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Middlesbrough Football Club ( MID-əlz-brə ) is a professional football club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the moment 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 clubs to be relegated from it following the 1992–93 season. The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe fiscal difficulties before it was saved by a consortium led by then display panel member and late president Steve Gibson. [ 3 ] The club ‘s chief 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 merely major trophy, and they besides reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Spanish club Sevilla. Their highest league polish to date was third place in the top flight in the 1913–14 season and the cabaret have only spent two seasons outside the exceed two divisions of English football. [ 6 ] The League Cup win and the UEFA Cup run was share of an 11-year back-to-back stay in the Premier League, before a relegation in 2009. Although the club returned in 2016, moment delegating followed. The club ‘s traditional kit out is crimson with blank detailing. The home shorts and sock colours have interchangeably been shifted between red and white, complementing the crimson shirt that was adopted in 1899. [ 7 ] The diverse crests throughout the club ‘s history, the most late 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 build up 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 clubhouse turned professional in 1889, but reverted to amateur status 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 next 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 criminal record fee. [ 10 ] Over the adjacent few years, their form fluctuated greatly, rising to sixth in 1907–08 before dropping to 17th two seasons later. The clubhouse 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 ineffective to maintain their previous shape and finished the 1919–20 season in mid-table. They remained in the First Division for the following few seasons, but were relegated in 1923–24 after finishing penetrate, 10 points adrift of their nearest rivals. [ 12 ] Three seasons late, they won the Division Two entitle. During that season, debutant George Camsell, who had signed from Third Division North side Durham City the former season, finished with a record 59 league goals, which included nine hat-tricks. He would continue as circus tent scorer for each of the future 10 seasons. [ 13 ] Their tenure back in the top flight lasted merely one season, and the club were relegated. They were promoted at the foremost attempt in 1928–29, winning another second Division title. The club remained in the First Division until 1954 .
George Hardwick, a Middlesbrough and England player, later a manager and coach The decade 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 one-fourth in the last full season before World War II and were expected to challenge for the claim following temper, but the war intervened. [ 6 ] After the war, the club was unable to recover the mannequin of the previous seasons and hovered around mid-table and exited in the early rounds of the FA Cup. Soon afterwards, the team began to falter, finally suffering delegating in 1953–54. This was the start of a 20-year enchantment outside the top class, but saw the emergence of one of the clubhouse ‘s top goalscorers, Brian Clough, who scored 204 goals in 222 games, before he left for Sunderland. [ 14 ] Over that menstruation, Middlesbrough maintained fair progress in the second gear Division but were never unplayful contenders for promotion. After a fourth-place finish in 1962–63, the baseball club endured a brace decline and were relegated to the Third Division for the first prison term in their history in 1966 .

