List of Middlesbrough F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Middlesbrough. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club, or been an officially designated captain.

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 5 May 2008.

Notable players

Middlesbrough Legend (as voted for by fans in the Evening Gazette in 2007)
Club captains who have won a major senior competition (competitions noted in notes section)
Club record holder
Played their full career at Middlesbrough (professional teams only, including loans)
(n/a) = Information not available

Name	Nationality	Position^[1]	Boro career	Captaincy	Appearances	Goals	Notes
McCracken, PeterPeter McCracken	Scotland	Left-half Left-back	1899–1900	1899–1900	7001340000000000000♠34	5000000000000000000♠0	^[2]
Ramsey, AndrewAndrew Ramsey	Scotland	Left-back	1899–1904	–	7002136000000000000♠136	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Higgins, WilliamWilliam Higgins	England	Centre-half	1900–1901	1900–1901	7001290000000000000♠29	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Smith, DavidDavid Smith	England	Right-half	1900–1905	1901–1903	7002114000000000000♠114	7001120000000000000♠12	–
Davidson, AndyAndy Davidson	Scotland	Left-half Centre-half	1900–1906	–	7002201000000000000♠201	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Cassidy, JosephJoseph Cassidy	Scotland	Inside-left Centre-forward	1901–1906	–	7002135000000000000♠135	7001340000000000000♠34	–
Jones, AbrahamAbraham Jones	England	Centre-half	1901–1906	–	7002149000000000000♠149	7000900000000000000♠9	–
Friend, GeorgeGeorge Friend	England	Left-back	2012–	–	7002100000000000000♠100	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Williamson, TimTim Williamson	England	Goalkeeper	1901–1923	19??–1914	7002602000000000000♠602	7000200000000000000♠2	^[3]
Hogg, JohnJohn Hogg	England	Right-back	1902–1906	–	7002100000000000000♠100	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Aitken, SamSam Aitken	Scotland	Right-half Centre-half	1903–1910	1907–19??	7002242000000000000♠242	7000600000000000000♠6	–
Common, AlfAlf Common	England	Forward	1905–1910	1905–1907	7002178000000000000♠178	7001650000000000000♠65	^[4]
Bloomer, SteveSteve Bloomer	England	Inside-right	1905–1910	–	7002130000000000000♠130	7001620000000000000♠62	–
Barker, William CharlesWilliam Charles Barker	England	Wing-half	1905–1913	–	7002113000000000000♠113	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Cail, SammySammy Cail	England	Inside-left Centre-forward	1906–1913	–	7002143000000000000♠143	7001550000000000000♠55	–
McLeod, DonaldDonald McLeod	Scotland	Right-back	1908–1913	–	7002148000000000000♠148	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Elliott, GeorgeGeorge Elliott	England	Centre-forward Inside-forward	1909–1925	1913–1921	7002365000000000000♠365	7002213000000000000♠213	^[5]
Jackson, AndyAndy Jackson	Scotland	Centre-half	1910–1915	1914–1915	7002137000000000000♠137	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Carr, WilliamWilliam Carr	England	Centre-half	1910–1924	–	7002118000000000000♠118	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Carr, JackyJacky Carr	England	Inside-forward Outside-right	1910–1930	–	7002449000000000000♠449	7001810000000000000♠81	–
