2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season
| 2014–15 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Steve Gibson | |||
| Manager | Aitor Karanka | |||
| Stadium | Riverside Stadium | |||
| Football League Championship | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Bamford (17) All: Patrick Bamford (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,381 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 02 May 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,727 (vs. Preston North End, 26 August 2014) | |||
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The 2014–15 season was Middlesbrough's 6th consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the League Cup and in the FA Cup.
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
- Last updated 2 May 2015[1]
- "+" constitutes substitute appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF |  ESP
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Damià | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG
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George Friend | 46 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ESP
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Daniel Ayala | 35 | 5 | 29+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Ryan Fredericks (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 20 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Ben Gibson | 40 | 0 | 33+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Grant Leadbitter | 49 | 13 | 40+3 | 12 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Adam Clayton | 47 | 0 | 37+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ESP
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Kike | 49 | 11 | 25+17 | 9 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG
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Lee Tomlin | 48 | 9 | 32+10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF |  ARG
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Emmanuel Ledesma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK |  GRE
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Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 42 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ENG
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James Husband | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Dean Whitehead | 20 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF |  GAM
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Mustapha Carayol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG
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Adam Reach | 46 | 3 | 27+12 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | FW |  BEL
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Jelle Vossen (on loan from Racing Genk) | 38 | 8 | 20+13 | 7 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  NGA
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Kenneth Omeruo (on loan from Chelsea) | 23 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | ENG
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Patrick Bamford (on loan from Chelsea) | 43 | 19 | 32+6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | MF |  EQG
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Emilio Nsue | 28 | 0 | 12+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  AUS
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Rhys Williams | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF |  CZE
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Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  GHA
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Albert Adomah | 49 | 5 | 40+3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF |  NED
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Yanic Wildschut | 13 | 2 | 3+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ENG
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Adam Forshaw | 20 | 1 | 6+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 39 | DF | ENG
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Jonathan Woodgate | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | GK | ESP
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Tomás Mejías | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG
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Luke Williams | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG
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Seb Hines | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | ENG
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Bradley Fewster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Players who appeared for Middlesbrough but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 16 | DF |  SCO
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Andy Halliday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF |  SRB
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Miloš Veljković (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ENG
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Richard Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | GK | ENG
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Jamal Blackman (on loan from Chelsea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Top scorers[edit]
- Last updated 17 April 2015
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 23 | Patrick Bamford
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17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Grant Leadbitter
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12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Kike
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9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | 10 | Lee Tomlin
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7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Jelle Vossen
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7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6= | MF | 27 | Albert Adomah
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6= | DF | 4 | Daniel Ayala
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4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Adam Reach
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 33 | Yanic Wildschut
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | DF | 3 | George Friend
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 14 | Luke Williams
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 30 | Bradley Fewster
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9= | DF | 39 | Jonathan Woodgate
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record[edit]
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| 4 | DF | ESP
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Daniel Ayala | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Grant Leadbitter | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Adam Clayton | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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George Friend | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Ryan Fredericks | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
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Lee Tomlin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GHA
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Albert Adomah | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Ben Gibson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Dean Whitehead | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NGA
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Kenneth Omeruo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG
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Patrick Bamford | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | BEL
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Jelle Vossen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP
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Damià | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP
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Kike | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | GRE
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Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | EQG
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Emilio Nsue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
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Adam Forshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
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Adam Reach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Competitions[edit]
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
| 12 July 2014 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Leeds, England |
| 17:00 BST | L. Williams  18', 41'Burgess 54'Fewster 81' |
Report | Amauri 61' |
Stadium: West Riding County FA Ground |
| 16 July 2014 | Lucena | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Lucena, Spain |
| 17:00 BST | López 38' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva |
| 19 July 2014 | Linense | 0–4 | Middlesbrough | Andalusia, Spain |
| 10:00 BST | Report | Tomlin 29' (pen.) Fewster 54'L. Williams 85'Leadbitter 87' |
Stadium: Municipal La Línea |
| 21 July 2014 | Atlético CP | 0–5 | Middlesbrough | Lisboa, Portugal |
| 10:30 CET | Report | Kike 8', 15' Friend 14'Fewster 74' (pen.), 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Da Tapadinha |
| 26 July 2014 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Middlesbrough | Rochdale, England |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson 41' |
Report | Reach 4' Kike 15' (pen.)Tomlin 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: David Benton |
| 30 July 2014 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Hartlepool, England |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Reach 50' Fewster 70' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 2 August 2014 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Villarreal CF | Middlesbrough, England |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Gerard Moreno 23' Nahuel 45' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Championship[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Norwich City (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 78 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
League results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
Last updated: 6 April 2015.