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

New coach Stan Anderson returned the golf club to the second flight at the first try. Middlesbrough would not finish below ninth during the next eight seasons. [ 12 ] By 1974, Jack Charlton had taken over as coach and guided the team bet on to the circus tent trajectory. They ensured promotion adenine early on as 23 March, and with eight games of the season left, they became runaway champions, finishing with a commemorate 65 points. [ 15 ] Middlesbrough won their first silverware as a professional side in the 1975–76 season, lifting the Anglo-Scottish Cup in its inaugural season after a two-legged final gain over Fulham. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The club experienced hard 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 club had to borrow £30,000 from the Professional Footballers ‘ Association ( PFA ) to pay wages. The final game of the season saw Middlesbrough relegated to the Third Division again. [ 6 ] That summer, the club called in the Provisional Liquidator and shortly afterwards, the club was wound up and the gates to Ayresome Park were padlocked. Without the £350,000 capital required for Football League registration, a new rule, it seemed inevitable that the baseball club would fold permanently. [ 18 ] Steve Gibson, however, a member of the board at the time, brought together a consortium, and with 10 minutes to spare before the deadline they completed their adjustment with the Football League for the 1986–87 season. [ 19 ] Following the registration came both a change of club crest and a exchange of the official party name to Middlesbrough Football and Athletic Club ( 1986 ) Ltd. [ 20 ] Over the future two seasons, Middlesbrough gained consecutive promotions into Division Two and then into Division One. The future season, however, they came straight rear down to Division Two, and with it came the then british transportation record move of Gary Pallister to Manchester United for £2.3 million. [ 21 ] Despite ceaseless forwarding and relegation, 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 external Juninho, many considered Middlesbrough to be on the rise. [ 3 ] A unmanageable 1996–97 season, however, was compounded by a tax write-off of three points imposed just after Christmas as punishment for the clubhouse ‘s failure to fulfil a repair against Blackburn Rovers, which ultimately resulted in relegation. [ 23 ] Without the points deduction, the club would have had enough points to avoid the drop. At the like time, the clubhouse managed to reach both the League and FA Cups finals for the inaugural clock, but lost out in both. Despite being in the second base tier, they were again runner-up in the League Cup final examination the following year. [ 20 ] Despite losing high-profile players Fabrizio Ravanelli and Juninho ascribable to relegation, Middlesbrough were promoted bet on to the Premier League at the beginning attempt, in 1998. The trace season saw them settle well and they enjoyed a 12-game unbeaten run center through 1998–99, including a 3–2 acquire at Old Trafford in January during which they took a 3–0 lead ; it was Manchester United ‘s lone home get the better of during their soprano -winning season. Middlesbrough continued to stay dependable in mid-table the following season, thanks chiefly to the goals of Hamilton Ricard and the signings of big name players such as Paul Ince and Christian Ziege. In 2000–01, they had a abbreviated relegation scare 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 leave. The swerve of buying european stars continued with the acquisitions of Christian Karembeu and Alen Bokšić. Bryan Robson left the clubhouse before the start of 2001–02 season, having served as coach for seven years .

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

Robson was replaced by Manchester United assistant coach Steve McClaren. The keep up seasons saw Premier League security maintained as Middlesbrough slowly improved and were seen as a tough slope to beat when playing at the Riverside Stadium. During McClaren ‘s reign, 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 last 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 first time, ultimately reaching the last 16 in the competition. UEFA Cup qualification was achieved for the second consecutive year after a dramatic 1–1 away draw with Manchester City thanks to a belated penalty save from Mark Schwarzer in the concluding game of the season. [ 24 ] A celebrated event in the 2005-06 season was the final Premier League game against Fulham, where 15 of the 16 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 club ‘s academy. It was besides the first all English starting line up in the Premier League since Bradford City in 1999, the first all English match police 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 final examination 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 especial dispensation. [ 29 ] During the 2007–08 season, Southgate broke Middlesbrough ‘s criminal record transfer fee, paying £13.6 million for brazilian international striker Afonso Alves. [ 30 ] Southgate ‘s first two seasons saw the clubhouse eat up in 12th and 13th places. He oversaw the clubhouse reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for three seasons, but the club was relegated to the Championship on the last day of the 2008–09 season. [ 31 ]

