2023–24 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough

2023–24 season
Owner	Steve Gibson
Chairman	Steve Gibson
Head Coach	Michael Carrick
Stadium	Riverside Stadium
Championship	8th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Emmanuel Latte Lath (16) All: Emmanuel Latte Lath (18)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2023–24 season was the 148th season in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. The club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

First-team squad

As of 21 March 2024

No.	Player	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Seny Dieng	GK		Zürich	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994	Queens Park Rangers	8 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
23	Tom Glover	GK		Sydney	(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997	Melbourne City	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
32	Jamie Jones	GK		Kirkby	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989	Wigan Athletic	18 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Tommy Smith	RB		Warrington	(1992-04-14) 14 April 1992	Stoke City	27 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
3	Rav van den Berg	CB			(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004	PEC Zwolle	6 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
5	Matthew Clarke	CB		Barham	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 August 2022	£2,200,000	30 June 2025
6	Dael Fry	CB		Middlesbrough	(1997-08-30) 30 August 1997	Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	30 June 2026
12	Luke Ayling	RB		Lambeth	(1991-08-25) 25 August 1991	Leeds United	10 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
15	Anfernee Dijksteel	RB		Amsterdam	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996	Charlton Athletic	7 August 2019	£2,025,000	30 June 2025
17	Paddy McNair	CB		Ballyclare	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995	Sunderland	1 July 2018	£5,000,000	30 June 2024
24	Alex Bangura	LB		Mokomre	(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999	Cambuur	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
26	Darragh Lenihan	CB		Dunboyne	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2026
27	Lukas Engel	LB		Kastrup	(1998-12-14) 14 December 1998	Silkeborg	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
33	Luke Thomas	LB		Syston	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001	Leicester City	26 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
4	Daniel Barlaser	CM		Gateshead	(1997-01-18) 18 January 1997	Rotherham United	29 January 2023	£900,000	30 June 2026
7	Hayden Hackney	CM		Redcar	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2027
8	Riley McGree	LM		Gawler	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998	Charlotte	14 January 2022	£3,000,000	30 June 2025
16	Jonny Howson	CM		Morley	(1988-05-21) 21 May 1988	Norwich City	7 July 2017	£5,000,000	30 June 2024
20	Finn Azaz	CM		Westminster	(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000	Aston Villa	5 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
28	Lewis O'Brien	CM		Colchester	(1998-10-14) 14 October 1998	Nottingham Forest	31 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Sam Greenwood	AM		Sunderland	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002	Leeds United	31 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
49	Law McCabe	AM			(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006	Academy	28 February 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
50	Finn Cartwright	CM			(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007	Academy	8 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
52	AJ Bridge	CM			(2005-03-21) 21 March 2005	Academy	6 January 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
59	Luke Woolston	DM			(2004-11-30) 30 November 2004	Academy	31 May 2022	Trainee	30 June 2027
Forwards
9	Emmanuel Latte Lath	CF		Marcory	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999	Atalanta	15 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Isaiah Jones	RW		Lambeth	(1999-06-26) 26 June 1999	Tooting & Mitcham	1 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
13	Matthew Hoppe	CF		Yorba Linda	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001	RCD Mallorca	10 August 2022	£2,500,000	30 June 2026
14	Alex Gilbert	LW		Birmingham	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001	Brentford	4 July 2023	Free	30 June 2027
18	Samuel Silvera	LW		London	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000	Central Coast Mariners	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
19	Josh Coburn	CF		Bedale	(2002-12-06) 6 December 2002	Sunderland	1 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
21	Marcus Forss	CF		Turku	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999	Brentford	28 July 2022	£3,000,000	30 June 2026
64	Sonny Finch	CF		Houghton-le-Spring	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005	Academy	18 August 2022	Trainee	30 June 2026
Out on Loan
22	Hayden Coulson	LB		Gateshead	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998	Academy	1 July 2016	Trainee	30 June 2025
23	Liam Roberts	GK		Walsall	(1994-11-21) 21 November 1994	Northampton Town	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
31	Sol Brynn	GK		Middlesbrough	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000	Academy	1 July 2019	Trainee	30 June 2026
38	Daniel Nkrumah	CF		London	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003	Leyton Orient	15 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
39	Terrell Agyemang	RB		London	(2002-11-13) 13 November 2002	Manchester City	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
57	Bryant Bilongo	LB			(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001	Kingstonian	12 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	RB	Terrell Agyemang †	Manchester City	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CF	Daniel Nkrumah †	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed
4 July 2023	LW	Alex Gilbert	Brentford	Free Transfer
6 July 2023	CB	Rav van den Berg	PEC Zwolle	Undisclosed
7 July 2023	GK	Tom Glover	Melbourne City	Free Transfer
7 July 2023	LW	Morgan Rogers	Manchester City	Undisclosed
7 July 2023	LW	Sam Silvera	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed
8 July 2023	GK	Seny Dieng	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed
18 July 2023	GK	Jamie Jones	Wigan Athletic	Free Transfer
15 August 2023	LB	Lukas Engel	Silkeborg	Undisclosed
15 August 2023	CF	Emmanuel Latte Lath	Atalanta	Undisclosed
1 September 2023	LB	Alex Bangura	Cambuur	Undisclosed
5 January 2024	AM	Finn Azaz	Aston Villa	Undisclosed

