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. They have won one major trophy in their history: the 2004 Football League Cup.
Honours
Domestic
League Football League Second Division / Football League Division OneSecond tier of English football. Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2015–16 Football League Third DivisionThird tier of English football. Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87 Northern League Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98
Cup League Cup Winners 2003–04; runners up 1996–97, 1997–98 FA Cup Runners up 1996–97 FA Amateur Cup Winners 1894–95, 1897–98 Zenith Data Systems Cup Runners up 1990
International UEFA Cup Runners up 2005–06 Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners 1975 Kirin Cup Winners 1980
Player records
Appearances
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 Most appearances As of 22 May 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !width=5%|# !width=20%|Name !width=12%|Years !width=12%|League !width=12%|FA Cup !width=14%|League Cup !width=12%|Other !width=13%|Total |- |1||style="text-align:left;"| ||1902–1923||563 (0)||39 (0)||0 (0)||0 (0)||602 (0) |- |2||style="text-align:left;"| ||1960–1973||457 (5)||40 (0)||26 (0)||4 (0)||527 (5) |- |3||style="text-align:left;"| ||1966–1977||532(20)||37 (0)||26 (4)||15 (2)||473 (26) |- |4||style="text-align:left;"| ||1971–1982||409 ||33 ||31 ||15 ||488 |- |5||style="text-align:left;"| ||1971–1983||401 ||34 ||33 ||13 ||481 |- |6||style="text-align:left;"| ||1925–1939||418 ||35 ||0 (0)||0 (0)||453 |- |7||style="text-align:left;"| ||1910–1930||421 ||28 ||0 (0)||0 (0)||449 |- |8||style="text-align:left;"| ||1997–2008||367 ||32 ||26 ||21 ||446 |- |9||style="text-align:left;"| ||1971–1981||359 ||29 ||28 ||15 ||431 |- |10=||style="text-align:left;"| ||1982–1992||348 ||23 ||29 ||24 ||424 |- |10=||style="text-align:left;"| ||1983–1995||339 ||25 ||32 ||28 ||424
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, 2004–2007Mark Viduka Football Profile | News | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK 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 Top goalscorers As of 29 January 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" !width=5%|# !width=20%|Name !width=12%|Years !width=12%|League !width=12%|FA Cup !width=14%|League Cup !width=12%|Other !width=13%|Total |- |1||style="text-align:left;"| ||1925–1939||325 (418)||20 (35)||0 (0)||0 (0)||345 (453) |- |2||style="text-align:left;"| ||1909–1925||203 (344)||10 (21)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||213 (365) |- |3||style="text-align:left;"| ||1955–1961||197 (213)||5 (8)||2 (1) ||0 (0)||204 (222) |- |4||style="text-align:left;"| ||1966–1977||159 (415)||13 (37)||13 (30) ||7 (17)||192 (499) |- |5||style="text-align:left;"| ||1932–1950||147 (240)||15 (29)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||162 (269) |- |6||style="text-align:left;"| ||1985–1992||118 (307)||4 (19)||10 (28) ||14 (27)||146 (381) |- |7||style="text-align:left;"| ||1955–1964||125 (218)||8 (13)||8 (7) ||0 (0)||141 (238) |- |8||style="text-align:left;"| ||1969–1985||90 (328)||10 (29)||8 (24) ||3 (17)||111 (398) |- |9||style="text-align:left;"| ||1936–1954||99 (341)||11 (27)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||110 (368) |- |10||style="text-align:left;"| ||1926–1933||99 (221)||3 (17)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||102 (238)
International Statistics relate to international caps gained while at the club. Most capped player Mark Schwarzer – 51 for Australia Most capped player for England Wilf Mannion – 26
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 30 March 2025. #NameFeePurchased fromDateRef1 £15m Nottingham Forest 2 £12.8m SC Heerenveen 3 £11.75m Atalanta B.C. 4= £9m Toulouse 4= £9m Blackburn Rovers 6 £8.15m Empoli 7 £8m Aston Villa 8 Yakubu£7.5m Portsmouth 9= £7m Juventus 9= £7m Real Madrid 9= £7m Millwall F.C. 12= £6.5m Aston Villa 12= £6.5m West Ham United 14= £6m Atlético Madrid 14= £6m Chelsea 14= £6m Tottenham Hotspur 14= £6m Plymouth ArgyleJanuary 2025
Received Updated 30 March 2025. #NameFeeSold toDateRef1 £18m Wolverhampton Wanderers 2£17.47m Atlanta UnitedFebruary 20253 £15m Burnley F.C. 4 £13m Atalanta B.C. 5= £12m Atlético Madrid 5= £12m Aston Villa 7 Yakubu£11.25m Everton 8 £10.5m AFC Ajax 9 £10m Leeds United 10 £8m Aston VillaFebruary 202411= £7m Aston Villa 11= £7m Al-Sadd 13= £6m Aston Villa 13= £6m Stoke City 15 £5.75m Everton 16 £5.5m Liverpool 17 £5.25m Olympique de Marseille 18 £5m Stoke City 19 £4.2m CD Tenerife 20 £4m Wigan Athletic 21= £3.5m Olympiacos 21= £3.5m Bournemouth
Undisclosed fees The following are media estimates of notable undisclosed fees. The official fees remain unknown. NameFeeSold toDateRef £7–8m Tottenham Hotspur
Club records
Wins Record League win – 9–0 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Second Division, 23 August 1958 Record FA Cup win – 11–0 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 Record Away Win'' - 7-1 vs Blackburn Rovers, 29 November 1947 and Derby County, 29 August 1959Most League wins in a season – 28 in the Third Division, 1986-87Fewest League wins in a season – 5 in the Premier League, 2016-17
DefeatsRecord League defeat – 0–9 vs Blackburn Rovers, Second Division, 6 November 1954Record FA Cup defeat – 1–8 vs Hebburn Argyle, 12 December 1896Record League Cup defeat – 1-6 vs Chelsea, 23 January 2024Record 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 2009Most League defeats in a season – 27 in the First Division, 1923-24Fewest League defeats in a season – 4 in the Second Division, 1973-74
GoalsMost League goals scored in one season – 122 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1926-1927Fewest League goals scored in one season – 28 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2008-2009Most League goals conceded in one season – 91 in 42 matches, First Division, 1953-1954Fewest League goals conceded in one season – 24 in 34 matches, Second Division, 1901-1902
PointsMost points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 94 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1986-1987Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 28 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2016-2017Most points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 65 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1973-1974Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1923-1924
SequencesLongest sequence of League wins – 9 in the Second Division, 1973–74Longest sequence without a League win – 19 in the First Division, 1981–82Longest sequence of League defeats – 8 in the Second Division, 1954–55 in the Premier League, 1995–96Longest sequence of away League defeats – 12 in the Premier League, 2008–09Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 24 in the Second Division, 1973–74Longest sequence of draws – 8 in the Second Division, 1970–71Longest sequence of League Cleansheets – 9 in the Football League Championship, 2015–16
Attendances Highest attendance at the Riverside Stadium – 34,836 vs Norwich City, Premier League, 28 December 2004) Lowest attendance at the Riverside – 3,918 vs Northampton Town, League Cup, 11 September 2001 Highest attendance at Ayresome Park – 53,802 vs Newcastle United, First Division, 27 December 1949 Lowest attendance at Ayresome Park''' – 1,633 vs Brescia Calcio, Anglo-Italian Cup, 22 December 1993
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