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 46 ] After a run of only one acquire in 12 games, which saw the team drop american samoa low as 21st in the mesa, Woodgate was sacked on 23 June 2020, after a 3–0 get the better of to Swansea City on the first game after the resume. Former Cardiff director Neil Warnock was appointed as his surrogate on the same day, who ensured survival from relegation with a 17th-place finish. [ 47 ]

Colours and crest [edit ]

[48] early Middlesbrough F.C. kit Middlesbrough F.C. crest 1986–2007 Middlesbrough ‘s original home kit upon election to the Football League in 1899 was a blank family shirt with blue shorts and they did not adopt their colours of red and flannel until later that season. [ 49 ] previous kits included a white shirt with a blue and white polka dotted collar from around 1889. The Middlesbrough kit out has remained broadly the same since 1899 ; a red shirt with white detail, with shorts and socks of either red or flannel. The classifiable broad white band across the chest of drawers was introduced by Jack Charlton in 1973 ( following an undertake to change the home shirt to a Leeds United-style ashen shirt ) and brought back for a one-off in 1997–98 and then again for the 2000–01 and 2004–05 seasons due to popular necessitate. [ 50 ] The club subsequently announced in December 2007 that the club would allow the fans to decide via an on-line and text vote whether the white isthmus should return for the follow season. [ 50 ] On 8 January 2008, the golf club announced that the white band was to return, with 77.4 % of voters voting in its favor, with the fans to choose the final examination shirt purpose from a choice of three designs, [ 51 ] of which the achiever was announced on 7 May 2008. [ 52 ] The Middlesbrough crest has gone through four changes since the constitution of the club. initially, the badge was just the township of Middlesbrough ‘s cap with a red leo alternatively of a blue lion in regulate to fit in with the clubhouse ‘s colours. Following the adoption of the white band on the shirts in 1973, only the crimson lion remained with the letters “ M.F.C ” underneath in red. This was further adapted following the reformation of the club in 1986 to a circular peak with the leo in the middle and the words “ Middlesbrough Football Club 1986 ” around the circle in orderliness to reflect this new era. In 2007, Middlesbrough changed their crest again, this time with the leo inside a harbor and the words “ Middlesbrough Football Club 1876 ” underneath. [ 8 ] The golf club stated that this was to reflect the golf club ‘s hanker history and not merely their post-liquidation condition. [ 8 ]

Kit information [edit ]

Middlesbrough shirts, 1994–2010

stadium [edit ]

The Riverside Stadium in 2006, with the previous gates to Ayresome Park in the foreground After formation in 1876, and with the golf club silent amateurs, Middlesbrough ‘s first two years of football were played at Albert Park in Middlesbrough. After seeing the damage being caused by players and supporters, the Park Committee ordered the club to find an alternate venue. The club moved to Breckon Hill, behind the former Middlesbrough College longlands locate, after agreeing to rent the kingdom from its owner. however, two years belated in 1880, the owner increased the lease and the clubhouse decided to move. They moved into the Linthorpe Road grind in 1882, home at the time of Middlesbrough Cricket Club. The cricket club departed in 1893–94 to move to the Breckon Hill field, and Middlesbrough Football Club became sole users of the grind. [ 54 ] With the club ‘s growing size, and entry to the Football League, they had to move to a new ground in 1903, Ayresome Park. [ 3 ] It was designed by Archibald Leitch and would be the club ‘s home for the next 92 years, having besides been chosen as one of the stadium for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Following the Taylor Report in 1990, the grate either needed modernize or the club needed a fresh stadium. The clubhouse decided on the latter, and moved out at the end of the 1994–95 season. It was used as a educate ground during 1995–96, before it was demolished in 1997 and a housing estate of the realm built in its identify. [ 54 ] The cabaret now trains at a £7 million complex at Rockliffe Park, in Hurworth, on the outskirts of Darlington. [ 55 ]