† Signed for the Under-21s

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CM	Isiah Cornet	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Luke Daniels	Forest Green Rovers	Released
30 June 2023	CM	Alfie Doherty	Whitby Town	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Louie Evans	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	RB	Darnell Fisher	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	CB	Grant Hall	Rotherham United	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Joe Lumley	Southampton	Released
30 June 2023	RW	Ash MacCarthy	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	LW	Joe Ridley	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	LB	Jack Robinson	Carlisle United	Free Transfer
30 June 2023	GK	Oliver Swan	Free agent	Released
30 June 2023	RB	Tylah Wallace-Ming	Free agent	Released
3 July 2023	CM	Kamil Conteh	Grimsby Town	Undisclosed
9 July 2023	LB	Marc Bola	Samsunspor	Undisclosed
16 August 2023	CF	Chuba Akpom	Ajax	Undisclosed
1 September 2023	CM	Martín Payero	Udinese	Undisclosed
1 February 2024	CF	Calum Kavanagh	Bradford City	Undisclosed
1 February 2024	LW	Morgan Rogers	Aston Villa	Undisclosed
12 February 2024	AM	Matt Crooks	Real Salt Lake	Undisclosed

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
31 August 2023	AM	Sam Greenwood	Leeds United	End of season
31 August 2023	CM	Lewis O'Brien	Nottingham Forest	End of season
10 January 2024	RB	Luke Ayling	Leeds United	End of season
26 January 2024	LB	Luke Thomas	Leicester City	End of season

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	GK	Zach Hemming	St Mirren	End of season
10 July 2023	GK	Sol Brynn	Leyton Orient	End of season
18 July 2023	GK	Liam Roberts	Barnsley	End of season
3 August 2023	CF	Matthew Hoppe	San Jose Earthquakes	End of season
18 August 2023	GK	Max Metcalfe	AFC Fylde	10 November 2023
25 August 2023	CM	Jack Stott	York City	1 January 2024
1 September 2023	RM	Jeremy Sivi	Harrogate Town	End of season
30 September 2023	CB	Jack Hannah	Darlington	28 October 2023
13 October 2023	RB	Terrell Agyemang	Hartlepool United	11 November 2023
6 December 2023	RB	George Gitau	Marske United	3 January 2024
8 January 2024	LB	Hayden Coulson	Blackpool	End of season
10 January 2024	CM	Jack Stott	Gateshead	End of season
1 February 2024	LB	Bryant Bilongo	Ebbsfleet United	End of season
1 March 2024	RB	Terrell Agyemang	Hartlepool United	End of season
7 March 2024	CF	Daniel Nkrumah	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season
8 March 2024	RW	Max Howells	Whitby Town	6 April 2024
12 March 2024	RM	Joseph Gibson	Darlington	9 April 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

