List of Middlesbrough F.C. players

For a list of all Middlesbrough players with a wikipedia article, see Category: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. Names in bold are currently active at the club. Statistics correct as of 10 August 2024

## Notable players

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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 |  Scotland | Left-half
Left-back | 1899–1900 | 1899–1900 | 34 | 0 | [2]
Andrew Ramsey |  Scotland | Left-back | 1899–1904 | – | 136 | 1 | –
William Higgins |  England | Centre-half | 1900–1901 | 1900–1901 | 29 | 4 | –
David Smith |  Scotland | Right-half | 1900–1905 | 1901–1903 | 114 | 12 | –
Andy Davidson |  Scotland | Left-half
Centre-half | 1900–1906 | – | 201 | 8 | –
Joseph Cassidy |  Scotland | Inside-left
Centre-forward | 1901–1906 | – | 135 | 34 | –
Abraham Jones |  England | Centre-half | 1901–1906 | – | 149 | 9 | –
George Friend |  England | Left-back | 2012– | – | 100 | 3 | –
Tim Williamson |  England | Goalkeeper | 1901–1923 | 19??–1914 | 602 | 2 | [3]
John Hogg |  Scotland | Right-back | 1902–1906 | – | 100 | 0 | –
Sam Aitken |  Scotland | Right-half
Centre-half | 1903–1910 | 1907–19?? | 242 | 6 | –
Alf Common |  England | Forward | 1905–1910 | 1905–1907 | 178 | 65 | [4]
Steve Bloomer |  England | Inside-right | 1905–1910 | – | 130 | 62 | –
Billy Barker |  England | Wing-half | 1905–1913 | – | 113 | 2 | –
Sammy Cail |  England | Inside-left
Centre-forward | 1906–1913 | – | 143 | 55 | –
Donald McLeod |  Scotland | Right-back | 1908–1913 | – | 148 | 0 | –
George Elliott |  England | Centre-forward
Inside-forward | 1909–1925 | 1913–1921 | 365 | 213 | [5]
Andy Jackson |  Scotland | Centre-half | 1910–1915 | 1914–1915 | 137 | 3 | –
William Carr |  England | Centre-half | 1910–1924 | – | 118 | 4 | –
Jacky Carr |  England | Inside-forward
Outside-right | 1910–1930 | – | 449 | 81 | –
John Stirling |  Scotland | Outside-right | 1911–1914 | – | 112 | 8 | –
George Malcolm |  England | Right-half | 1912–1915 | – | 101 | 1 | –
Stewart Davidson |  Scotland | Right-half | 1913–1923 | – | 216 | 4 | –
Walter Holmes |  England | Full-back | 1914–1928 | – | 174 | 1 | –
Jack Marshall |  Scotland | Right-back | 1919–1923 | – | 121 | 0 | –
Robert Pender |  Scotland | Left-half
Inside-left | 1919–1924 | – | 110 | 10 | –
William Ellerginton |  England | Centre-half
Left-half | 1919–1924 | – | 131 | 0 | –
William Victor Fox |  England | Full-back
Left-half | 1919–1924 | – | 112 | 1 | –
Billy Birrell |  Scotland | Inside-right
Outside-right | 1920–1927 | 1926–1927 | 235 | 63 | [6]
Jack Clough |  England | Goalkeeper | 1922–1926 | – | 128 | 0 | –
Reg Freeman |  England | Full-back | 1923–1930 | 1924–1926 | 187 | 0 | –
Robert Furguson |  Scotland | Centre-half
Right-back | 1924–1931 | – | 159 | 2 | –
Donald Ashman |  England | Full-back
Half-back | 1924–1932 | – | 174 | 2 | –
George Camsell |  England | Centre-forward | 1925–1939 | – | 453 | 345 | [7][8]
