ANCIENT HISTORY Pre Football League, 1876 to 1899

MODERN HISTORY 1899 TO PRESENT DAY

1890 Record win

Match report

Just here for the record. 11-0 v Scarborough in the F.A.Cup.

1899 Joining the League

Meeting report

Loughborough, Middlesbrough, and Chesterfield were elected to the three vacant positions.

1899

Press cutting

A start with League football, and it’s not so easy.

1899 - Big Kick-off

Match Report

Away to Lincoln City for the first league game, and an awakening. An account also of the first league on home soil, against a team of Heathans.

North Eastern Daily Gazette, 30 March 1903.

At Middlesbrough Police Court a man charged with being drunk said that he had been to a football match. The Stipendary said that at one time it was all beer and skittles, but now it appeared to be all beer and football.

Dark Days in Boro’s past.

Press Cuttings

It doesn’t always go to plan! Sometimes you get found out.

1905 Shareholders involved

Press Cuttings

An attempt by the Club’s shareholders to have more direction in the running of the club.

1905 Alf Common signed for £1,000

Press Cuttings

Football’s first ever 4-figure transfer fee. Match by match climb away from the danger zone. The Chairman entertains.

1919 Northern Victory League

Table, results

The Great War  is over and an 8 teams compete on a league basis. Middlesbrough have a great time of it.

1933 Highest league score

Match report

Blades bewildered by a brilliant attack.  10-3 at Ayresome Park.

1954 Record defeat

Match reports

0-9 away at Blackburn Rovers, but we should have been 3-0 up before they scored! What happened with the reserve team that afternoon?

1958 Record win for a league game

Match report

A nine goal margin

Boro 9 - 0 Brighton and Hove Albion

1960 Highest score draw

Match report

Boro and Charlton share 12 goals at The Valley, but we were robbed!