User:Simmo676/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
[edit] 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 |
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Peter McCracken | ![]() |
Left-half Left-back |
1899–1900 | 1899–1900 | 34 | 0 | [2] |
Andrew Ramsey | ![]() |
Left-back | 1899–1904 | – | 136 | 1 | – |
William Higgins | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1900–1901 | 1900–1901 | 29 | 4 | – |
David Smith | ![]() |
Right-half | 1900–1905 | 1901–1903 | 114 | 12 | – |
Andy Davidson | ![]() |
Left-half Centre-half |
1900–1906 | – | 201 | 8 | – |
Joseph Cassidy | ![]() |
Inside-left Centre-forward |
1901–1906 | – | 135 | 34 | – |
Abraham Jones | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1901–1906 | – | 149 | 9 | – |
Tim Williamson | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1901–1923 | 19??–1914 | 602 | 2 | [3] |
John Hogg | ![]() |
Right-back | 1902–1906 | – | 100 | 0 | – |
Sam Aitken | ![]() |
Right-half Centre-half |
1903–1910 | 1907–19?? | 242 | 6 | – |
Alf Common | ![]() |
Forward | 1905–1910 | 1905–1907 | 178 | 65 | [4] |
Steve Bloomer | ![]() |
Inside-right | 1905–1910 | – | 130 | 62 | – |
William Barker | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1905–1913 | – | 113 | 2 | – |
Sammy Cail | ![]() |
Inside-left Centre-forward |
1906–1913 | – | 143 | 55 | – |
Donald McLeod | ![]() |
Right-back | 1908–1913 | – | 148 | 0 | – |
George Elliott | ![]() |
Centre-forward Inside-forward |
1909–1925 | 1913–1921 | 365 | 213 | [5] |
Andrew Jackson | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1910–1915 | 1914–1915 | 137 | 3 | – |
William Carr | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1910–1924 | – | 118 | 4 | – |
Jacky Carr | ![]() |
Inside-forward Outside-right |
1910–1930 | – | 449 | 81 | – |
John Stirling | ![]() |
Outside-right | 1911–1914 | – | 112 | 8 | – |
George Malcolm | ![]() |
Right-half | 1912–1915 | – | 101 | 1 | – |
Stewart Davidson | ![]() |
Right-half | 1913–1923 | – | 216 | 4 | – |
Walter Holmes | ![]() |
Full-back | 1914–1928 | – | 174 | 1 | – |
John Marshall | ![]() |
Right-back | 1919–1923 | – | 121 | 0 | – |
Robert Pender | ![]() |
Left-half Inside-left |
1919–1924 | – | 110 | 10 | – |
William Ellerginton | ![]() |
Centre-half Left-half |
1919–1924 | – | 131 | 0 | – |
William Fox | ![]() |
Full-back Left-half |
1919–1924 | – | 112 | 1 | – |
Billy Birrell | ![]() |
Inside-right Outside-right |
1920–1927 | 1926–1927 | 235 | 63 | [6] |
Jack Clough | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1922–1926 | – | 128 | 0 | – |
Reginald Freeman | ![]() |
Full-back | 1923–1930 | 1924–1926 | 187 | 0 | – |
Robert Furguson | ![]() |
Centre-half Right-back |
1924–1931 | – | 159 | 2 | – |
Donald Ashman | ![]() |
Full-back Half-back |
1924–1932 | – | 174 | 2 | – |
George Camsell | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1925–1939 | – | 453 | 345 | [7][8] |
Joseph Miller | ![]() |
Right-half | 1926–1930 | – | 153 | 0 | – |
John Smith | ![]() |
Full-back | 1926–1930 | – | 123 | 0 | – |
Billy Pease | ![]() |
Outside-right | 1926–1933 | – | 238 | 102 | – |
James Mathieson | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1926–1934 | – | 264 | 0 | – |
John Reid McKay | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1926–1934 | – | 109 | 20 | – |
Joseph Peacock | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1927–1930 | 1929–1930 | 85 | 4 | – |
