Middlesbrough Trivia

1. What was the name of the stadium that Middlesbrough played in prior to moving to the Riverside Stadium?

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Answer: Ayresome Park

Middlesbrough had played at Ayresome Park since 1903, they moved to the Riverside Stadium after the 1994/95 season. The move was forced by the Taylor Report into the Hillsborough Stadium disaster which recommended that for safety reasons football stadiums in the higher tiers of English football should be all seater stadiums, this would have required major modification of Ayresome Park and so it was decided that it was better to move to a new, purpose built stadium.

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Answer: Hartlepool and Darlington

Sunderland and Newcastle are Middlesbrough's local rivals, but the teams from Darlington and Hartlepool are much closer. Darlington is roughly 15 miles away to the West, and Hartlepool is roughly the same, heading northeast.

From Quiz Middlesbrough FC History

Answer: 1876

Members of the Middlesbrough Cricket Club formed the team in 1876 and a year later, they played their first recorded game which ended in a 1-1 draw with Teeside Wanderers.

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Answer: 1995

There were many problems involved with building the Riverside stadium, mainly caused by its location. One problem was that the surveyers thought that there might be Anthrax spores buried beneath the site. There were also safety issues concerning the gasses being produced in factories in the surrounding area.

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Answer: Steve McClaren

Steve McClaren was manager of Middlesbrough from 2001 - 2006 when he left the club in order to take up the position of manager of the England national side. Middlesbrough beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to win the League Cup which was the first major trophy Middlesbrough had won in their history.

From Quiz Middlesbrough FC History

Answer: Old Archery Ground

Middlesbrough played at the Old Archery Ground from 1877-79, followed by Breckon Hill until 1892, when they had a spell at Linthorpe Park until 1903. The club then moved to Ayresome Park, which was their home until moving into the brand new Riverside Stadium in 1994.

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Answer: Burnley

In 2004, Middlesbrough won their first ever League Cup. Burnley defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 after extra time in the 1947 encounter.

From Quiz Up the Boro

Answer: 1994

Steve Gibson was born and brought up in Middlesbrough. He made his money through his chemical transportation company. Gibson replaced Colin Henderson as chairman of Middlesbrough FC in 1994 and owned roughly 90% of the club.

From Quiz Being a Middlesbrough Fan

Answer: 35,100

Like many other clubs, Middlesbrough moved out of their old stadium, Ayresome Park, back in 1995 following the Taylor Report. Although having a lovely big new stadium is very nice indeed, it still can't generate the atmosphere that the old ground could.

From Quiz Middlesbrough FC History

Answer: John Robson

Robson was at the helm between 1899-1905, when Alex Massie took over for a year. Andy Aitken followed until 1909, followed by short spells by J Gunter (1908-10) and A Walker (1910-11), until Tom McIntosh became manager until 1919. John Robson went on to manage Manchester United at the start of World War I, until 1921.

From Quiz Up the Boro

Answer: Sevilla

Middlesbrough lost the 2005/06 UEFA cup to the Spanish side Sevilla being beaten 4-0 in the final played at the Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was Middlesbrough's first international final and Sevilla's first international trophy.

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Answer: Derby County

He signed in January 2003, and he had played for England under 21s. Riggot began his career at Derby and transferred to Middlesbrough in order to return to Premiership football.

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Answer: Newcastle United

The Tyne-Tees derby is the name given to matches between Newcastle United and Middlesbrough FC. The name comes from the names of the rivers that the places are on with Middlesbrough being on the Tees and Newcastle on the Tyne. Newcastle and Middlesbrough are rivals as they are only 34 miles apart.

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Answer: Aston Villa

Southgate was born in Watford in 1970, and signed for Crystal Palace as a trainee in 1989 where he played 152 League games between 1989-95, before signing for Aston Villa. At Villa Park, he played 191 League games until 2001, when Middlesbrough snapped up the England international defender.

