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This is a list of seasons played by Middlesbrough Football Club in English and European football, from 1883, when the club first entered the FA Cup, to the most recent completed season. Middlesbrough Football Club were founded on 18 February 1876, by members of Middlesbrough Cricket Club. For the first years of their existence Middlesbrough participated in competitions such as the Sheffield Cup and the Cleveland Association Challenge Cup. The club have won only one major trophy in their professional history, the Football League Cup in 2004. Most of Middlesbrough's League existence has been in the top two tiers; they were relegated to the Third Division twice in 1966 and 1986, but each time they bounced back as runners-up the following season.
This list details the club's achievements in all competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Records of competitions such as the North Riding Senior Cup are not included due to them being played against lower league opposition and reserve sides.
Seasons
[edit]Season | League record | FA Cup |
League Cup[1] |
Europe | Other | Top scorer(s)[2] | |||||||||
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Div (Level) | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Player(s) | Goals | |||||
1883–84 | n/a | R1 | |||||||||||||
1884–85 | n/a | R4 | |||||||||||||
1885–86 | n/a | R5 | |||||||||||||
1886–87 | n/a | R2 | |||||||||||||
1887–88 | n/a | QF | |||||||||||||
1888–89 | n/a | Q1 | |||||||||||||
1889–90 | NL (n/a) | 6th | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 19 | Q1 | |||||
1890–91 | NL (n/a) | 2nd | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 19 | Q3 | |||||
1891–92 | NL (n/a) | 2nd | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 26 | R2 | |||||
1892–93 | NL (n/a) | 4th | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | R2 | |||||
1893–94 | NL (n/a) | 1st | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 23 | R1 | |||||
1894–95 | NL (n/a) | 1st | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 29 | R2 | FA Amateur Cup Winners |
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1895–96 | NL (n/a) | 3rd | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 20 | Q2 | |||||
1896–97 | NL (n/a) | 1st | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 26 | Q1 | FA Amateur Cup SF |
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1897–98 | NL (n/a) | 2nd | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 22 | Q5 | FA Amateur Cup Winners |
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1898–99 | NL (n/a) | 3rd | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 18 | Q1 | |||||
1899–1900 | Div 2 (2) | 14th | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 69 | 24 | Q1 | Eddie Pugh | 7 | |||
1900–01 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 37 | QF | Sandy Robertson | 16 | |||
1901–02 | Div 2 (2) | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 24 | 51 | R1 | Jack Brearley | 23 | |||
1902–03 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 32 | R1 | Sandy Robertson | 8 | |||
1903–04 | Div 1 (1) | 10th | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 30 | QF | Alex Brown | 17 | |||
1904–05 | Div 1 (1) | 15th | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 26 | R1 | Harry Astley | 5 | |||
1905–06 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 31 | R3 | Alf Common | 24 | |||
1906–07 | Div 1 (1) | 11th | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 36 | R2 | Steve Bloomer | 20 | |||
1907–08 | Div 1 (1) | 6th | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | 41 | R1 | Steve Bloomer Sammy Cail |
12 | |||
1908–09 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 37 | R1 | Jack Hall | 18 | |||
1909–10 | Div 1 (1) | 17th | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 37 | R1 | Jack Hall | 12 | |||
1910–11 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | 32 | R3 | George Elliott | 10 | |||
1911–12 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | 40 | R2 | George Elliott | 19 | |||
1912–13 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 32 | R3 | George Elliott | 25 | |||
1913–14 | Div 1 (1) | 3rd[3] | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 60 | 43 | R1 | George Elliott | 31[4] | |||
1914–15 | Div 1 (1) | 12th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 74 | 38 | R2 | Walter Tinsley | 26 | |||
1915–18 | No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I | ||||||||||||||
1919 | NVL (n/a) | 1st | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | George Elliott | 20[5] | |||||
1919–20 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 65 | 40 | R4 | George Elliott | 34 | |||
1920–21 | Div 1 (1) | 8th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 46 | R1 | George Elliott | 26 | |||
1921–22 | Div 1 (1) | 8th | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 46 | R1 | Andy Wilson | 32 | |||
1922–23 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 63 | 36 | R2 | George Elliott | 23 | |||
