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Year Founded: 1876

Founded by members of Middlesbrough Cricket Club - in a meeting in the gymnasium of the Albert Park Hotel in 1875. In 1986, the club folded, and a new one was born.

Turned professional: 1889,
became amateur in 1892, and professional again, 1899

Grounds
1877, Old Archery Ground, Albert Park
1879, Breckon Hill
1882, Linthorpe Road Ground
1903, Ayresome Park
1995, (Cellnet) Riverside Stadium

Honours

1901 - 1902 Division Two Runners-Up
1926 - 1927 Division Two Champions
1928 - 1929 Division Two Champions
1966 - 1967 Division Three Runners-Up
1973 - 1974 Division Two Champions
1975 - 1976 Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners
1986 - 1987 Division Three Runners-Up
1989 - 1990 Zenith Data Systems Cup Finalists
1991 - 1992 Division Two Runners-Up
1994 - 1995 Division One Champions
1996 - 1997 Coca-Cola Cup Finalists
1996 - 1997 FA Cup Finalists
1997 - 1998 Coca-Cola Cup Finalists
1997 - 1998 Division One Runners-Up
2001 - 2002 FA Cup Semi-Finalists
2003 - 2004 Carling Cup WINNERS

Records

League Win: 9 - 0 v Brighton, 23rd August 1958

Cup Win: 7 - 0 v Hereford Utd, 18th September 1996

League Defeat: 0 - 9 v Blackburn Rovers, 6th November 1954

Highest Attendance - AYRESOME PARK - 53,596 v Newcastle Utd: RIVERSIDE STADIUM - 34,814 v Newcastle Utd

Transfer Fee Paid: £8.15 million - Empoli, Massimo Maccarone, July, 2002

Transfer Fee Received - £12 million - Atletico Madrid, Juninho, 1997

Highest League Scorers:

George Camsell 325
George Elliott 213
Brian Clough 197
John Hickton 159
Micky Fenton 147

Highest League Appearances:

Tim Williamson 563
Gordon Jones 462
John Hickton 415
John Craggs 409
Jackie Carr 421

Record Capped Player: Wilf Mannion, England - 26 caps

INFORMATION MODIFIED FROM www.mfc.co.uk


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