Middlesbrough FC (MFC), is a Championship football team, owned by local haulage entrepreneur Steve Gibson and managed by Neil Warnock.
The club is based at the Riverside Stadium, where they have played since 1995.
Previously the stadium was Ayresome Park.
 Founder members of the Premier League in 1992, Middlesbrough won the Football League Cup in 2004, and were beaten finalists in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup.
In 1905 they made history with Britain's first £1,000 transfer when they signed Alf Common from local rivals Sunderland.
Another league club, Middlesbrough Ironopolis FC, was briefly based in the town in the late 19th century.

Speedway racing was staged at Cleveland Park Stadium from the pioneer days of 1928 until the 1990s.
The post-war team, known as The Middlesbrough Bears, and for a time, The Teessiders, the Teesside Tigers and the Middlesbrough Tigers operated at all levels.
The track operated for amateur speedway in the 1950s before re-opening in the Provincial League of 1961.
The track closed for a spell later in the 1960s but returned in as members of the Second Division as The Teessiders.

Athletics is a major sport in Middlesbrough with two local clubs serving Middlesbrough and the surrounding Teesside area, Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers and Middlesbrough AC (Mandale).
Training facilities exist at the Middlesbrough Sports Village, which was opened in 2015, replacing Claville Stadium.
Notable athletes to train at both facilities are World & European Indoor Sprint Champion Richard Kilty, British Indoor Long Jump record holder Chris Tomlinson and several British Internationals.
The sports village includes a running track with grandstand, an indoor gym and café, football pitches, as well as a cycle circuit and velodrome.
Adjacent to the sports village is a skateboard park and also Middlesbrough Tennis World.

Middlesbrough hosts several road races through the year.
In September, the annual Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k road race is held on a one lap circuit round the southern part of the town.
First held in 2005, the race now attracts several thousand competitors.

Middlesbrough RUFC was founded in 1872, and are currently members of the Yorkshire Division One.
They have played their home games at Acklam Park since 1929, and have a ground-share with Middlesbrough Cricket Club, which started in 1930.
Middlesbrough FC (MFC), is a Championship football team, owned by local haulage entrepreneur Steve Gibson and managed by Neil Warnock. The club is based at the Riverside Stadium, where they have played since 1995. Previously the stadium was Ayresome Park.  Founder members of the Premier League in 1992, Middlesbrough won the Football League Cup in 2004, and were beaten finalists in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup. In 1905 they made history with Britain's first £1,000 transfer when they signed Alf Common from local rivals Sunderland. Another league club, Middlesbrough Ironopolis FC, was briefly based in the town in the late 19th century.
Speedway racing was staged at Cleveland Park Stadium from the pioneer days of 1928 until the 1990s. The post-war team, known as The Middlesbrough Bears, and for a time, The Teessiders, the Teesside Tigers and the Middlesbrough Tigers operated at all levels. The track operated for amateur speedway in the 1950s before re-opening in the Provincial League of 1961. The track closed for a spell later in the 1960s but returned in as members of the Second Division as The Teessiders.
Athletics is a major sport in Middlesbrough with two local clubs serving Middlesbrough and the surrounding Teesside area, Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers and Middlesbrough AC (Mandale). Training facilities exist at the Middlesbrough Sports Village, which was opened in 2015, replacing Claville Stadium. Notable athletes to train at both facilities are World & European Indoor Sprint Champion Richard Kilty, British Indoor Long Jump record holder Chris Tomlinson and several British Internationals. The sports village includes a running track with grandstand, an indoor gym and café, football pitches, as well as a cycle circuit and velodrome. Adjacent to the sports village is a skateboard park and also Middlesbrough Tennis World.
Middlesbrough hosts several road races through the year. In September, the annual Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k road race is held on a one lap circuit round the southern part of the town. First held in 2005, the race now attracts several thousand competitors.
Middlesbrough RUFC was founded in 1872, and are currently members of the Yorkshire Division One. They have played their home games at Acklam Park since 1929, and have a ground-share with Middlesbrough Cricket Club, which started in 1930.
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