Middlesbrough

FC

Middlesbrough Football Club is a professional football club based in Middlesbrough, North East England. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1876, they are the oldest football club in the region and have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1906. Middlesbrough have won the League Championship twice, in the 1922–23 and 1937–38 seasons, and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1973. The club have also reached the FA Cup semi-finals on two occasions, in 1892 and 1967. Middlesbrough’s traditional kit consists of red shirts, white shorts, and red and white striped socks. The club’s official nickname is the “Boro”.