Joseph Miller |  Ireland | Right-half | 1926–1930 | – | 153 | 0 | –
John Smith |  Scotland | Full-back | 1926–1930 | – | 123 | 0 | –
Billy Pease |  England | Outside-right | 1926–1933 | – | 238 | 102 | –
James Mathieson |  Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1926–1934 | – | 264 | 0 | –
John Reid McKay |  Scotland | Inside-forward | 1926–1934 | – | 109 | 20 | –
Joseph Peacock |  England | Wing-half | 1927–1930 | 1929–1930 | 85 | 4 | –
Bobbie Bruce |  Scotland | Inside-forward | 1927–1935 | – | 253 | 71 | [4]
Jack Elkes |  England | Inside-left
Centre-half | 1929–1933 | – | 113 | 4 | –
John McFarlane |  Scotland | Wing-half
Inside-forward | 1929–1933 | – | 101 | 0 | –
John Jennings |  England | Full-back
Right-half | 1929–1937 | 1930–1932 | 205 | 10 | –
Bill Forrest |  Scotland | Left-half | 1929–1939 | – | 333 | 8 | –
William Brown |  England | Right-half
Right-back | 1931–1946 | – | 274 | 2 | –
Tom Griffiths |  Wales | Centre-half
Right-back | 1932–1935 | 1932–1935 | 92 | 1 | [4]
Frederick Gibson |  England | Goalkeeper | 1932–1936 | – | 120 | 0 | –
Bobby Baxter |  Scotland | Centre-half
Inside-left | 1932–1939 | 193?–193? | 266 | 20 | –
John Martin |  England | Wing-half | 1932–1939 | – | 137 | 3 | –
Micky Fenton |  England | Centre-forward | 1932–1950 | – | 269 | 162 | –
Ralph Birkett |  England | Outside-right | 1934–1938 | – | 101 | 36 | [4]
David Cumming |  Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1936–1949 | – | 157 | 0 | –
Wilf Mannion |  England | Inside-forward | 1936–1954 | – | 368 | 110 | [9]
George Hardwick |  England | Full-back | 1937–1950 | 19??–19?? | 166 | 7 | –
Johnny Spuhler |  England | Centre-forward | 1945–1954 | – | 241 | 81 | –
Jimmy Gordon |  Scotland | Wing-half | 1946–1954 | 1951–1952 | 253 | 4 | –
Henry Bell |  England | Wing-half | 1946–1955 | – | 315 | 10 | –
Richard (Dickie) Robinson |  England | Full-back | 1946–1959 | – | 416 | 1 | –
Ronald Dicks |  England | Wing-half | 1947–1958 | 1956–1958 | 334 | 10 | –
Tommy Blenkinsopp |  England | Defender | 1948–1952 | – | 100 | 0 | –
Alex McCrae |  Scotland | Defender | 1948–1953 | – | 130 | 49 | –
Lindy Delapenha |  Jamaica | Forward | 1949–1958 | – | 270 | 93 | [10]
Arthur Fitzsimons |  Republic of Ireland | Inside-forward | 1949–1959 | – | 231 | 51 | –
Raymond Barnard |  England | Full-back | 1951–1961 | – | 118 | 0 | –
Ray Bilcliff |  England | Full-back | 1951–1961 | – | 190 | 0 | [11]
John Brian Phillips |  England | Centre-half | 1954–1960 | – | 124 | 2 | –
Alan Peacock |  England | Centre-forward | 1954–1964 | – | 238 | 141 | –
Bill Harris |  Wales | Inside-forward
Wing-half | 1954–1965 | 19??–19?? | 378 | 72 | [4][12]
Brian Clough |  England | Centre-forward | 1955–1961 | 19??–19?? | 222 | 204 | [8]
Derek McLean |  England | Inside-forward | 1952–1961 | – | 123 | 30 | –
Billy Day |  England | Outside-right | 1955–1962 | – | 131 | 21 | –