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

Southgate was sacked in October 2009 and replaced by Gordon Strachan. [ 32 ] At the clock time of Southgate ‘s dismissal, Boro were fourthly in the Championship and merely one point away from the automatic forwarding spot, [ 33 ] but their human body under Strachan was importantly worse and they finished mid-table. [ 34 ] Despite starting the 2010–11 campaign as promotion favourites, the club started the temper ill and Strachan resigned on 18 October, to be replaced by Tony Mowbray. [ 35 ] Following a poor run of phase in the 2013–14 campaign, Mowbray left the club with immediate consequence on 24 October. [ 36 ] Aitor Karanka, a erstwhile Spain international defender and assistant passenger car at Real Madrid to José Mourinho, became the new Middlesbrough director, signing a biennial contract. [ 37 ] He became the first non-British director at the cabaret, which finished the season 12th in the final league standings. In his first wide season in charge, Middlesbrough finished fourth and therefore qualified for the 2015 Football League play-offs. After seeing off Brentford 5–1 on aggregate in the semi-final, the clubhouse lost 0–2 to Norwich City at Wembley Stadium in the final. Under Karanka ‘s care, Patrick Bamford, on loanword from Chelsea, won the Championship Player of the Year award for 2014–15. The future temper, Middlesbrough were promoted back to the Premier League after finishing second 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 poor run of phase, and the team were relegated after merely one season back in the top flight in 19th identify. 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 club appointed former Leeds United director Garry Monk as director in the off-season. Expectations at the baseball club were high, having spent close to £50 million in the transfer window on player purchases, in orderliness to mount an immediate forwarding challenge spinal column to the Premier League. [ 40 ] Monk left in December, with Middlesbrough ninth in the Championship and underachieve, [ 41 ] [ 42 ] and Tony Pulis was appointed as his refilling. [ 43 ] Pulis led the side to finish 5th in the postpone to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in the semi-final to Aston Villa. The postdate temper Pulis looked to secure the playoffs once again, but a poor finish to the season caused them to finish 7th and miss out on the playoffs by one bespeak. [ 44 ] Pulis subsequently left his side at the club after his sign expired on 17 May 2019. Pulis was replaced by erstwhile Middlesbrough defender and first team bus, 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 win in 12 games, which saw the team drop a low as 21st in the table, Woodgate was sacked on 23 June 2020, after a 3–0 get the better of to Swansea City on the beginning game after the resume. Former Cardiff director Neil Warnock was appointed as his successor on the like sidereal day, who ensured survival from delegating with a 17th-place eat up. [ 47 ]

Colours and cap [edit ]




[48] early on Middlesbrough F.C. kit Middlesbrough F.C. crest 1986–2007 Middlesbrough ‘s original home kit out upon election to the Football League in 1899 was a white dwelling shirt with bluing shorts and they did not adopt their colours of loss and white until later that season. [ 49 ] previous kits included a white shirt with a bluing and flannel polka dotted collar from around 1889. The Middlesbrough kit has remained broadly the same since 1899 ; a crimson shirt with ashen detail, with shorts and socks of either crimson or white. The distinctive across-the-board blank stripe across the chest was introduced by Jack Charlton in 1973 ( following an attack to change the dwelling shirt to a Leeds United-style white 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 demand. [ 50 ] The club subsequently announced in December 2007 that the golf club would allow the fans to decide via an on-line and text vote whether the white band should return for the follow season. [ 50 ] On 8 January 2008, the club announced that the ashen band was to return, with 77.4 % of voters voting in its favor, with the fans to choose the concluding shirt blueprint from a survival of three designs, [ 51 ] of which the winner was announced on 7 May 2008. [ 52 ] The Middlesbrough cap has gone through four changes since the formation of the club. initially, the badge was simply the town of Middlesbrough ‘s cap with a red leo alternatively of a blue lion in order to fit in with the club ‘s colours. Following the borrowing of the white band on the shirts in 1973, only the bolshevik leo remained with the letters “ M.F.C ” underneath in bolshevik. This was further adapted following the reformation of the golf club in 1986 to a circular crest with the leo in the center and the words “ Middlesbrough Football Club 1986 ” around the circle in rate to reflect this raw era. In 2007, Middlesbrough changed their peak again, this time with the lion inside a shield and the words “ Middlesbrough Football Club 1876 ” underneath. [ 8 ] The club stated that this was to reflect the clubhouse ‘s long history and not just their post-liquidation condition. [ 8 ]

Kit data [edit ]

Middlesbrough shirts, 1994–2010

stadium [edit ]