1923–24 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 60 | 22 | R1 | Andy Wilson | 8 | |||
1924–25 | Div 2 (2) | 13th | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 39 | R1 | Ian Dickson Owen Williams |
7 | |||
1925–26 | Div 2 (2) | 9th | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 68 | 44 | R4 | James McClelland | 38 | |||
1926–27 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 62 | R5 | George Camsell | 63[6] | |||
1927–28 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 37 | R5 | George Camsell | 37 | |||
1928–29 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 55 | R4 | George Camsell | 33 | |||
1929–30 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 38 | R5 | George Camsell | 31 | |||
1930–31 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 90 | 46 | R3 | George Camsell | 32 | |||
1931–32 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 89 | 38 | R3 | George Camsell | 20 | |||
1932–33 | Div 1 (1) | 17th | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 37 | R5 | George Camsell | 18 | |||
1933–34 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 77 | 39 | R3 | George Camsell | 24 | |||
1934–35 | Div 1 (1) | 20th | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 34 | R3 | George Camsell | 14 | |||
1935–36 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 40 | QF | George Camsell | 32 | |||
1936–37 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 46 | R3 | Micky Fenton | 22 | |||
1937–38 | Div 1 (1) | 5th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 46 | R5 | Micky Fenton | 26 | |||
1938–39 | Div 1 (1) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 74 | 49 | R4 | Micky Fenton | 35 | |||
1939–40 | Div 1 (n/a) | n/a[7] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Micky Fenton | 3[5] | |||||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
NERL (n/a) | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 43 | Micky Fenton | 26[5] | |||||||
1940–41 | LN (n/a) | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 64 | George Stobbart | 30[5] | ||||||
1941–42 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 54 | J Robinson | 9[5][8] | ||||||
LN (n/a) | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 36 | PT Taylor | 10[5][9] | |||||||
1942–43 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 50 | George Stobbart | 8[5] | ||||||
LN (n/a) | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 69 | P Bowers | 6[5] | |||||||
1943–44 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 52 | George Stobbart | 12[5] | ||||||
LN (n/a) | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 51 | George Stobbart | 11[5] | |||||||
1944–45 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 57 | George Stobbart | 10[5] | ||||||
LN (n/a) | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 58 | George Stobbart | 23[5] | |||||||
1945–46 | LN (n/a) | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 87 | R5[10] | Micky Fenton | 27[11] | |||||
1946–47 | Div 1 (1) | 11th | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 42 | QF | Micky Fenton Wilf Mannion |
23 | |||
1947–48 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 37 | R5 | Micky Fenton | 29 | |||
1948–49 | Div 1 (1) | 19th | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 34 | R3 | Micky Fenton | 12 | |||
1949–50 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 47 | R4 | Alex McCrae Peter McKennan |
16 | |||
1950–51 | Div 1 (1) | 6th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 65 | 47 | R3 | Alex McCrae | 21 | |||
1951–52 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 88 | 36 | R4 | Lindy Delapenha | 17 | |||
1952–53 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 39 | R3 | Wilf Mannion | 18 | |||
1953–54 | Div 1 (1) | 21st | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 91 | 30 | R3 | Lindy Delapenha | 18 | |||
1954–55 | Div 2 (2) | 12th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 82 | 42 | R3 | Charlie Wayman | 17 | |||
1955–56 | Div 2 (2) | 14th | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 40 | R4 | Lindy Delapenha | 18 | |||
1956–57 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 48 | R4 | Brian Clough | 40 | |||
1957–58 | Div 2 (2) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 45 | R4 | Brian Clough | 42 | |||
1958–59 | Div 2 (2) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 40 | R3 | Brian Clough | 43 | |||
1959–60 | Div 2 (2) | 5th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 48 | R3 | Brian Clough | 40 | |||
1960–61 | Div 2 (2) | 5th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 | 48 | R3 | R1 | Brian Clough | 36 | ||
1961–62 | Div 2 (2) | 12th | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | 39 | R5 | R3 | Alan Peacock | 32 | ||
1962–63 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 85 | 49 | R4 | R2 | Alan Peacock | 33 | ||
1963–64 | Div 2 (2) | 10th | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 52 | 41 | R3 | R2 | Ian Gibson | 14 | ||