Stirling, JohnJohn Stirling	Scotland	Outside-right	1911–1914	–	7002112000000000000♠112	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Malcolm, GeorgeGeorge Malcolm	England	Right-half	1912–1915	–	7002101000000000000♠101	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Davidson, StewartStewart Davidson	Scotland	Right-half	1913–1923	–	7002216000000000000♠216	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Holmes, WalterWalter Holmes	England	Full-back	1914–1928	–	7002174000000000000♠174	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Marshall, JackJack Marshall	Scotland	Right-back	1919–1923	–	7002121000000000000♠121	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Pender, RobertRobert Pender	Scotland	Left-half Inside-left	1919–1924	–	7002110000000000000♠110	7001100000000000000♠10	–
Ellerginton, WilliamWilliam Ellerginton	England	Centre-half Left-half	1919–1924	–	7002131000000000000♠131	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Fox, William VictorWilliam Victor Fox	England	Full-back Left-half	1919–1924	–	7002112000000000000♠112	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Birrell, BillyBilly Birrell	Scotland	Inside-right Outside-right	1920–1927	1926–1927	7002235000000000000♠235	7001630000000000000♠63	^[6]
Clough, JackJack Clough	England	Goalkeeper	1922–1926	–	7002128000000000000♠128	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Freeman, ReginaldReginald Freeman	England	Full-back	1923–1930	1924–1926	7002187000000000000♠187	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Furguson, RobertRobert Furguson	Scotland	Centre-half Right-back	1924–1931	–	7002159000000000000♠159	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Ashman, DonaldDonald Ashman	England	Full-back Half-back	1924–1932	–	7002174000000000000♠174	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell	England	Centre-forward	1925–1939	–	7002453000000000000♠453	7002345000000000000♠345	^[7]^[8]
Miller, JosephJoseph Miller	Northern Ireland	Right-half	1926–1930	–	7002153000000000000♠153	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Smith, JohnJohn Smith	Scotland	Full-back	1926–1930	–	7002123000000000000♠123	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Pease, BillyBilly Pease	England	Outside-right	1926–1933	–	7002238000000000000♠238	7002102000000000000♠102	–
Mathieson, JamesJames Mathieson	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1926–1934	–	7002264000000000000♠264	5000000000000000000♠0	–
McKay, John ReidJohn Reid McKay	Scotland	Inside-forward	1926–1934	–	7002109000000000000♠109	7001200000000000000♠20	–
Peacock, JosephJoseph Peacock	England	Wing-half	1927–1930	1929–1930	7001850000000000000♠85	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Bruce, BobbieBobbie Bruce	Scotland	Inside-forward	1927–1935	–	7002253000000000000♠253	7001710000000000000♠71	^[4]
Elkes, JackJack Elkes	England	Inside-left Centre-half	1929–1933	–	7002113000000000000♠113	7000400000000000000♠4	–
McFarlane, JohnJohn McFarlane	Scotland	Wing-half Inside-forward	1929–1933	–	7002101000000000000♠101	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Jennings, JohnJohn Jennings	England	Full-back Right-half	1929–1937	1930–1932	7002205000000000000♠205	7001100000000000000♠10	–
Forrest, BillBill Forrest	Scotland	Left-half	1929–1939	–	7002333000000000000♠333	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Brown, WilliamWilliam Brown	England	Right-half Right-back	1931–1946	–	7002274000000000000♠274	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Griffiths, TomTom Griffiths	Wales	Centre-half Right-back	1932–1935	1932–1935	7001920000000000000♠92	7000100000000000000♠1	^[4]
Gibson, FrederickFrederick Gibson	England	Goalkeeper	1932–1936	–	7002120000000000000♠120	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Baxter, BobbyBobby Baxter	Scotland	Centre-half Inside-left	1932–1939	193?–193?	7002266000000000000♠266	7001200000000000000♠20	–
