2019–20 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
2019–20 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerJonathan Woodgate
(until 23 June 2020)
Neil Warnock
(from 23 June 2020)
StadiumRiverside Stadium
EFL Championship17th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashley Fletcher (11)
All: Ashley Fletcher (13)

The 2019–20 season was Middlesbrough's third consecutive season in the Championship in their 144th year in existence, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.[1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 20 July 2020.

George Friend continues as the official club captain in his first full season in the role,[2] having previously replaced a departing Grant Leadbitter in the second half of the 2018–19 season, who left to return to Sunderland in January 2019.[3]

This season also marked Jonathan Woodgate's first spell in charge of a professional club,[4] who replaced an outgoing Tony Pulis, who left at the end of his contract.[5] Woodgate was sacked as manager on 23 June 2020, with Middlesbrough only outside the Championship relegation zone on goal difference after 38 games. He was replaced with experienced manager Neil Warnock on the same day.[6]

Squad

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No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Contract until Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tomás Mejías Spain GK (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 (aged 30) 30 June 2021 Cyprus Omonia
23 Darren Randolph Republic of Ireland GK (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 32) 30 June 2021 West Ham United
42 Aynsley Pears England GK (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 21) 30 June 2020 Academy
Defenders
2 Anfernee Dijksteel Netherlands RB (1996-10-27)27 October 1996 (aged 22) 30 June 2022 Charlton Athletic
3 George Friend (c) England LB (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 31) 30 June 2020 Doncaster Rovers
4 Daniel Ayala Spain CB (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 28) 30 June 2020 Norwich City
5 Ryan Shotton England RB / CB (1988-10-30)30 October 1988 (aged 30) 30 June 2020 Birmingham City
6 Dael Fry England CB / RB (1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 21) 30 June 2021 Academy
25 Nathan Wood England CB (2002-05-31)31 May 2002 (aged 17) 30 June 2020 Academy
27 Marc Bola England LB (1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 21) 30 June 2022 Blackpool
29 Djed Spence England RB / LB (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (aged 18) 30 June 2020 Fulham
33 Hayden Coulson England LB / LM (1998-06-17)17 June 1998 (aged 21) 30 June 2023 Academy
Midfielders
7 Marcus Tavernier England LW (1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 20) 30 June 2021 Academy
8 Adam Clayton England DM / CM (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 30) 30 June 2021 Huddersfield Town
10 Marcus Browne England AM / RW / LW (1997-12-18)18 December 1997 (aged 21) 30 June 2023 West Ham United
16 Jonny Howson England CM (1988-05-21)21 May 1988 (aged 31) 30 June 2020 Norwich City
17 Paddy McNair Northern Ireland DM / CM (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 24) 30 June 2022 Sunderland
21 Marvin Johnson England LW / LB (1990-12-01)1 December 1990 (aged 28) 30 June 2020 Oxford United
22 George Saville England CM / LW (1993-06-01)1 June 1993 (aged 26) 30 June 2022 Millwall
26 Lewis Wing England AM / CM (1995-05-23)23 May 1995 (aged 24) 30 June 2022 Shildon
32 Stephen Wearne England AM (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 18) 30 June 2020 Academy
34 Connor Malley England CM (2000-03-20)20 March 2000 (aged 19) 30 June 2022 Academy
37 Ben Liddle England DM (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 20) 30 June 2020 Academy
— Patrick Roberts England RW / CF (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 22) 30 June 2020 Manchester City
Strikers
9 Britt Assombalonga Democratic Republic of the Congo CF (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 26) 30 June 2021 Nottingham Forest
11 Ashley Fletcher England CF (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (aged 23) 30 June 2021 West Ham United
14 Rudy Gestede Benin CF (1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 30) 30 June 2020 Aston Villa
36 Stephen Walker England CF (2000-10-11)11 October 2000 (aged 18) 30 June 2023 Academy
41 Rumarn Burrell England CF (2000-12-16)16 December 2000 (aged 18) 30 June 2022 Grimsby Town
— Lukas Nmecha Germany CF / LW / RW (1998-12-14)14 December 1998 (aged 20) 30 June 2020 Manchester City
  •   = Player on loan