On June 1, Boro announced two pre-season friendlies, against Hartlepool United and York City. Five days later, a third fixture was added, against Rotherham United. A fourth pre-season friendly was announced, at home against Auxerre. A trip to Bradford City was also confirmed as a fifth pre-season match. A sixth and final friendly was confirmed, against Real Betis.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Vitória de Guimarães v Middlesbrough

8 July 2023 Friendly	Vitória de Guimarães	0–1	Middlesbrough	Portugal
14:00 WEST 14:00 BST		Report	Forss	Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Hartlepool United v Middlesbrough

14 July 2023 Friendly	Hartlepool United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Hartlepool
19:00 BST	Dieseruvwe 24' Ferguson 28'	Report	Matthews 90+2'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium

York City v Middlesbrough

15 July 2023 Friendly	York City	0–0	Middlesbrough	Huntington
13:00 BST		Report		Stadium: LNER Community Stadium Attendance: 4,958 (2,185 Boro)

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

19 July 2023 Friendly	Rotherham United	0–2	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
19:00 BST		Report	Silvera 6' Gilbert 88'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 2,017 (489 Boro)

Middlesbrough v Real Betis

22 July 2023 Friendly	Middlesbrough	0–1	Real Betis	Chesterfield
14:00 BST		Report	Pérez 63'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium

Bradford City v Middlesbrough

26 July 2023 Friendly	Bradford City	3–3	Middlesbrough	Bradford
19:30 BST	Cook 12', 41' Platt 58'	Report	Silvera 4' Gilbert 29' (pen.) Nkrumah 90'	Stadium: University of Bradford Stadium Attendance: 4,378 (1,413 Boro fans)

Middlesbrough v Auxerre

29 July 2023 Friendly	Middlesbrough	2–2	Auxerre	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Hackney 90' Rogers 90+4'	Report	Sinayoko 39' (pen.) Camara 80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 9,107

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	5 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	8th	46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	043.48
FA Cup	6 January 2024		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	23 January 2024	First round	Semi-finals	7	6	0	1	16	11	+5	085.71
Total					54	26	9	19	87	74	+13	048.15

Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	West Bromwich Albion	46	21	12	13	70	47	+23	75	Qualified for the Championship play-offs
6	Norwich City	46	21	10	15	79	64	+15	73
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	+8	70
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	69
9	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	70	59	+11	64
10	Preston North End	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	63
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	+2	62

Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	69	10	4	9	30	26	+4	10	5	8	41	36	+5

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	291	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	W
Position	21	24	23	22	24	24	24	22	21	17	16	13	9	10	12	10	12	10	12	12	13	13	11	14	9	12	10	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	11	9	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	8	8

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 29 (vs Birmingham City) was postponed due to Birmingham's FA Cup involvements.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Middlesbrough v Millwall

5 August 2023 1	Middlesbrough	0–1	Millwall	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Howson  80'	Report	Bryan  25' Nisbet  46' Esse 73' Cooper  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,359 Referee: Gavin Ward

Coventry City v Middlesbrough

12 August 2023 2	Coventry City	3–0	Middlesbrough	Coventry
12:30 BST	Godden 11' Latibeaudiere  47' Wright 70' Lenihan 90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Hackney  81'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 24,080 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town

19 August 2023 3	Middlesbrough	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Hackney 61' Howson  90+5'	Report	Hogg  5' Rudoni  45+1' Fry 47' (o.g.) Burgzorg  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,257 Referee: Josh Smith