Martin, JohnJohn Martin	England	Wing-half	1932–1939	–	7002137000000000000♠137	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Fenton, MickyMicky Fenton	England	Centre-forward	1932–1950	–	7002269000000000000♠269	7002162000000000000♠162	–
Birkett, RalphRalph Birkett	England	Outside-right	1934–1938	–	7002101000000000000♠101	7001360000000000000♠36	^[4]
Cumming, DavidDavid Cumming	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1936–1949	–	7002157000000000000♠157	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Mannion, WilfWilf Mannion	England	Inside-forward	1936–1954	–	7002368000000000000♠368	7002110000000000000♠110	^[9]
Hardwick, GeorgeGeorge Hardwick	England	Full-back	1937–1950	19??–19??	7002166000000000000♠166	7000700000000000000♠7	–
Spuhler, JohnnyJohnny Spuhler	England	Centre-forward	1945–1954	–	7002241000000000000♠241	7001810000000000000♠81	–
Gordon, JimmyJimmy Gordon	Scotland	Wing-half	1946–1954	1951–1952	7002253000000000000♠253	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Bell, HenryHenry Bell	England	Wing-half	1946–1955	–	7002315000000000000♠315	7001100000000000000♠10	–
Robinson, Richard (Dickie)Richard (Dickie) Robinson	England	Full-back	1946–1959	–	7002416000000000000♠416	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Dicks, RonaldRonald Dicks	England	Wing-half	1947–1958	1956–1958	7002334000000000000♠334	7001100000000000000♠10	–
Blenkinsopp, TommyTommy Blenkinsopp	England	Defender	1948–1952	–	7002100000000000000♠100	5000000000000000000♠0	–
McCrae, AlexAlex McCrae	Scotland	Defender	1948–1953	–	7002130000000000000♠130	7001490000000000000♠49	–
Delapenha, LindyLindy Delapenha	Jamaica	Forward	1949–1958	–	7002270000000000000♠270	7001930000000000000♠93	^[10]
Fitzsimons, ArthurArthur Fitzsimons	Ireland	Inside-forward	1949–1959	–	7002231000000000000♠231	7001510000000000000♠51	–
Barnard, RaymondRaymond Barnard	England	Full-back	1951–1961	–	7002118000000000000♠118	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Bilcliff, RaymondRaymond Bilcliff	England	Full-back	1951–1961	–	7002190000000000000♠190	5000000000000000000♠0	^[11]
Phillips, John BrianJohn Brian Phillips	England	Centre-half	1954–1960	–	7002124000000000000♠124	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Peacock, AlanAlan Peacock	England	Centre-forward	1954–1964	–	7002238000000000000♠238	7002141000000000000♠141	–
Harris, BillBill Harris	Wales	Inside-forward Wing-half	1954–1965	19??–19??	7002378000000000000♠378	7001720000000000000♠72	^[4]^[12]
Clough, BrianBrian Clough	England	Centre-forward	1955–1961	19??–19??	7002222000000000000♠222	7002204000000000000♠204	^[8]
McLean, DerekDerek McLean	England	Inside-forward	1952–1961	–	7002123000000000000♠123	7001300000000000000♠30	–
Day, WilliamWilliam Day	England	Outside-right	1955–1962	–	7002131000000000000♠131	7001210000000000000♠21	–
Holliday, EdwinEdwin Holliday	England	Outside-left	1956–1962 1965-1966	–	7002169000000000000♠169	7001250000000000000♠25	–
Burbeck, RonaldRonald Burbeck	England	Winger	1956–1963	–	7002152000000000000♠152	7001290000000000000♠29	–
McNeil, MichaelMichael McNeil	England	Left-back	1958–1964	–	7002193000000000000♠193	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Appleby, RobertRobert Appleby	England	Goalkeeper	1959–1967	–	7002110000000000000♠110	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Kaye, ArthurArthur Kaye	England	Outside-right	1960–1965	–	7002185000000000000♠185	7001440000000000000♠44	–
Horner, BillyBilly Horner	England	Defender	1960–1969	–	7002217000000000000♠217	7001120000000000000♠12	–
Jones, GordonGordon Jones	England	Full-back	1960–1973	1966–1973^[13]	7002532000000000000♠532	7000500000000000000♠5	^[14]^[15]
