2024–25 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 149th season in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club and their eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club were also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup before being knocked out by Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers respectively. After the season amid missing out on the promotion playoffs, head coach Michael Carrick was let go of the club.^[1]

Middlesbrough

2024–25 season
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Head Coach	Michael Carrick
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Conway (12) All: Tommy Conway (12)
Highest home attendance	32,147 v Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 2024, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	16,794 v Blackburn Rovers (11 January 2025, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance	25,330
Biggest win	5-1 v Luton Town (H) (9 November 2024, Championship) 2-6 v Oxford United (A) (23 November 2024, Championship)
Biggest defeat	0-5 v Stoke City (H) (27 August 2024, EFL Cup)
Home colours Away colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024	LW	Delano Burgzorg	Mainz 05	Undisclosed	[2]
28 June 2024	CM	Aidan Morris	Columbus Crew	Undisclosed	[3]
1 July 2024[a]	RB	Luke Ayling	Leeds United	Free	[4]
8 July 2024	CB	Harley Hunt[b]	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[5]
9 August 2024	LW	Micah Hamilton	Manchester City	Undisclosed	[6]
16 August 2024	CF	Tommy Conway	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[7]
27 August 2024	LB	Neto Borges	Clermont Foot	Undisclosed	[8]
23 January 2025	CM	Brayden Johnson[b]	Eastbourne Borough	Undisclosed	[9]
24 January 2025	RW	Morgan Whittaker	Plymouth Argyle	Undisclosed	[10]
25 January 2025	CB	George Edmundson	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[11]
31 January 2025	RW	Josh Dede[b]	Celtic	Undisclosed	[12]

1. The transfer was announced on 27 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Leeds United contract expired
2. Signed initially for Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2024	LB	Hayden Coulson	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[13]
28 June 2024	LB	Bryant Bilongo	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[14]
30 August 2024	CM	AJ Bridge	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[15]
10 January 2025	RW	Isaiah Jones	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[16]
28 January 2025	CB	Matthew Clarke	Derby County	Undisclosed	[17]
30 January 2025	CF	Ajay Matthews	Millwall	Undisclosed	[18]
4 February 2025	CF	Emmanuel Latte Lath	Atlanta United	$22,000,000	[19][20]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
30 August 2024	RW	Ben Doak	Liverpool	End of Season	[21]
30 August 2024	CB	George Edmundson	Ipswich Town	21 January 2025[a]	[23]
23 January 2025	LB	Ryan Giles	Hull City	End of Season	[24]
29 January 2025	GK	Mark Travers	Bournemouth	End of Season	[25]
3 February 2025	CF	Kelechi Iheanacho	Sevilla	End of Season	[26]
3 February 2025	LW	Samuel Iling-Junior	Aston Villa	End of Season	[27]

1. On 21 January, Edmundson was recalled back to his parent club Ipswich^[22]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	RB	Terrell Agyemang	Airdrieonians	2 January 2025[b]	[29]
1 July 2024	LW	Samuel Silvera	Portsmouth	13 January 2025[c]	[31]
23 July 2024	GK	Zach Hemming	Leyton Orient	1 January 2025[d]	[33]
7 August 2024	CB	Jack Hannah	Queen of the South	End of Season	[34]
30 August 2024	CF	Josh Coburn	Millwall	End of Season	[35]
30 August 2024	CF	Sonny Finch	Milton Keynes Dons	2 January 2025[e]	[36]
30 August 2024	LW	Pharrell Willis	Queen of the South	16 January 2025[f]	[38]
20 December 2024	CM	Hazeem Bakre	Dagenham & Redbridge	18 January 2025	[39]
3 January 2025	GK	Zach Hemming	St Mirren	End of Season	[40]
13 January 2025	LW	Samuel Silvera	Blackpool	End of Season	[30]
23 January 2025	LW	Micah Hamilton	Stockport County	End of Season	[41]
24 January 2025	RB	George Gitau	Raith Rovers	End of Season	[42]
3 February 2025	AM	Alex Gilbert	Charlton Athletic	End of Season	[43]
7 February 2025	CF	Hazeem Bakre	Darlington	End of Season	[44]
11 February 2025	LB	Lukas Engel	FC Cincinnati	31 December 2025	[45]
3 March 2025	RB	Nathan Simpson	Spennymoor Town	31 March 2025	[46]
27 March 2025	CM	Brayden Johnson	Gateshead	End of Season	[47]
28 March 2025	CF	Daniel Nkrumah	FC Halifax Town	End of Season	[48]
28 March 2025	LW	Pharrell Willis	Maidstone United	End of Season	[49]
21 April 2025	GK	Shea Connor	Darlington	28 April 2025	[50]

