The 2019–20 season was Middlesbrough's third consecutive season in the Championship in their 144th year in existence, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 20 July 2020.
George Friend continues as the official club captain in his first full season in the role, having previously replaced a departing Grant Leadbitter in the second half of the 2018–19 season, who left to return to Sunderland in January 2019.
This season also marked Jonathan Woodgate's first spell in charge of a professional club, who replaced an outgoing Tony Pulis, who left at the end of his contract. Woodgate was sacked as manager on 23 June 2020, with Middlesbrough only outside the Championship relegation zone on goal difference after 38 games. He was replaced with experienced manager Neil Warnock on the same day.
Squad Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Contract until Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Tomás Mejías GK 30 June 2021 Omonia 23 Darren Randolph GK 30 June 2021 West Ham United 42 Aynsley Pears GK 30 June 2020 Academy Defenders 2 Anfernee Dijksteel RB 30 June 2022 Charlton Athletic 3 George Friend LB 30 June 2020 Doncaster Rovers 4 Daniel Ayala CB 30 June 2020 Norwich City 5 Ryan Shotton RB / CB 30 June 2020 Birmingham City 6 Dael Fry CB / RB 30 June 2021 Academy 25Nathan Wood CB 30 June 2020 Academy 27Marc Bola LB 30 June 2022 Blackpool 29Djed Spence RB / LB 30 June 2020 Fulham 33Hayden Coulson LB / LM 30 June 2023 Academy Midfielders 7 Marcus Tavernier LW 30 June 2021 Academy 8 Adam Clayton DM / CM 30 June 2021 Huddersfield Town 10 Marcus Browne AM / RW / LW 30 June 2023 West Ham United 16 Jonny Howson CM 30 June 2020 Norwich City 17 Paddy McNair DM / CM 30 June 2022 Sunderland 21 Marvin Johnson LW / LB 30 June 2020 Oxford United 22 George Saville CM / LW 30 June 2022 Millwall 26 Lewis Wing AM / CM 30 June 2022 Shildon 32 Stephen Wearne AM 30 June 2020 Academy 34 Connor Malley CM 30 June 2022 Academy 37 Ben Liddle DM 30 June 2020 Academy — Patrick Roberts RW / CF 30 June 2020 Manchester City Strikers 9 Britt Assombalonga CF 30 June 2021 Nottingham Forest 11 Ashley Fletcher CF 30 June 2021 West Ham United 14 Rudy Gestede CF 30 June 2020 Aston Villa36Stephen Walker CF 30 June 2023 Academy41 Rumarn Burrell CF 30 June 2022 Grimsby Town — Lukas Nmecha CF / LW / RW 30 June 2020 Manchester City = Player on loan
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2019 CF Rumarn Burrell Grimsby Town Undisclosed Academy 4 July 2019 GK Tomás Mejías Omonia Free First team 26 July 2019 AM Marcus Browne West Ham United Undisclosed First team 28 July 2019 LB Marc Bola Blackpool Undisclosed First team 7 August 2019 RB Anfernee Dijksteel Charlton Athletic Undisclosed First team 16 January 2020 GK Dejan Stojanović St. Gallen Undisclosed First team 11 March 2020 LB Williams Kokolo Sunderland Free transfer Academy
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2019 DF Kieran Charlton Free agent Released Academy 1 July 2019 LM Stewart Downing Blackburn Rovers Free First team 1 July 2019 CB Nathan Guru Free agent Released Academy 1 July 2019 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United Free First team 1 July 2019 GK Andy Lonergan Liverpool Free First team 1 July 2019 CF Gabby McGill Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed Academy 1 July 2019 DM John Obi Mikel Trabzonspor Free First team 1 July 2019 CM Alex Pattison Wycombe Wanderers Free Academy 1 July 2019 CM Dan Ward Free agent Released Academy 17 July 2019 CB Kian Spence Scarborough Athletic Free Academy 19 July 2019 CB Aden Flint Cardiff City Undisclosed First team 24 July 2019 CF Martin Braithwaite Leganés Undisclosed First team 25 July 2019 CF Billal Brahimi Stade de Reims Free Academy 26 July 2019 CF Luke Armstrong Salford City Undisclosed Academy 15 January 2020 GK Darren Randolph West Ham United £4,000,000 First team 31 January 2020 LB Patrick Reading Stevenage Undisclosed Academy 27 June 2020 ST Rudy Gestede Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 CB Daniel Ayala Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 ST Mitchell Curry Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 CB Nathan Dale Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 CB Enes Mahmutovic Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 CM Layton Watts Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 AM Stephen Wearne Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 RB Harold Essien Free agent Released First team 28 June 2020 GK Harry Flatters Free agent Released First team
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref. 2 January 2020 RW Patrick Roberts Manchester City 30 June 2020 First team 3 January 2020 CF Lukas Nmecha Manchester City 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 AM Ravel Morrison Sheffield United 30 June 2020 First team 31 January 2020 CB Harold Moukoudi Saint-Étienne 30 June 2020 First team
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref. 1 July 2019 CF Mitchell Curry Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 June 2020 Academy 1 July 2019 CB Enes Mahmutovic MVV Maastricht 30 June 2020 Academy 19 July 2019 CF Tyrone O'Neill Darlington Academy 23 July 2019 GK Bradley James Gateshead 30 June 2020 Academy 7 August 2019 CB Sam Stubbs Hamilton Academical 7 January 2020Academy 22 August 2019 GK Zach Hemming Hartlepool United 22 November 2019 Academy 23 November 2019 GK Zach Hemming Blyth Spartans 30 June 2020 Academy 7 January 2020CBSam Stubbs ADO Den Haag30 June 2020Academy 9 January 2020 AM Marcus Browne Oxford United 30 June 2020 First team 10 January 2020 LB Marc Bola Blackpool 30 June 2020 First team 10 January 2020 CF Mitchell Curry Gateshead 30 June 2020 Under-23s 31 January 2020 LW Isaiah Jones St Johnstone 30 June 2020 Under-23s 31 January 2020 DM Ben Liddle Scunthorpe United 30 June 2020 Under-23s 31 January 2020 CM Connor Malley Ayr United 30 June 2020 Under-23s 31 January 2020 SS Stephen Walker Crewe Alexandra 30 June 2020 First team
Pre-season Boro announced their pre-season programme on 14 June 2019.
Competitions
Championship
League table
Results by matchday
Result summary
Matches On 20 June 2019, the forthcoming Championship fixtures were unveiled.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.
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