Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1985/1986

Attendances

Average: 6346

Highest: 19701 against Sunderland on Saturday, December 28, 1985

Standings

Division Two 21
Points 45
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup First Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 21 8 6 7 29 24
Away: 21 4 15 2 15 29
Total: 42 12 21 9 44 53

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 1 0 0 1 4 4
Away: 1 0 1 0 0 2
Total: 2 0 1 1 4 6

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 1 0 1 0 1 3
Away: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 1 0 1 0 1 3

Squad

Player Position Country
Stephen Pears Goalkeeper England
Eric McManus Goalkeeper England
Phil Kite Goalkeeper England
Colin Cooper Defender England
Gary Pallister Defender England
Allan Kernaghan Defender Ireland
Tony Mowbray Defender England
Brian Laws Defender England
Irving Nattrass Defender England
Tony McAndrew Defender Scotland
Donal ORiordan Defender Ireland
Pat Heard Defender England
Mark Procter Midfielder England
Gary Hamilton Midfielder Scotland
Gary Gill Midfielder England
Paul Proudlock Midfielder England
Alan Roberts Midfielder England
Steve Corden Midfielder England
Peter Beagrie Midfielder England
Mitch Cook Midfielder England
Mick Saxby Midfielder England
Bernie Slaven Forward Scotland
Stuart Ripley Forward England
Archie Stephens Forward Scotland
Lee Turnbull Forward England
Gary Rowell Forward England
David Currie Forward England
Paul Ward Forward England
David Hodgson Forward England
David Mills Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
21-12-85 Fulham Away Division Two 3 0
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29-03-86 Huddersfield Town Away Division Two 3 0
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26-04-86 Millwall Home Division Two 3 0
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08-10-85 Carlisle United Home Full Members Cup 2 0
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30-11-85 Shrewsbury Town Home Division Two 3 1
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Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Gary Rowell 10 2 0 0 12
Bernie Slaven 8 0 0 0 8
David Currie 4 1 0 0 5
Tony Mowbray 4 0 0 0 4
Gary Hamilton 4 0 0 0 4
Archie Stephens 4 0 0 0 4
Donal ORiordan 2 0 1 0 3
Brian Laws 2 0 0 0 2
Tony McAndrew 2 0 0 0 2
Pat Heard 2 0 0 0 2
Peter Beagrie 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Bruce Rioch
  • Willie Maddren

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Brian Laws 42 2 1 0 45
Donal ORiordan 40 2 1 0 43
Stephen Pears 39 2 1 0 42
Tony Mowbray 35 2 0 0 37
Tony McAndrew 34 2 1 0 37
Gary Hamilton 33 1 1 0 35
Bernie Slaven 32 0 1 0 33
Archie Stephens 28 2 1 0 31
Gary Pallister 28 1 1 0 30
Gary Rowell 27 2 1 0 30
David Currie 25 2 1 0 28
Peter Beagrie 25 1 0 0 26
Pat Heard 25 0 1 0 26
Irving Nattrass 19 0 1 0 20
Colin Cooper 9 0 0 0 9
Gary Gill 9 0 0 0 9
Stuart Ripley 8 0 0 0 8
Allan Kernaghan 6 1 0 0 7
Mitch Cook 6 0 0 0 6
Paul Ward 3 2 0 0 5
Lee Turnbull 2 0 0 0 2
Alan Roberts 1 1 0 0 2
Eric McManus 2 0 0 0 2
Steve Corden 1 0 0 0 1
David Hodgson 1 0 0 0 1
Phil Kite 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (6)

03/09/85 Mansfield Town Home League Cup Drawn 4 4 Info
07/09/85 Hull City Away Division Two Drawn 0 0 Info
10/09/85 Stoke City Home Division Two Drawn 1 1 Info
14/09/85 Norwich City Home Division Two Drawn 1 1 Info
21/09/85 Sheffield United Away Division Two Won 1 0 Info
28/09/85 Barnsley Home Division Two Drawn 0 0 Info