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 English 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.^[1] They have won one major trophy in their history: the 2004 Football League Cup. They are thought to be the best North East football team.

Honours

Domestic

League

• Football League Second Division / Football League Division One^[2][3]

Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2015–16

• Football League Third Division^[3][4]

Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87

• Northern League^[5]

Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98

Cup

• League Cup^[6]

Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998

• FA Cup^[6]

Runners up 1997

• FA Amateur Cup^[5]

Winners 1894–95, 1897–98

• Zenith Data Systems Cup^[7]

Runners up 1990

International

• UEFA Cup^[6]

Runners up 2005–06

• Anglo-Scottish Cup^[7]

Winners 1975

• Kirin Cup^[8]

Winners 1980

Player records

Appearances

• Youngest first-team player – 16 years and 200 days

Luke Williams (vs Barnsley 18 December 2009)

• 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.

#	Name	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other	Total
1	Williamson, TimTim Williamson	1902–1923	563 (0)	39 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	602 (0)
2	Jones, GordonGordon Jones	1960–1973	457 (5)	40 (0)	26 (0)	4 (0)	527 (5)
3	Hickton, JohnJohn Hickton	1966–1977	395 (20)	37 (0)	26 (4)	15 (2)	473 (26)
4	Craggs, JohnJohn Craggs		409	33	31	15	488
5	Platt, JimJim Platt		401	34	33	13	481
6	Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell		418	35	0 (0)	0 (0)	453
7	Carr, JackyJacky Carr		421	28	0 (0)	0 (0)	449
8	Schwarzer, MarkMark Schwarzer	1997–2008	367	32	26	21	446
9	Armstrong, DavidDavid Armstrong		359	29	28	15	431
10=	Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray		348	23	29	24	424
10=	Pears, StephenStephen Pears		339	25	32	28	424

Goalscorers

Mark Schwarzer, eighth in Middlesbrough's all-time appearances table.

• Most goals in a season – 63

james davidson (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	Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell	1925–1939	325 (418)	20 (35)	0 (0)	0 (0)	345 (453)
2	Elliott, GeorgeGeorge Elliott	1909–1925	203 (344)	10 (21)	0 (0)	0 (0)	213 (365)
3	Clough, BrianBrian Clough	1955–1961	197 (213)	5 (8)	2 (1)	0 (0)	204 (222)
4	Hickton, JohnJohn Hickton	1966–1977	159 (415)	13 (37)	13 (30)	7 (17)	192 (499)
5	Fenton, MickyMicky Fenton	1932–1950	147 (240)	15 (29)	0 (0)	0 (0)	162 (269)
6	Slaven, BernieBernie Slaven	1985–1992	118 (307)	4 (19)	10 (28)	14 (27)	146 (381)
7	Peacock, AlanAlan Peacock	1955–1964	125 (218)	8 (13)	8 (7)	0 (0)	141 (238)
8	Mills, DavidDavid Mills	1969–1985	90 (328)	10 (29)	8 (24)	3 (17)	111 (398)
9	Mannion, WilfWilf Mannion	1936–1954	99 (341)	11 (27)	0 (0)	0 (0)	110 (368)
10	Pease, BillyBilly Pease	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^[10]

• Most capped player for England

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

As of 31 January 2008.^[11]

#	Name	Fee	Purchased from	Date	Ref
1	Alves, AfonsoAfonso Alves	£12.8m	SC Heerenveen	January 2008	[12]
2	De Roon, MartenMarten De Roon	£11.75m	Atalanta B.C.	July 2016	[13]
3	Rhodes, JordanJordan Rhodes	£12m	Blackburn Rovers	February 2016	[14]
4	Maccarone, MassimoMassimo Maccarone	£8.15m	Empoli	July 2002	[15]
5	Ehiogu, UgoUgo Ehiogu	£8m	Aston Villa	October 2000	[16]
6	Yakubu, AiyegbeniAiyegbeni Yakubu	£7.5m	Portsmouth	July 2005	[17]
7=	Ravanelli, FabrizioFabrizio Ravanelli	£7m	Juventus	July 1996	[18]
7=	Woodgate, JonathanJonathan Woodgate	£7m	Real Madrid	April 2007	[19]
9	Southgate, GarethGareth Southgate	£6.5m	Aston Villa	July 2001	[20]
10=	JuninhoJuninho Paulista	£6m	Atlético Madrid	July 2002	[21]
10=	Huth, RobertRobert Huth	£6m	Chelsea	August 2006	[22]
10=	MidoMido	£6m	Tottenham Hotspur	August 2007	[23]

Received

As of 28 August 2009.^[11]