Edwin Holliday |  England | Outside-left | 1956–1962
1965-1966 | – | 169 | 25 | –
Ronald Burbeck |  England | Winger | 1956–1963 | – | 152 | 29 | –
Michael McNeil |  England | Left-back | 1958–1964 | – | 193 | 3 | –
Bob Appleby |  England | Goalkeeper | 1959–1967 | – | 110 | 0 | –
Arthur Kaye |  England | Outside-right | 1960–1965 | – | 185 | 44 | –
Billy Horner |  England | Defender | 1960–1969 | – | 217 | 12 | –
Gordon Jones |  England | Full-back | 1960–1973 | 1966–1973[13] | 532 | 5 | [14][15]
Alex Smith |  England | Defender | 1961–1972 | – | 137 | 1 | –
William Lazenby Gates |  England | Centre-half | 1961–1974 | – | 333 | 13 | –
Mel Nurse |  Wales | Centre-half | 1962–1965 | 1962–1965 | 124 | 9 | [4]
Ian Gibson |  Scotland | Midfield | 1962–1966 | 1965–1966 | 184 | 47 | [4]
Bryan Orritt |  Wales | Inside-forward | 1962–1966 | – | 128 | 23 | [16]
Frank Spraggon |  England | Defender | 1962–1975 | – | 331 | 3 | –
Edward Connachan |  Scotland | Goalkeeper | 1963–1966 | – | 105 | 0 | –
Arthur Horsfield |  England | Forward | 1963–1969 | – | 127 | 56 | [17]
Jim Irvine |  Scotland | Centre-forward | 1964–1967 | – | 100 | 43 | –
Stan Anderson |  England | Wing-half | 1965–1966 | 196?–196? | 22 | 2 | –
Richard Rooks |  England | Centre-half | 1965–1969 | – | 150 | 14 | [18]
Derrick Downing |  England | Winger | 1965–1972 | – | 204 | 49 | –
Eric McMordie |  Northern Ireland | Midfield | 1965–1974 | – | 277 | 26 | [19]
David Chadwick |  India | Winger | 1966–1970 | – | 115 | 4 | –
John Hickton |  England | Forward
Utility | 1966–1977 | – | 499 | 187 | [20]
Joe Laidlaw |  England | Midfield
Forward | 1967–1972 | – | 128 | 23 | –
Willie Maddren |  England | Central defender | 1969–1978 | – | 354 | 21 | [21]
David Mills |  England | Forward | 1968–1979
1984–1985 | – | 398 | 111 | [22]
David Armstrong |  England | Midfielder | 1970–1981 | – | 431 | 77 | [23]
Jim Platt |  Northern Ireland | Goalkeeper | 1970–1982 | ????–???? | 481 | 0 | [24]
Nobby Stiles |  England | Wing-half | 1971–1973 | 1971–197? | 69 | 2 | –
Stuart Boam |  England | Central defender | 1971–1979 | – | 393 | 16 | –
John Craggs |  England | Right-back | 1971–1982 | 1981 | 488 | 14 | [4]
Alan Foggon |  England | Winger | 1972–1976 | – | 141 | 50 | –
Peter Brine |  England | Midfielder | 1972–1977 | – | 101 | 8 | –
Bobby Murdoch |  Scotland | Midfield | 1973–1976 | – | 125 | 9 | –
Graeme Souness |  Scotland | Midfield | 1973–1978 | – | 216 | 27 | [25]
Tony McAndrew |  Scotland | Central defender | 1973–1982 | 1979–1981 | 358 | 18 | –
Terry Cooper |  England | Left-back | 1974–1978 | – | 133 | 1 | –
Ian Bailey |  England | Left-back | 1975–1982 | – | 175 | 3 | –
Billy Ashcroft |  England | Forward | 1977–1982 | – | 179 | 25 | [4]
Mark Proctor |  England | Midfield | 1978–1981
1989–1993 | – | 273 | 20 | –
David Hodgson |  England | Forward | 1978–1982
1987 | – | 143 | 20 | –
Terry Cochrane |  Northern Ireland | Winger | 1978–1983 | – | 128 | 12 | [4]