Source: Football League
Matches[edit]
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[2]
| 9 August 2014 1 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ayala 33' 61' Kike 66' |
Report | Eardley 54' |
Attendance: 18,371 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 12:15 | Sharp 88' |
Report | Attendance: 24,484 (Approx 1,945 Boro) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 19 August 2014 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Macron Stadium, Bolton |
| 19:00 | Davies 27' (pen.) |
Report | Leadbitter 45' (pen.) Kike 77' |
Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Middlesbrough | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 72' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Nuhiu 6', 57' May 42' |
Attendance: 17,820 (1,848 Wednesday) Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 30 August 2014 5 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Reading | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Report | Cox 7' |
Attendance: 14,970 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 13 September 2014 6 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Stead 86' |
Report | Leadbitter 36', 90+2' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,993 (3500 Boro) Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 16 September 2014 7 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Report | Kike 2' |
Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 20 September 2014 8 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Brentford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 35' Adomah 50'Bamford 68'Kike 88' |
Report | Attendance: 15,484 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 27 September 2014 9 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 15:00 | Ben Haim 39' Solly 74' |
Report | Adomah 75'  82' |
Attendance: 16,110 (1,967 Boro) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 30 September 2014 10 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Blackpool | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Ayala 19' 45+1' Leadbitter 41' |
Report | Miller 25' Rentmeister 59'Perkins 60' |
Attendance: 15,213 (193 Blackpool) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 4 October 2014 11 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Fulham | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Reach 46' Adomah 82' |
Report | Attendance: 16,201 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 18 October 2014 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Falmer Stadium, Brighton |
| 15:00 | Greer 88' |
Report | Tomlin 8' Adomah 53' |
Attendance: 26,642 (1,376 Boro) Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 21 October 2014 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 | Sako 33' (pen.) Dicko 73'Ebanks-Landell 90+1'Clarke 90+4' |
Report | Leadbitter 83' |
Attendance: 18,391 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 25 October 2014 14 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ayala 34' Bamford 46'Kike 49'Whitehead 51'Fredericks 90+2' |
Report | Forestieri 39' Deeney 61' |
Attendance: 17,491 Referee: James Adcock |
| 1 November 2014 15 | Rotherham United | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | New York Stadium, Rotherham |
| 15:00 | Bowery 30' Green 54'Clarke-Harris 64' |
Report | Bamford 8' Wildschut 19'Tomlin 87' |
Attendance: 11,282 Referee: Mick Russel |
| 4 November 2014 16 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Norwich City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Bamford 5' Leadbitter 33' (pen.), 69'Wildschut 85' |
Report | Attendance: 16,468 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 8 November 2014 17 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 22,930 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | DW Stadium, Wigan |
| 15:00 | Maloney 24' McCann 49'Boyce 66' |
Report | Bamford 57' Clayton 23'Adomah 62' |
Attendance: 16,347 Referee: David Webb |
| 29 November 2014 19 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 83' Tomlin 55' |
Report | Gestede 90+4' Evans 54' |
Attendance: 18,152 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 6 December 2014 20 | Millwall | 1–5 | Middlesbrough | The Den, South Bermondsey |
| 15:00 | McDonald 52' 78' |
Report | Vossen 21', 34', 44' Bamford 28'Kike 79' |
Attendance: 10,328 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 13 December 2014 21 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Derby County | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Bamford 6' Ayala 29'Leadbitter 63' (pen.) 81' |
Report | Hendrick 53' Shotton 62'Bryson 71'Forsyth 75' |
Attendance: 17,434 Referee: Roger East |
| 20 December 2014 22 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Murphy 24' McGoldrick 37'Tabb 45+1' |
Report | Vossen 20' Omeruo 27'Friend 87' |
Attendance: 21,187 Referee: James Linington |
| 26 December 2014 23 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Friend 52' Vossen 78'Leadbitter 87' |
Report | Mancienne 38' Wilson 53' 66' |
Attendance: 32,277 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 28 December 2014 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Gestede 50' Tunnicliffe 90+3' |
Report | Gibson 20' Whitehead 44'Ayala 89' |
Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 10 January 2015 25 | Reading | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| 15:00 | Norwood 42' Obita 54' |
Report | Tomlin 68' |
Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 17 January 2015 26 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| Tomlin 61', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 18,576 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 20 January 2015 27 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| Bamford 63' Tomlin 79' |