Smith, AlexAlex Smith	England	Defender	1961–1972	–	7002137000000000000♠137	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Gates, William LazenbyWilliam Lazenby Gates	England	Centre-half	1961–1974	–	7002333000000000000♠333	7001130000000000000♠13	–
Nurse, MelMel Nurse	Wales	Centre-half	1962–1965	1962–1965	7002124000000000000♠124	7000900000000000000♠9	^[4]
Gibson, IanIan Gibson	Scotland	Midfield	1962–1966	1965–1966	7002184000000000000♠184	7001470000000000000♠47	^[4]
Orritt, BryanBryan Orritt	Wales	Inside-forward	1962–1966	–	7002128000000000000♠128	7001230000000000000♠23	^[16]
Spraggon, FrankFrank Spraggon	England	Defender	1962–1975	–	7002331000000000000♠331	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Connachan, EdwardEdward Connachan	Scotland	Goalkeeper	1963–1966	–	7002105000000000000♠105	5000000000000000000♠0	–
Horsfield, ArthurArthur Horsfield	England	Forward	1963–1969	–	7002127000000000000♠127	7001560000000000000♠56	^[17]
Irvine, JimJim Irvine	Scotland	Centre-forward	1964–1967	–	7002100000000000000♠100	7001430000000000000♠43	–
Anderson, StanStan Anderson	England	Wing-half	1965–1966	196?–196?	7001220000000000000♠22	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Rooks, RichardRichard Rooks	England	Centre-half	1965–1969	–	7002150000000000000♠150	7001140000000000000♠14	^[18]
Downing, DerrickDerrick Downing	England	Winger	1965–1972	–	7002204000000000000♠204	7001490000000000000♠49	–
McMordie, EricEric McMordie	Northern Ireland	Midfield	1965–1974	–	7002277000000000000♠277	7001260000000000000♠26	^[19]
Chadwick, DavidDavid Chadwick	India	Winger	1966–1970	–	7002115000000000000♠115	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Hickton, JohnJohn Hickton	England	Forward Utility	1966–1977	–	7002499000000000000♠499	7002187000000000000♠187	^[20]
Laidlaw, JoeJoe Laidlaw	England	Midfield Forward	1967–1972	–	7002128000000000000♠128	7001230000000000000♠23	–
Maddren, WillieWillie Maddren	England	Central defender	1969–1978	–	7002354000000000000♠354	7001210000000000000♠21	^[21]
Mills, DavidDavid Mills	England	Forward	1968–1979 1984–1985	–	7002398000000000000♠398	7002111000000000000♠111	^[22]
Armstrong, DavidDavid Armstrong	England	Midfielder	1970–1981	–	7002431000000000000♠431	7001770000000000000♠77	^[23]
Platt, JimJim Platt	Northern Ireland	Goalkeeper	1970–1982	????–????	7002481000000000000♠481	5000000000000000000♠0	^[24]
Stiles, NobbyNobby Stiles	England	Wing-half	1971–1973	1971–197?	7001690000000000000♠69	7000200000000000000♠2	–
Boam, StuartStuart Boam	England	Central defender	1971–1979	–	7002393000000000000♠393	7001160000000000000♠16	–
Craggs, JohnJohn Craggs	England	Right-back	1971–1982	1981	7002488000000000000♠488	7001140000000000000♠14	^[4]
Foggon, AlanAlan Foggon	England	Winger	1972–1976	–	7002141000000000000♠141	7001500000000000000♠50	–
Brine, PeterPeter Brine	England	Midfielder	1972–1977	–	7002101000000000000♠101	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Murdoch, BobbyBobby Murdoch	Scotland	Midfield	1973–1976	–	7002125000000000000♠125	7000900000000000000♠9	–
Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness	Scotland	Midfield	1973–1978	–	7002216000000000000♠216	7001270000000000000♠27	^[25]
McAndrew, TonyTony McAndrew	Scotland	Central defender	1973–1982	1979–1981	7002358000000000000♠358	7001180000000000000♠18	–
Cooper, TerryTerry Cooper	England	Left-back	1974–1978	–	7002133000000000000♠133	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Bailey, IanIan Bailey	England	Left-back	1975–1982	–	7002175000000000000♠175	7000300000000000000♠3	–
Ashcroft, BillyBilly Ashcroft	England	Forward	1977–1982	–	7002179000000000000♠179	7001250000000000000♠25	^[4]