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Rumarn Burrell Grimsby Town Undisclosed Academy [7]
4 July 2019 GK Spain Tomás Mejías Cyprus Omonia Free First team [8]
26 July 2019 AM England Marcus Browne West Ham United Undisclosed First team [9]
28 July 2019 LB England Marc Bola Blackpool Undisclosed First team [10]
7 August 2019 RB Netherlands Anfernee Dijksteel Charlton Athletic Undisclosed First team [11]
16 January 2020 GK Austria Dejan Stojanović Switzerland St. Gallen Undisclosed First team [12]
11 March 2020 LB France Williams Kokolo Sunderland Free transfer Academy [13]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2019 DF England Kieran Charlton Free agent Released Academy [14]
1 July 2019 LM England Stewart Downing Blackburn Rovers Free First team [15][16]
1 July 2019 CB England Nathan Guru Free agent Released Academy [14]
1 July 2019 GK Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Hartlepool United Free First team [15]
1 July 2019 GK England Andy Lonergan Liverpool Free First team [15][17]
1 July 2019 CF England Gabby McGill Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Undisclosed Academy [18]
1 July 2019 DM Nigeria John Obi Mikel Turkey Trabzonspor Free First team [15][19]
1 July 2019 CM England Alex Pattison Wycombe Wanderers Free Academy [14][20]
1 July 2019 CM England Dan Ward Free agent Released Academy [14]
17 July 2019 CB England Kian Spence Scarborough Athletic Free Academy [21]
19 July 2019 CB England Aden Flint Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed First team [22]
24 July 2019 CF Denmark Martin Braithwaite Spain Leganés Undisclosed First team [23]
25 July 2019 CF France Billal Brahimi France Stade de Reims Free Academy [24]
26 July 2019 CF England Luke Armstrong Salford City Undisclosed Academy [25]
15 January 2020 GK Republic of Ireland Darren Randolph England West Ham United £4,000,000 First team [26]
31 January 2020 LB Scotland Patrick Reading England Stevenage Undisclosed Academy [27]
27 June 2020 ST Benin Rudy Gestede Free agent Released First team [28]
28 June 2020 CB Spain Daniel Ayala Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 ST England Mitchell Curry Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 CB England Nathan Dale Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 CB Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 CM England Layton Watts Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 AM England Stephen Wearne Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 RB England Harold Essien Free agent Released First team [29]
28 June 2020 GK England Harry Flatters Free agent Released First team [29]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
2 January 2020 RW England Patrick Roberts Manchester City 30 June 2020 First team [30]
3 January 2020 CF Germany Lukas Nmecha Manchester City 30 June 2020 First team [31]
31 January 2020 AM Jamaica Ravel Morrison Sheffield United 30 June 2020 First team [32]
31 January 2020 CB Cameroon Harold Moukoudi France Saint-Étienne 30 June 2020 First team [33]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2019 CF England Mitchell Curry Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle 30 June 2020 Academy [34]
1 July 2019 CB Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic Netherlands MVV Maastricht 30 June 2020 Academy [35]
19 July 2019 CF England Tyrone O'Neill Darlington 31 December 2019 Academy [36]
23 July 2019 GK England Bradley James Gateshead 30 June 2020 Academy [37]
7 August 2019 CB England Sam Stubbs Scotland Hamilton Academical 7 January 2020[38] Academy [39]
22 August 2019 GK England Zach Hemming Hartlepool United 22 November 2019[40] Academy [41]
23 November 2019 GK England Zach Hemming Blyth Spartans 30 June 2020 Academy [40]
7 January 2020 CB England Sam Stubbs Netherlands ADO Den Haag 30 June 2020 Academy [38]
9 January 2020 AM England Marcus Browne Oxford United 30 June 2020 First team [42]
10 January 2020 LB England Marc Bola Blackpool 30 June 2020 First team [43]
10 January 2020 CF England Mitchell Curry Gateshead 30 June 2020 Under-23s [44]
31 January 2020 LW England Isaiah Jones Scotland St Johnstone 30 June 2020 Under-23s [45]
31 January 2020 DM England Ben Liddle Scunthorpe United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [46]
31 January 2020 CM England Connor Malley Scotland Ayr United 30 June 2020 Under-23s [47]
31 January 2020 SS England Stephen Walker Crewe Alexandra 30 June 2020 First team [48]

Pre-season

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Boro announced their pre-season programme on 14 June 2019.[49]