Robert Bruce | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1927–1935 | – | 253 | 71 | [4] |
Jack Elkes | ![]() |
Inside-left Centre-half |
1929–1933 | – | 113 | 4 | – |
John MacFarlane | ![]() |
Wing-half Inside-forward |
1929–1933 | – | 101 | 0 | – |
John Jennings | ![]() |
Full-back Right-half |
1929–1937 | 1930–1932 | 205 | 10 | – |
William Forrest | ![]() |
Left-half | 1929–1939 | – | 333 | 8 | – |
William Brown | ![]() |
Right-half Right-back |
1931–1946 | – | 274 | 2 | – |
Tom Griffiths | ![]() |
Centre-half Right-back |
1932–1935 | 1932–1935 | 92 | 1 | [4] |
Frederick Gibson | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1932–1936 | – | 120 | 0 | – |
Bobby Baxter | ![]() |
Centre-half Inside-left |
1932–1939 | 193?–193? | 266 | 20 | – |
John Martin | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1932–1939 | – | 137 | 3 | – |
Micky Fenton | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1932–1950 | – | 269 | 162 | – |
Ralph Birkett | ![]() |
Outside-right | 1934–1938 | – | 101 | 36 | [4] |
David Cumming | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1936–1949 | – | 157 | 0 | – |
Wilf Mannion | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1936–1954 | – | 368 | 110 | [9] |
George Hardwick | ![]() |
Full-back | 1937–1950 | 19??–19?? | 166 | 7 | – |
Johnny Spuhler | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1945–1954 | – | 241 | 81 | – |
James Gordon | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1946–1954 | 1951–1952 | 253 | 4 | – |
Henry Bell | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1946–1955 | – | 315 | 10 | – |
Richard Robinson | ![]() |
Full-back | 1946–1959 | – | 416 | 1 | – |
Ronald Dicks | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1947–1958 | 1956–1958 | 334 | 10 | – |
Thomas Blenkinsop | ![]() |
Defender | 1948–1952 | – | 100 | 0 | – |
Alex McCrae | ![]() |
Defender | 1948–1953 | – | 130 | 49 | – |
Lindy Delapenha | ![]() |
Forward | 1949–1958 | – | 270 | 93 | [10] |
Arthur Fitzsimons | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1949–1959 | – | 231 | 51 | – |
Raymond Barnard | ![]() |
Full-back | 1951–1961 | – | 118 | 0 | – |
Raymond Bilcliff | ![]() |
Full-back | 1951–1961 | – | 190 | 0 | [11] |
John Brian Phillips | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1954–1960 | – | 124 | 2 | – |
Alan Peacock | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1954–1964 | – | 238 | 141 | – |
Bill Harris | ![]() |
Inside-forward Wing-half |
1954–1965 | 19??–19?? | 378 | 72 | [4][12] |
Brian Clough | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1955–1961 | 19??–19?? | 222 | 204 | [8] |
John Derek McLean | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1952–1961 | – | 123 | 30 | – |
William Day | ![]() |
Outside-right | 1955–1962 | – | 131 | 21 | – |
Edwin Holliday | ![]() |
Outside-left | 1956–1962 1965-1966 |
– | 169 | 25 | – |
Ronald Burbeck | ![]() |
Winger | 1956–1963 | – | 152 | 29 | – |
Michael McNeil | ![]() |
Left-back | 1958–1964 | – | 193 | 3 | – |
Robert Appleby (footballer) | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1959–1967 | – | 110 | 0 | – |
Arthur Kaye | ![]() |
Outside-right | 1960–1965 | – | 185 | 44 | – |
Billy Horner | ![]() |
Defender | 1960–1969 | – | 217 | 12 | – |
Gordon Jones | ![]() |
Full-back | 1960–1973 | 1966–1973[13] | 532 | 5 | [14][15] |
