148th season in existence of Middlesbrough FC
Middlesbrough 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 148th season in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship . The club participated in the Championship , the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
First-team squad
As of 21 March 2024
No.
Player
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Date signed
Fee
Contract end
Goalkeepers
1
Seny Dieng
GK
Zürich
(1994-11-23 ) 23 November 1994 (age 30)
Queens Park Rangers
8 July 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
23
Tom Glover
GK
Sydney
(1997-12-24 ) 24 December 1997 (age 26)
Melbourne City
7 July 2023
Free
30 June 2026
32
Jamie Jones
GK
Kirkby
(1989-02-18 ) 18 February 1989 (age 35)
Wigan Athletic
18 July 2023
Free
30 June 2024
Defenders
2
Tommy Smith
RB
Warrington
(1992-04-14 ) 14 April 1992 (age 32)
Stoke City
27 July 2022
Free
30 June 2025
3
Rav van den Berg
CB
(2004-07-07 ) 7 July 2004 (age 20)
PEC Zwolle
6 July 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
5
Matthew Clarke
CB
Barham
(1996-09-22 ) 22 September 1996 (age 28)
Brighton & Hove Albion
25 August 2022
£2,200,000
30 June 2025
6
Dael Fry
CB
Middlesbrough
(1997-08-30 ) 30 August 1997 (age 27)
Academy
1 July 2015
Trainee
30 June 2026
12
Luke Ayling
RB
Lambeth
(1991-08-25 ) 25 August 1991 (age 33)
Leeds United
10 January 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
15
Anfernee Dijksteel
RB
Amsterdam
(1996-10-27 ) 27 October 1996 (age 28)
Charlton Athletic
7 August 2019
£2,025,000
30 June 2025
17
Paddy McNair
CB
Ballyclare
(1995-04-27 ) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
Sunderland
1 July 2018
£5,000,000
30 June 2024
24
Alex Bangura
LB
Mokomre
(1999-07-13 ) 13 July 1999 (age 25)
Cambuur
1 September 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
26
Darragh Lenihan
CB
Dunboyne
(1994-03-16 ) 16 March 1994 (age 30)
Blackburn Rovers
1 July 2022
Free
30 June 2026
27
Lukas Engel
LB
Kastrup
(1998-12-14 ) 14 December 1998 (age 26)
Silkeborg
15 August 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
33
Luke Thomas
LB
Syston
(2001-06-10 ) 10 June 2001 (age 23)
Leicester City
26 January 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
Midfielders
4
Daniel Barlaser
CM
Gateshead
(1997-01-18 ) 18 January 1997 (age 27)
Rotherham United
29 January 2023
£900,000
30 June 2026
7
Hayden Hackney
CM
Redcar
(2002-06-26 ) 26 June 2002 (age 22)
Academy
1 July 2022
Trainee
30 June 2027
8
Riley McGree
LM
Gawler
(1998-11-02 ) 2 November 1998 (age 26)
Charlotte
14 January 2022
£3,000,000
30 June 2025
16
Jonny Howson
CM
Morley
(1988-05-21 ) 21 May 1988 (age 36)
Norwich City
7 July 2017
£5,000,000
30 June 2024
20
Finn Azaz
CM
Westminster
(2000-09-07 ) 7 September 2000 (age 24)
Aston Villa
5 January 2024
Undisclosed
30 June 2028
28
Lewis O'Brien
CM
Colchester
(1998-10-14 ) 14 October 1998 (age 26)
Nottingham Forest
31 August 2023
Loan
31 May 2024
29
Sam Greenwood
AM
Sunderland
(2002-01-26 ) 26 January 2002 (age 22)
Leeds United
31 August 2023
Loan
31 May 2024
49
Law McCabe
AM
(2006-06-12 ) 12 June 2006 (age 18)
Academy
28 February 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
50
Finn Cartwright
CM
(2007-02-28 ) 28 February 2007 (age 17)
Academy
8 August 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
52
AJ Bridge
CM
(2005-03-21 ) 21 March 2005 (age 19)
Academy
6 January 2023
Trainee
30 June 2025
59
Luke Woolston
DM
(2004-11-30 ) 30 November 2004 (age 20)
Academy
31 May 2022
Trainee
30 June 2027
Forwards
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath
CF
Marcory
(1999-01-01 ) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
Atalanta
15 August 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
11
Isaiah Jones
RW
Lambeth
(1999-06-26 ) 26 June 1999 (age 25)
Tooting & Mitcham
1 July 2019
Undisclosed
30 June 2025
13
Matthew Hoppe
CF
Yorba Linda
(2001-03-13 ) 13 March 2001 (age 23)
RCD Mallorca
10 August 2022
£2,500,000
30 June 2026
14
Alex Gilbert