1. The loan was announced on 26 June, and would officially commence on July 1
2. On 2 January, Agyemang was recalled back from his loan at Airdrieonians^[28]
3. On 13 January, Silvera was recalled back from his loan at Portsmouth and subsequently loaned out to Blackpool^[30]
4. On 1 January, Hemming was recalled back from his loan at Leyton Orient^[32]
5. On 2 January, Finch was recalled back from his loan at Milton Keynes Dons^[28]
6. On 16 January, Willis was recalled back from his loan at Queen of the South^[37]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CB	Ben Beals	Spennymoor Town	1 July 2024	[51][52]
30 June 2024	LB	Sam Collins	Whitby Town	1 July 2024	[51][53]
30 June 2024	AM	Fenton John	Gateshead	1 July 2024	[51][54]
30 June 2024	GK	Max Metcalfe	Stockport County	1 July 2024	[51][55]
30 June 2024	RM	Jeremy Sivi	Sutton United	1 July 2024	[51][56]
30 June 2024	CB	Frankie Whelan	Whitby Town	1 July 2024	[51][57]
30 June 2024	GK	Jamie Jones	Salford City	18 July 2024	[58]
30 June 2024	GK	Liam Roberts	Millwall	22 July 2024	[51][59]
30 June 2024	CB	Paddy McNair	San Diego	25 July 2024	[60][61]
30 June 2024	RM	Joe Gibson			[51]
30 June 2024	GK	Henry Popple			[51]
9 January 2025	CF	Matthew Hoppe	Sønderjyske	31 January 2025	[62][63]
5 February 2025	RB	Tommy Smith	Retired		[64]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 June, Boro announced their pre-season schedule, with matches against Bolton Wanderers, Gateshead, Doncaster Rovers, Harrogate Town and Heerenveen.^[65]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

20 July 2024 Friendly	Middlesbrough	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Bishop Auckland
15:00 BST	Latte Lath 65' Finch 75' Burgzorg 86'	Report		Stadium: Heritage Park

Gateshead v Middlesbrough

24 July 2024 Friendly	Gateshead	0–1	Middlesbrough	Gateshead
19:30 BST		Report	Lenihan 30'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1,319

Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough

27 July 2024 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	3–5	Middlesbrough	Doncaster
14:00 BST	Molyneux 40' Sharp 47' (pen.) Ironside 71'	Report	Hackney 23' Azaz 49' McGree 54' Latte Lath 63' Finch 82'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium

Harrogate Town v Middlesbrough

31 July 2024 Friendly	Harrogate Town	0–0	Middlesbrough	Harrogate
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Wetherby Road

Middlesbrough v Heerenveen

3 August 2024 Friendly	Middlesbrough	1–0	Heerenveen	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Burgzorg 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Millwall	46	18	12	16	47	49	−2	66
9	West Bromwich Albion	46	15	19	12	57	47	+10	64
10	Middlesbrough	46	18	10	18	64	56	+8	64
11	Swansea City	46	17	10	19	51	56	−5	61
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	15	13	18	60	69	−9	58

Source: English Football League
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[66]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	10	18	64	56	+8	64	11	6	6	31	23	+8	7	4	12	33	33	0

Last updated: 26 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	32	33	34	311	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L
Position	8	11	9	7	10	12	8	7	9	9	8	9	11	8	7	5	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	7	9	11	13	11	8	9	8	8	7	5	7	8	7	7	9	10
Points	3	3	4	7	8	8	11	14	14	14	17	18	18	21	24	27	27	30	31	31	34	35	36	37	40	41	41	44	44	44	44	44	44	47	50	50	53	54	57	60	60	60	63	63	64	64

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 31 (vs. Stoke City) was postponed due to Stoke's FA Cup involvements

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Middlesbrough v Swansea City

10 August 2024 1	Middlesbrough	1–0	Swansea City	Middlesbrough
12:30 BST	Latte Lath 25' (pen.) Engel  39'	Report	Cabango  14' Franco  43' Tymon  76' Thomas  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,610 Referee: Sam Allison

Derby County v Middlesbrough

17 August 2024 2	Derby County	1–0	Middlesbrough	Derby
12:30 BST	Jackson 14',  90+2' Mendez-Laing  40' Elder  67'	Report	Latte Lath  42'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,443 Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[68]

Middlesbrough v Portsmouth

24 August 2024 3	Middlesbrough	2–2	Portsmouth	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Clarke 11' Conway 90' (pen.)	Report	Saydee 2', 25',  43' Towler  42' Blair  55' Norris  57' Williams  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,270 Referee: Matt Donohue

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

31 August 2024 4	Cardiff City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Leckwith
12:30 BST	Siopis  5' Daland  39'	Report	Clarke 55' Morris  69' Ramsey 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[68]

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

14 September 2024 5	Middlesbrough	1–1	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Conway 16'	Report	Whatmough  33' Storey  36' Frøkjær-Jensen 43' Hughes  60' Woodman  74' Brady  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Tom Nield

Sunderland v Middlesbrough

21 September 2024 6	Sunderland	1–0	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Hume  9' Rigg 21',  70' Roberts  45+1'	Report	Latte Lath  20' Doak  87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[68]

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

28 September 2024 7	Middlesbrough	2–0	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Doak 43',  56' Edmundson  43' Hackney  45+1' 73' Azaz  66'	Report	Burger  11' Manhoef  27' Wilmot  39' Cannon  42' Tchamadeu  59' Gallagher  69' Rose  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,610 Referee: Stephen Martin

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

1 October 2024 8	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Mowatt  34' Račić  59'	Report	Hackney 73' Jones  90+6'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,769 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Watford v Middlesbrough

5 October 2024 9	Watford	2–1	Middlesbrough	Watford
15:00 BST	Kayembe 75' Baah 87',  90+1' Porteous  89' Chakvetadze  90+5'	Report	Hackney  23' Edmundson 54'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Matt Donohue

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

19 October 2024 10	Middlesbrough	0–2	Bristol City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Hackney  3' van den Berg  8' Azaz  13' Doak  50' Ayling  56'	Report	Mehmeti 27' McCrorie  41' McNally  43' Hirakawa 45+2' Earthy  83'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,438 Referee: Sam Allison

Middlesbrough v Sheffield United

23 October 2024 11	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	Latte Lath 80'	Report	Hamer  75'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,303 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Norwich City v Middlesbrough

27 October 2024 12	Norwich City	3–3	Middlesbrough	Norwich
15:00 BST	Sainz 8', 71' Ben Slimane  58' Fisher  74' Dieng 80' (o.g.) McLean  87'	Report	Conway 13', 40' Morris  23' Edmundson  25' Azaz 45+2' McGree  70'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,487 Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 26 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

2 November 2024 13	Middlesbrough	0–3	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Hackney  12'  22' Edmundson  85'	Report	Rudoni  25' Thomas-Asante  33' Thomas 42',  45+1' Wright 76' Eccles 81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,921 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

5 November 2024 14	Queens Park Rangers	1–4	Middlesbrough	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Dijksteel 69' (o.g.)	Report	Doak  11' McGree 31' Conway 35' Borges  45+3' Latte Lath 87' Barlaser 90+5'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,054 Referee: Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Luton Town

9 November 2024 15	Middlesbrough	5–1	Luton Town	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Burgzorg 30',  31', 54' Latte Lath 42' Azaz 51', 87'	Report	Baptiste  15' Hashioka  49' Clark  62' 77' Morris  66'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Oxford United v Middlesbrough

23 November 2024 16	Oxford United	2–6	Middlesbrough	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Leigh 24' Scarlett 72' Moore  35'	Report	Latte Lath 37' (pen.), 45', 49' Azaz  27' 42', 83' Conway 80' Neto Borges  60' Edmundson  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Josh Smith

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

27 November 2024 17	Middlesbrough	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	McGree  13'	Report	Hyam 77'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,751 Referee: James Bell

Middlesbrough v Hull City

30 November 2024 18	Middlesbrough	3–1	Hull City	Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT	Azaz 24' Conway 41', 79' Borges  46'	Report	Coyle  39' Burstow 71' McLoughlin  72'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,121 Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Burnley v Middlesbrough

6 December 2024 19	Burnley	1–1	Middlesbrough	Burnley
20:00 GMT	Roberts 37' Mejbri  90+3'	Report	Dijksteel 13'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,543 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 7 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

