Club Records

Last updated : 12 May 2008 By Statto

Biggest League Win

9-0 v Brighton, Division 2, 23rd August 1958

Biggest Cup Win
7-0 v Hereford, Coca-Cola Cup, Second Round, First Leg, 18th September 1996

Biggest League Defeat
0-9 v Blackburn, Division 2, 6th November 1954
League Sequences
Most consecutive wins in a season, 9, 1973-74
Most consecutive defeats in a season, 8, 1954-55 & 1995-96
Most consecutive draws in a season, 8, 1970-71
Longest undefeated run in a season, 24, 1973-74
Longest run without a win in a season, 19, 1981-82

Most Points in a Season
Premier League, 55, 2004-05
Division 1, 49, 1938-39 (2pts for a win, 42 games)
Division 1, 91, 1997-98 (3pts for a win, 46 games)
Division 2, 65, 1973-74 (2pts for a win, 42 games)
Division 2, 80, 1991-92 (3pts for a win, 46 games)
Division 3, 55, 1966-67 (2pts for a win, 46 games)
Division 3, 84, 1986-87 (3pts for a win, 46 games)

Least Points in a Season
Premier League, 39, 1996-97
Division 1, 22, 1923-24 (2pts for a win, 42 games)
Division 1, 39, 1988-89 (3pts for a win, 38 games)
Division 2, 24, 1899-00 (2pts for a win, 34 games)
Division 2, 30, 1985-86 (3pts for a win, 42 games)
Division 3, 55, 1966-67 (2pts for a win, 46 games)
Division 3, 84, 1986-87 (3pts for a win, 46 games)

Most Goals in a Season
Premier League, 54, 1992-93 (42 games)
Division 1, 98, 1930-31 (42 games)
Division 2, 122, 1926-27 (42 games)
Division 3, 87, 1966-67 (46 games)

Least Goals in a Season
Premier League, 36, 1995-96 (38 games)
Division 1, 27, 1923-24 (42 games)
Division 2, 36, 1934-25 (42 games)
Division 3, 67, 1986-87 (46 games)

Highest Attendances
Ayresome Park - 53,596 v Newcastle United, Division 1, 27th December 1949
Riverside Stadium - 34,836 v Norwich City, Premier League, 28th December 2004

Biggest Transfer Fees Paid
£12.7M to Heerenveen for Afonso Alves, January 2008
£8.15M to Empoli for Massimo Maccarone, July 2002
£8M to Aston Villa for Ugo Ehiogu, October 2000
£7.5M to Portsmouth for Yakubu Ayegbeni, July 2005
£7M to Juventus for Fabrizio Ravanelli, July 1996
£7M to Real Madrid for Jonathan Woodgate, April 2007
£6.5M to Aston Villa for Gareth Southgate, July 2001
£6M to Tottenham Hotspur for Mido, August 2007
£6M to Chelsea for Robert Huth, August 2006
£5.25M to Tottenham Hotspur for Nick Barmby, August 1995
£5M to Aston Villa for George Boateng, August 2002
£4.75M to Sao Paolo for Juninho, October 1995
£4.5M to Arsenal for Paul Merson, July 1997
£4.5M to Leeds United for Mark Viduka, July 2004
£4M to Porto for Emerson, May 1996
£4M to AC Milan for Christian Ziege, August 1999
£3.8M to Athletico Madrid for Juninho, August 2002

Biggest Transfes Fees Received
£12M from Atletico Madrid for Juninho, July 1997
£11.25M from Everton for Yakubu, August 2007
£8m from Tottenham Hotspur for Jonathan Woodgate, January 2008
£7M from Aston Villa for Paul Merson, Sepember 1998
£5.75M from Everton for Nick Barmby, October 1996
£5.5M from Liverpool for Christian Ziege, August 2000
£5.25M from Marseilles for Fabrizio Ravanelli, August 1997
£4.2M from Tenerife for Emerson, January 1998
£2.3M from Manchester United for Gary Pallister, August 1989
£2M from Olympiakos for Christian Karembeu, August 2001
£1.6M from Manchester City for Alan Kernaghan, October 1993
£1.5M from Bolton Wanderers for Jamie Pollock, November 1996
£1.5M from Bolton Wanderers for Neil Cox, May 1997
£1.5M from West Bromwich Albion for James Morrison, August 2007
£1.3M from Blackburn Rovers for Stuart Ripley, July 1992
£1.25M from West Bromich Albion for Jonathan Greening, August 2004
£1M from Celtic for Tony Mowbray, November 1991

Highest League Scorers (Career)
George Camsell, 325, 1925-1946
George Elliott, 203, 1909-1925
Brian Clough, 197, 1951-1961
John Hickton, 159, 1966-1977
Micky Fenton, 147, 1933-1948

Highest League Scorers (Season)
George Camsell, 59, 1926-27
Brian Clough, 43, 1958-59
Micky Fenton, 34, 1938-39

Most League Appearances (Career)
Tim Williamson 563, 1902-1923
Gordon Jones 462, 1960-1973
Jackie Carr 421, 1910-1930
John Hickton 415, 1966-1977
John Craggs 409, 1971-1982

Most League Appearances (Consecutive)
David Armstrong, 305, March 1973 to August 1980

Youngest Players
Sam Lawrie aged 16 years 323 days v Arsenal (H), 3rd November 1951
Stephen Bell aged 16 years 323 days v Southampton (H), 30th January 1982

Oldest Player
Bryan Robson aged 39 years 355 days v Arsenal (A), 1st January 1997

Most Capped Players
Mark Schwarzer, Australia, 49 caps * (up to 26-03-08)
Szilard Nemeth, Slovakia, 29 caps, 15 goals
Wilf Mannion, England 1946-1951, 26 caps, 11 goals
Arthur Fitzsimons, Eire 1949-1958, 25 caps, 8 goals
Eric McMordie, Northern Ireland 1968-1972, 21caps, 1 goal
Jim Platt, Northern Ireland 1976-1983, 20 caps
Terry Cochrane, Northern Ireland 1978-1982, 19 caps, 1 goal

* still with Boro