5 July 2019 (2019-07-05) Friendly Grazer AK 2–0 Middlesbrough Bad Aussee, Austria
17:00 CEST Rother 30'
Smoljan 73'		 Report Stadium: Christof Industries Arena
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) Friendly Gateshead 1–3 Middlesbrough Gateshead
19:30 BST Thomson 48' (pen.) Report Howson 44'
Fletcher 66'
Johnson 87'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Referee: James Westgate
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Friendly Hartlepool United 0–4 Middlesbrough Hartlepool
13:00 BST Report Tavernier 5'
Gestede 36'
Flint 41'
Saville 59'		 Stadium: Super 6 Stadium
Attendance: 3,173
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Heidenheim 5–1 Middlesbrough Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
16:00 CET Glatzel 66', 70', 89'
Beermann 74'
Pusch 87'		 Report Busch 19' (o.g.) Stadium: Voith-Arena
Referee: Pascal Müller
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Salford City 1–3 Middlesbrough Salford
19:30 BST Maynard 20' Report Assombalonga 35', 45', 66' Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Referee: Paul Marsden
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Friendly Middlesbrough 1–1 Saint-Étienne Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Wing 69' Report Bouanga 67' (pen.) Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Andrew Madley

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 +1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 −6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 −8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 −13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 −18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 −28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 −21 50
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[50]

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDLLWDDWLLDLLDDLDDWLWDLWWWWDLDDLDLLLDWLWLLWLWLW
Position13182217171813151920202121222222212020192020201816161617171818181820212219211921221819181917
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 14 19 48 61  −13 53 6 8 9 20 29  −9 7 6 10 28 32  −4

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source: BBC Sport

Matches

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On 20 June 2019, the forthcoming Championship fixtures were unveiled.[51]

