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.
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 | |||||
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 | |||||
1897–98 | NL (n/a) | 2nd | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 22 | Q5 | FA Amateur Cup Winners | |||||
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 | 7 | |||||
1900–01 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 37 | QF | 16 | |||||
1901–02 | Div 2 (2) | 2nd | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 24 | 51 | R1 | 23 | |||||
1902–03 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 32 | R1 | 8 | |||||
1903–04 | Div 1 (1) | 10th | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 30 | QF | 17 | |||||
1904–05 | Div 1 (1) | 15th | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 26 | R1 | 5 | |||||
1905–06 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 71 | 31 | R3 | 24 | |||||
1906–07 | Div 1 (1) | 11th | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 36 | R2 | 20 | |||||
1907–08 | Div 1 (1) | 6th | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 45 | 41 | R1 | 12 | |||||
1908–09 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 37 | R1 | 18 | |||||
1909–10 | Div 1 (1) | 17th | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 37 | R1 | 12 | |||||
1910–11 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | 32 | R3 | 10 | |||||
1911–12 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | 40 | R2 | 19 | |||||
1912–13 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 32 | R3 | 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 | 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 | 20[5] | |||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 65 | 40 | R4 | 34 | |||||
1920–21 | Div 1 (1) | 8th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 46 | R1 | 26 | |||||
1921–22 | Div 1 (1) | 8th | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 46 | R1 | 32 | |||||
1922–23 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 63 | 36 | R2 | 23 | |||||
1923–24 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 60 | 22 | R1 | 8 | |||||
1924–25 | Div 2 (2) | 13th | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 39 | R1 | 7 | |||||
1925–26 | Div 2 (2) | 9th | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 68 | 44 | R4 | 38 | |||||
1926–27 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 62 | R5 | 63[6] | |||||
1927–28 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 81 | 88 | 37 | R5 | 37 | |||||
1928–29 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 92 | 57 | 55 | R4 | 33 | |||||
1929–30 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 84 | 38 | R5 | 31 | |||||
1930–31 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 90 | 46 | R3 | 32 | |||||
1931–32 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 89 | 38 | R3 | 20 | |||||
1932–33 | Div 1 (1) | 17th | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 37 | R5 | 18 | |||||
1933–34 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 77 | 39 | R3 | 24 | |||||
1934–35 | Div 1 (1) | 20th | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 70 | 90 | 34 | R3 | 14 | |||||
1935–36 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 70 | 40 | QF | 32 | |||||
1936–37 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 71 | 46 | R3 | 22 | |||||
1937–38 | Div 1 (1) | 5th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 46 | R5 | 26 | |||||
1938–39 | Div 1 (1) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 74 | 49 | R4 | 35 | |||||
1939–40 | Div 1 (n/a) | n/a[7] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||||||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II | ||||||||||||||||
NERL (n/a) | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 43 | 26 | |||||||||
1940–41 | LN (n/a) | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 64 | George Stobbart | 30 | |||||||
1941–42 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 54 | J Robinson | 9[8] | |||||||
LN (n/a) | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 36 | PT Taylor | 10[9] | ||||||||
1942–43 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 50 | George Stobbart | 8 | |||||||
LN (n/a) | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 69 | P Bowers | 6 | ||||||||
1943–44 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 52 | George Stobbart | 12 | |||||||
LN (n/a) | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 51 | George Stobbart | 11 | ||||||||
1944–45 | LN (n/a) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 57 | George Stobbart | 10 | |||||||
LN (n/a) | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 39 | 58 | George Stobbart | 23 | ||||||||
1945–46 | LN (n/a) | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 87 | R5[10] | 27[11] | |||||||
1946–47 | Div 1 (1) | 11th | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 42 | QF | 23 | |||||
1947–48 | Div 1 (1) | 16th | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 73 | 37 | R5 | 29 | |||||
1948–49 | Div 1 (1) | 19th | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 57 | 34 | R3 | 12 | |||||
1949–50 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 47 | R4 | 16 | |||||
1950–51 | Div 1 (1) | 6th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 65 | 47 | R3 | 21 | |||||
1951–52 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 88 | 36 | R4 | 17 | |||||
1952–53 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 39 | R3 | 18 | |||||
1953–54 | Div 1 (1) | 21st | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 91 | 30 | R3 | 18 | |||||
1954–55 | Div 2 (2) | 12th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 82 | 42 | R3 | 17 | |||||
1955–56 | Div 2 (2) | 14th | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 40 | R4 | 18 | |||||
1956–57 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 48 | R4 | 40 | |||||
1957–58 | Div 2 (2) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 45 | R4 | 42 | |||||
1958–59 | Div 2 (2) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 40 | R3 | 43 | |||||
1959–60 | Div 2 (2) | 5th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 48 | R3 | 40 | |||||
1960–61 | Div 2 (2) | 5th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 | 48 | R3 | R1 | 36 | ||||
1961–62 | Div 2 (2) | 12th | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | 39 | R5 | R3 | 32 | ||||
1962–63 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 85 | 49 | R4 | R2 | 33 | ||||
1963–64 | Div 2 (2) | 10th | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 52 | 41 | R3 | R2 | 14 | ||||
1964–65 | Div 2 (2) | 17th | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 76 | 35 | R5 | R2 | 24 | ||||
