List of Middlesbrough F.C. records and statistics
This article contains the honours, records and statistics of Middlesbrough Football Club. This article lists all of the major honours won by Middlesbrough since their foundation. This list also lists the major playing honours including top goalscorer and most appearances. The Club records including record transfer fees are shown below as are international player honours.
Middlesbrough are an English professional association football club based in Middlesbrough , in the Tees Valley , who currently play in the EFL Championship . The club was founded in 1876 and have played at their current home ground, the Riverside Stadium , since 1995. Middlesbrough were founding members of the Premier League in 1992.[ 1] They have won one major trophy in their history: the 2004 Football League Cup .
Honours
Domestic
League
Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2015–16
Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87
Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98
Cup
Winners 2003–04 ; runners up 1996–97 , 1997–98
Runners up 1996–97
Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
Runners up 1990
International
Runners up 2005–06
Winners 1975
Winners 1980
Player records
Appearances
Mark Schwarzer , eighth in Middlesbrough's all-time appearances table.
Youngest first-team player – 16 years and 72 days
Nathan Wood (vs Notts County 14 August 2018)
Oldest first-team player – 40 years and 68 days
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (vs Newport County 5 February 2019)
Most consecutive appearances – 305
David Armstrong , between March 1973 and August 1980
As of 22 May 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
Goalscorers
Most goals in a season – 63
George Camsell (Second Division , 1926–1927 )
Most League goals in a season – 59
George Camsell (Second Division, 1926–1927)
Most goals in a single match – 5
John Wilkie , vs Gainsborough Trinity , 2 March 1901
Andy Wilson , vs Nottingham Forest , 6 October 1923
James McClelland , vs Leeds United , 9 January 1926
George Camsell , vs Manchester City , 25 December 1926
George Camsell , vs Aston Villa , 9 September 1935
Brian Clough , vs Brighton and Hove Albion , 23 August 1958
Most goals in the League – 325
George Camsell , 1925–1939
Most goals in the FA Cup – 20
George Camsell , 1925–1939
Most goals in the League Cup – 13
John Hickton , 1966–1978
Most goals in European competition – 8
Mark Viduka , 2004–2007[ 9]
Oldest goalscorer – 38 years and 2 months
Bryan Robson , vs Port Vale , 26 March 1995
Youngest goalscorer – 17 years and 64 days
Arthur Horsfield , vs Grimsby Town , 17 April 1963
Youngest hat-trick scorer – 20 years and 6 days
Tony McAndrew , vs Sheffield United , 17 April 1976
As of 29 January 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
#
Name
Years
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
1
George Camsell
1925–1939
325 (418)
20 (35)
0 (0)
0 (0)
345 (453)
2
George Elliott
1909–1925
203 (344)
10 (21)
0 (0)
0 (0)
213 (365)
3
Brian Clough
1955–1961
197 (213)
5 (8)
2 (1)
0 (0)
204 (222)
4
John Hickton
1966–1977
159 (415)
13 (37)
13 (30)
7 (17)
192 (499)
5
Micky Fenton
1932–1950
147 (240)
15 (29)
0 (0)
0 (0)
162 (269)
6
Bernie Slaven
1985–1992
118 (307)
4 (19)
10 (28)
14 (27)
146 (381)
7
Alan Peacock
1955–1964
125 (218)
8 (13)
8 (7)
0 (0)
141 (238)
8
David Mills
1969–1985
90 (328)
10 (29)
8 (24)
3 (17)
111 (398)
9
Wilf Mannion
1936–1954
99 (341)
11 (27)
0 (0)
0 (0)
110 (368)
10
Billy Pease
1926–1933
99 (221)
3 (17)
0 (0)
0 (0)
102 (238)
International
Statistics relate to international caps gained while at the club.
Mark Schwarzer – 51 for Australia [ 10]
Wilf Mannion – 26[ 10]
Highest transfer fees
As not all transfer details are made public, undisclosed transfer fees are not included in the tables, however reported media estimates of notable fees are included below to give a general idea. Fees are listed as the highest total that the fee could rise to.
Paid
Updated 4 November 2019. [ 11]
Received
Updated 16 August 2023. [ 11]
Undisclosed fees
The following are media estimates of notable undisclosed fees. The official fees remain unknown.
Club records
Wins
vs Brighton & Hove Albion , Second Division , 23 August 1958
vs Scarborough , 4 October 1890
Record League Cup win – 7–0
vs Hereford United , 18 September 1996
Record European win – 4–1
vs FC Basel , UEFA Cup , 6 April 2006
vs Blackburn Rovers , 29 November 1947 and Derby County, 29 August 1959
Most League wins in a season – 28
in the Third Division , 1986-87
Fewest League wins in a season – 5
in the Premier League , 2016-17
Defeats
Record League defeat – 0–9
vs Blackburn Rovers , Second Division , 6 November 1954
Record FA Cup defeat – 1–8
vs Hebburn Argyle, 12 December 1896
Record League Cup defeat – 0–4
vs Manchester City , 21 January 1976
Record European defeat – 0–4
vs Sevilla , UEFA Cup , 10 May 2006 (Match Details )
Record Home Defeat - Five goal margin 1-6
vs Arsenal , 24 April 1999
and 0-5
vs Bury, 12 February 1910; Huddersfield Town, 25 August 1962; Chelsea, 18 October 2008; West Bromwich Albion, 19 September 2009[ 46]
Most League defeats in a season – 27
in the First Division , 1923-24
Fewest League defeats in a season – 4
in the Second Division , 1973-74
Goals
Most League goals scored in one season – 122
in 42 matches, Second Division , 1926-1927
Fewest League goals scored in one season – 28
in 38 matches, Premier League , 2008-2009
Most League goals conceded in one season – 91
in 42 matches, First Division , 1953-1954
Fewest League goals conceded in one season – 24
in 34 matches, Second Division , 1901-1902
Points
Most points earned in a season (3 for a win ) – 94
in 46 matches, Third Division , 1986-1987
Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win ) – 28
in 38 matches, Premier League , 2016-2017
Most points earned in a season (2 for a win ) – 65
in 42 matches, Second Division , 1973-1974
Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win ) – 22
in 42 matches, First Division , 1923-1924
Sequences
Longest sequence of League wins – 9
in the Second Division , 1973–74
Longest sequence without a League win – 19
in the First Division , 1981–82
Longest sequence of League defeats – 8
in the Second Division , 1954–55
in the Premier League , 1995–96
Longest sequence of away League defeats – 12
in the Premier League , 2008–09
Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 24
in the Second Division , 1973–74
Longest sequence of draws – 8
in the Second Division , 1970–71
Longest sequence of League Cleansheets – 9
in the Football League Championship , 2015–16
Attendances
vs Norwich City , Premier League , 28 December 2004)
vs Northampton Town , League Cup , 11 September 2001
vs Newcastle United , First Division , 27 December 1949
vs Brescia Calcio , Anglo-Italian Cup , 22 December 1993
Notes
References
Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack (2006). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-2007 . Headline. ISBN 0-7553-1526-X .
Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough FC, A Complete Record, 1876 - 1989 . Breedon Books.
Teams
Seasons
Current season
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