Proctor, MarkMark Proctor	England	Midfield	1978–1981 1989–1993	–	7002273000000000000♠273	7001200000000000000♠20	–
Hodgson, DavidDavid Hodgson	England	Forward	1978–1982 1987	–	7002143000000000000♠143	7001200000000000000♠20	–
Cochrane, TerryTerry Cochrane	Northern Ireland	Winger	1978–1983	–	7002128000000000000♠128	7001120000000000000♠12	^[4]
Shearer, DavidDavid Shearer	England	Forward	1978–1983	–	7002115000000000000♠115	7001300000000000000♠30	–
Nattrass, IrvingIrving Nattrass	England	Right-back	1979–1986	1983–1985	7002221000000000000♠221	7000200000000000000♠2	^[4]
Baxter, MickMick Baxter	England	Central defender	1981–1984	–	7002138000000000000♠138	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Otto, HeineHeine Otto	Netherlands	Midfield	1981–1985	–	7002187000000000000♠187	7001280000000000000♠28	–
Currie, DavidDavid Currie	England	Forward	1982–1986	–	7002127000000000000♠127	7001310000000000000♠31	–
Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray	England	Central defender	1982–1991	1987–1991	7002425000000000000♠425	7001290000000000000♠29	^[26]
Pears, StephenStephen Pears	England	Goalkeeper	1983 1985–1995	–	7002424000000000000♠424	5000000000000000000♠0	^[27]
Hamilton, GaryGary Hamilton	Scotland	Midfield	1983–1989	–	7002268000000000000♠268	7001280000000000000♠28	–
Pallister, GaryGary Pallister	England	Central defender	1984–1989 1998–2000	–	7002250000000000000♠250	7000700000000000000♠7	^[28]
Cooper, ColinColin Cooper	England	Defender	1984–1991 1998–2006	–	7002423000000000000♠423	7001140000000000000♠14	–
Stephens, ArchieArchie Stephens	England	Forward	1985–1987	–	7002107000000000000♠107	7001270000000000000♠27	–
Laws, BrianBrian Laws	England	Right-back	1985–1988	1985–1986	7002129000000000000♠129	7001140000000000000♠14	–
Ripley, StuartStuart Ripley	England	Right-winger	1985–1992	–	7002311000000000000♠311	7001310000000000000♠31	–
Kernaghan, AlanAlan Kernaghan	Ireland	Central defender	1985–1993	1991–1993	7002268000000000000♠268	7001220000000000000♠22	^[29]
Slaven, BernieBernie Slaven	Ireland	Forward	1985–1993	–	7002381000000000000♠381	7002146000000000000♠146	^[30]
Parkinson, GaryGary Parkinson	England	Right-back	1986–1993	–	7002258000000000000♠258	7000700000000000000♠7	–
Kerr, PaulPaul Kerr	England	Midfield	1987–1991	–	7002162000000000000♠162	7001180000000000000♠18	–
Mohan, NickyNicky Mohan	England	Central defender	1987–1994	–	7002131000000000000♠131	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Davenport, PeterPeter Davenport	England	Forward	1988–1990	–	7001280000000000000♠28	7000500000000000000♠5	^[4]
Phillips, JimmyJimmy Phillips	England	Left-back	1990–1993	–	7002172000000000000♠172	7000600000000000000♠6	–
Hendrie, JohnJohn Hendrie	Scotland	Winger Forward	1990–1996	1993–1994	7002234000000000000♠234	7001550000000000000♠55	^[31]
Mustoe, RobbieRobbie Mustoe	England	Midfield	1990–2002	–	7002367000000000000♠367	7001340000000000000♠34	–
Peake, AndyAndy Peake	England	Midfield	1991–1994	–	7002100000000000000♠100	7000100000000000000♠1	^[32]
Pollock, JamieJamie Pollock	England	Midfield	1991–1996	–	7002193000000000000♠193	7001190000000000000♠19	^[33]
Fleming, CurtisCurtis Fleming	Ireland	Defender	1991–2001	–	7002317000000000000♠317	7000400000000000000♠4	^[34]
Moore, AlanAlan Moore	Ireland	Left-winger	1991–2001	–	7002142000000000000♠142	7001170000000000000♠17	–
Hignett, CraigCraig Hignett	England	Winger	1992–1997	–	7002195000000000000♠195	7001480000000000000♠48	–
Morris, ChrisChris Morris	Ireland	Full-back	1992–1997	–	7002104000000000000♠104	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Stamp, PhilPhil Stamp	England	Midfield	1993–2001	–	7002154000000000000♠154	7000800000000000000♠8	–