Alex Smith | ![]() |
Defender | 1961–1972 | – | 137 | 1 | – |
Bill Gates | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1961–1974 | – | 333 | 13 | – |
Mel Nurse | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1962–1965 | 1962–1965 | 124 | 9 | [4] |
Ian Gibson | ![]() |
Midfield | 1962–1966 | 1965–1966 | 184 | 47 | [4] |
Bryan Orritt | ![]() |
Inside-forward | 1962–1966 | – | 128 | 23 | [16] |
Frank Spraggon | ![]() |
Defender | 1962–1975 | – | 331 | 3 | – |
Edward Connachan | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1963–1966 | – | 105 | 0 | – |
Arthur Horsfield | ![]() |
Forward | 1963–1969 | – | 127 | 56 | [17] |
Jim Irvine | ![]() |
Centre-forward | 1964–1967 | – | 100 | 43 | – |
Stan Anderson | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1965–1966 | 196?–196? | 22 | 2 | – |
Richard Rooks | ![]() |
Centre-half | 1965–1969 | – | 150 | 14 | [18] |
Derrick Downing | ![]() |
Winger | 1965–1972 | – | 204 | 49 | – |
Eric McMordie | ![]() |
Midfield | 1965–1974 | – | 277 | 26 | [19] |
David Chadwick | ![]() |
Winger | 1966–1970 | – | 115 | 4 | – |
John Hickton | ![]() |
Forward Utility |
1966–1977 | – | 499 | 187 | [20] |
Joseph Laidlaw | ![]() |
Midfield Forward |
1967–1972 | – | 128 | 23 | – |
Willie Maddren | ![]() |
Central defender | 1969–1978 | – | 354 | 21 | [21] |
David Mills | ![]() |
Forward | 1968–1979 1984–1985 |
– | 398 | 111 | [22] |
David Armstrong | ![]() |
Midfielder | 1970–1981 | – | 431 | 77 | [23] |
Jim Platt | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1970–1982 | ????–???? | 481 | 0 | [24] |
Nobby Stiles | ![]() |
Wing-half | 1971–1973 | 1971–197? | 69 | 2 | – |
Stuart Boam | ![]() |
Central defender | 1971–1979 | – | 393 | 16 | – |
John Craggs | ![]() |
Right-back | 1971–1982 | 1981 | 488 | 14 | [4] |
Alan Foggon | ![]() |
Winger | 1972–1976 | – | 141 | 50 | – |
Peter Brine | ![]() |
Midfielder | 1972–1977 | – | 101 | 8 | – |
Bobby Murdoch | ![]() |
Midfield | 1973–1976 | – | 125 | 9 | – |
Graeme Souness | ![]() |
Midfield | 1973–1978 | – | 216 | 27 | [25] |
Tony McAndrew | ![]() |
Central defender | 1973–1982 | 1979–1981 | 358 | 18 | – |
Terry Cooper | ![]() |
Left-back | 1974–1978 | – | 133 | 1 | – |
Ian Bailey | ![]() |
Left-back | 1975–1982 | – | 175 | 3 | – |
William Ashcroft | ![]() |
Forward | 1977–1982 | – | 179 | 25 | [4] |
Mark Proctor | ![]() |
Midfield | 1978–1981 1989–1993 |
– | 273 | 20 | – |
David Hodgson | ![]() |
Forward | 1978–1982 1987 |
– | 143 | 20 | – |
Terry Cochrane | ![]() |
Winger | 1978–1983 | – | 128 | 12 | [4] |
David Shearer | ![]() |
Forward | 1978–1983 | – | 115 | 30 | – |
Irving Nattrass | ![]() |
Right-back | 1979–1986 | 1983–1985 | 221 | 2 | [4] |
Michael Baxter | ![]() |
Central defender | 1981–1984 | – | 138 | 8 | – |
Heine Otto | ![]() |
Midfield | 1981–1985 | – | 187 | 28 | – |
David Currie | ![]() |
Forward | 1982–1986 | – | 127 | 31 | – |
Tony Mowbray | ![]() |
Central defender | 1982–1991 | 1987–1991 | 425 | 29 | [26] |
Stephen Pears | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1983 1985–1995 |
– | 424 | 0 | [27] |
Gary Hamilton | ![]() |
Midfield | 1983–1989 | – | 268 | 28 | – |
Gary Pallister | ![]() |
Central defender | 1984–1989 1998–2000 |
– | 250 | 7 | [28] |
Colin Cooper | ![]() |
Defender | 1984–1991 1998–2006 |
– | 423 | 14 | – |
Archie Stephens | ![]() |
Forward | 1985–1987 | – | 107 | 27 | – |
