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

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
  • Zenith Data Systems Cup[7]
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
  • Most appearances
As of 22 May 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1 Tim Williamson1902–1923563 (0)39 (0)0 (0)0 (0)602 (0)
2 Gordon Jones 1960–1973457 (5)40 (0)26 (0)4 (0)527 (5)
3 John Hickton 1966–1977395 (20)37 (0)26 (4)15 (2)473 (26)
4 John Craggs 409333115488
5 Jim Platt 401343313481
6 George Camsell 418350 (0)0 (0)453
7 Jacky Carr 421280 (0)0 (0)449
8 Mark Schwarzer 1997–2008367322621446
9 David Armstrong 359292815431
10= Tony Mowbray 348232924424
10= Stephen Pears 339253228424

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
  • Top goalscorers
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 1925–1939325 (418)20 (35)0 (0)0 (0)345 (453)
2 George Elliott 1909–1925203 (344)10 (21)0 (0)0 (0)213 (365)
3 Brian Clough 1955–1961197 (213)5 (8)2 (1)0 (0)204 (222)
4 John Hickton 1966–1977159 (415)13 (37)13 (30)7 (17)192 (499)
5 Micky Fenton 1932–1950147 (240)15 (29)0 (0)0 (0)162 (269)
6 Bernie Slaven 1985–1992118 (307)4 (19)10 (28)14 (27)146 (381)
7 Alan Peacock 1955–1964125 (218)8 (13)8 (7)0 (0)141 (238)
8 David Mills 1969–198590 (328)10 (29)8 (24)3 (17)111 (398)
9 Wilf Mannion 1936–195499 (341)11 (27)0 (0)0 (0)110 (368)
10 Billy Pease 1926–193399 (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[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.

Updated 4 November 2019.[11]

# Name Fee Purchased from Date Ref
1 Britt Assombalonga £15m Nottingham ForestJuly 2017[12]
2 Afonso Alves £12.8m SC HeerenveenJanuary 2008[13]
3 Marten de Roon £11.75m Atalanta B.C.July 2016[14]
4= Martin Braithwaite £9m ToulouseJuly 2017[15]
4= Jordan Rhodes £9m Blackburn RoversFebruary 2016[16]
6 Massimo Maccarone £8.15m EmpoliJuly 2002[17]
7 Ugo Ehiogu £8m Aston VillaOctober 2000[18]
8 Yakubu £7.5m PortsmouthJuly 2005[19]
9= Fabrizio Ravanelli £7m JuventusJuly 1996[15]
9= Jonathan Woodgate £7m Real MadridApril 2007[20]
9= George Saville £7m Millwall F.C.Aug 2018[21]
12= Gareth Southgate £6.5m Aston VillaJuly 2001[22]
12= Ashley Fletcher £6.5m West Ham UnitedJuly 2017[23]
14= Juninho Paulista £6m Atlético MadridJuly 2002[24]
14= Robert Huth £6m ChelseaAugust 2006[25]
14= Mido £6m Tottenham HotspurAugust 2007[26]

Received

Updated 4 November 2019.[11]

# Name Fee Sold to Date Ref
1 Adama Traoré £18m Wolverhampton WanderersAugust 2018[27]
2 Ben Gibson £15m Burnley F.C.August 2018[28]
3 Marten de Roon £13m AtalantaAugust 2017[29]
4= Juninho Paulista £12m Atlético MadridJuly 1997[30]
4= Stewart Downing £12m Aston VillaJuly 2009[31]
6 Yakubu £11.25m EvertonAugust 2007[32]
7 Patrick Bamford £10m Leeds UnitedJuly 2018[33]
8= Paul Merson £7m Aston VillaSeptember 1998[34]
8= Afonso Alves £7m Al-SaddSeptember 2009[35]
10= Luke Young £6m Aston VillaAugust 2008[34]
10= Robert Huth £6m Stoke CityAugust 2009[36]
12 Nick Barmby £5.75m EvertonOctober 1996[15]
13 Christian Ziege £5.5m LiverpoolAugust 2000[37]
14 Fabrizio Ravanelli £5.25m Olympique de MarseilleAugust 1997[15]
15 Tuncay £5m Stoke CityAugust 2009[38]
16 Emerson Moisés Costa £4.2m CD TenerifeJanuary 1998[39]
17 Lee Cattermole £4m Wigan AthleticJuly 2008[40]
18= Christian Karembeu £3.5m OlympiacosAugust 2001[41]
18= Lee Tomlin £3.5m BournemouthAugust 2015
20 Franck Queudrue £3m FulhamJuly 2006[42]
21 Gary Pallister £2.3m Manchester UnitedAugust 1989[43]
Undisclosed fees