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

26 August 2023 4	West Bromwich Albion	4–2	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
15:00 BST	Kipré 22' Swift 28' Thomas-Asante 47' Ajayi  74' Sarmiento 90+1'  90+4'	Report	Latte Lath 29' Smith  32'  51' Rogers  44' Forss 85' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,691 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

2 September 2023 5	Middlesbrough	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Greenwood  77'	Report	Dozzell 43' Colback  50' 71' Chair  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,671 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough

16 September 2023 6	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Middlesbrough	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Carter  28' Szmodics 31', 49'	Report	Lenihan  40' Crooks 55' Hackney  88'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,348 Referee: James Bell

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

19 September 2023 7	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
20:00 BST	Windass  31' Musaba 38'	Report	Jones  48' Lenihan 53'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,975 Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Middlesbrough v Southampton

23 September 2023 8	Middlesbrough	2–1	Southampton	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	McGree 44' Jones  53' Hackney  58' Howson 66' (pen.) Smith  90+6'	Report	Armstrong 17'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,142 Referee: Tim Robinson

Watford v Middlesbrough

30 September 2023 9	Watford	2–3	Middlesbrough	Watford
15:00 BST	Bayo 19' Porteous  40' Hoedt 52' Sierralta  55' Smith  90+6'	Report	McGree 5', 12' Coburn 63'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Oliver Langford

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

3 October 2023 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Jones 56' Greenwood  75' Latte Lath 84'	Report	Grant  32' Ng  36' Goutas  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,276 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sunderland v Middlesbrough

7 October 2023 11	Sunderland	0–4	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Neil  17'  45+4' Ballard  45+5' Roberts  70' Clarke  73'	Report	Greenwood 58' Crooks 60' Jones 72'  32' Forss 90' Coburn  45+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 43,584 Referee: Jarred Gillet

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City

21 October 2023 12	Middlesbrough	1–0	Birmingham City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Rogers 89' Crooks  26' Engel  30' Hackney  58'	Report	Bielik  40' Ruddy  45+4' Longelo  71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,449 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Norwich City v Middlesbrough

24 October 2023 13	Norwich City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Norwich
19:45 BST	Sara  76' Rowe  90+5' 90+9'	Report	Greenwood 46' Hackney  89' Silvera 90+2' Dieng  90+4'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,585 Referee: Simon Hooper

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

28 October 2023 14	Middlesbrough	0–2	Stoke City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	McNair  53' Van den Berg  57'	Report	Rose 8' Léris 37' Thompson  69' Stevens  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,732 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough

4 November 2023 15	Plymouth Argyle	3–3	Middlesbrough	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Mumba 34' Azaz 38' Miller  70' Cundle  72' Whittaker 77'	Report	Coburn 23' 60' 60'  62' Crooks  30' Greenwood 64' van den Berg  66'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,471 Referee: Darren England

Middlesbrough v Leicester City

11 November 2023 16	Middlesbrough	1–0	Leicester City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Crooks  42' Greenwood 83' Howson  85' Jones  88' Rogers  90+3'	Report	Vestergaard  12' Winks  43' Choudhury  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,042 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bristol City v Middlesbrough

25 November 2023 17	Bristol City	3–2	Middlesbrough	Bristol
15:00 BST	Gardner-Hickman 37',  42' Conway 45+1' (pen.) Sykes 67' Pring  77'	Report	Fry  44' Vyner 50' (o.g.) Crooks 52' Greenwood  63'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,694 Referee: John Busby

Middlesbrough v Preston North End

28 November 2023 18	Middlesbrough	4–0	Preston North End	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Jones 16', 37' van den Berg 26' Bangura 90+4'	Report	Potts  65' Hughes  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,502 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

2 December 2023 19	Leeds United	3–2	Middlesbrough	Leeds
15:00 BST	James 5'  45+6' Summerville 7' Piroe 38' (pen.) Rutter  41'	Report	Latte Lath 3', 45' Clarke  37' Howson  37' Dijksteel  45+5'  63' Crooks  67' Rogers  83'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,812 Referee: Darren England