LW
Birmingham
(2001-12-28 ) 28 December 2001 (age 22)
Brentford
4 July 2023
Free
30 June 2027
18
Samuel Silvera
LW
London
(2000-10-25 ) 25 October 2000 (age 24)
Central Coast Mariners
7 July 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2026
19
Josh Coburn
CF
Bedale
(2002-12-06 ) 6 December 2002 (age 22)
Sunderland
1 July 2018
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
21
Marcus Forss
CF
Turku
(1999-06-18 ) 18 June 1999 (age 25)
Brentford
28 July 2022
£3,000,000
30 June 2026
64
Sonny Finch
CF
Houghton-le-Spring
(2005-08-05 ) 5 August 2005 (age 19)
Academy
18 August 2022
Trainee
30 June 2026
Out on Loan
22
Hayden Coulson
LB
Gateshead
(1998-06-17 ) 17 June 1998 (age 26)
Academy
1 July 2016
Trainee
30 June 2025
23
Liam Roberts
GK
Walsall
(1994-11-21 ) 21 November 1994 (age 30)
Northampton Town
1 July 2022
Free
30 June 2024
31
Sol Brynn
GK
Middlesbrough
(2000-10-30 ) 30 October 2000 (age 24)
Academy
1 July 2019
Trainee
30 June 2026
38
Daniel Nkrumah
CF
London
(2003-11-05 ) 5 November 2003 (age 21)
Leyton Orient
15 June 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2025
39
Terrell Agyemang
RB
London
(2002-11-13 ) 13 November 2002 (age 22)
Manchester City
1 July 2023
Free
30 June 2025
57
Bryant Bilongo
LB
(2001-09-15 ) 15 September 2001 (age 23)
Kingstonian
12 January 2022
Undisclosed
30 June 2024
Transfers
In
† Signed for the Under-21s
Out
Loaned in
Loaned out
^ On 10 January 2024, Sivi's loan at Harrogate was extended until the end of season.
Pre-season and friendlies
On June 1, Boro announced two pre-season friendlies, against Hartlepool United and York City .[ 48] Five days later, a third fixture was added, against Rotherham United .[ 49] A fourth pre-season friendly was announced, at home against Auxerre .[ 50] A trip to Bradford City was also confirmed as a fifth pre-season match.[ 51] A sixth and final friendly was confirmed, against Real Betis .[ 52]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
5 August 2023
4 May 2024
Matchday 1
8th
46
20
9
17
71
62
+9
0 43.48
FA Cup
6 January 2024
Third round
Third round
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
EFL Cup
8 August 2023
23 January 2024
First round
Semi-finals
7
6
0
1
16
11
+5
0 85.71
Total
54
26
9
19
87
74
+13
0 48.15
Championship
League table
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 53]
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
20
9
17
71
62
+9
69
10
4
9
30
26
+4
10
5
8
41
36
+5
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 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 291 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H H A A H A H A A H A H H A A H A H Result L L D L L L D W W W W W W L D W L W L L L W W L W L W D D L L W L L W W W D D W W D D L W W Position 21 24 23 22 24 24 24 22 21 17 16 13 9 10 12 10 12 10 12 12 13 13 11 14 9 12 10 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 12 11 9 10 10 10 8 9 9 9 8 8
Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes:
1 Matchday 29 (vs Birmingham City ) was postponed due to Birmingham's FA Cup involvements.
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[ 54]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
FA Cup
As a Championship club, Boro entered into the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Aston Villa .[ 59] [ 60]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Middlesbrough were drawn away to Huddersfield Town in the first round,[ 61] Bolton Wanderers in the second round,[ 62] Bradford City in the third round,[ 63] Exeter City in the fourth round[ 64] and Port Vale in the quarter-finals[ 65] and then against Chelsea in a Two-legged tie , first at home and second away.[ 66] [ 67]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Statistics
As of 30 May 2024
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough
References
Teams
Seasons
Current season
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National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions