Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1968-1969

Attendances

Average: 21332

Highest: 29824 against Aston Villa on Tuesday, March 4, 1969

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 4
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Second Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 21 13 1 7 36 11
Away: 21 6 11 4 22 36
Total: 42 19 12 11 58 47

League Cup

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

FA Cup

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

Squad

Player Position Country
Maurice Short Goalkeeper England
Willie Whigham Goalkeeper Scotland
Dickie Rooks Defender England
Micky Allen Defender England
Brian Myton Defender England
Alan Moody Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Bill Gates Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
Billy Horner Defender England
Alex Smith Defender England
Ray Lugg Midfielder England
George Smith Midfielder England
Dave Chadwick Midfielder Wales
George Kinnell Midfielder Scotland
Willie Maddren Midfielder England
Joe Laidlaw Midfielder England
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Derrick Downing Midfielder England
Stan Webb Forward England
John Hickton Forward England
David Mills Forward England
Johnny Crossan Forward Northern Ireland
Mike Kear Forward England
Arthur Horsfield Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
20-08-68 Crystal Palace Home Division Two 4 0
03-12-68 Bristol City Home Division Two 4 0
21-12-68 Fulham Away Division Two 3 0
14-08-68 Norwich City Away Division Two 2 0
14-09-68 Birmingham City Home Division Two 3 1

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 18 0 0 0 18
Derrick Downing 9 0 0 0 9
Arthur Horsfield 7 0 0 0 7
Eric McMordie 6 0 0 0 6
Stan Webb 4 0 0 0 4
Johnny Crossan 3 0 0 0 3
Bill Gates 2 0 0 0 2
Ray Lugg 2 0 0 0 2
Dickie Rooks 2 0 0 0 2
Willie Maddren 1 0 0 0 1
Micky Allen 0 0 1 0 1
Dave Chadwick 1 0 0 0 1
Mike Kear 1 0 0 0 1
George Kinnell 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Stan Anderson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Eric McMordie 39 1 2 0 42
Willie Whigham 41 1 0 0 42
Dickie Rooks 39 1 2 0 42
Gordon Jones 38 1 2 0 41
Frank Spraggon 38 0 2 0 40
John Hickton 36 1 2 0 39
Derrick Downing 32 1 2 0 35
Alex Smith 27 1 1 0 29
Arthur Horsfield 23 1 1 0 25
Ray Lugg 21 0 1 0 22
Johnny Crossan 22 0 0 0 22
Bill Gates 18 1 2 0 21
Mike Kear 18 1 0 0 19
Dave Chadwick 16 0 2 0 18
George Smith 15 0 0 0 15
Stan Webb 14 0 0 0 14
George Kinnell 13 0 1 0 14
Alan Moody 10 0 0 0 10
Micky Allen 4 0 2 0 6
Joe Laidlaw 4 0 0 0 4
Brian Myton 3 1 0 0 4
Maurice Short 1 0 2 0 3
Willie Maddren 2 0 0 0 2
David Mills 1 0 0 0 1
Billy Horner 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (8)

18/01/69 Millwall Home Division Two Drawn 1 1
24/01/69 Oxford United Home Division Two Won 2 0
28/01/69 Sheffield United Home Division Two Won 3 1
01/02/69 Bolton Wanderers Away Division Two Drawn 0 0
22/02/69 Blackpool Home Division Two Won 2 0
01/03/69 Preston North End Away Division Two Won 2 1
04/03/69 Aston Villa Home Division Two Drawn 0 0
08/03/69 Portsmouth Home Division Two Won 1 0