#	Name	Fee	Sold to	Date	Ref
1=	JuninhoJuninho Paulista	£12m	Atlético Madrid	July 1997	[24]
1=	Downing, StewartStewart Downing	£12m	Aston Villa	July 2009	[25]
3	Yakubu, AiyegbeniAiyegbeni Yakubu	£11.25m	Everton	August 2007	[26]
4=	Merson, PaulPaul Merson	£7m	Aston Villa	September 1998	[27]
4=	Alves, AfonsoAfonso Alves	£7m	Al-Sadd	September 2009	[28]
6=	Young, LukeLuke Young	£6m	Aston Villa	August 2008	[27]
6=	Huth, RobertRobert Huth	£6m	Stoke City	August 2009	[29]
8	Barmby, NickNick Barmby	£5.75m	Everton	October 1996	[18]
9	Ziege, ChristianChristian Ziege	£5.5m	Liverpool	August 2000	[30]
10	Ravanelli, FabrizioFabrizio Ravanelli	£5.25m	Olympique de Marseille	August 1997	[18]
11	Sanli, TuncayTuncay Şanlı	£5m	Stoke City	August 2009	[31]
12	Costa, Emerson MoisésEmerson Moisés Costa	£4.2m	CD Tenerife	January 1998	[32]
13	Cattermole, LeeLee Cattermole	£4m	Wigan Athletic	July 2008	[33]
14=	Karembeu, ChristianChristian Karembeu	£3.5m	Olympiacos	August 2001	[34]
14=	Tomlin, LeeLee Tomlin	£3.5m	Bournemouth	August 2015
15	Queudrue, FranckFranck Queudrue	£3m	Fulham	July 2006	[35]
16	Pallister, GaryGary Pallister	£2.3m	Manchester United	August 1989	[36]

Undisclosed fees

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

	Name	Fee	Sold to	Date	Ref
	Woodgate, JonathanJonathan Woodgate	£7–8m	Tottenham Hotspur	January 2008	[37][38]

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 – 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)

• 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^[39]

• 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) – 32

in 38 matches, Premier League, 2008-2009

• 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

• 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

1. "Club History". mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
2. Second tier of English football.
3. "League history". mfc1986.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
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. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
7. "Other Records". mfc1986.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
8. "Kirin Cup". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
9. Mark Viduka Football Profile | News | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
10. "From Lewis To Williams: 101 Boro Internationals". MFC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
11. "Club Records". mfc1986.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
12. "Brazilian Alves seals Boro switch". BBC Sport. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
13. "Former Boro defender predicting exciting times ahead of Dutch midfielder's arrival". Northern Echo. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
14. "Jordan Rhodes: Middlesbrough sign Blackburn Rovers striker". BBC. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
15. "Maccarone signs in". BBC Sport. 2002-07-09. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
16. "Ehiogu joins Boro for £8m". BBC Sport. 2000-10-20. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
17. "Middlesbrough agree Yakubu deal". BBC Sport. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
18. "Boro's big money record transfers". Evening Gazette. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
19. "Boro confirm £7m Woodgate signing". BBC Sport. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
20. "Southgate: Boro on verge of new era". BBC Sport. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
21. "Juninho heads back to Boro". BBC Sport. 2002-07-26. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
22. "Woodgate & £6m Huth sign for Boro". BBC Sport. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
23. "Middlesbrough finalise Mido move". BBC Sport. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
24. "The good, the bad and the Boro". BBC Sport. 2001-06-05. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
25. "Downing joins Villa in £12m move". BBC Sport. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
26. "Yakubu joins Everton for £11.25m". BBC Sport. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
27. "Gibson: Why We Agreed To £6m Deal". MFC.co.uk. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
28. "Lamb: Sales saved Boro from catastrophe". Evening Gazette. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
29. "Robert Huth joins Stoke with Tuncay Sanli also in talks to follow him from Middlesbrough". Guardian.co.uk. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
30. "Clubs resolve Zeige row". BBC Sport. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
31. "Potters clinch Tuncay swoop". Sky Sports. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
32. "Bryan Robson: Middlesbrough Transfers". Daily Telegraph. 2001-08-21. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
33. "Cattermole wraps up move to Wigan". BBC Sport. 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
34. "Karembeu quits Boro". 4thegame.com. 2001-07-17. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
35. "Sanchez will let Franck leave". Sky Sports. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
36. "Injuries force Pallister to retire". BBC Sport. 2001-07-04. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
37. "Woodgate tels of Spurs ambition". Evening Gazette. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
38. "Lamb: Why Woody can go". Evening Gazette. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
39. Middlesbrough Records - statto.com

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.