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Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club Crest
Full nameMiddlesbrough Football Club
Nickname(s)The Boro, Smoggies[1][2][3][4]
Foondit1876
GroundRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Ground Capacity34,742[5]
AwnerSteve Gibson
ChairmanSteve Gibson
Head CoachAitor Karanka
LeagueChampionship
2022–23Championship, 4t o 24
WabsteidClub wabsteid
Current saison

Middlesbrough Football Club (pronounced /ˈmɪdəlzbrə/ (deprecatit template)), forby kent as The Boro, are an Inglis fitbaw club based in Middlesbrough, that play the noo in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they hae played at the Riverside Stadium syne August 1995,[6] their third grund syne turnin professional in 1889. Their langest-servin hame wis Ayresome Park, whaur they played for 92 years, frae 1903 til 1995.

They wur ane o the foondin members o the Premier League in 1992. The club's main rivals are Newcastle United an Sunderland.[7] The club forby take pairt in Yorkshire derbies wi several ither Yorkshire clubs, maist notably Leeds United.[7]

Honours

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Domestic

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Champions: 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners-up: 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98
Runners-up: 1966–67, 1986–87
Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners-up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98
Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998
Runners up 1997
Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
Runners up 1990
Winners 2004

Internaitional

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Runners up 2005–06
Winners 1976
Winners 1980

References

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  1. Hancox, Dan (10 September 2009). "How is Britain coping with the recession? – Middlesbrough – Smoggies steel themselves". New Statesman. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. "Teesside MP uses the word "smoggie" in Parliament speech". Evening Gazette (Teesside). 11 Julie 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. "Maximo Park fear for footy teams". BBC News. 22 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. Lawson, Helen (21 Mairch 2013). "Janoaworramean? Frustrated Teesside mother pens 'Smoggie dictionary' with translations into Standard English to help others understand her". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "The Riverside Stadium Info". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived frae the original on 26 Februar 2014. Retrieved 25 Juin 2011.
  6. "Boro FC club info". gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 Mey 2008.
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  14. "Boro's nearly men". BBC Sport. 12 Apryle 2002. Retrieved 26 Mey 2008.
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  16. "Other Records". mfc1986.co.uk. Archived frae the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  17. "Kirin Cup". Retrieved 31 August 2007.