Cox, NeilNeil Cox	England	Defender	1994–1996	–	7002120000000000000♠120	7000400000000000000♠4	^[4]
Robson, BryanBryan Robson	England	Midfield	1994–1997	–	7001270000000000000♠27	7000100000000000000♠1	^[35]
Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson	England	Central defender	1994–1998	1994–1998	7002139000000000000♠139	7000500000000000000♠5	^[36]
Juninho Paulista, JuninhoJuninho Juninho Paulista	Brazil	Midfield	1995–1997 1999 2002–2004	–	7002155000000000000♠155	7001340000000000000♠34	^[37]^[38]
Ravanelli, FabrizioFabrizio Ravanelli	Italy	Forward	1996–1997	–	7001500000000000000♠50	7001320000000000000♠32	^[4]
Beck, MikkelMikkel Beck	Denmark	Striker	1996–1998	–	7002115000000000000♠115	7001310000000000000♠31	–
Townsend, AndyAndy Townsend	Ireland	Midfield	1997–1999	1998–1999	7001880000000000000♠88	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Festa, GianlucaGianluca Festa	Italy	Central defender	1997–2002	–	7002171000000000000♠171	7001120000000000000♠12	^[39]
Schwarzer, MarkMark Schwarzer	Australia	Goalkeeper	1997–2008	–	7002446000000000000♠446	5000000000000000000♠0	^[40]
Ricard, HamiltonHamilton Ricard	Colombia	Forward	1998–2002	–	7002134000000000000♠134	7001430000000000000♠43	–
Ince, PaulPaul Ince	England	Midfield	1999–2002	1999–2002	7002106000000000000♠106	7000900000000000000♠9	–
Job, Joseph-DésiréJoseph-Désiré Job	Cameroon	Forward	2000–2006	–	7002111000000000000♠111	7001210000000000000♠21	–
Parnaby, StuartStuart Parnaby	England	Defender/Midfield	2000–2007	–	7002128000000000000♠128	7000400000000000000♠4	–
Ehiogu, UgoUgo Ehiogu	England	Defender	2000–2007	–	7002150000000000000♠150	7000800000000000000♠8	^[4]
Greening, JonathanJonathan Greening	England	Midfield	2001–2004	–	7002109000000000000♠109	7000400000000000000♠4	^[41]
Nemeth, SzilardSzilárd Németh	Slovakia	Forward	2001–2006	–	7002146000000000000♠146	7001290000000000000♠29	–
Queudrue, FranckFranck Queudrue	France	Left-back	2001–2006	–	7002199000000000000♠199	7001120000000000000♠12	^[42]
Southgate, GarethGareth Southgate	England	Defender	2001–2006	2002–2006	7002204000000000000♠204	7000400000000000000♠4	^[43]
Downing, StewartStewart Downing	England	Midfield	2001–2009	–	7002190000000000000♠190	7001180000000000000♠18	^[44]
Boateng, GeorgeGeorge Boateng	Netherlands	Midfield	2002–2008	2006–2008	7002222000000000000♠222	7000900000000000000♠9	–
Maccarone, MassimoMassimo Maccarone	Italy	Forward	2002–2007	–	7002102000000000000♠102	7001240000000000000♠24	^[4]
Doriva, Doriva	Brazil	Midfield	2003–2006	–	7002110000000000000♠110	7000100000000000000♠1	–
Riggott, ChrisChris Riggott	England	Defender	2003–2009;	–	7002121000000000000♠121	7000800000000000000♠8	^[45]
Pogatetz, EmanuelEmanuel Pogatetz	Austria	Defender	2005–2010	2008–2010	7002112000000000000♠112	7000300000000000000♠3	^[46]
Arca, JulioJulio Arca	Argentina	Midfield	2006–2013	2013	7002181000000000000♠181	7000900000000000000♠9	–
Alves, AfonsoAfonso Alves	Brazil	Forward	2008–2009	–	7001140000000000000♠14	7000600000000000000♠6	^[47]

Key to positions

GK — Goalkeeper
RB — Right back
LB — Left back
CB — Centre back
MF — Midfielder
RW — Right Winger
LW — Left Winger
FW — Forward

Notes and references

Middlesbrough FC. The Who's Who of Middlesbrough. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-569-2.

^E End of contract
^A Initial fee £2.5 million, rising to just over £5 million based on appearances.^[48]
Glasper, Harry. Middlesbrough, A Complete Record, 1876-1989. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-53-4.
