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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. They have won one major trophy in their history: the 2004 Football League Cup.

Domestic
League
 * Football League Second Division / Football League Division One
 * Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98


 * Football League Third Division
 * Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87


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

Cup
 * League Cup
 * 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 Cup
 * Winners 1976


 * Kirin Cup
 * Winners 1980

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 4 February 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
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 * 1||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tim Williamson||1902–1923||563 (0)||39 (0)||0 (0)||0 (0)||602 (0)
 * 2||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gordon Jones
 * 1960–1973||457 (5)||40 (0)||26 (0)||4 (0)||527 (5)
 * 3||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Hickton
 * 1966–1977||395 (20)||37 (0)||26 (4)||15 (2)||473 (26)
 * 4||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Craggs
 * ||409 ||33 ||31 ||15 ||488
 * 5||style="text-align:left;"| Jim Platt
 * ||401 ||34 ||33 ||13 ||481
 * 6||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Camsell
 * ||418 ||35 ||0 (0)||0 (0)||453
 * 7||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jacky Carr
 * ||421 ||28 ||0 (0)||0 (0)||449
 * 8||style="text-align:left;"|🇦🇺 Mark Schwarzer
 * 1995–||356 ||29 ||26 ||21 ||432
 * 9||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Armstrong
 * ||359 ||29 ||28 ||15 ||431
 * 10=||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Mowbray
 * ||348 ||23 ||29 ||24 ||424
 * 10=||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stephen Pears
 * ||339 ||25 ||32 ||28 ||424
 * }
 * 1995–||356 ||29 ||26 ||21 ||432
 * 9||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Armstrong
 * ||359 ||29 ||28 ||15 ||431
 * 10=||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Mowbray
 * ||348 ||23 ||29 ||24 ||424
 * 10=||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stephen Pears
 * ||339 ||25 ||32 ||28 ||424
 * }
 * 10=||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stephen Pears
 * ||339 ||25 ||32 ||28 ||424
 * }

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


 * 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.
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 * 1||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Camsell
 * 1925–1939||325 (418)||20 (35)||0 (0)||0 (0)||345 (453)
 * 2||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Elliott
 * 1909–1925||203 (344)||10 (21)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||213 (365)
 * 3||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Clough
 * 1955–1961||197 (213)||5 (8)||2 (1) ||0 (0)||204 (222)
 * 4||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Hickton
 * 1966–1977||159 (415)||13 (37)||13 (30) ||7 (17)||192 (499)
 * 5||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Micky Fenton
 * 1932–1950||147 (240)||15 (29)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||162 (269)
 * 6||style="text-align:left;"|🇮🇪 Bernie Slaven
 * 1985–1992||118 (307)||4 (19)||10 (28) ||14 (27)||146 (381)
 * 7||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alan Peacock
 * 1955–1964||125 (218)||8 (13)||8 (7) ||0 (0)||141 (238)
 * 8||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Mills
 * 1969–1985||90 (328)||10 (29)||8 (24) ||3 (17)||111 (398)
 * 9||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilf Mannion
 * 1936–1954||99 (341)||11 (27)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||110 (368)
 * 10||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Pease
 * 1926–1933||99 (221)||3 (17)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||102 (238)
 * }
 * 8||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Mills
 * 1969–1985||90 (328)||10 (29)||8 (24) ||3 (17)||111 (398)
 * 9||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilf Mannion
 * 1936–1954||99 (341)||11 (27)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||110 (368)
 * 10||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Pease
 * 1926–1933||99 (221)||3 (17)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||102 (238)
 * }
 * 10||style="text-align:left;"|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Pease
 * 1926–1933||99 (221)||3 (17)||0 (0) ||0 (0)||102 (238)
 * }

International

 * Most capped player
 * Mark Schwarzer – 51 for Australia (as of 2007-09-11)


 * '''Most capped player for England
 * Wilf Mannion – 26

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.

Paid
As of 31 January 2008.


 * 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.

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, 12th December 1896


 * Record League Cup defeat – 0–4
 * vs Manchester City, 21st 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


 * 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 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