Report | Jones 86' |
Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 31 January 2015 28 | Brentford | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Griffin Park, Brentford |
| 12:15 | Diagouraga 33' Button 43'Douglas 62' |
Report | Omeruo 16' Bamford 41'Leadbitter 44' (pen.)Kike 90' |
Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 7 February 2015 29 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 5' Vossen 47'Forshaw 82'Tomlin 87' |
Report | Gudmundsson 37' |
Attendance: 18,903 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 10 February 2015 30 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
| 19:45 | Clarke 4' Gibson 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Woodgate 82' Kike 87' |
Attendance: 10,806 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 18 February 2015 31 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Cotterill 42' Caddis 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Konstantopoulos 43' Fredericks 56'Bamford 74'Adomah 88'Omeruo 90+6' |
Attendance: 15,101 Referee: David Coote |
| 21 February 2015 32 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Leeds United | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Forshaw 80' |
Report | Mowatt 3' Bellisci 23'Bamba 57'Cooper 90+5' |
Attendance: 25,531 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 24 February 2015 33 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Adomah 33' Kike 90+2' |
Report | Vela 45+2' Dervite 67'Janko 68'Danns 82'Heskey 90+4' |
Attendance: 16,569 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 28 February 2015 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Nuhiu 52' Keane 54' |
Report | Attendance: 23,774 Referee: Stephen Martin |
| 3 March 2015 35 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Millwall | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 26' Kike 29'Vossen 78' |
Report | Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 7 March 2015 36 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | City Ground, Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Gardner 33' Blackstock 65' |
Report | Leadbitter 27' |
Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 14 March 2015 37 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Ayala 4' Adomah 30'Gibson 55'Bamford 64', 79'Reach 73' |
Report | Murphy 11' Smith 28'Bishop 45' |
Attendance: 18,909 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 17 March 2015 38 | Derby County | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Pride Park, Derby |
| 19:45 | Christie 51' Hughes 57'Bryson 60' |
Report | Vossen 51' Clayton 63'Bramford 64'Reach 90+3' |
Attendance: 31,939 Referee: Andy D´Urso |
| 21 March 2015 39 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | Goldsands Stadium, Bournemouth |
| 12:15 | Kermorgant 12' Arter 48'Pitman 74' |
Report | Attendance: 10,998 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 3 April 2015 40 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 20' |
Report | Attendance: 23,082 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 6 April 2015 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 12:30 | Deeney 37' Ighalo 65' |
Report | Attendance: 19,656 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 11 April 2015 42 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Tomlin 50' Bamford 66' |
Report | Attendance: 19,537 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 14 April 2015 43 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Vossen 3' Bamford 11' |
Report | Sako 53' |
Attendance: 20,520 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 17 April 2015 44 | Norwich | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| 19:45 | Hoolahan 45+2' Olsson 73' |
Report | Tettey 8' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 26,933 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 25 April 2015 45 | Fulham | 4–3 | Middlesbrough | Craven Cottage, London |
| 15:00 | Turner 45' McCormack 55' (pen.), 67' (pen.), 90' |
Report | Reach 63' Ayala 73'Kike 88' |
Attendance: 26,993 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 2 May 2015 46 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Brighton | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Report | Attendance: 33,381 Referee: Andrew Madley |
FA Cup[edit]
| 3 January 2015 Third round | Barnsley | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Report | Vossen 48' Ayala 84' |
Attendance: 9,473 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 24 January 2015 Fourth round | Manchester City | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Etihad Stadium, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Report | Bamford 53' Kike 90' |
Attendance: 44,836 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 15 February 2015 Fifth Round | Arsenal | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Emirates Stadium, London |
| 16:00 | Giroud 27', 29' |
Report | Attendance: 59, 823 Referee: Mike Dean |
League Cup[edit]
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Middlesbrough were drawn away to Oldham Athletic.[3]
| 12 August 2014 Round One | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | Boundary Park, Oldham |
| 19:45 | Wilson 12' |
Report | Williams 30' Leadbitter 48'Kike 60' |
Attendance: 4,311 Referee: James Adcock |
| 26 August 2014 Round Two | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Preston North End | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Tomlin 51', 66' Fewster 57' |
