Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Formed in 1876, they have played at the 35,100 capacity Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889. They were founding members of the Premier League in 1992. The club's main rivals are Newcastle United and Sunderland.
The club's highest league finish to date was third in the 1913–14 season and they have only spent two seasons outside of the Football League's top two divisions. The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before the club was saved by a consortium led by then board member and current chairman Steve Gibson. Middlesbrough were controversially deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture against Blackburn Rovers during the 1996-97 Premier League season and were subsequently relegated. They were promoted the following season and are now in their eleventh consecutive season in the top division. Middlesbrough won the League Cup in 2004, the club's first and only major trophy.
Domestic
League
- Football League Second Division / Football League Division One
Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98
- Football League Third Division
Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87
Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98
Cup
Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998
Runners up 1997
Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
Runners up 1990
International
Runners up 2005–06
Winners 1976
Winners 1980
Kits:
Home kit
Away kit
Sponsor: Vantom Energy Drink
Payment per game: £542,210
The Riverside Stadium
Capacity: 35,100
Cost to build: £16M
Opened: August 26, 1995
Field Dimensions: 105 X 69M
The Squad:
GK: Mark Schwarzer, 34 years old, OVR 75
GK: Ross Turnbull, 22 years old, OVR 61 (Transfer List)
GK: Brad Jones, 25 years old, OVR 71
RB: Luke Young, 28 years old, OVR 73
CB: Chris Riggott, 26 years old, OVR 74
CB: Robert Huth, 22 years old, OVR 77
CB: Anthony Mcmahon, 21 years old, OVR 69
CB: David Wheater, 20 years old, OVR 76
CB: Seb Hines, 19 years old, OVR 51 (Transfer List)
LB: Emmanuel Pogatetz, 24, OVR 70
LB: Andrew Taylor, 21, OVR 66
LB: Jonathan Grounds, 19, OVR 60
CDM: George Boateng, 31, OVR 77
CDM: Mohamed Shawky, 25, OVR 65 (Transfer List)
RM: Gary O' Neil, 24, OVR 74
RM: Graeme Owens, 19, OVR 53 (Transfer List)
CM: Gaizka Mendieta, 33, OVR 67
CM: Fabio Rochemback, 25, OVR 73
CM: Jason Kennedy, 20, OVR 62
CM: Lee Cattermole, 19, OVR 71
CAM: Julio Arca, 26, OVR 75
CF: Afonso Alves, 26, OVR 82
CF: Tuncay, 25, OVR 78
ST: Mido, 24, OVR 76
ST: Jeremie Aliadiere, 24, OVR 74
ST: Dong Gook Lee, 28, OVR 69 (Transfer List)
ST: Tom Craddock, 20, OVR 51 (Transfer List)
ST: Jonathan Franks, 17, OVR 53 (Loan List)
LW: Stewart Downing, 23, OVR 79
LW: Adam Johnson, 20, OVR 65
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