Supporters [edit ]

traditionally supporters come from Middlesbrough itself and towns in the immediate area. Middlesbrough have one of the highest proportions in Britain of locally born season slate holders at 80 %, and one of the highest proportions of female fans at 20 %. A survey at the get down of the 2007–08 season found Middlesbrough supporters were the seventh-loudest set of fans in the Premier League. [ 60 ] Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club, which features its own team in the local football league, [ 61 ] has links with supporters ‘ clubs across the earth. The largest supporters ‘ clubs include the official Supporters ‘ Club, the Middlesbrough Disabled Supporters ‘ Association, Yarm Reds, Red Faction and Middlesbrough Supporters South. [ 61 ] Middlesbrough supporters ‘ independent rivals are Sunderland ( with whom they contest the Tees–Wear bowler hat ), Newcastle United ( with whom they contest the Tyne–Tees bowler hat ), and Leeds United, a fact confirmed by planetfootball.com ‘s 2004 sketch. [ 4 ] Carlisle United see Middlesbrough as their biggest rivals, but Middlesbrough supporters have not reciprocated, as they do not see Carlisle as a peak three equal. The nickname Smoggies was beginning used as a derogative term by opposing supporters ; [ 62 ] it relates to the industrial breeze contamination – smog – that used to hang over the town, but it was subsequently used by Middlesbrough fans in a reasonably self-deprecating manner before finally being adopted as a badge of pride by supporters of the club. An example of this can be seen on the banners carried to away games stating “ Smoggies on Tour ”. [ 63 ] Middlesbrough fans were notably praised by UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson after their behavior during the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign. [ 64 ] He commended that :

You have the satisfaction of knowing that, although your team did not win the game, your supporters present in Eindhoven proved to the global that football fans can turn a match into a friendly, violence-free celebration .

Middlesbrough fans had besides been praised by Cleveland Police for their behavior in former rounds, peculiarly in the light of aggravation prior to and during the match at Roma. [ 65 ]

Media relations [edit ]

Middlesbrough was the first football baseball club in the world to launch its own television channel – Boro television. The first base broadcasts were tied to the club ‘s first always major cup concluding appearance in 1997, a full year ahead of Manchester United ‘s MUTV, which still claims to be the first in the worldly concern. The channel was the inspiration of then NTL marketing director, Peter Wilcock. The program became synonymous with early Middlesbrough star Bernie Slaven and radio receiver observer Alastair Brownlee who proved to be as popular on television receiver as they were on radio. [ 66 ] Its programmes were not live initially but were pre-recorded and hosted by local radio/TV broadcaster & Boro fan, Dave Roberts. Boro TV went on to claim another first when in August 2001 it became the first English football golf club to broadcast time-delayed full-match footage of their league games on its own distribution channel. [ 67 ] Boro television ran through NTL cable television until July 2005. [ 68 ] The club now shows equal highlights through a subscription-based scheme on its official web site. [ 69 ] Middlesbrough ‘s official matchday plan, Redsquare, was Programme Monthly’s 2006–07 Programme of the Year. [ 70 ] There are numerous other fanzines available, most notably Fly Me to the Moon, formed in September 1988 following Bruce Rioch ‘s quote to Tony Mowbray, stating “ If I had to go to the moon I ‘d want him by my side ”. [ citation needed ]

Community [edit ]