The Riverside Stadium in 2006, with the old gates to Ayresome Park in the foreground After geological formation in 1876, and with the club still amateurs, Middlesbrough ‘s beginning 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 baseball club to find an alternate venue. The baseball club moved to Breckon Hill, behind the former Middlesbrough College longlands web site, after agreeing to rent the farming from its owner. however, two years by and by in 1880, the owner increased the lease and the club decided to move. They moved into the Linthorpe Road ground in 1882, home at the fourth dimension of Middlesbrough Cricket Club. The cricket cabaret departed in 1893–94 to move to the Breckon Hill field, and Middlesbrough Football Club became sole users of the ground. [ 54 ] With the clubhouse ‘s growing size, and entry to the Football League, they had to move to a fresh prime in 1903, Ayresome Park. [ 3 ] It was designed by Archibald Leitch and would be the club ‘s home for the following 92 years, having besides been chosen as one of the stadium for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Following the Taylor Report in 1990, the grind either needed modernize or the club needed a new stadium. The club decided on the latter, and moved out at the end of the 1994–95 season. It was used as a train ground during 1995–96, before it was demolished in 1997 and a housing estate built in its place. [ 54 ] The clubhouse now trains at a £7 million complex at Rockliffe Park, in Hurworth, on the outskirts of Darlington. [ 55 ]

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The Riverside Stadium, named by the supporters of the club after a right to vote, became the club ‘s home in 1995. It was the first stadium to be built in line with the Taylor Report ‘s recommendations on all-seater stadiums for clubs in the clear two divisions of the English football league organization. [ 56 ] It was primitively a 30,000-seater stadium, constructed at a cost of £16 million, [ 2 ] before it was expanded in 1998 to a capability of 35,100 for an supernumerary £5 million. [ 2 ] Since then, several reorganisations of the Riverside Stadium have taken place. At the beginning of the 2013–14 season, away fans were moved from behind the goal in the South stall to the South East corner, while home fans are now situated behind both goals to help create a better atmosphere inside the stadium. A elephantine television receiver filmdom was besides installed at the back of the South-East corner, replacing the older style scoreboards attached to the North and South stand roof. [ 57 ] For the get down of the 2016–17 season ( and a return key to the Premier League ), the club had to improve the stadium ‘s broadcasting facilities and floodlighting in ordering to meet current Premier League requirements. The baseball club besides took the opportunity to move the main television camera gantry to the back of the East stand where it immediately faces the chief West stand. The current stadium capacity as of the 2017–18 season is 34,000. [ 1 ] average attendances at Middlesbrough matches have fluctuated over the past several years, moving from a 2004–05 high average of 32,012 to a broken of 26,092 in 2006–07, then up again to 28,428 in 2008–09. Following delegating to the Championship, attendances dipped, although the crowd of 23,451 which saw Middlesbrough ‘s first Championship plot against Sheffield United represents far higher gates than is usual for the part, and indeed larger than those of some Premier League clubs. The club attracted an average of 24,627 for their 2015–16 promotion season from the Championship to the Premier League. Since 2016, until 2019, Coral bookmakers will provide the stadium with dissipated services. [ 58 ]

Supporters [edit ]

traditionally supporters come from Middlesbrough itself and towns in the contiguous 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 originate 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 ‘ main 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 surveil. [ 4 ] Carlisle United see Middlesbrough as their biggest rivals, but Middlesbrough supporters have not reciprocated, as they do not see Carlisle as a top three rival. The dub Smoggies was first used as a derogative terminus by opposing supporters ; [ 62 ] it relates to the industrial vent befoulment – smog – that used to hang over the town, but it was late used by Middlesbrough fans in a slightly self-deprecating manner before ultimately being adopted as a badge of pride by supporters of the club. An exercise 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 political 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 world that football fans can turn a meet into a friendly, violence-free celebration .