Report | Hugill 54' |
Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 23 September 2014 Round Three | Liverpool | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (14–13 p) | Middlesbrough | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 19:45 | Rossiter 10' Suso 109' Sakho 61' |
Report | Reach 62' 106' Bamford 120+3' (pen.) Omeruo 57' |
Referee: Mike Jones |
| Penalties | ||||
Balotelli  Lucas Lallana Suso Sterling  Williams Touré Sakho Manquillo Enrique Mignolet Balotelli Lucas Lallana Suso |
Bamford Clayton Reach Adomah Vossen Friend Ayala Fredericks Omeruo Wildschut Blackman Bamford Clayton Reach Adomah |
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tomás Mejías |
Real Madrid |
Undisclosed | 4 July 2014 | First Team | [4] |
| FW | Kike |
Real Murcia |
Undisclosed | 11 July 2014 | First Team | [5] |
| DF | James Husband |
Doncaster Rovers |
£500,000 + Swap | 26 July 2014 | First Team | [6] |
| DF | Emilio Nsue |
Real Mallorca |
Undisclosed | 31 July 2014 | First Team | [7] |
| MF | Adam Clayton |
Huddersfield Town |
£1,000,000 + Swap | 13 August 2014 | First Team | [8] |
| DF | Damià Abella |
Osasuna |
Free | 16 August 2014 | First Team | [9] |
| MF | Yanic Wildschut |
Heerenveen |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2014 | First Team | [10] |
| MF | Adam Forshaw |
Wigan Athletic |
Undisclosed | 28 January 2015 | First Team | [11] |
Out[edit]
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Matthew Dolan |
Bradford City |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [12] |
| DF | Jake Fowler |
 Free Agent |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13] |
| DF |  Jayson Leutwiler |
Shrewsbury Town |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][14] |
| DF | Cameron Park |
Marske United |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13] |
| DF | Stuart Parnaby |
Hartlepool United |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][15] |
| DF | Frazer Richardson |
Rotherham United |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][16] |
| DF | Lewis Sirrell |
 Östersund |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13][17] |
| DF | Matthew Waters |
Free Agent |
Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13] |
| FW | Marvin Emnes |
 Swansea City |
Undisclosed | 2 July 2014 | First Team | [18] |
| FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz |
Burnley |
Undisclosed | 15 July 2014 | First Team | [19] |
| FW | Curtis Main |
Doncaster Rovers |
Swap | 30 July 2014 | First Team | [20] |
| MF | Jacob Butterfield |
Huddersfield Town |
Swap | 13 August 2014 | First Team | [8] |
| DF | Christian Burgess |
Peterborough United |
Undisclosed | 21 August 2014 | First Team | [21] |
| MF | Richard Smallwood |
Rotherham United |
Undisclosed | 22 August 2014 | First Team | [22] |
| FW |  Kei Kamara |
 Columbus Crew |
Free transfer (Released) | 28 August 2014 | First Team | |
| FW | Charlie Wyke |
Carlisle United |
Nominal fee | 23 January 2015 | Reserves | [23] |
| MF | Andy Halliday |
Bradford City |
Undisclosed | 26 January 2015 | First team | [24] |
Loans in[edit]
| Position | Player | Loaned from | End date | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kenneth Omeruo |
Chelsea |
30 June 2015 | First team | [25] |
| DF | Ryan Fredericks |
Tottenham Hotspur |
30 June 2015 | First team | [26] |
| FW | Patrick Bamford |
Chelsea |
30 June 2015 | First team | [27] |
| FW | Jelle Vossen |
Genk |
30 June 2015 | First team | [10] |
| GK | Jamal Blackman |
Chelsea |
17 January 2015 | First team | [10] |
| DF | Miloš Veljković |
Tottenham Hotspur |
17 January 2015 | First team | [28] |
| DF | Tomáš Kalas |
Chelsea |
30 June 2015 | First team | [29] |
| DF |  Fernando Amorebieta |
Fulham |
30 June 2015 | First team | [30] |
| DF | Dwight Tiendalli |
Swansea City |
30 June 2015 | First team | [31] |
Loans out[edit]
| Position | Player | Loaned to | End date | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Ryan Brobbel |
Hartlepool United |
8 November 2014 | Reserves | [32][33][34] |
| MF | Richard Smallwood |
Rotherham United |
22 August 2014 | First team | [35] |
| DF | Christian Burgess |
Peterborough United |
21 August 2014 | Reserves | [21][36] |
| FW | Charlie Wyke |
Hartlepool United |
24 November 2014 | Reserves | [21][37][38] |
| GK | Jason Steele |
Blackburn Rovers |
30 June 2015 | First team | [39] |
| DF | Seb Hines |
Coventry City |
4 January 2015 | First team | [40] |
| DF | David Atkinson |
Hartlepool United |
26 October 2014 | Reserves | [41] |
| MF | Andy Halliday |
Bradford City |
26 January 2015 | First team | [24][42][43] |
| FW | Luke Williams |
Scunthorpe United |
3 January 2015 | First team | [44][45] |
| DF | Brad Halliday |
York City |
13 December 2014 | Reserves | [46] |
| MF | Bryn Morris |
Burton Albion |
19 December 2014 | Reserves | [47] |
| MF | Emmanuel Ledesma |
Rotherham United |
20 December 2014 | First team | [48] |
| FW | Bradley Fewster |
Preston North End |
30 June 2015 | Reserves | [49] |
| FW | Luke Williams |
Coventry City |
12 March 2015 | First team | [50][51] |
| MF | Jordan Jones |
Hartlepool United |
30 June 2015 | Reserves | [52][53] |
| MF | Emmanuel Ledesma |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
21 March 2015 | First team | [54] |
| DF | James Husband |
Fulham |
30 June 2015 | First team | [30] |
| FW | Luke Williams |
Peterborough United |
30 June 2015 | First team | [55] |
| DF | David Atkinson |
Carlisle United |
30 June 2015 | Reserves | [56] |
| MF | Mustapha Carayol |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
30 June 2015 | First team | [57] |
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