Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1971-1972

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 9
FA Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Second Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 21 16 1 4 31 11
Away: 21 3 14 4 19 37
Total: 42 19 15 8 50 48

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 1 0 1 0 1 2
Away: 1 0 0 1 2 2
Total: 2 0 1 1 3 4

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 3 2 1 0 3 4
Away: 3 0 0 3 3 3
Total: 6 2 1 3 6 7

Squad

Player Position Country
Jim Platt Goalkeeper Northern Ireland
Willie Whigham Goalkeeper Scotland
Alex Smith Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Bill Gates Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
John Stone Defender England
John Craggs Defender England
Alan Moody Defender England
Stuart Boam Defender England
Micky Allen Defender England
Joe Laidlaw Midfielder England
Nobby Stiles Midfielder England
Willie Maddren Midfielder England
Harry Charlton Midfielder England
Johnny Vincent Midfielder England
David Armstrong Midfielder England
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Derrick Downing Midfielder England
Don Burluraux Forward England
Pat Lynch Forward England
Malcolm Smith Forward England
David Mills Forward England
John Hickton Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
29-04-72 Hull City Home Division Two 3 0
04-09-71 Fulham Home Division Two 2 0
11-09-71 Charlton Athletic Away Division Two 2 0
22-01-72 Sunderland Home Division Two 2 0
19-02-72 Swindon Town Home Division Two 2 0

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 12 1 3 0 16
David Mills 8 0 1 0 9
Willie Maddren 7 0 0 0 7
Johnny Vincent 7 0 0 0 7
Derrick Downing 4 1 2 0 7
John Craggs 2 1 0 0 3
Eric McMordie 3 0 0 0 3
Bill Gates 2 0 0 0 2
Joe Laidlaw 2 0 0 0 2
Frank Spraggon 1 0 0 0 1
Nobby Stiles 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Stan Anderson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Willie Maddren 42 2 6 0 50
John Hickton 40 2 6 0 48
John Craggs 38 2 6 0 46
Stuart Boam 38 2 6 0 46
Eric McMordie 37 0 6 0 43
Gordon Jones 34 2 6 0 42
Jim Platt 33 0 6 0 39
Derrick Downing 29 2 6 0 37
Joe Laidlaw 30 2 3 0 35
David Mills 27 0 6 0 33
Bill Gates 26 2 5 0 33
Nobby Stiles 25 2 6 0 33
Johnny Vincent 30 2 0 0 32
Frank Spraggon 14 0 0 0 14
Alan Moody 11 0 0 0 11
Willie Whigham 9 2 0 0 11
David Armstrong 5 0 0 0 5
Alex Smith 5 0 0 0 5
Micky Allen 4 0 0 0 4
Don Burluraux 2 0 0 0 2
John Stone 2 0 0 0 2
Malcolm Smith 1 0 0 0 1
Pat Lynch 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (6)

02/10/71 Blackpool Home Division Two Won 1 0
09/10/71 Oxford United Away Division Two Drawn 0 0
16/10/71 Portsmouth Home Division Two Won 2 1
19/10/71 Millwall Home Division Two Won 1 0
23/10/71 Watford Home Division Two Won 2 1
30/10/71 Swindon Town Away Division Two Won 1 0