Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough · England · Championship
1Major cups· last 20042Top-4 finishes
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Tiers played
L1, L2, L3
Top-flight (L1) seasons
61
Lower-tier league seasons
55
First season
1900
Most recent season
2026
Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
| Year | League | Team | Pos | Notes | Domestic Cup | Eur Comp | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | Eur Qual (next yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 5 | Not Promoted (PO) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 72 | 47 | 25 | |||
| 2025 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 10 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 8 | ||||
| 2024 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 8 | Lg Cup SF | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 84 | 56 | 28 | ||||
| 2022 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 9 | ||||
| 2021 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 10 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 17 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 48 | 61 | -13 | ||||
| 2019 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 49 | 41 | 8 | ||||
| 2018 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 5 | Playoffs | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 67 | 45 | 22 | |||
| 2017 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 19 | relegated | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 53 | -26 | |||
| 2016 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 89 | 63 | 31 | 32 | |||
| 2015 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | Playoffs | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 68 | 37 | 31 | |||
| 2014 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 64 | 62 | 50 | 12 | ||||
| 2013 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 61 | 70 | -9 | ||||
| 2012 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | Championship(2) | Middlesbrough | 11 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 8 | ||||
| 2009 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 19 | relegated | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 57 | -29 | |||
| 2008 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 43 | 53 | -10 | ||||
| 2007 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 44 | 49 | -5 | ||||
| 2006 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 14 | FA SF | UC | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 48 | 58 | -10 | ||
| 2005 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 7 | UC | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 7 | UC | ||
| 2004 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 11 | Lg Cup | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 52 | -8 | UC | ||
| 2003 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 11 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 4 | ||||
| 2002 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | FA SF | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 35 | 47 | -12 | |||
| 2001 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 52 | -6 | ||||
| 1999 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 48 | 54 | -6 | ||||
| 1998 | First Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | Lg Cup | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 91 | 77 | 41 | 36 | ||
| 1997 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 19 | relegated | FALg Cup | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 51 | 60 | -9 | ||
| 1996 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 35 | 50 | -15 | ||||
| 1995 | First Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 1 | promoted | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 82 | 67 | 40 | 27 | |||
| 1994 | First Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 66 | 54 | 12 | ||||
| 1993 | Premier League(1) | Middlesbrough | 21 | relegated | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 54 | 75 | -21 | |||
| 1992 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | Lg Cup SF | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 1991 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | Playoffs | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 19 | |||
| 1990 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 21 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 52 | 63 | -11 | ||||
| 1989 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 18 | relegated | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 45 | 61 | -16 | |||
| 1988 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 3 | promoted (PO) | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 63 | 36 | 27 | |||
| 1987 | Third Division(3) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 94 | 67 | 30 | 37 | |||
| 1986 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 21 | relegated | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 45 | 44 | 53 | -9 | |||
| 1985 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 19 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 57 | -16 | ||||
| 1984 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 17 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 41 | 47 | -6 | ||||
| 1983 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 46 | 67 | -21 | ||||
| 1982 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 20 | relegated | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 36 | 50 | -14 | |||
| 1981 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 53 | 61 | -8 | ||||
| 1980 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 44 | 6 | ||||
| 1979 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 50 | 7 | ||||
| 1978 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 54 | -12 | ||||
| 1977 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 45 | -5 | ||||
| 1976 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 13 | Lg Cup SF | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 1 | |||
| 1975 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 54 | 40 | 14 | ||||
| 1974 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 1 | promoted | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 77 | 30 | 47 | |||
| 1973 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 1972 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 2 | ||||
| 1971 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 60 | 43 | 17 | ||||
| 1970 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 55 | 45 | 10 | ||||
| 1969 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 9 | ||||
| 1968 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 6 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 60 | 54 | 6 | ||||
| 1967 | Third Division(3) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 87 | 64 | 23 | |||
| 1966 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 21 | relegated | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 58 | 86 | -28 | |||
| 1965 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 17 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 70 | 76 | -6 | ||||
| 1964 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 10 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 67 | 52 | 15 | ||||
| 1963 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 86 | 85 | 1 | ||||
| 1962 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 76 | 72 | 4 | ||||
| 1961 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 5 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 83 | 74 | 9 | ||||
| 1960 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 5 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 90 | 64 | 26 | ||||
| 1959 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 87 | 71 | 16 | ||||
| 1958 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 83 | 74 | 9 | ||||
| 1957 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 6 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 84 | 60 | 24 | ||||
| 1956 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 76 | 78 | -2 | ||||
| 1955 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 73 | 82 | -9 | ||||
| 1954 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 21 | relegated | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 60 | 91 | -31 | |||
| 1953 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 70 | 77 | -7 | ||||
| 1952 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 18 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 64 | 88 | -24 | ||||
| 1951 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 6 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 76 | 65 | 11 | ||||
| 1950 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 59 | 48 | 11 | ||||
| 1949 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 19 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 57 | -11 | ||||
| 1948 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 71 | 73 | -2 | ||||
| 1947 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 11 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 73 | 68 | 5 | ||||
| 1939 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 4 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 93 | 74 | 19 | ||||
| 1938 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 5 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 72 | 65 | 7 | ||||
| 1937 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 74 | 71 | 3 | ||||
| 1936 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 84 | 70 | 14 | ||||
| 1935 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 20 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 70 | 90 | -20 | ||||
| 1934 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 68 | 80 | -12 | ||||
| 1933 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 17 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 63 | 73 | -10 | ||||
| 1932 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 18 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 64 | 89 | -25 | ||||
| 1931 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 98 | 90 | 8 | ||||
| 1930 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 82 | 84 | -2 | ||||
| 1929 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 1 | promoted | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 92 | 57 | 35 | |||
| 1928 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 22 | relegated | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 81 | 88 | -7 | |||
| 1927 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 1 | promoted | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 122 | 60 | 62 | |||
| 1926 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 10 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 44 | 77 | 68 | 9 | ||||
| 1925 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 44 | -8 | ||||
| 1924 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 22 | relegated | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 37 | 60 | -23 | |||
| 1923 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 18 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 57 | 63 | -6 | ||||
| 1922 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 8 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 79 | 69 | 10 | ||||
| 1921 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 8 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| 1920 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 61 | 65 | -4 | ||||
| 1915 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 12 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 62 | 74 | -12 | ||||
| 1914 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 3 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 77 | 60 | 17 | ||||
| 1913 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 69 | -14 | ||||
| 1912 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 7 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 45 | 11 | ||||
| 1911 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 16 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 63 | -14 | ||||
| 1910 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 17 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 56 | 73 | -17 | ||||
| 1909 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 9 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 59 | 53 | 6 | ||||
| 1908 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 6 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 54 | 45 | 9 | ||||
| 1907 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 11 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 63 | -7 | ||||
| 1906 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 18 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 56 | 71 | -15 | ||||
| 1905 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 15 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 36 | 56 | -20 | ||||
| 1904 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 10 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 47 | -1 | ||||
| 1903 | First Division(1) | Middlesbrough | 13 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 50 | -9 | ||||
| 1902 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 2 | promoted | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 90 | 24 | 66 | |||
| 1901 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 6 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 40 | 10 | ||||
| 1900 | Second Division(2) | Middlesbrough | 14 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 39 | 69 | -30 |
Cup finals
Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | League Cup | Won |
| 1998 | League Cup | Runner-up |
| 1997 | FA Cup | Runner-up |
| 1997 | League Cup | Runner-up |
European competition appearances
Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.
| Season | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | UEFA Cup(UC) | Final |
| 2004-05 | UEFA Cup(UC) | Round of 16 |