1964–65 | Div 2 (2) | 17th | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 76 | 35 | R5 | R2 | Jim Irvine | 24 | ||
1965–66 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 33 | R3 | R3 | Jim Irvine | 17 | ||
1966–67 | Div 3 (3) | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 64 | 55 | R3 | R1 | John O'Rourke | 30 | ||
1967–68 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 46 | R4 | R3 | John Hickton | 29 | ||
1968–69 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 49 | R3 | R2 | John Hickton | 18 | ||
1969–70 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 50 | QF | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup English GS[12] |
John Hickton | 30 | |
1970–71 | Div 2 (2) | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 48 | R4 | R3 | John Hickton | 27 | ||
1971–72 | Div 2 (2) | 9th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 46 | R5 | R2 | John Hickton | 16 | ||
1972–73 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 47 | R3 | R3 | John Hickton | 15 | ||
1973–74 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 30 | 65 | R4 | R3 | Alan Foggon | 20 | ||
1974–75 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 40 | 48 | QF | QF | Texaco Cup Q |
Alan Foggon | 18 | |
1975–76 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 40 | R3 | SF | Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners |
John Hickton | 18 | |
1976–77 | Div 1 (1) | 12th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 41 | QF | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup Q |
David Mills | 18 | |
1977–78 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 39 | QF | R3 | David Mills | 16 | ||
1978–79 | Div 1 (1) | 12th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 40 | R3 | R2 | Micky Burns | 14 | ||
1979–80 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 44 | R4 | R3 | David Armstrong | 14 | ||
1980–81 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 37 | R6 | R2 | Kirin Cup Winners |
Božo Janković | 13 | |
1981–82 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 39 | R3 | R3 | Billy Ashcroft Heine Otto Bobby Thomson |
5 | ||
1982–83 | Div 2 (2) | 16th | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | 48 | R5 | R2 | David Shearer | 13 | ||
1983–84 | Div 2 (2) | 17th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 49 | R5 | R1 | David Currie | 15 | ||
1984–85 | Div 2 (2) | 19th | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | 40 | R3 | R1 | David Mills | 14 | ||
1985–86 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 53 | 45 | R3 | R1 | Gary Rowell | 12 | ||
1986–87 | Div 3 (3) | 2nd | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 30 | 94 | R3 | R2 | Associate Members Cup Northern SF |
Bernie Slaven | 21 | |
1987–88 | Div 2 (2) | 3rd[13] | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 78 | R4 | R2 | Full Members Cup R1 |
Bernie Slaven | 24 | |
1988–89 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 39 | R3 | R2 | Full Members Cup QF |
Bernie Slaven | 18 | |
1989–90 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 63 | 50 | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup RU |
Bernie Slaven | 32 | |
1990–91 | Div 2 (2) | 7th[14] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | 69 | R4 | R4 | Full Members Cup Northern R2 |
Bernie Slaven | 19 | |
1991–92 | Div 2 (2) | 2nd | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 41 | 80 | R5 | SF | Full Members Cup Northern QF |
Paul Wilkinson | 24 | |
1992–93 | Prem (1)[15] | 21st | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | 44 | R4 | R2 | Paul Wilkinson | 15 | ||
1993–94 | Div 1 (2) | 9th | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 67 | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup GS |
John Hendrie | 20 | |
1994–95 | Div 1 (2) | 1st | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 40 | 82 | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup GS |
John Hendrie | 17 | |
1995–96 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 43 | R4 | R4 | Nick Barmby | 9 | ||
1996–97 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 39[16] | RU | RU | Fabrizio Ravanelli | 31 | ||
1997–98 | Div 1 (2) | 2nd | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 91 | R4 | RU | Paul Merson | 16 | ||
1998–99 | Prem (1) | 9th | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | 51 | R3 | R3 | Hamilton Ricard | 18 | ||
1999–2000 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 52 | R3 | QF | Hamilton Ricard | 14 | ||
2000–01 | Prem (1) | 14th | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 42 | R4 | R3 | Alen Bokšić | 12 | ||
2001–02 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | 45 | SF | R3 | Alen Bokšić | 8 | ||
2002–03 | Prem (1) | 11th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | 49 | R3 | R3 | Massimo Maccarone | 9 | ||
2003–04 | Prem (1) | 11th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 48 | R4 | WN | Juninho Paulista | 9 | ||
