Middlesbrough F.C. records

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 Premier League. 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. [cite news|url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,1,00.html |title=Club History|publisher=mfc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-01-30] 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.] cite web|url=http://mfc1986.co.uk/footydb/loadlghs.asp |title=League history |publisher=mfc1986.co.uk |accessdate=2007-06-07] :Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98
*Football League Third DivisionThird tier of English football.] :Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87
*Northern Leaguecite book|last=Glasper|first=Harry|authorlink=Harry Glasper|title=Middlesbrough A Complete Record 1876–1989|publisher=Breedon Books Sport|isbn=0-907969-53-4] :Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98

Cup

*League Cupcite web|url=http://mfc1986.co.uk/footydb/loadcphs.asp |title=Cup history |publisher=mfc1986.co.uk |accessdate=2007-06-07] :Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998
*FA Cup:Runners up 1997
*FA Amateur Cup:Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
*Zenith Data Systems Cup:Runners up 1990

International

*UEFA Cup:Runners up 2005–06
*Anglo-Scottish Cupcite web|url=http://mfc1986.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?cid=ED21 |publisher=mfc1986.co.uk |accessdate=2007-08-31 |title=Other Records] :Winners 1976
*Kirin Cupcite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kirin.html |title=Kirin Cup |accessdate=2007-08-31] :Winners 1980

Player records

Appearances

* Youngest first-team player – 16 years and 323 days: Sam Lawrie (vs Arsenal (H) 3 November 1951): Stephen Bell (vs Southampton (H) 30 January 1982)
* Oldest first-team player – 39 years and 355 days : Bryan Robson (vs Arsenal (A) 1 January 1997)
* 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.":

*note label|Alves|A|A Despite Alves' fee being undisclosed, it was confirmed to be a transfer record.

Received

"As of 31 January 2008."

Undisclosed fees

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

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
*Most League wins in a season – 28:in the Third Division, 1986-87
*Fewest League wins in a season – 7:in the First Division, 1923-24

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)
*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 – 34:in 42 matches, First Division, 1981-1982
*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") – 39:in 42 matches, First Division, 1981-1982 [ [http://www.middlesbrough-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlghs.asp League History - Middlesbrough FC - Boro MAD ] ]
*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

equences

*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 Premiership, 1995-96
*Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 24:in the Second Division, 1973-74
*Longest sequence of draws – 8:in the Second Division, 1970-71

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

Notes

References

*cite book
author=Rollin, Glenda & Rollin, Jack
title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-2007
publisher=Headline | year=2006
id=ISBN 0-7553-1526-X
*cite book
author=Glasper, Harry
title=Middlesbrough FC, A Complete Record, 1876 - 1989
publisher=Breedon Books | year=1989
id=ISBN