After three seasons, they won promotion to the First Division, where they would remain for the next 22 years. They turned professional permanently in 1899. The club turned professional in 1889, but reverted to amateur status in 1892. Middlesbrough were formed in 1876, and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1895 and again in 1898. The various crests throughout the club's history, the most recent of which was adopted in 2007, incorporate a lion rampant.Ĭhart showing the progress of Middlesbrough's league finishes since the 1899–1900 season The home shorts and sock colours have interchangeably been shifted between red and white, complementing the red shirt that was adopted in 1899. The club's traditional kit is red with white detailing. Although the club returned in 2016, instant relegation followed, and the club has not returned to the Premier League since. The League Cup win and the UEFA Cup run was part of an 11-year consecutive stay in the Premier League, before a relegation in 2009. Their highest league finish to date was third place in the top flight in the 1913–14 season and the club have only spent two seasons outside the top two divisions of English football. The club's achievements include winning the League Cup in 2004, their first and to date only major trophy, and they also reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Spanish club Sevilla. The club's main rivals are Sunderland, Newcastle United and Leeds United. During the early Gibson years in the Premier League the club signed several high-profile players, although this did not translate into success and in 1997 the club suffered two lost cup finals and a relegation in the same year. The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before they were saved by a consortium led by then board member and later chairman Steve Gibson.
Middlesbrough were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992 and became one of the first clubs to be relegated from it following the 1992–93 season. The club played at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995. Middlesbrough Football Club ( / ˈ m ɪ d əl z b r ə/ ( listen) MID-əlz-brə) is a professional football club in Middlesbrough, England, who compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.
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