2 August 2019 (2019-08-02) 1 Luton Town 3–3 Middlesbrough Luton
19:45 BST Bradley 17'
Cranie 24'
Ruddock Mpanzu Yellow card 45'
Collins Yellow card 49' 85'		 Report Fletcher 7' Yellow card 39'
Assombalonga 37' soccer ball with red X 82'
Wing Yellow card 61' 68'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,053
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Middlesbrough 0–1 Brentford Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Report Watkins 54'
Dalsgaard Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,911
Referee: Stephen Martin
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough Blackburn
15:00 BST Graham 25' (pen.)
Cunningham Yellow card 27'
Bennett Yellow card 31'
Johnson Yellow card 49'
Travis Yellow card 69'
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Report Dijksteel Yellow card 24'
Ayala Yellow card 26'
Wing Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Middlesbrough 1–0 Wigan Athletic Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Browne Yellow card 21'
Assombalonga 23'
Ayala Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Byrne Yellow card 17'
Kipré Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,649
Referee: Keith Stroud
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Middlesbrough
15:00 BST McNair 70' Report O'Brien Yellow card 10'
Bradshaw 76'
Leonard Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,279
Referee: John Brooks
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Bristol City 2–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
12:30 BST Palmer Yellow card 28' 44'
Rowe 81'		 Report Wing Yellow card 41'
Moore 64' (o.g.)
Assombalonga 68'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,757
Referee: Lee Mason
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Middlesbrough 1–0 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Johnson 60' Report McIntyre Yellow card 27'
Boyé Yellow card 44'
Morrison Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,414
Referee: Robert Jones
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 BST Fletcher 2' (o.g.)
Ralls Yellow card 87'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 77'
Ayala Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,141
Referee: Darren Bond
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9 Middlesbrough 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
15:00 BST McNair 19' Report Clayton 5' (o.g.)
Iorfa 6'
Reach 23'
Fletcher 34'
Bannan Yellow card 72'
Nuhiu Yellow card 76'
Luongo Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 22,075
Referee: James Linington
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) 10 Middlesbrough 1–1 Preston North End Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Fisher 42' (o.g.)
Clayton Yellow card 86'
Fletcher Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Harrop 40'
Pearson Yellow card 65'
Fisher Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,961
Referee: Darren England
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 11 Birmingham City 2–1 Middlesbrough Bordesley
19:45 BST Villalba 33'
Šunjić Yellow card 86'
Bailey 89' Yellow card 90+1'		 Report McNair Yellow card 54'
Dijksteel Yellow card 64'
Shotton Yellow card 72'
Ayala 87'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 19,703
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12 Middlesbrough 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Tavernier Yellow card 47'
Howson Yellow card 84'		 Report Austin Yellow card 25'
Ferguson Yellow card 64'
Livermore Yellow card 80'
Robson-Kanu 82'
Hegazi Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) 13 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
19:45 BST Bacuna Yellow card 90+7' Report Fry Yellow card 17'
McNair Yellow card 39'
Saville Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium
Attendance: 22,839
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 Middlesbrough 0–0 Fulham Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Tavernier Yellow card 42'
Coulson Yellow card 45+1'
McNair Yellow card 87'		 Report Odoi Yellow card 7'
Rodák Red card 17'
Reed Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,101
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Derby County 2–0 Middlesbrough Derby
15:00 GMT Lawrence 22', 84' Report McNair Yellow card 15'
Saville Red card 32'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,293
Referee: Darren Bond
9 November 2019 16 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Middlesbrough Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Wells 25' Yellow card 45+2'
Howson 44' (o.g.)
Hall Yellow card 53'
Ball Yellow card 83'
Cameron Yellow card 89'		 Report Assombalonga 23', 69'
Fry Yellow card 90+2'
Randolph Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,404
Referee: David Coote
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 Hull City Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT Tavernier 7'
Fletcher 26'
Johnson Red card 37'
Clayton Yellow card 55'
Dijksteel Yellow card 90+3'		 Report de Wijs Yellow card 65'
Bowen 71', 75'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,596
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 18 Middlesbrough 1–0 Barnsley Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Howson Yellow card 43'
Fletcher 54'
Wing Yellow card 64'
Bola Yellow card 81'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,043
Referee: Oliver Langford
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19 Leeds United 4–0 Middlesbrough Beeston, Leeds
15:00 BST Bamford 3' Yellow card 22'
Phillips Yellow card 24'
Klich 45+3', 73'
Costa 67'		 Report McNair Yellow card 27'
Ayala Yellow card 65'
Howson Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Keith Stroud
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Middlesbrough 1–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Saville 1'
Fletcher Yellow card 88'		 Report Gallagher Yellow card 54'
Pratley Yellow card 59'
Leko Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,681
Referee: Steve Martin
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) 21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Middlesbrough West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Silva Yellow card 27'
Yates 63'
Semedo Yellow card 83'
Worrall Yellow card 87'
Robinson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Spence Yellow card 24'
McNair Yellow card 81'
Fletcher Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,577
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Swansea City 3–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
15:00 GMT Ayew 22' (pen.), 71'
Cabango Yellow card 48'
Dhanda Yellow card 54'
Surridge 73'		 Report Saville Yellow card 29'
Browne Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 63'
Tavernier 59'
McNair Red card 77'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 14,625
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 December 2019 (2019-12-20) 23 Middlesbrough 2–1 Stoke City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Howson Yellow card 43'
Fletcher 57'
Wing 71'
Saville Yellow card 82'		 Report Ward Yellow card 21'
Clucas 53' Yellow card 59'
Smith Yellow card 77'
Cousins Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,270
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Middlesbrough 1–0 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Spence 37'
Howson Yellow card 43'
Fletcher Yellow card 64'
Saville Yellow card 88'		 Report Bacuna Yellow card 43'
Grabara Yellow card 77'
