Middlesbrough
2nd in the Championship, 29 points from 15 games. Last 5, all competitions: D · ChampionshipHome v Cardiff CityDrew 2–2W · ChampionshipAway at Bolton WanderersWon 5–1W · ChampionshipHome v Charlton AthleticWon 3–0L · ChampionshipAway at WrexhamLost 0–2D · ChampionshipAway at WatfordDrew 0–0
What’s at stake: Level on points with 1st · Automatic promotion place
10th season in a row in the ChampionshipHome ground: Riverside Stadium
Honours: 🏆 EFL Cup ×1 · ▲ 1 promotion
- EFL Cup 1
- Promotions 12015–16 to Premier League
Title totals are all-time where we hold the full list. Counts marked "since" and promotions come from the seasons on this site.
Middlesbrough’s journey through the English pyramid
Compare with another clubThis season so far: 2nd in the Championship, 22nd of 116 across the top five English divisions. Since 2011–12: 1 promotion and 1 relegation.
PL1–20CH21–44L145–68L269–92NL93–116
2011–12Championship: 7th of 2427th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2012–13Championship: 16th of 2436th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2013–14Championship: 12th of 2432nd of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2014–15Championship: 4th of 2424th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2015–16Championship: 2nd of 24 · Promoted22nd of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2016–17Premier League: 19th of 20 · Relegated19th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2017–18Championship: 5th of 2425th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2018–19Championship: 7th of 2427th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2019–20Championship: 17th of 2437th of 91 across the top four English divisionsView table →2020–21Championship: 10th of 2430th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2021–22Championship: 7th of 2427th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2022–23Championship: 4th of 2424th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2023–24Championship: 8th of 2428th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2024–25Championship: 10th of 2430th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2025–26Championship: 5th of 2425th of 92 across the top four English divisionsView table →2026–27Championship: 2nd of 2422nd of 116 across the top five English divisionsView table →
11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now
- Promoted
- Relegated
Season by season 16 seasons
- 2026–27T2Championship2nd of 2422nd of 116
- 2025–26T2Championship5th of 2425th of 92
- 2024–25T2Championship10th of 2430th of 92
- 2023–24T2Championship8th of 2428th of 92
- 2022–23T2Championship4th of 2424th of 92
- 2021–22T2Championship7th of 2427th of 92
- 2020–21T2Championship10th of 2430th of 92
- 2019–20T2Championship17th of 2437th of 91
- 2018–19T2Championship7th of 2427th of 92
- 2017–18T2Championship5th of 2425th of 92
- 2016–17T1Premier League ▼ Relegated19th of 2019th of 92
- 2015–16T2Championship ▲ Promoted2nd of 2422nd of 92
- 2014–15T2Championship4th of 2424th of 92
- 2013–14T2Championship12th of 2432nd of 92
- 2012–13T2Championship16th of 2436th of 92
- 2011–12T2Championship7th of 2427th of 92
Fixtures
Times in local kick-off time (London)
All 31 fixtures
- CHHPortsmouth
- CHASheffield United
- CHHBolton Wanderers
- CHHPreston North End
- CHACardiff City
- CHACharlton Athletic
- CHHWrexham
- CHHWatford
- CHABristol City
- CHANorwich City
- CHHStoke City
- CHHBirmingham City
- CHAWolverhampton Wanderers
- CHHBlackburn Rovers
- CHALincoln City
- CHHSouthampton
- CHADerby County
- CHHSheffield United
- CHAPortsmouth
- CHAMillwall
- CHHQueens Park Rangers
- CHAWest Bromwich Albion
- CHHBurnley
- CHHWest Ham United
- CHASwansea City
Results
- CHAWatfordD0–0
- CHAWrexhamL0–2
- CHHCharlton AthleticW3–0
- CHABolton WanderersW5–1
- CHHCardiff CityD2–2
- CHAStoke CityW3–2
All 18 results
- CHHWolverhampton WanderersW1–0
- CHABirmingham CityD2–2
- CHHMillwallD2–2
- CHHNorwich CityW4–3
- EFLACrystal Palace PLL0–3
- CHAQueens Park RangersW1–0
- CHABurnleyD1–1
- CHHWest Bromwich AlbionW3–1
- EFLADoncaster Rovers L1W3–1
- CHABlackburn RoversL1–2
- CHHLincoln CityW2–1
- EFLHWrexham CHW1–0
Competitions
2nd of 24 · 29 pts
Full table →- 1–2 Promotion
- 3–8 Play-offs
- 22–24 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | WLWWW | 2912 |
| 2 (Promotion) | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | DWWLD | 298 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | WDWWW | 2913 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | DWWWD | 2811 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | WDWDW | 2811 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | LLWLL | 263 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Southampton−4 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | DWWDL | 248 |
Third round: L 0–3 v Crystal Palace
Full bracket →- EFLHWrexham CHW1–0
- EFLADoncaster Rovers L1W3–1
- EFLACrystal Palace PLL0–3
Cup runs
Never won it; runner-up in 1997. Best run since 2011–12: quarter-finals (2021–22).
FA Cup this season →WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier
2011–12Out in the 4th RoundLost to Sunderland 2–3 aet over 2 games2012–13Out in the 5th RoundLost to Chelsea 0–22013–14Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Hull City 0–22014–15Out in the 5th RoundLost to Arsenal 0–22015–16Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Burnley 1–22016–17Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Manchester City 0–22017–18Out in the 4th RoundLost to Brighton & Hove Albion 0–12018–19Out in the 4th RoundLost to Newport County 1–3 over 2 games2019–20Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 over 2 games2020–21Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Brentford 1–22021–22Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Chelsea 0–22022–23Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Brighton & Hove Albion 1–52023–24Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Aston Villa 0–12024–25Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Blackburn Rovers 0–12025–26Out in the round of 64Lost to Fulham 1–3
11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27
1 title in all, plus lost finals in 1997 and 1998. Best run since 2011–12: semi-finals (2023–24).
EFL Cup this season →WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier
2011–12Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Crystal Palace 1–22012–13Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Swansea City 0–12013–14Out in the 1st RoundLost to Accrington Stanley 1–22014–15Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Liverpool 3–3, 13–14 on pens2015–16Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Everton 0–22016–17Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Fulham 1–2 aet2017–18Out in the 8th FinalsLost to AFC Bournemouth 1–32018–19Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Burton Albion 0–12019–20Out in the 1st RoundLost to Crewe Alexandra 2–2, 2–4 on pens2020–21Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Barnsley 0–22021–22Out in the 1st RoundLost to Blackpool 0–32022–23Out in the 1st RoundLost to Barnsley 0–12023–24Out in the semi-finalsLost to Chelsea 2–6 over 2 games2024–25Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Stoke City 0–52025–26Out in the 1st RoundLost to Doncaster Rovers 0–42026–27Out in the third roundLost to Crystal Palace 0–3
11–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2626–27