Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1967-1968

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 6
FA Cup Fourth Round
League Cup Third Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 20 10 3 7 39 18
Away: 22 7 10 5 21 36
Total: 42 17 13 12 60 54

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 2 2 0 0 6 2
Away: 1 0 1 0 2 3
Total: 3 2 1 0 8 5

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 2 0 0 2 2 2
Away: 3 1 1 1 4 4
Total: 5 1 1 3 6 6

Squad

Player Position Country
Maurice Short Goalkeeper England
Willie Whigham Goalkeeper Scotland
Des McPartland Goalkeeper England
Alex Smith Defender England
Geoff Butler Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Bill Gates Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
Billy Horner Defender England
Dickie Rooks Defender England
Bob Worthington Defender England
Micky Allen Defender England
Peter Wilson Defender Australia
Joe Laidlaw Midfielder England
Alan McNeill Midfielder England
Dave Chadwick Midfielder Wales
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Derrick Downing Midfielder England
Jimmy Lawson Midfielder England
Don Masson Midfielder Scotland
Ray Lugg Midfielder England
Arthur Horsfield Forward England
Stan Webb Forward England
John O'Rourke Forward England
John Hickton Forward England
Dave Smith Forward England
Johnny Crossan Forward Northern Ireland
Mike Kear Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
14-10-67 Plymouth Argyle Home Division Two 5 0
25-11-67 Preston North End Home Division Two 5 0
23-12-67 Carlisle United Home Division Two 4 0
22-08-67 Barnsley Home League Cup 4 1
09-12-67 Crystal Palace Home Division Two 3 0

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 24 4 1 0 29
John O'Rourke 11 1 0 0 12
Arthur Horsfield 6 0 2 0 8
Johnny Crossan 5 0 1 0 6
Mike Kear 5 0 0 0 5
Dickie Rooks 3 0 0 0 3
Eric McMordie 1 1 0 0 2
Stan Webb 2 0 0 0 2
Gordon Jones 1 0 0 0 1
Derrick Downing 0 0 1 0 1
Ray Lugg 0 1 0 0 1
Don Masson 1 0 0 0 1
Dave Smith 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Lawson 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Stan Anderson

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
John Hickton 42 3 5 0 50
Gordon Jones 41 3 5 0 49
Dave Chadwick 36 3 1 0 40
Johnny Crossan 32 2 5 0 39
Frank Spraggon 31 2 5 0 38
Willie Whigham 32 1 5 0 38
Mike Kear 32 1 5 0 38
Dickie Rooks 33 3 0 0 36
Billy Horner 27 3 4 0 34
Eric McMordie 30 1 1 0 32
John O'Rourke 25 3 1 0 29
Bill Gates 21 1 5 0 27
Arthur Horsfield 19 0 5 0 24
Don Masson 18 1 5 0 24
Derrick Downing 7 0 4 0 11
Des McPartland 9 2 0 0 11
Geoff Butler 7 2 0 0 9
Alex Smith 8 0 0 0 8
Ray Lugg 6 2 0 0 8
Jimmy Lawson 7 0 0 0 7
Micky Allen 6 0 0 0 6
Dave Smith 2 2 1 0 5
Bob Worthington 2 0 1 0 3
Alan McNeill 2 0 1 0 3
Joe Laidlaw 1 0 0 0 1
Stan Webb 1 0 0 0 1
Maurice Short 1 0 0 0 1
Peter Wilson 1 0 0 0 1

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (7)

11/11/67 Rotherham United Home Division Two Drawn 1 1
18/11/67 Queens Park Rangers Away Division Two Drawn 1 1
25/11/67 Preston North End Home Division Two Won 5 0
02/12/67 Derby County Away Division Two Won 4 2
09/12/67 Crystal Palace Home Division Two Won 3 0
16/12/67 Ipswich Town Away Division Two Won 2 1
23/12/67 Carlisle United Home Division Two Won 4 0