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

Media relations [edit ]

Middlesbrough was the first football baseball club in the world to launch its own television receiver transmit – Boro television. The inaugural broadcasts were tied to the club ‘s beginning 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 universe. The duct was the inspiration of then NTL marketing director, Peter Wilcock. The program became synonymous with early Middlesbrough leading 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 know initially but were pre-recorded and hosted by local radio/TV broadcaster & Boro fan, Dave Roberts. Boro TV went on to claim another beginning when in August 2001 it became the inaugural English football club to broadcast time-delayed full-match footage of their league games on its own channel. [ 67 ] Boro television ran through NTL cable television until July 2005. [ 68 ] The baseball club now shows match highlights through a subscription-based scheme on its official web site. [ 69 ] Middlesbrough ‘s official matchday broadcast, Redsquare, was Programme Monthly’s 2006–07 Programme of the Year. [ 70 ] There are numerous early 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 support from both the club in terms of providing players, staff, stadium facilities and PR in the matchday program and early publications, arsenic well as back from early local organisations. [ 73 ] In 2012 MFCIC was relaunched as MFC Foundation. The Foundation aims to use the golf club ‘s visibility to deliver sport, health, education and inclusion projects in vulnerable and disadvantage communities across Teesside. Since 1996 the Foundation has delivered 20,000 qualifications, engaged over 500,000 people and invested £25 million in local communities to tackle inequality and disadvantage. Since 2002, the club and MFCIC have besides run the Middlesbrough Enterprise Academy, a outline which helps local anesthetic 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 scheme nationally amongst all Premier League clubs. [ 74 ] It was announced in December 2007 that Middlesbrough football clubhouse had carried out more community work during 2006–07 than any other Premier League club, rising from second position the previous year, with the club making 318 appearances – about twice the Premier League average of 162. [ 75 ] They were in the top two for community appearances again in 2007–08, with 374 – a 17 % increase on the previous temper. [ 76 ] Middlesbrough ‘s mascot is Roary the Lion. The baseball 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 possibility that it would mothball its Teesside plant, with up to 4,000 employees and contractors facing redundancy, after a consortium of sword magnates walked aside from a 10-year deal. Middlesbrough Football Club helped with the “ Save Our Steel ” political campaign by hosting dozens of steel workers and their families as they marched around the earth, 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 closure of the steel plants threatens to rip the kernel 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

corporate hierarchy [edit ]

Position

Name

Chairman
Steve Gibson

Chief Executive
Neil Bausor

Head of Football
Kieran Scott

Chief Operating Officer
Mark Ellis

Chief financial officer
David Joys

Non-executive director
Keith Lamb

Club secretary
Karen Nelson

Coaching staff [edit ]

Position

Name

Manager

Chris Wilder

Assistant manager

Alan Knill

First team coach

Vacant

Assistant coach

Leo Percovich

Goalkeeping coach

Ian Bennett

Performance analyst

Phill Hudson

Head of medical

Bryan English

Sport scientist

Frances Hunter

Physiotherapist

Chris Moseley

Rehab Specialist

John Thrower

Doctor

Brian Blacklidge

Kit man
Peter Darke

Academy coaching staff [edit ]

Position

Name

Academy manager
Craig Liddle

Professional development phase coach (U23s)
Vacant

Professional development phase coach (U18s)
Mark Tinkler

Academy goalkeeping coach
Chris Pennock

Sports scientist
Peter Hood

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 ]

luminary players [edit ]

Middlesbrough Legends [edit ]

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

top appearances [edit ]

These players made more than 430 appearances during their fourth dimension at the clubhouse. The act in brackets indicates the number of appearances in all competitions. [ 86 ]

top goalscorers [edit ]

These players scored more than 140 goals during their time with the club. The number in brackets indicates the issue of goals scored in all competitions. [ 86 ]

musician 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 temper 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 clear English footballers and footballers who have played in England. These players appeared for or managed Middlesbrough at some point in their careers. [ 88 ]
The follow erstwhile Middlesbrough players and managers have been inducted into the scots Football Hall of Fame .

Managers [edit ]

The pursuit 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