O'Brien Yellow card 82'
Grant Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,313
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15.00 BST Livermore Yellow card 57'
Phillips Yellow card 69'
Austin Yellow card 72'
Furlong Yellow card 82'		 Report Ayala 17'
Howson Yellow card 48'
Spence Yellow card 69'
Coulson Yellow card 85'
Fletcher 90+4'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,077
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Preston North End 0–2 Middlesbrough Preston
15:00 GMT Report Gestede 40'
Fletcher 62'
Clayton Yellow card 64'
Johnson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,824
Referee: John Brooks
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 27 Middlesbrough 2–2 Derby County Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Wing 16'
McNair 67' (pen.)
Coulson Yellow card 79'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 39'
Waghorn Yellow card 44'
Knight 54'
Holmes 90+1'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,706
Referee: Tim Robinson
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) 28 Fulham 1–0 Middlesbrough Fulham
19:45 GMT Knockaert 6'
McDonald Yellow card 60'		 Report McNair Yellow card 72' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,375
Referee: David Webb
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) 29 Middlesbrough 1–1 Birmingham City Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT McNair soccer ball with red X 23'
Fletcher 81'		 Report Jutkiewicz 27'
Gardner Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,350
Referee: Andy Woolmer
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Coulson 75' Report Travis 58' Yellow card 85'
Lenihan Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,937
Referee: Matt Donohue
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Brentford 3–2 Middlesbrough Brentford
15:00 GMT Jeanvier 24'
Mbeumo 60'
Watkins 87'		 Report Wing 58'
Fletcher 63'
Tavernier Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,285
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Middlesbrough Wigan
19:45 GMT Morsy 29'
Dunkley Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 62'
Kipré Yellow card 54'
Pilkington Yellow card 64'
Williams Yellow card 69'
Naismith Yellow card 70'
Moukoudi 76' (o.g.)
Massey Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Moukoudi Yellow card 59'
Wing 64', 68'
Saville Yellow card 72'
Howson Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,023
Referee: Oliver Langford
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Middlesbrough 0–1 Luton Town Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Wing Yellow card 90+7' Report Tunnicliffe 17'
Cranie Yellow card 38'
Berry Yellow card 43'
Mpanzu Yellow card 78'
Brown Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 19,734
Referee: Jarred Gillet
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Barnsley 1–0 Middlesbrough Barnsley
15:00 GMT Chaplin 73'
Woodrow Yellow card 78'
Bähre Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 16,106
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) 35 Middlesbrough 0–1 Leeds United Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Saville Yellow card 10'
Moukoudi Yellow card 82'
Clayton Yellow card 90'		 Report Klich 45+1' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,647
Referee: Gavin Ward
2 March 2020 (2020-03-02) 36 Middlesbrough 2–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Gestede 40'
Wing 44'
Shotton Yellow card 75'		 Report Yates 29'
Grabban 86'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 18,884
Referee: Darren England
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Middlesbrough Charlton
15:00 GMT Purrington Yellow card 45'
Taylor Yellow card 53'
Matthews Yellow card 63'		 Report Shotton Yellow card 11'
McNair 17'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 38 Middlesbrough 0–3 Swansea City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Nmecha Yellow card 45+4'
Roberts Yellow card 75'		 Report Brewster 18', 21'
Ayew 34' (pen.)
Kalulu Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] The match was rescheduled to 20 June.
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39 Stoke City 0–2 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Powell Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 89' Report Fletcher 29'
Tavernier 62'
Wing Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.
2 July 2020 (2020-07-02) 40 Hull City 2–1 Middlesbrough Kingston upon Hull
17:00 BST Kane 8'
Wilks Yellow card 45+3', 90+1'		 Report Assombalonga 4' (pen.)
Tavernier Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[52] The match was rescheduled to 2 July.
5 July 2020 (2020-07-05) 41 Middlesbrough 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 38'
Saville Yellow card 51'
Assombalonga Yellow card 89'		 Report Hugill 32' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Duncan
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 5 July.
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) 42 Millwall 0–2 Middlesbrough Bermondsey
19:45 BST Cooper Yellow card 86' Report Assombalonga Yellow card 66', 68'
Saville Yellow card 70'
Fletcher 87' (pen.)
Howson Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 8 July.
11 July 2020 (2020-07-11) 43 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 54'
Assombalonga 82'		 Report Wells 6', 79'
Paterson 42'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 11 July.
14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44 Reading 1–2 Middlesbrough Reading
20:00 BST Pușcaș Yellow card 19'
Moore 33'
Rinomhota Yellow card 58'		 Report Fletcher 45'
Roberts 82'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 14 July.
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45 Middlesbrough 1–3 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Saville Yellow card 1'
Friend Yellow card 19'
Howson Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 89'
Assombalonga 85'		 Report Morrison 4', Yellow card 84'
Murphy 47', 81'
Bacuna Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Middlesbrough Owlerton
19:30 BST Murphy 10' Report McNair 22'
Assombalonga 90+3'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[54]

5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) Third round Middlesbrough 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough
14:01 GMT Fletcher 50'
Saville Yellow card 85'		 Report Alli Yellow card 45'
Lucas Moura 61'
Lamela Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,693
Referee: Stuart Attwell
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) Third round replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Middlesbrough Tottenham
20:05 GMT Lo Celso 2'
Lamela 15'		 Report Saville 83' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 49,202
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[55]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Middlesbrough 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Crewe Alexandra Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Saville Yellow card 60'
Fletcher 75'
Bola 90+1'		 Report Porter 42'
Kirk 45+1'
Ng Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Penalties
Assombalonga soccer ball with red X
Fletcher soccer ball with check mark
McNair soccer ball with check mark
Browne soccer ball with red X		 Porter soccer ball with check mark
Green soccer ball with check mark
Pickering soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark

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