The following are media estimates of notable undisclosed fees. The official fees remain unknown.

Name Fee Sold to Date Ref
Jonathan Woodgate £7–8m Tottenham HotspurJanuary 2008[44][45]

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 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
  1. "Club History". mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  2. Second tier of English football.
  3. "League history". mfc1986.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  4. Third tier of English football.
  5. Glasper, Harry. Middlesbrough A Complete Record 1876–1989. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-53-4.
  6. "Cup history". mfc1986.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  7. "Other Records". mfc1986.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  8. "Kirin Cup". Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  9. Mark Viduka Football Profile | News | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  10. "From Lewis To Williams: 101 Boro Internationals". MFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  11. "Club Records". mfc1986.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  12. "MFC - Clarifying Transfer Facts". MFC website. FourFourTwo. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. "Brazilian Alves seals Boro switch". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  14. "Former Boro defender predicting exciting times ahead of Dutch midfielder's arrival". Northern Echo. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  15. "Boro's big money record transfers". Evening Gazette. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  16. "Jordan Rhodes: Middlesbrough sign Blackburn Rovers striker". BBC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  17. "Maccarone signs in". BBC Sport. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  18. "Ehiogu joins Boro for £8m". BBC Sport. 20 October 2000. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  19. "Middlesbrough agree Yakubu deal". BBC Sport. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  20. "Boro confirm £7m Woodgate signing". BBC Sport. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  21. "Middlesbrough sign George Saville and Danny Batth on loan". Sky Sports. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  22. "Southgate: Boro on verge of new era". BBC Sport. 12 July 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  23. "Ashley Fletcher leaves West Ham for Middlesbrough in 6.5m deal". Sky Sports. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  24. "Juninho heads back to Boro". BBC Sport. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  25. "Woodgate & £6m Huth sign for Boro". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  26. "Middlesbrough finalise Mido move". BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  27. "Wolves complete signing of Adama Traore from Middlesbrough". SkySports. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  28. "Burnley sign Middlesbrough centre-back for joint club record fee". BBC. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  29. "Middlesbrough midfielder Marten De Roon joins Atalanta". SkySports. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  30. "The good, the bad and the Boro". BBC Sport. 5 June 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  31. "Downing joins Villa in £12m move". BBC Sport. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  32. "Yakubu joins Everton for £11.25m". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  33. "Leeds United sign Middlesbrough striker on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  34. "Gibson: Why We Agreed To £6m Deal". MFC.co.uk. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  35. "Lamb: Sales saved Boro from catastrophe". Evening Gazette. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  36. "Robert Huth joins Stoke with Tuncay Sanli also in talks to follow him from Middlesbrough". The Guardian. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  37. "Clubs resolve Zeige row". BBC Sport. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  38. "Potters clinch Tuncay swoop". Sky Sports. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  39. "Bryan Robson: Middlesbrough Transfers". The Daily Telegraph. 21 August 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  40. "Cattermole wraps up move to Wigan". BBC Sport. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  41. "Karembeu quits Boro". 4thegame.com. 17 July 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  42. "Sanchez will let Franck leave". Sky Sports. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  43. "Injuries force Pallister to retire". BBC Sport. 4 July 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  44. "Woodgate tels of Spurs ambition". Evening Gazette. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  45. "Lamb: Why Woody can go". Evening Gazette. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  46. "Middlesbrough Records - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

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. ISBN.
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