2004–05 | Prem (1) | 7th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | 55 | R4 | R4 | UEFA Cup L16 |
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 16 | |
2005–06 | Prem (1) | 14th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 45 | SF | QF | UEFA Cup RU |
Yakubu | 19 | |
2006–07 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 46 | QF | R2 | Mark Viduka | 19 | ||
2007–08 | Prem (1) | 13th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 42 | QF | R3 | Stewart Downing | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 57 | 32 | QF | R3 | Tuncay Şanlı | 8 | ||
2009–10 | Champ (2) | 11th | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 50 | 62 | R3 | R2 | Adam Johnson | 11 | ||
2010–11 | Champ (2) | 12th | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 68 | 62 | R3 | R2 | Scott McDonald | 14 | ||
2011–12 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 70 | R4 | R3 | Marvin Emnes | 18 | ||
2012–13 | Champ (2) | 16th | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 70 | 59 | R5 | QF | Scott McDonald | 13 | ||
2013–14 | Champ (2) | 12th | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 64 | R3 | R1 | Albert Adomah | 12 | ||
2014–15 | Champ (2) | 4th[17] | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | 85 | R5 | R3 | Patrick Bamford | 19 | ||
2015–16 | Champ (2) | 2nd | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 31 | 89 | R3 | QF | Cristhian Stuani | 11 | ||
2016–17 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 28 | QF | R2 | Álvaro Negredo | 10 | ||
2017–18 | Champ (2) | 5th[14] | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | 76 | R4 | R4 | Britt Assombalonga | 15 | ||
2018–19 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | 73 | R4 | QF | Britt Assombalonga | 14 | ||
2019–20 | Champ (2) | 17th | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | 53 | R3 | R1 | Ashley Fletcher | 13 | ||
2020–21 | Champ (2) | 10th | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | 64 | R3 | R2 | Duncan Watmore | 9 | ||
2021–22 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | 70 | QF | R1 | Matt Crooks | 11 | ||
2022–23 | Champ (2) | 4th[14] | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 75 | R3 | R1 | Chuba Akpom | 29[18][19] | ||
2023–24 | Champ (2) | 8th | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 62 | 69 | R3 | SF | Emmanuel Latte Lath | 18 |
Overall
[edit]- Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 61
- Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 51
- Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 2
- Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0
As of 2023–24 season.
Key
[edit]Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated
League Results
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Divisions
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Cup Results
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Cup Results (cont.)
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The League Cup was founded in the 1960–61 season.
- ^ Includes goals scored in the following competitions: League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Full Members Cup, except in wartime situations where all active competitions are included.
- ^ Highest league finish to date.
- ^ First Division leading goalscorer.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Goals scored in this season do not contribute to player/club records.
- ^ Second Division leading goalscorer. Includes 59 league goals, a Division Two record. This remains the second-highest number of league goals scored in one season, behind Dixie Dean's 60 league goals a year later.
- ^ Competitive football was abandoned three games into the 1939–40 season and all results were annulled.
- ^ Guest player, from Sheffield Wednesday.
- ^ Guest player, from Preston North End.
- ^ All FA Cup ties played on a two legged basis.
- ^ Seven goals were scored in the FA Cup, contributing to records, while 20 goals were scored in the league competition prior to recommencement of the Football League proper the next season.
- ^ Second in group.
- ^ Entered playoffs, won and promoted. Losing finalists Chelsea relegated from Div 1.
- ^ a b c Entered playoffs. Lost first round.
- ^ Inaugural season of the Premier League.
- ^ Includes three points deduction for failing to fulfil a fixture at Blackburn Rovers.
- ^ Entered playoffs. Lost final.
- ^ Championship leading goalscorer.
- ^ PFA Championship player of the year.
- ^ Following World War I, in January 1919 the NVL was introduced as a preliminary to the return of the Football League. Results do not contribute to player/club records.
- ^ Wartime competition. Results do not contribute to player/club records.
- ^ Wartime competition. There were two competitions a year from 1941–42 season onwards. Results do not contribute to player/club records.
References
[edit]- Glasper, Harry (1989). Middlesbrough A Complete Record 1876–1989. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-53-4.
- "mfc1986.co.uk". Retrieved 31 May 2007.