David Shearer |  England | Forward | 1978–1983 | – | 115 | 30 | –
Irving Nattrass |  England | Right-back | 1979–1986 | 1983–1985 | 221 | 2 | [4]
Mick Baxter |  England | Central defender | 1981–1984 | – | 138 | 8 | –
Heine Otto |  Netherlands | Midfield | 1981–1985 | – | 187 | 28 | –
David Currie |  England | Forward | 1982–1986 | – | 127 | 31 | –
Tony Mowbray |  England | Central defender | 1982–1991 | 1987–1991 | 425 | 29 | [26]
Stephen Pears |  England | Goalkeeper | 1983
1985–1995 | – | 424 | 0 | [27]
Gary Hamilton |  Scotland | Midfield | 1983–1989 | – | 268 | 28 | –
Gary Pallister |  England | Central defender | 1984–1989
1998–2000 | – | 250 | 7 | [28]
Colin Cooper |  England | Defender | 1984–1991
1998–2006 | – | 423 | 14 | –
Archie Stephens |  England | Forward | 1985–1987 | – | 107 | 27 | –
Brian Laws |  England | Right-back | 1985–1988 | 1985–1986 | 129 | 14 | –
Stuart Ripley |  England | Right-winger | 1985–1992 | – | 311 | 31 | –
Alan Kernaghan |  Republic of Ireland | Central defender | 1985–1993 | 1991–1993 | 268 | 22 | [29]
Bernie Slaven |  Republic of Ireland | Forward | 1985–1993 | – | 381 | 146 | [30]
Gary Parkinson |  England | Right-back | 1986–1993 | – | 258 | 7 | –
Paul Kerr |  England | Midfield | 1987–1991 | – | 162 | 18 | –
Nicky Mohan |  England | Central defender | 1987–1994 | – | 131 | 4 | –
Peter Davenport |  England | Forward | 1988–1990 | – | 28 | 5 | [4]
Jimmy Phillips |  England | Left-back | 1990–1993 | – | 172 | 6 | –
John Hendrie |  Scotland | Winger
Forward | 1990–1996 | 1993–1994 | 234 | 55 | [31]
Robbie Mustoe |  England | Midfield | 1990–2002 | – | 367 | 34 | –
Andy Peake |  England | Midfield | 1991–1994 | – | 100 | 1 | [32]
Jamie Pollock |  England | Midfield | 1991–1996 | – | 193 | 19 | [33]
Curtis Fleming |  Republic of Ireland | Defender | 1991–2001 | – | 317 | 4 | [34]
Alan Moore |  Republic of Ireland | Left-winger | 1991–2001 | – | 142 | 17 | –
Craig Hignett |  England | Winger | 1992–1997 | – | 195 | 48 | –
Chris Morris |  Republic of Ireland | Full-back | 1992–1997 | – | 104 | 4 | –
Phil Stamp |  England | Midfield | 1993–2001 | – | 154 | 8 | –
Neil Cox |  England | Defender | 1994–1996 | – | 120 | 4 | [4]
Bryan Robson |  England | Midfield | 1994–1997 | – | 27 | 1 | [35]
Nigel Pearson |  England | Central defender | 1994–1998 | 1994–1998 | 139 | 5 | [36]
Juninho Paulista |  Brazil | Midfield | 1995–1997
1999
2002–2004 | – | 155 | 34 | [37]
Fabrizio Ravanelli |  Italy | Forward | 1996–1997 | – | 50 | 32 | [4]
Mikkel Beck |  Denmark | Striker | 1996–1998 | – | 115 | 31 | –
Andy Townsend |  Republic of Ireland | Midfield | 1997–1999 | 1998–1999 | 88 | 4 | –
Gianluca Festa |  Italy | Central defender | 1997–2002 | – | 171 | 12 | [38]
Mark Schwarzer |  Australia | Goalkeeper | 1997–2008 | – | 446 | 0 | [39]
Hamilton Ricard |  Colombia | Forward | 1998–2002 | – | 134 | 43 | –