"Squad Profiles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
"Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-09-17.

↑ For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
↑ Peter McCracken was the first player to captain Middlesbrough in the Football League.
↑ Tim Williamson is the all time appearance record holder.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Was record signing at the time of his purchase.
↑ George Elliott is second in the all time goalscoring tables with 213. Elliott also holds the record for most goals scored in a competitive Middlesbrough game, scoring eleven in a 14–1 reserve team victory over Houghton Rovers. He was the first Middlesbrough player to be top goalscorer in the Football League, during the 1913-14 season.
↑ Billy Birrell won the Football League Second Division as captain.
↑ George Camsell is Middlesbrough's all-time top goalscorer with 345 goals. Camsell also holds the Middlesbrough record for most goals in the season, with 59 league goals and 63 in all competitions during 1926-27. 59 league goals in one season is a Second Division record. His nine hat-tricks that season is an English football record, and his 24 hat-tricks during his time at Middlesbrough is a club record.
1 2 Joint holder of Middlesbrough record for most goals in a single competitive first team game, with five goals. J.Wilkie, A.N.Wilson, J.McClelland and B.H.Clough each achieved this feat once, while G.H.Camsell achieved it in two games.
↑ Wilf Mannion is Middlesbrough's most capped England player.
↑ Lindy Delapenha was Middlesbrough's first black player.
↑ Raymond Bilcliff made more appearances than any other outfield player without scoring a goal.
↑ Bill Harris is the holder of the Middlesbrough record for fastest recorded goal, with a goal 11 seconds into an FA Cup tie with Shrewsbury.
↑ FIX ME:May be to 1971,72,73.
↑ Gordon Jones is second in the all-time Middlesbrough appearance records.
↑ Player of the year 1965–66 and 1971.
↑ Bryan Orritt was the first substitute ever used by Middlesbrough.
↑ Arthur Horsfield is the club's youngest senior goalscorer.
↑ Player of the year 1967–68, 1968–69.
↑ Evening Gazette player of the year 1969.
↑ John Hickton is third in the all-time Middlesbrough appearance records.
↑ Player of the year 1972–1973.
↑ David Mills' sale to West Bromwich Albion was a British football record transfer fee at the time, with a fee of approximately £500,000.
↑ David Armstrong holds the record for most consecutive appearances with 305 consecutive league games and 358 consecutive games in all competitions between March 1972 and August 1980.
↑ Player of the year 1972, 1981. North East Player of the Year 1981.
↑ Player of the year 1973–74.
↑ Player of the year 1985, 1986.
↑ North East Player of the Year 1992.
↑ Gary Pallister's sale to Manchester United was a British football record transfer fee at the time, with a fee of £2.3 million.
↑ Alan Kernaghan holds the record for most substitute appearances for Middlesbrough, with 53.
↑ North East Player of the Year 1989.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 1992–93.
↑ Players' Player of the Year 1992–93.
↑ Young player of the year 1991–92.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 1993–94.
↑ Bryan Robson is Middlesbrough's oldest-ever goalscorer, aged 38 years and 2 months old, with his goal versus Port Vale on 26 March 1995. Robson is also the oldest player to appear for Middlesbrough, aged 38 years and 355 days old with his appearances versus Arsenal on 1 January 1997.
↑ Nigel Pearson won the Football League Division One as captain.
↑ Juninho holds the record for Middlesbrough's highest transfer fee received, at £12 million in 1997.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 1996–97.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 1998.
↑ Mark Schwarzer holds the record for earning the most international caps while a Middlesbrough player.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 2002–03.
↑ Community player of the year 2003–04.
↑ Gareth Southgate won the Football League Cup as captain. Player of the year 2001–02.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 2007–08. Players' Player of the Year 2007–08.
↑ Players' Player of the Year 2005–06.
↑ Supporters' club player of the year 2006–07. Players' Player of the Year 2006–07.
↑ Afonso Alves is Middlesbrough's record signing. The club paid a fee of approximately £12.7 million for him in 2008.
↑ "Pompey will have to wait for half of O'Neil's fee". Portsmouth News. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-09-07.

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