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

9 December 2023 20	Middlesbrough	0–2	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Crooks  51'	Report	Chaplin 36' Woolfenden  63' Hutchinson 67' Ball  90' Morsy  90+5'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,960 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Middlesbrough v Hull City

13 December 2023 21	Middlesbrough	1–2	Hull City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Latte Lath 6'	Report	Coyle  65' Delap 69' Tufan 82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,158 Referee: Oliver Langford

Swansea City v Middlesbrough

16 December 2023 22	Swansea City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Swansea
15:00 BST	Lowe 59' Tymon  62' Paterson  65'	Report	Greenwood 43' Howson  64' Jones  67' Silvera 78' Latte Lath  90+5'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,084 Referee: James Bell

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

23 December 2023 23	Middlesbrough	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Rogers 40' Howson  52'	Report	Kipré  15' Furlong  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,145 Referee: James Linington

Rotherham United v Middlesbrough

26 December 2023 24	Rotherham United	1–0	Middlesbrough	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Bramall 72'	Report		Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 11,487 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

29 December 2023 25	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Helik 60'	Report	Rogers  32' Coburn 54' Bangura  69' Howson 84'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 20,045 Referee: Ben Toner

Middlesbrough v Coventry City

1 January 2024 26	Middlesbrough	1–3	Coventry City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Coburn 31' Greenwood  67' Rogers  90+1'	Report	Sakamoto 34', 69' Wright 58',  82' Eccles  65'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,409 Referee: David Webb

Millwall v Middlesbrough

13 January 2024 27	Millwall	1–3	Middlesbrough	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Bryan 10',  80' Honeyman  49' Longman  51'	Report	Engel 38',  66' Jones 58' Forss 90+5'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,681 Referee: Andy Davies

Middlesbrough v Rotherham United

20 January 2024 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Rotherham United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Hackney  46' Forss 82'	Report	Morrison  40' Cafú 59' Johansson  69' Clucas  73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,140 Referee: Darren Bond

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

4 February 2024 30	Middlesbrough	1–1	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT	Engel  34' Forss 61' Greenwood  75' Ayling  79'	Report	Hume  14' Ba  34' Rusyn 83' Ekwah  90+2'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,716 Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was previously scheduled for 3 February, but was moved for live TV coverage.

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

10 February 2024 31	Middlesbrough	1–2	Bristol City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Barlaser  73' Silvera 90+1'	Report	Knight 16' James 17'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,881 Referee: Sam Allison

Preston North End v Middlesbrough

14 February 2024 32	Preston North End	2–1	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:45 GMT	Millar 23' Riis Jakobsen 60' Storey  86' Browne  90+2'	Report	Azaz 57' McGree  90+6'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,282 Referee: Tony Harrington

Leicester City v Middlesbrough

17 February 2024 33	Leicester City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Faes  60' Vardy 85'	Report	Clarke  3' Azaz 24' Silvera 37' Glover  59' McGree  73' Ayling  81'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,487 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle

24 February 2024 34	Middlesbrough	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Ayling  37'	Report	Sorinola 7' Miller  26' Hardie 31'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,578 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

2 March 2024 35	Stoke City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Bae Jun-ho 40' Laurent  46' Wilmot  51' Ennis  62' Baker 71'	Report	Latte Lath  51'	Stadium: bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,673 Referee: John Busby

Middlesbrough v Norwich City

6 March 2024 36	Middlesbrough	3–1	Norwich City	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	Forss  20', 37' Latte Lath 43' Engel 62'	Report	Barnes 17' Sainz  30' McLean  47'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,545 Referee: Robert Madley

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

9 March 2024 37	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Middlesbrough	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT	Hayden  64' Clarke-Salter  81'	Report	Forss  39', 76' Latte Lath 64' Engel  66' Ayling  81' Dieng  90+2' McNair  90+4'	Stadium: MATRADE Loftus Road Attendance: 16,689 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

12 March 2024 29	Birmingham City	0–1	Middlesbrough	Bordesley
19:45 GMT		Report	McGree 17' Howson  23' Latte Lath  90+8'	Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 17,829 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to Birmingham's FA Cup involvement.