Middlesbrough Football Club in the Community ( MFCIC ) was founded in 1996 by club president Steve Gibson [ 71 ] and is one of the largest community-based football schemes in the United Kingdom. [ 72 ] It is run individually from the football club but receives confirm from both the club in terms of providing players, staff, stadium facilities and PR in the matchday program and early publications, adenine well as support from other local organisations. [ 73 ] In 2012 MFCIC was relaunched as MFC Foundation. The Foundation aims to use the club ‘s profile to deliver sport, health, education and inclusion projects in vulnerable and deprived communities across Teesside. Since 1996 the Foundation has delivered 20,000 qualifications, engaged over 500,000 people and invested £25 million in local anesthetic communities to tackle inequality and disadvantage. Since 2002, the club and MFCIC have besides run the Middlesbrough Enterprise Academy, a dodge which helps local children improve their entrepreneurial skills and increase their awareness of commercial enterprise plan and finance. In March 2008, plans were announced by the Premier League to roll out the system nationally amongst all Premier League clubs. [ 74 ] It was announced in December 2007 that Middlesbrough football baseball club had carried out more community workplace during 2006–07 than any early Premier League club, rising from second seat the former class, with the club making 318 appearances – about doubly the Premier League average of 162. [ 75 ] They were in the top two for community appearances again in 2007–08, with 374 – a 17 % addition on the former season. [ 76 ] Middlesbrough ‘s mascot is Roary the Lion. The club runs Roary ‘s Children ‘s Charity Fund which purchases items for local children ‘s charities. [ 77 ] In 2009, steel producer Corus Group announced the hypothesis that it would mothball its Teesside plant, with up to 4,000 employees and contractors facing redundancy, after a consortium of steel magnates walked aside from a 10-year batch. Middlesbrough Football Club helped with the “ Save Our Steel ” crusade by hosting dozens of sword workers and their families as they marched around the ground, promoted the campaign via the stadium ‘s PA system, scoreboards and in match day programmes, while players wore T-shirts during warm-ups promoting the campaign. [ 78 ] Chairman Steve Gibson said :

“ Middlesbrough Football Club exists for the community, for the people of Teesside—and the blockage of the sword plants threatens to rip the heart out of our community. We can not stand by and allow that to happen. We want the steelworkers and their families to know that we are behind them and will help their campaign in any way we can … We like to think that the football club is the flagship of Teesside. Well this is our town and these are our people and we have to do what we can to help them. ” [ 78 ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

league [edit ]

cup [edit ]

Winners: 1895, 1898

Winners on 55 occasions since 1882

International [edit ]

Non-playing staff [edit ]

As of 7 November 2021

bodied hierarchy [edit ]

Position	Name
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Chief Executive	Neil Bausor
Head of Football	Kieran Scott
Club secretary	Karen Nelson

Coaching staff [edit ]

Position	Name
Manager	Chris Wilder
Assistant manager	Alan Knill
Assistant coach	Leo Percovich
Goalkeeping coach	Ian Bennett
Performance analyst	Phill Hudson
Rob Tatham
Sport scientist	Frances Hunter
Head Physio	Chris Moseley
Kit man	Peter Darke

Academy coaching staff [edit ]

Position	Name
Academy manager	Craig Liddle
Professional development phase coach (U23s)	Mark Tinkler
Professional development phase coach (U18s)	Vacant
Academy goalkeeping coach	Chris Pennock
Head of Academy recruitment	Martin Carter
Assistant Head of Academy recruitment	Alan Clarke
Head of education and welfare	Barry Dawson

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 18 November 2021[84]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Reserves and Academy [edit ]

celebrated players [edit ]

Middlesbrough Legends [edit ]

These 10 players were voted for by fans as part of a campaign with the Evening Gazette. [ 85 ]

top appearances [edit ]

These players made more than 430 appearances during their clock time at the club. The number in brackets indicates the number of appearances in all competitions. [ 86 ]

exceed goalscorers [edit ]

These players scored more than 140 goals during their prison term with the clubhouse. The number in brackets indicates the number of goals scored in all competitions. [ 86 ]

player of the Year award winners [edit ]

The Football League 100 Legends is a list of 100 legendary football players produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. [ 87 ]
The English Football Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Manchester, England. The Hall aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements of top English footballers and footballers who have played in England. These players appeared for or managed Middlesbrough at some point in their careers. [ 88 ]
The pursue former Middlesbrough players and managers have been inducted into the scots Football Hall of Fame .

Managers [edit ]

The following are all the full-time Middlesbrough managers since the club turned professional in 1899. [ 89 ] [ 90 ]

See besides [edit ]

Middlesbrough W.F.C. – Middlesbrough Women Football Club

References and notes [edit ]

Official websites

MFC.co.uk Official club website
Middlesbrough at The Football League’s official website

News sites
Fan/other websites

MFC Women Middlesbrough Women Football Club Official Website
Middlesbrough at SportEpoch