Paul Ince |  England | Midfield | 1999–2002 | 1999–2002 | 106 | 9 | –
Joseph-Désiré Job |  Cameroon | Forward | 2000–2006 | – | 111 | 21 | –
Stuart Parnaby |  England | Defender/Midfield | 2000–2007 | – | 128 | 4 | –
Ugo Ehiogu |  England | Defender | 2000–2007 | – | 150 | 8 | [4]
Jonathan Greening |  England | Midfield | 2001–2004 | – | 109 | 4 | [40]
Szilárd Németh |  Slovakia | Forward | 2001–2006 | – | 146 | 29 | –
Franck Queudrue |  France | Left-back | 2001–2006 | – | 199 | 12 | [41]
Gareth Southgate |  England | Defender | 2001–2006 | 2002–2006 | 204 | 4 | [42]
Stewart Downing |  England | Midfield | 2001–2009; 2015–2019 | – | 404 | 32 | [43]
George Boateng |  Netherlands | Midfield | 2002–2008 | 2006–2008 | 222 | 9 | –
Massimo Maccarone |  Italy | Forward | 2002–2007 | – | 102 | 24 | [4]
Doriva |  Brazil | Midfield | 2003–2006 | – | 110 | 1 | –
Chris Riggott |  England | Defender | 2003–2009 | – | 121 | 8 | [44]
Matthew Bates |  England | Defender | 2004–2012 | 2010–2012 | 126 | 6 | –
David Wheater |  England | Defender | 2004–2011 | – | 157 | 11 | –
Emanuel Pogatetz |  Austria | Defender | 2005–2010 | 2008–2010 | 112 | 3 | [45]
Julio Arca |  Argentina | Midfield | 2006–2013 | – | 181 | 9 | –
Jonathan Woodgate |  England | Defender | 2006–2008; 2012–2016 | 2014–2015 | 112 | 2 | –
Gary O'Neil |  England | Midfielder | 2007–2011 | – | 120 | 12 | –
Marvin Emnes |  Netherlands | Forward | 2008–2014 | – | 161 | 41 | –
Justin Hoyte |  Trinidad and Tobago | Defender | 2008–2013 | – | 162 | 2 | –
Rhys Williams |  Australia | Defender/Midfield | 2009–2016 | 2012–2014 | 141 | 5 | –
Barry Robson |  Scotland | Midfielder | 2010–2012 | – | 90 | 19 | [46]
Scott McDonald |  Australia | Forward | 2010–2013 | – | 124 | 49 | –
Ben Gibson |  England | Defender | 2010–2018 | – | 204 | 4 | –
Grant Leadbitter |  England | Midfield | 2012–2019 | 2015–2019 | 244 | 33 | –
George Friend |  England | Defender | 2012–2020 | 2019–2020 | 299 | 10 | [47]
Albert Adomah |  Ghana | Midfield | 2013–2016 | – | 143 | 26 | –
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |  Greece | Goalkeeper | 2013–2019 | – | 112 | 0 | –
Daniel Ayala |  Spain | Defender | 2013–2020 | – | 216 | 23 | –
Adam Clayton |  England | Midfield | 2014–2020 | – | 241 | 1 | –
Dael Fry |  England | Defender | 2015– | – | 241 | 2 | \-
Adama Traore |  Spain | Midfield | 2016–2018 | – | 71 | 5 | [48]
Britt Assombalonga |  DR Congo | Forward | 2017–2021 | 2020–2021 | 161 | 47 | [49]
Jonny Howson |  England | Midfield | 2017– | 2021– | 320 | 9 | [50]
Marcus Tavernier |  England | Midfield | 2017–2021 | – | 155 | 18 | –
Paddy McNair |  Northern Ireland | Defender | 2018–2024 | – | 219 | 14 | –
George Saville |  England | Midfield | 2018–2021 | – | 118 | 12 | –
Anfernee Dijksteel |  Suriname | Defender | 2019– | – | 131 | 0 | –
Matt Crooks |  England | Midfielder | 2021–2024 | – | 115 | 23 | –
Isaiah Jones |  England | Forward | 2021–2025 | – | 127 | 13 | –