10 December 2024 20	Leeds United	3–1	Middlesbrough	Leeds
20:00 GMT	Gnonto 14' James 74' Wöber  89' Aaronson 90+2'	Report	Wöber 54' (o.g.) Edmundson  71' Dijksteel  80'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,422 Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Middlesbrough v Millwall

14 December 2024 21	Middlesbrough	1–0	Millwall	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Latte Lath 10',  37' Dijksteel  65'	Report	Tanganga  54' Mitchell  90'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,445 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough

21 December 2024 22	Plymouth Argyle	3–3	Middlesbrough	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Gibson 38' Gyabi 72',  87' Ogbeta  77' Bundu 81'	Report	Howson 50' Edmundson  70' Hackney 77' Latte Lath 84' Doak  90+6'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,550 Referee: Will Finnie

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

26 December 2024 23	Middlesbrough	3–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Doak 5' Azaz 15', 30' van den Berg  39'  55'	Report	Ingelsson 47' Windass 54' Valery 61',  71' Gassama  78'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,147 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Middlesbrough v Burnley

29 December 2024 24	Middlesbrough	0–0	Burnley	Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT	Edmundson  3'	Report	Cullen  54' Roberts  83' Koleosho  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,686 Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[69]

Hull City v Middlesbrough

1 January 2025 25	Hull City	0–1	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
17:30 GMT	Vaughan  84' Jones  87'	Report	Barlaser  14' Gilbert 90+3'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 21,585 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

4 January 2025 26	Middlesbrough	1–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Latte Lath 12' Doak  75' Barlaser  89'	Report	Chambers 21' O'Dowda  30' Rinomhota  76' Robertson  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,634 Referee: Tom Nield

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

18 January 2025 27	Portsmouth	2–1	Middlesbrough	Milton
15:00 GMT	Ritchie  40', 54', 82'	Report	Doak  24' Latte Lath 30' Edmundson  55' Ayling  90+4'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,389 Referee: Gavin Ward

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

21 January 2025 28	Middlesbrough	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Hackney 29' Fry  79' Doak 83'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

25 January 2025 29	Preston North End	2–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
15:00 GMT	Greenwood  12' Þórðarson 28' Meghoma  45+1' Jacoksen 78' Ledson  85'	Report	Ayling  41' Burgzorg 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,474 Referee: John Busby

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

3 February 2025 30	Middlesbrough	2–3	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT	Burgzorg 11',  78' Morris  21' Hackney 59'	Report	Neil 33' O'Nien  45' Isidor 51' Bellingham  64' Giles 87' (o.g.) Poveda  90+5'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,161 Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

12 February 2025 32	Sheffield United	3–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
20:00 GMT	Rak-Sakyi 32' Robinson  43' Cooper  44' Brereton Díaz 75' Ahmedhodžić 87'	Report	Azaz  34' Edmundson  43' Burgzorg 45' (pen.) Ayling  73'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,124 Referee: Matthew Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]

Middlesbrough v Watford

15 February 2025 33	Middlesbrough	0–1	Watford	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Ayling  47' Forss  83'	Report	Sissoko 40' Chakvetadze  65' Selvik  81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

21 February 2025 34	Bristol City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT	Earthy 72', 82'	Report	Conway 37' Dijksteel  57' Hackney  78'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,894 Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 22 February, but was pushed forward a day earlier.[69]

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

25 February 2025 31[71]	Stoke City	1–3	Middlesbrough	Stoke on Trent
19:45 GMT	Bae Jun-ho 45',  78' Moran  83'	Report	Forss 20' Azaz 52' Conway 73',  78' Borges  75'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 20,141 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70] The match was then later postponed, due to Stoke's FA Cup involvements.

Middlesbrough v Derby County

1 March 2025 35	Middlesbrough	1–0	Derby County	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Azaz 80',  81'	Report	Barkhuizen  19' Forsyth  90+4'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,839 Referee: Gavin Ward

Swansea City v Middlesbrough

8 March 2025 36	Swansea City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Landore
15:00 GMT	Eom Ji-sung 26' Franco  43'	Report	Dijksteel  28'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 13,986 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

11 March 2025 37	Middlesbrough	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Conway 11' Dijksteel 58'	Report	Cook 80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,177 Referee: David Webb

Luton Town v Middlesbrough

15 March 2025 38	Luton Town	0–0	Middlesbrough	Luton
15:00 GMT	Brown  64' Walsh  67'	Report	Iling-Junior  24' Dijksteel  75' Hackney  89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,815 Referee: Farai Hallam