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers

16 March 2024 38	Middlesbrough	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Latte Lath  31' Ayling  57' Greenwood  90'	Report	Wharton  31' Hedges  81' Ayari  89'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,554 Referee: Keith Stroud

Southampton v Middlesbrough

29 March 2024 39	Southampton	1–1	Middlesbrough	Southampton
15:00 GMT	A. Armstrong 12' Downes  34' S. Armstrong  83'	Report	Latte Lath  50', 90' Jones  50' Azaz  62' O'Brien  70'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,470 Referee: Matt Donohue

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

1 April 2024 40	Middlesbrough	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Greenwood  24' 81' Ihiekwe 41' (o.g.) Jones 73'	Report	Vaulks  33' Beadle  40' Famewo  79' Iorfa  80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,893 Referee: Tom Nield

Middlesbrough v Swansea City

6 April 2024 41	Middlesbrough	2–0	Swansea City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Latte Lath 45+1', 79' Ayling  81' Barlaser  84'	Report	Cooper  78' Cullen  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,780 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Hull City v Middlesbrough

10 April 2024 42	Hull City	2–2	Middlesbrough	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Philogene 29',  90+1' Seri 41' Giles  84' Carvalho  86'	Report	Latte Lath 4' Azaz 71'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 21,934 Referee: Gavin Ward

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

13 April 2024 43	Ipswich Town	1–1	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Luongo 30',  49' Travis  90+5'	Report	Latte Lath 20' Howson  57' Ayling  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,771 Referee: Sam Allison

Middlesbrough v Leeds United

22 April 2024 44	Middlesbrough	3–4	Leeds United	Middlesbrough
20:00 BST	Jones 7',  78' Latte Lath 30',  35', 87' Howson  80'	Report	Summerville 14' (pen.), 61' Bamford 18',  45+1' Gnonto 39'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,333 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

27 April 2024 45	Cardiff City	1–4	Middlesbrough	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Bowler 90+1'	Report	Clarke 45' Azaz 49' Latte Lath 56' Gilbert 60'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,999 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Middlesbrough v Watford

4 May 2024 46	Middlesbrough	3–1	Watford	Middlesbrough
12:30 BST	Latte Lath 28' Azaz  33' Bangura 78' Jones 84'	Report	Pollock  20' Hoedt 71'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,289 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

As a Championship club, Boro entered into the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Aston Villa.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Middlesbrough v Aston Villa

6 January 2023 Third round	Middlesbrough	0–1	Aston Villa	Middlesbrough
17:30 GMT	Jones  23'	Report	Konsa  37' Bailey  40' Cash  74', 87' Zaniolo  80' Lenglet  82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 25,022 Referee: Robert Jones

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Middlesbrough were drawn away to Huddersfield Town in the first round, Bolton Wanderers in the second round, Bradford City in the third round, Exeter City in the fourth round and Port Vale in the quarter-finals and then against Chelsea in a Two-legged tie, first at home and second away.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

8 August 2023 First round	Huddersfield Town	2–3	Middlesbrough	Huddersfield
19:00 BST	Harratt 4' Headley  13' Hudlin 90+4' Ayina  90+5'	Report	Payero  19' Silvera 20' I. Jones 63' McGree 82' Crooks  90+6'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

29 August 2023 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Middlesbrough	Bolton
19:45 BST	Charles 23' Forrester  51' Thomason  58' Iredale  70' Ashworth  90+2'	Report	Crooks 33',  48' I. Jones  47' McGree 90+1' Rogers 90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 8,624 Referee: Stephen Martin

Bradford City v Middlesbrough

26 September 2023 Third round	Bradford City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Bradford
19:45 BST	Walker  38' Pattison  89'	Report	Latte Lath 21' Rogers 54' Smith  85'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,754 Referee: Tom Nield