## Key to positions

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

## See also

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* Middlesbrough F.C.
* Middlesbrough F.C. Player of the Year
* List of Middlesbrough F.C. records and statistics

## Notes and references

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* 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.[51]
* Glasper, Harry. Middlesbrough, A Complete Record, 1876-1989. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-53-4.
* "Squad Profiles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
* "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

1. ^ For a full description of positions see Football Positions.
2. ^ Peter McCracken was the first player to captain Middlesbrough in the Football League.
3. ^ Tim Williamson is the all time appearance record holder.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Billy Birrell won the Football League Second Division as captain.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ Wilf Mannion is Middlesbrough's most capped England player.
10. ^ Lindy Delapenha was Middlesbrough's first black player.
11. ^ Raymond Bilcliff made more appearances than any other outfield player without scoring a goal.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ FIX ME:May be to 1971,72,73.
14. ^ Gordon Jones is second in the all-time Middlesbrough appearance records.
15. ^ Player of the year 1965–66 and 1971.
16. ^ Bryan Orritt was the first substitute ever used by Middlesbrough.
17. ^ Arthur Horsfield is the club's youngest senior goalscorer.
18. ^ Player of the year 1967–68, 1968–69.
19. ^ Evening Gazette player of the year 1969.
20. ^ John Hickton is third in the all-time Middlesbrough appearance records.
21. ^ Player of the year 1972–1973.
22. ^ David Mills' sale to West Bromwich Albion was a British football record transfer fee at the time, with a fee of approximately £500,000.
23. ^ 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.
24. ^ Player of the year 1972, 1981. North East Player of the Year 1981.
25. ^ Player of the year 1973–74.
26. ^ Player of the year 1985, 1986.
27. ^ North East Player of the Year 1992.
28. ^ Gary Pallister's sale to Manchester United was a British football record transfer fee at the time, with a fee of £2.3 million.
29. ^ Alan Kernaghan holds the record for most substitute appearances for Middlesbrough, with 53.
30. ^ North East Player of the Year 1989.
31. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 1992–93.
32. ^ Players' Player of the Year 1992–93.
33. ^ Young player of the year 1991–92.
34. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 1993–94.
35. ^ 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.
36. ^ Nigel Pearson won the Football League Division One as captain.
37. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 1996–97.
38. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 1998.
39. ^ Mark Schwarzer holds the record for earning the most international caps while a Middlesbrough player.
40. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 2002–03.
41. ^ Community player of the year 2003–04.
42. ^ Gareth Southgate won the Football League Cup as captain. Player of the year 2001–02.
43. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 2007–08. Players' Player of the Year 2007–08.
44. ^ Players' Player of the Year 2005–06.
45. ^ Supporters' club player of the year 2006–07. Players' Player of the Year 2006–07.
46. ^ Supporters' player of the year for 2009-10 and 2011-12
47. ^ Supporters' club player of the year for 2013-14 and 2014-15
48. ^ Adama Traore holds the record for Middlesbrough's highest transfer fee received, at £18 million in 2018.
49. ^ Britt Assombalonga is Middlesbrough's record signing. The club paid a fee of approximately £15 million for him in 2017.
50. ^ Current club captain, Supporters' player of the year 2019-20 and 2021-22. Players' player of the year 2023-24
51. ^ "Pompey will have to wait for half of O'Neil's fee". Portsmouth News. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.

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* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Reading
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Internationals
* POTY
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stevenage
* Stockport County
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* 50+
* 1–49
* Bromley
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* 100+
* 1879–1918
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* 50+
* 25–49
* 1–24
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* 25+
* 1–24
* POTY
* Salford City
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* 100+
* 1921–1939
* 1945–present
* Walsall

Non-League|

* Bradford (Park Avenue)
* Bury
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Chester
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Darlington
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Nelson
* Oldham Athletic
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Rochdale
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* Southend United
* Torquay United
* Yeovil Town
* 100+
* Internationals
* York City
* 100+
* 25–99
* 1–24
* POTY

Defunct|

* Halifax Town
* Hereford United
* Macclesfield Town
* Scarborough
* Wanderers
* Wigan Borough

Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season.
Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.
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