Middlesbrough v Oxford United

29 March 2025 39	Middlesbrough	2–1	Oxford United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Iheanacho 48' Borges 80'	Report	Helik 38' Harris  58' Romeny  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,624 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

4 April 2025 40	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
20:00 BST	Gueye  23' Buckley  62'	Report	Conway 2' Iling-Junior 8'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,638 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[72]

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

8 April 2025 41	Middlesbrough	0–1	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	Morris  74'	Report	James 2' Bryam  75'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,729 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[72]

Millwall v Middlesbrough

12 April 2025 42	Millwall	1–0	Middlesbrough	Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Neghli 65' Azeez  88'	Report		Stadium: The Den Referee: Tom Nield

Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle

18 April 2025 43	Middlesbrough	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Azaz 12' Conway 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Bundu 17' Pleguezuelo  45+2' Hazard  52' Edwards  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,276 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

21 April 2025 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Smith  13' Ingelsson  21' Paterson  51' Windass 54' Musaba 89'	Report	Azaz 11',  84' Conway 22' Hackney  36' Travers  55' van den Berg  69'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 27,668 Referee: Bobby Madley

Middlesbrough v Norwich City

26 April 2025 45	Middlesbrough	0–0	Norwich City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Iling-Junior  43'	Report	Stacey  45' Sainz  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,374 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

3 May 2025 46	Coventry City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Coventry
12:30 BST	Rudoni 44', 87' Sheaf  74'	Report	Hackney  17'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 31,452 Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but all EFL Championship final matchday fixtures were moved to an earlier kick-off.[73]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Middlesbrough entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Blackburn Rovers.^[74][75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

11 January 2025 Third round	Middlesbrough	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT	McCabe  47'	Report	Weimann 70'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 16,794 Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Middlesbrough being drawn away against Leeds United.^[76] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Stoke City.^[77][78]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

14 August 2024 First round	Leeds United	0–3	Middlesbrough	Leeds
20:00 BST	Byram  35' Firpo  45+4' Struijk  90+2'	Report	Howson  25' Dijksteel 50' Burgzorg 60' Coburn 67' Ayling  69' Gilbert  76'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,150 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

27 August 2024 Second round	Middlesbrough	0–5	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
19:15 BST	McCabe  77'	Report	Tezgel 14' Mmaee 57' Koumas 60' Manhoef 65', 69'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,408 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SEN	Seny Dieng	17	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	NED	Rav van den Berg	27	0	23+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Daniel Barlaser	26	1	12+11	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Dael Fry	21	0	15+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Hayden Hackney	44	5	43+0	5	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	FW	AUS	Riley McGree	18	1	11+6	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	NGA	Kelechi Iheanacho	15	1	9+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	NED	Delano Burgzorg	44	6	23+19	5	1+0	0	1+0	1
11	FW	ENG	Morgan Whittaker	16	0	11+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Luke Ayling	28	0	23+3	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
14	FW	IRL	Alex Gilbert	10	1	0+7	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
15	DF	SUR	Anfernee Dijksteel	36	3	27+6	2	1+0	0	1+1	1
16	MF	ENG	Jonny Howson	22	1	15+6	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Micah Hamilton	16	0	2+11	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	USA	Aidan Morris	37	0	33+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Josh Coburn	4	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
20	MF	IRL	Finn Azaz	46	12	43+2	12	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	FW	FIN	Marcus Forss	25	1	6+18	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Tommy Conway	37	13	27+9	13	0+0	0	0+1	0
23	GK	AUS	Tom Glover	8	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	George Edmundson	25	1	24+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	DEN	Lukas Engel	12	0	4+5	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
28	DF	ENG	Ryan Giles	12	0	3+9	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Samuel Iling-Junior	16	1	11+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	BRA	Neto Borges	35	1	34+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Sol Brynn	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
32	GK	IRL	Mark Travers	17	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	DF	ENG	George McCormick	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
39	FW	ENG	Sonny Finch	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Harley Hunt	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	DF	ENG	Nathan Simpson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	ENG	Law McCabe	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
50	FW	SCO	Ben Doak	24	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
5	DF	ENG	Matthew Clarke	17	2	12+2	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	CIV	Emmanuel Latte Lath	31	11	20+9	11	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Isaiah Jones	23	0	8+13	0	0+0	0	1+1	0