Brian Laws | ![]() |
Right-back | 1985–1988 | 1985–1986 | 129 | 14 | – |
Stuart Ripley | ![]() |
Right-winger | 1985–1992 | – | 311 | 31 | – |
Alan Kernaghan | ![]() |
Central defender | 1985–1993 | 1991–1993 | 268 | 22 | [29] |
Bernie Slaven | ![]() |
Forward | 1985–1993 | – | 381 | 146 | [30] |
Gary Parkinson | ![]() |
Right-back | 1986–1993 | – | 258 | 7 | – |
Paul Kerr | ![]() |
Midfield | 1987–1991 | – | 162 | 18 | – |
Nicky Mohan | ![]() |
Central defender | 1987–1994 | – | 131 | 4 | – |
Peter Davenport | ![]() |
Forward | 1988–1990 | – | 28 | 5 | [4] |
Jimmy Phillips | ![]() |
Left-back | 1990–1993 | – | 172 | 6 | – |
John Hendrie | ![]() |
Winger Forward |
1990–1996 | 1993–1994 | 234 | 55 | [31] |
Robbie Mustoe | ![]() |
Midfield | 1990–2002 | – | 367 | 34 | – |
Andy Peake | ![]() |
Midfield | 1991–1994 | – | 100 | 1 | [32] |
Jamie Pollock | ![]() |
Midfield | 1991–1996 | – | 193 | 19 | [33] |
Curtis Fleming | ![]() |
Defender | 1991–2001 | – | 317 | 4 | [34] |
Alan Moore | ![]() |
Left-winger | 1991–2001 | – | 142 | 17 | – |
Craig Hignett | ![]() |
Winger | 1992–1997 | – | 195 | 48 | – |
Chris Morris | ![]() |
Full-back | 1992–1997 | – | 104 | 4 | – |
Phil Stamp | ![]() |
Midfield | 1993–2001 | – | 154 | 8 | – |
Neil Cox | ![]() |
Defender | 1994–1996 | – | 120 | 4 | [4] |
Bryan Robson | ![]() |
Midfield | 1994–1997 | – | 27 | 1 | [35] |
Nigel Pearson | ![]() |
Central defender | 1994–1998 | 1994–1998 | 139 | 5 | [36] |
Juninho Paulista | ![]() |
Midfield | 1995–1997 1999 2002–2004 |
– | 155 | 34 | [37][38] |
Fabrizio Ravanelli | ![]() |
Forward | 1996–1997 | – | 50 | 32 | [4] |
Mikkel Beck | ![]() |
Striker | 1996–1998 | – | 115 | 31 | – |
Andy Townsend | ![]() |
Midfield | 1997–1999 | 1998–1999 | 88 | 4 | – |
Gianluca Festa | ![]() |
Central defender | 1997–2002 | – | 171 | 12 | [39] |
Mark Schwarzer | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 1997–2008 | – | 446 | 0 | [40] |
Hamilton Ricard | ![]() |
Forward | 1998–2002 | – | 134 | 43 | – |
Paul Ince | ![]() |
Midfield | 1999–2002 | 1999–2002 | 106 | 9 | – |
Joseph-Désiré Job | ![]() |
Forward | 2000–2006 | – | 111 | 21 | – |
Stuart Parnaby | ![]() |
Defender/Midfield | 2000–2007 | – | 128 | 4 | – |
Ugo Ehiogu | ![]() |
Defender | 2000–2007 | – | 150 | 8 | [4] |
Jonathan Greening | ![]() |
Midfield | 2001–2004 | – | 109 | 4 | [41] |
Szilárd Németh | ![]() |
Forward | 2001–2006 | – | 146 | 29 | – |
Franck Queudrue | ![]() |
Left-back | 2001–2006 | – | 199 | 12 | [42] |
Gareth Southgate | ![]() |
Defender | 2001–2006 | 2002–2006 | 204 | 4 | [43] |
Stewart Downing | ![]() |
Midfield | 2001– | – | 190 | 18 | [44] |
George Boateng | ![]() |
Midfield | 2002– | 2006–2008 | 222 | 9 | – |
Massimo Maccarone | ![]() |
Forward | 2002–2007 | – | 102 | 24 | [4] |
Doriva | ![]() |
Midfield | 2003–2006 | – | 110 | 1 | – |
Chris Riggott | ![]() |
Defender | 2003– | – | 121 | 8 | [45] |
Emanuel Pogatetz | ![]() |
Defender | 2005– | 2008– | 112 | 3 | [46] |
Julio Arca | ![]() |
Midfield | 2006– | 2008 | 57 | 5 | – |
Afonso Alves | ![]() |
Forward | 2008– | – | 14 | 6 | [47] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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.
- ^ a b 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.
References
[edit]- Middlesbrough FC. The Who's Who of Middlesbrough. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-569-2.