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Answer: Aitor Karanka

Prior to being manager at Middlesbrough Aitor Karanka was assistant manager at Real Madrid. Karanka was born in 1973 in Spain and spent most of his playing career at Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

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Answer: 204

Clough's 204 goals came in just 222 games; almost a goal a game! A true legend of the game, Clough made his Middlesbrough debut in 1955, before signing for Sunderland in 1961. Sadly, Clough died at the age of 69 in September, 2004.

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Answer: 1876

They were formed by Middlesbrough's Cricket Club at the Albert Park Hotel. Their first game was against Teesside Wanderers in 1877, and the result was 1-1.

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Answer: Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion

Middlesbrough had a very poor season in 208/09 only winning 7 of their 38 games. They also scored the fewest goals of any team in the Premier League that season scoring only 28 times. This saw them end the season 19th in the table meaning they were relegated to the Championship along with West Bromwich Albion(20th) and Newcastle United(18th).

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Answer: Middlesbrough beat Bolton 2-1 in Cardiff's Millenium Stadium

Bolton Wanderers were the opposition at the wonderful Millenium Stadium in Cardiff. The game was only 7 minutes old when a penalty made it 2-0 to Middlesbrough. Bolton got one goal back in the 21st minute but that was the end of the scoring and the Cup was adorned in red and white ribbons and heading back to the northeast.

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Answer: Brighton & Hove Albion

Middlesbrough hammered Brighton 9-0 in August 1958 to set the record. Incidentally, they lost 9-0 to Blackburn Rovers which set the record for their heaviest defeat.

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Answer: Ayresome Park

Maine Road was Manchester City's former ground. The baseball ground was Derby County's former ground. Roker Park was Sunderland's former ground.

From Quiz Up the Boro

Answer: Lion

Middlesbrough club crest is based on the town's crest which features a lion. For the football team the colour of the lion was changed from blue to red to fit with the club's colours. Although their have been various versions of the club crest over the years they have all featured a red lion.

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Answer: Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough finished as champions on 82 points, with Reading 2nd on 79. Bolton ended 3rd, but were promoted via the play-offs. Relegated from the Premiership that season were Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Leicester City and Ipswich Town.

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Answer: Hartlepool United

Middlesbrough is 10 miles south of Hartlepool. It's 40 miles south of Newcastle, 15 miles away from Darlington and 25 miles from Sunderland.

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Answer: Norwich City

Middlesbrough had a good season in 2014/15 finishing 4th in the table. This saw them enter the play offs for promotion to the Premier League. In the semi-finals the Boro beat Burnley 5-1 across the two matches to secure their spot in the final while Norwich City beat their local rivals Ipswich Town to get their place in the final. The final took place at Wembley Stadium in London with Norwich City getting promoted by winning 2-0.

From Quiz Being a Middlesbrough Fan

Answer: Mark

The two Marks, Schwartzer and Viduka, were both long established Australian international players; despite the names which are originally German and Croatian. Other Australian international players who have also played for Middlesbrough include centre back Tony Vidmar, and midfielders Paul Okon and Luke Wilkshire.

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Answer: Manchester City

Middlesbrough drew 1-1 with each of these teams, but on the final day of the season, they needed to avoid defeat at the City of Manchester Stadium, and did so via Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink's goal in the 23rd minute. Kiki Musampa levelled the score for City, but it was Middlesbrough that gained the UEFA Cup place.

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Answer: Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough won 2-1 with two goals in the first seven minutes. Job and Bolo Zenden scored for Middlesbrough, and Kevin Davies scored for Bolton.

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Answer: Reached the FA Cup and League Cup finals

While Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premiership in the 1996-97 season, they also reached the League Cup final, where Steve Claridge's extra-time goal gave Leicester City a 1-0 victory. A month later, they played in the FA Cup final, where Chelsea took the Cup with goals from Roberto Di Matteo in the 1st minute, and Edide Newton in the 83rd.

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Answer: Manchester United

Steve McClaren has helped coach the England football team. He was a coach at Oxford United and Derby County before joining Manchester United.

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