1965–66 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 33 | R3 | R3 | 17 | ||||
1966–67 | Div 3 (3) | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 64 | 55 | R3 | R1 | 30 | ||||
1967–68 | Div 2 (2) | 6th | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 46 | R4 | R3 | 29 | ||||
1968–69 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 49 | R3 | R2 | 18 | ||||
1969–70 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 50 | QF | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup English GS[12] | 30 | |||
1970–71 | Div 2 (2) | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 48 | R4 | R3 | 27 | ||||
1971–72 | Div 2 (2) | 9th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 46 | R5 | R2 | 16 | ||||
1972–73 | Div 2 (2) | 4th | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 47 | R3 | R3 | 15 | ||||
1973–74 | Div 2 (2) | 1st | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 30 | 65 | R4 | R3 | 20 | ||||
1974–75 | Div 1 (1) | 7th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 40 | 48 | QF | QF | Texaco Cup Q | 18 | |||
1975–76 | Div 1 (1) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 40 | R3 | SF | Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners | 18 | |||
1976–77 | Div 1 (1) | 12th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 41 | QF | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup Q | 18 | |||
1977–78 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 54 | 39 | QF | R3 | 16 | ||||
1978–79 | Div 1 (1) | 12th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 40 | R3 | R2 | 14 | ||||
1979–80 | Div 1 (1) | 9th | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 44 | 44 | R4 | R3 | 14 | ||||
1980–81 | Div 1 (1) | 14th | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 53 | 61 | 37 | R6 | R2 | Kirin Cup Winners | 13 | |||
1981–82 | Div 1 (1) | 22nd | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 52 | 39 | R3 | R3 | 5 | ||||
1982–83 | Div 2 (2) | 16th | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 67 | 48 | R5 | R2 | 13 | ||||
1983–84 | Div 2 (2) | 17th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 49 | R5 | R1 | 15 | ||||
1984–85 | Div 2 (2) | 19th | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | 40 | R3 | R1 | 14 | ||||
1985–86 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 53 | 45 | R3 | R1 | 12 | ||||
1986–87 | Div 3 (3) | 2nd | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 30 | 94 | R3 | R2 | Associate Members Cup Northern SF | 21 | |||
1987–88 | Div 2 (2) | 3rd[13] | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 78 | R4 | R2 | Full Members Cup R1 | 24 | |||
1988–89 | Div 1 (1) | 18th | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 39 | R3 | R2 | Full Members Cup QF | 18 | |||
1989–90 | Div 2 (2) | 21st | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 63 | 50 | R3 | R3 | Full Members Cup RU | 32 | |||
1990–91 | Div 2 (2) | 7th[14] | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | 69 | R4 | R4 | Full Members Cup Northern R2 | 19 | |||
1991–92 | Div 2 (2) | 2nd | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 41 | 80 | R5 | SF | Full Members Cup Northern QF | 24 | |||
1992–93 | Prem (1)[15] | 21st | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | 44 | R4 | R2 | 15 | ||||
1993–94 | Div 1 (2) | 9th | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 54 | 67 | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup GS | 20 | |||
1994–95 | Div 1 (2) | 1st | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 40 | 82 | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup GS | 17 | |||
1995–96 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 50 | 43 | R4 | R4 | 9 | ||||
1996–97 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 39[16] | RU | RU | 31 | ||||
1997–98 | Div 1 (2) | 2nd | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 41 | 91 | R4 | RU | 16 | ||||
1998–99 | Prem (1) | 9th | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 54 | 51 | R3 | R3 | 18 | ||||
1999–2000 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 52 | R3 | QF | 14 | ||||
2000–01 | Prem (1) | 14th | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 42 | R4 | R3 | 12 | ||||
2001–02 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 47 | 45 | SF | R3 | 8 | ||||
2002–03 | Prem (1) | 11th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | 49 | R3 | R3 | 9 | ||||
2003–04 | Prem (1) | 11th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 48 | R4 | WN | 9 | ||||
2004–05 | Prem (1) | 7th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | 55 | R4 | R4 | UEFA Cup L16 | 16 | |||
2005–06 | Prem (1) | 14th | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 45 | SF | QF | UEFA Cup RU | 19 | |||
2006–07 | Prem (1) | 12th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 49 | 46 | QF | R2 | 19 | ||||
2007–08 | Prem (1) | 13th | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 42 | QF | R3 | 10 | ||||
2008–09 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 57 | 32 | QF | R3 | 8 | ||||
2009–10 | Champ (2) | 11th | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 50 | 62 | R3 | R2 | 11 | ||||
2010–11 | Champ (2) | 12th | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 68 | 62 | R3 | R2 | 14 | ||||
2011–12 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 51 | 70 | R4 | R3 | 18 | ||||
2012–13 | Champ (2) | 16th | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 70 | 59 | R5 | QF | 13 | ||||
2013–14 | Champ (2) | 12th | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 64 | R3 | R1 | 12 | ||||
2014–15 | Champ (2) | 4th[17] | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | 85 | R5 | R3 | 19 | ||||
2015–16 | Champ (2) | 2nd | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 31 | 89 | R3 | QF | 11 | ||||
2016–17 | Prem (1) | 19th | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 28 | QF | R2 | 10 | ||||
2017–18 | Champ (2) | 5th | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | 76 | R4 | R4 | 15 | ||||
2018–19 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | 73 | R4 | QF | 14 | ||||
2019–20 | Champ (2) | 17th | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | 53 | R3 | R1 | 13 | ||||
2020–21 | Champ (2) | 10th | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | 64 | R3 | R2 | 9 | ||||
2021–22 | Champ (2) | 7th | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | 70 | QF | R1 | 11 | ||||
2022–23 | Champ (2) | 4th | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 75 | R3 | R1 | 29[18] [19] | ||||
2023–24 | Champ (2) | 8th | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 62 | 69 | R3 | SF | 18 |
As of 2023–24 season.
League Results
Divisions
Cup Results
Cup Results (cont.)