Exeter City v Middlesbrough

31 October 2023 Fourth round	Exeter City	2–3	Middlesbrough	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Trevitt 13', 66',  37' Diabate  68' Kite  75'	Report	Silvera  44', 59' Rogers 49',  75' Latte Lath 82' (pen.),  83'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Graham Scott

Port Vale v Middlesbrough

19 December 2023 Quarter-finals	Port Vale	0–3	Middlesbrough	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Balmer  50' Loft  60' Iacovitti  80'	Report	Clarke  4' Rogers  10', 23' Howson 11' Crooks 53'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,006 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Middlesbrough v Chelsea

9 January 2024 Semi-final First leg	Middlesbrough	1–0	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT	Hackney 37' I. Jones  90+3'	Report	Colwill  30'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,097 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Chelsea v Middlesbrough

23 January 2024 Semi-final Second leg	Chelsea	6–1 (6–2 agg.)	Middlesbrough	Fulham
20:00 GMT	Mudryk  12' Howson 15' (o.g.) Fernández 29' Disasi 36' Palmer 42', 77' Silva  53' Madueke 81'	Report	Crooks  40' Van den Berg  64' Rogers 88'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,754 Referee: John Brooks

Statistics

As of 30 May 2024

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Middlesbrough

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SEN	Seny Dieng	35	0	35+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Tommy Smith	7	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	NED	Rav van den Berg	39	1	33+1	1	1+0	0	3+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Daniel Barlaser	41	0	26+7	0	1+0	0	7+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Matt Clarke	28	1	19+5	1	1+0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Dael Fry	35	0	28+0	0	0+1	0	6+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Hayden Hackney	28	2	20+1	1	1+0	0	6+0	1
8	MF	AUS	Riley McGree	25	6	14+8	4	0+0	0	1+2	2
9	FW	CIV	Emmanuel Latte Lath	36	18	23+7	16	0+1	0	5+0	2
11	MF	ENG	Isaiah Jones	41	9	31+4	8	1+0	0	4+1	1
12	DF	ENG	Luke Ayling*	19	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Alex Gilbert	15	1	2+10	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
15	DF	NED	Anfernee Dijksteel	23	0	8+12	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Jonny Howson	43	3	35+3	2	0+1	0	3+1	1
17	DF	NIR	Paddy McNair	25	0	20+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
18	FW	AUS	Samuel Silvera	42	6	12+25	4	0+0	0	4+1	2
19	FW	ENG	Josh Coburn	25	5	11+10	5	1+0	0	0+3	0
20	MF	IRL	Finn Azaz	20	4	15+5	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW	FIN	Marcus Forss	23	7	12+9	7	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	GK	AUS	Tom Glover	20	0	11+1	0	1+0	0	7+0	0
24	DF	SLE	Alex Bangura	18	2	6+8	2	1+0	0	2+1	0
26	DF	IRL	Darragh Lenihan	10	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
27	DF	DEN	Lukas Engel	41	2	28+7	2	1+0	0	4+1	0
28	MF	ENG	Lewis O'Brien*	25	0	18+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
29	MF	ENG	Sam Greenwood*	38	5	25+12	5	1+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Luke Thomas*	12	0	8+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
48	FW	ENG	Charlie Lennon	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	ENG	Law McCabe	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
50	MF	ENG	Fin Cartwright	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
53	FW	ENG	Ajay Matthews	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
56	DF	ENG	James Wilson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
64	FW	ENG	Sonny Finch	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Out on loan
22	DF	ENG	Hayden Coulson	4	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
No longer at the club
10	FW	ENG	Morgan Rogers	33	7	14+12	2	1+0	0	5+1	5
20	MF	ARG	Martín Payero	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Matt Crooks	31	5	18+7	3	0+0	0	4+2	2
48	FW	IRL	Calum Kavanagh	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0