Middlesbrough FC Football Club is a professional football club in Middlesbrough FC, North Yorkshire, England, which competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.
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14 Facts About Middlesbrough FC
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Middlesbrough FC were formed in 1876, and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1895 and again in 1898.
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Middlesbrough FC would continue as top scorer for each of the next 10 seasons.
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Middlesbrough FC climbed to fourth in the last full season before World War II and were expected to challenge for the title next season, but the war intervened.
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Over that period, Middlesbrough FC maintained reasonable progress in the Second Division but were never serious contenders for promotion.
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Middlesbrough FC continued to stay secure in mid-table the following season, thanks mainly to the goals of Hamilton Ricard and the signings of big name players such as Paul Ince and Christian Ziege.
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The following seasons saw Premier League security maintained as Middlesbrough FC slowly improved and were seen as a tough side to beat when playing at the Riverside Stadium.
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Middlesbrough FC became the first non-British manager at the club, which finished the season 12th in the final league standings.
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Middlesbrough FC's original home kit upon election to the Football League in 1899 was a white home shirt with blue shorts and they did not adopt their colours of red and white until later that season.
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The Middlesbrough FC kit has remained broadly the same since 1899; a red shirt with white detailing, with shorts and socks of either red or white.
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Middlesbrough FC crest has gone through four changes since the formation of the club.
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In 2007, Middlesbrough FC changed their crest again, this time with the lion inside a shield and the words "Middlesbrough FC Football Club 1876" underneath.
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Middlesbrough FC fans had been praised by Cleveland Police for their behaviour in previous rounds, particularly in the light of aggravation prior to and during the match at Roma.
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Middlesbrough FC was the first football club in the world to launch its own TV channel – Boro TV.
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