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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.96 | 54 | L2-5 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 42 | 1.66 | 54 | L0-2 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 42 | 1.47 | 54 | W5-1 | L0-3 | |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.32 | 53 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.50 | 52 | L1-2 | W2-1 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 1.44 | 50 | W4-3 | L0-9 | |
| 7 | Notts County | 42 | 1.04 | 48 | W2-0 | W3-1 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.06 | 46 | W6-0 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 1.07 | 45 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.04 | 43 | W4-2 | L0-2 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 0.96 | 42 | L1-2 | L1-3 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.89 | 42 | |||
| 13 | Bury | 42 | 1.07 | 41 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Fulham | 42 | 0.96 | 39 | W4-2 | W2-1 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 0.94 | 39 | L1-4 | L2-4 | |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 42 | 0.86 | 36 | W2-1 | D3-3 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.68 | 35 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 0.61 | 35 | W3-1 | L1-3 | |
| 19 | Hull City | 42 | 0.64 | 34 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 0.69 | 31 | W4-1 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 0.62 | 28 | L0-1 | L1-6 | |
| 22 | Derby County | 42 | 0.65 | 23 | W3-1 | W2-1 | |
| Middlesbrough | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 12th | 12th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Drawn | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Lost | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 18th | 15th | 9th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-2-3 | 3-1-2 | 2-1-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-11 | 13-12 | 9-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 12th | 8th | 16th |
| Goals scored | 73 | 48 | 25 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 16th | 15th | 17th |
| Goals conceded | 82 | 31 | 51 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 12th | 16th |
| Goal difference | -9 | +17 | -26 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 5th | 5th | 9th |
| Goal total | 155 | 79 | 76 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, w/o win in last 5 |
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| Home | drew last game | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-8 | 9-1-4 | 1-1-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-9 | 9-4 | 2-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 L1-2 |
L1-2 |
W2-1 |
| Occurence | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Middlesbrough | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 12th | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 82 | -9 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 74 | 86 | -12 | .489 | |