Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1978-1979

Attendances

Average: 19231

Highest: 39812 against Liverpool on Saturday, November 25, 1978

Standings

Division One 12
Points 55
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round

Division One

P W L D F A
Home: 22 10 7 5 33 23
Away: 20 5 10 5 24 27
Total: 42 15 17 10 57 50

League Cup

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

FA Cup

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

Squad

Player Position Country
Jim Platt Goalkeeper Northern Ireland
Jim Stewart Goalkeeper Scotland
Tony McAndrew Defender Scotland
John Craggs Defender England
Ian Bailey Defender England
Peter Johnson Defender England
Alan Ramage Defender England
Stuart Boam Defender England
Mark Procter Midfielder England
Graeme Hedley Midfielder England
David Armstrong Midfielder England
Ian Bell Midfielder England
Stan Cummins Midfielder England
John Mahoney Midfielder Wales
Willie Maddren Midfielder England
David Hodgson Forward England
David Mills Forward England
Terry Cochrane Forward Northern Ireland
Dave Shearer Forward England
Billy Woof Forward England
Billy Ashcroft Forward Wales
Craig Johnston Forward Australia
Micky Burns Forward England
Bosco Jankovic Forward Yugoslavia

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
16-12-78 Chelsea Home Division One 7 2
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05-05-79 Derby County Away Division One 3 0
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22-08-78 Birmingham City Away Division One 3 1
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14-10-78 Norwich City Home Division One 2 0
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21-10-78 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Division One 2 0
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Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Micky Burns 14 0 0 0 14
David Armstrong 11 0 0 0 11
Mark Procter 9 0 0 0 9
Billy Ashcroft 6 0 1 0 7
David Mills 6 0 0 0 6
Terry Cochrane 3 0 0 0 3
Tony McAndrew 1 0 0 0 1
David Hodgson 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Shearer 1 0 0 0 1
Billy Woof 1 0 0 0 1
Bosco Jankovic 1 0 0 0 1
Stan Cummins 1 0 0 0 1
Stuart Boam 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • John Neal

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
David Armstrong 42 2 2 0 46
John Craggs 41 2 2 0 45
John Mahoney 40 2 2 0 44
Stuart Boam 40 2 2 0 44
Tony McAndrew 38 1 2 0 41
Billy Ashcroft 37 2 2 0 41
Mark Procter 33 2 2 0 37
Micky Burns 31 0 2 0 33
Jim Stewart 27 2 2 0 31
Ian Bailey 19 2 2 0 23
Terry Cochrane 19 0 2 0 21
Peter Johnson 20 0 0 0 20
David Hodgson 18 0 0 0 18
David Mills 16 2 0 0 18
Alan Ramage 14 2 0 0 16
Jim Platt 15 0 0 0 15
Stan Cummins 12 0 2 0 14
Bosco Jankovic 8 0 0 0 8
Billy Woof 5 1 0 0 6
Dave Shearer 5 0 0 0 5
Craig Johnston 3 2 0 0 5
Ian Bell 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (10)

10/03/79 Aston Villa Home Division One Won 2 0 Info
13/03/79 Derby County Home Division One Won 3 1 Info
17/03/79 Bristol City Away Division One Drawn 1 1 Info
24/03/79 Birmingham City Home Division One Won 2 1 Info
27/03/79 Manchester United Home Division One Drawn 2 2 Info
31/03/79 Tottenham Hotspur Home Division One Won 1 0 Info
07/04/79 Tottenham Hotspur Away Division One Won 2 1 Info
10/04/79 Leeds United Home Division One Won 1 0 Info
14/04/79 Bolton Wanderers Away Division One Drawn 0 0 Info
17/04/79 Manchester City Home Division One Won 2 0 Info