2014–15_Middlesbrough_F.C._season
2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season
Middlesbrough 2014–15 football season
The 2014–15 season was Middlesbrough's 6th consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the League Cup and in the FA Cup.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2014–15 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Steve Gibson | |||
| Manager | Aitor Karanka | |||
| Stadium | Riverside Stadium | |||
| Football League Championship | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Bamford (17) All: Patrick Bamford (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,381 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 02 May 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,727 (vs. Preston North End, 26 August 2014) | |||
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Appearances and goals
- Last updated 2 May 2015[1]
- "+" constitutes substitute appearances
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF |  ESP |
Damià | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG |
George Friend | 46 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ESP |
Daniel Ayala | 35 | 5 | 29+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Fredericks (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 20 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Ben Gibson | 40 | 0 | 33+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Grant Leadbitter | 49 | 13 | 40+3 | 12 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Adam Clayton | 47 | 0 | 37+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Kike | 49 | 11 | 25+17 | 9 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Lee Tomlin | 48 | 9 | 32+10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF |  ARG |
Emmanuel Ledesma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK |  GRE |
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 42 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ENG |
James Husband | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Dean Whitehead | 20 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF |  GAM |
Mustapha Carayol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Adam Reach | 46 | 3 | 27+12 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | FW |  BEL |
Jelle Vossen (on loan from Racing Genk) | 38 | 8 | 20+13 | 7 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  NGA |
Kenneth Omeruo (on loan from Chelsea) | 23 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | ENG |
Patrick Bamford (on loan from Chelsea) | 43 | 19 | 32+6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | MF |  EQG |
Emilio Nsue | 28 | 0 | 12+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  AUS |
Rhys Williams | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF |  CZE |
Tomáš Kalas (on loan from Chelsea) | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  GHA |
Albert Adomah | 49 | 5 | 40+3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF |  NED |
Yanic Wildschut | 13 | 2 | 3+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Adam Forshaw | 20 | 1 | 6+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 39 | DF | ENG |
Jonathan Woodgate | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | GK | ESP |
Tomás Mejías | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Luke Williams | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Seb Hines | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | ENG |
Bradley Fewster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Players who appeared for Middlesbrough but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 16 | DF |  SCO |
Andy Halliday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF |  SRB |
Miloš Veljković (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ENG |
Richard Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | GK | ENG |
Jamal Blackman (on loan from Chelsea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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Top scorers
- Last updated 17 April 2015
More information Rank, Pos. ...
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 23 | Patrick Bamford |
17 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Kike |
9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | FW | 10 | Lee Tomlin |
7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Jelle Vossen |
7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6= | MF | 27 | Albert Adomah |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6= | DF | 4 | Daniel Ayala |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Adam Reach |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 33 | Yanic Wildschut |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9= | DF | 3 | George Friend |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 14 | Luke Williams |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9= | FW | 30 | Bradley Fewster |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9= | DF | 39 | Jonathan Woodgate |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9= | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
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Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| 4 | DF | ESP |
Daniel Ayala | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Grant Leadbitter | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Adam Clayton | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
George Friend | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Fredericks | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Lee Tomlin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GHA |
Albert Adomah | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Ben Gibson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Dean Whitehead | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NGA |
Kenneth Omeruo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG |
Patrick Bamford | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | BEL |
Jelle Vossen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP |
Damià | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Kike | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | GRE |
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | EQG |
Emilio Nsue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Adam Forshaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Adam Reach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Middlesbrough v ASA Târgu Mureș
| 12 July 2014 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Leeds, England |
| 17:00 BST | L. Williams  18', 41'Burgess 54'Fewster 81' |
Report | Amauri 61' |
Stadium: West Riding County FA Ground |
Lucena v Middlesbrough
| 16 July 2014 | Lucena | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Lucena, Spain |
| 17:00 BST | López 38' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva |
Linense v Middlesbrough
| 19 July 2014 | Linense | 0–4 | Middlesbrough | Andalusia, Spain |
| 10:00 BST | Report | Tomlin 29' (pen.) Fewster 54'L. Williams 85'Leadbitter 87' |
Stadium: Municipal La Línea |
Atlético CP v Middlesbrough
| 21 July 2014 | Atlético CP | 0–5 | Middlesbrough | Lisboa, Portugal |
| 10:30 CET | Report | Kike 8', 15' Friend 14'Fewster 74' (pen.), 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Da Tapadinha |
Rochdale v Middlesbrough
| 26 July 2014 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Middlesbrough | Rochdale, England |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson 41' |
Report | Reach 4' Kike 15' (pen.)Tomlin 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,394 Referee: David Benton |
Hartlepool United v Middlesbrough
| 30 July 2014 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Hartlepool, England |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Reach 50' Fewster 70' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Tony Harrington |
Middlesbrough v Villarreal CF
| 2 August 2014 | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Villarreal CF | Middlesbrough, England |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Gerard Moreno 23' Nahuel 45' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 6,380 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Championship
Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Norwich City (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 78 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
League results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
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Last updated: 6 April 2015.
Source: Football League
Matches
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[2]
Middlesbrough v Birmingham City
| 9 August 2014 1 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ayala 33' 61' Kike 66' |
Report | Eardley 54' |
Attendance: 18,371 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
| 16 August 2014 2 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 12:15 | Sharp 88' |
Report | Attendance: 24,484 (Approx 1,945 Boro) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
| 19 August 2014 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Macron Stadium, Bolton |
| 19:00 | Davies 27' (pen.) |
Report | Leadbitter 45' (pen.) Kike 77' |
Attendance: 13,847 Referee: Stephen Martin |
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
| 23 August 2014 4 | Middlesbrough | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 72' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Nuhiu 6', 57' May 42' |
Attendance: 17,820 (1,848 Wednesday) Referee: Phil Dowd |
Middlesbrough v Reading
| 30 August 2014 5 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Reading | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Report | Cox 7' |
Attendance: 14,970 Referee: Darren Bond |
Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough
| 13 September 2014 6 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Stead 86' |
Report | Leadbitter 36', 90+2' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,993 (3500 Boro) Referee: Kevin Wright |
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
| 16 September 2014 7 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Report | Kike 2' |
Attendance: 19,711 Referee: Graham Scott |
Middlesbrough v Brentford
| 20 September 2014 8 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Brentford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 35' Adomah 50'Bamford 68'Kike 88' |
Report | Attendance: 15,484 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough
| 27 September 2014 9 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 15:00 | Ben Haim 39' Solly 74' |
Report | Adomah 75'  82' |
Attendance: 16,110 (1,967 Boro) Referee: Gavin Ward |
Middlesbrough v Blackpool
| 30 September 2014 10 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Blackpool | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Ayala 19' 45+1' Leadbitter 41' |
Report | Miller 25' Rentmeister 59'Perkins 60' |
Attendance: 15,213 (193 Blackpool) Referee: Paul Tierney |
Middlesbrough v Fulham
| 4 October 2014 11 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Fulham | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Reach 46' Adomah 82' |
Report | Attendance: 16,201 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough
| 18 October 2014 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Falmer Stadium, Brighton |
| 15:00 | Greer 88' |
Report | Tomlin 8' Adomah 53' |
Attendance: 26,642 (1,376 Boro) Referee: Andy D'Urso |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
| 21 October 2014 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 | Sako 33' (pen.) Dicko 73'Ebanks-Landell 90+1'Clarke 90+4' |
Report | Leadbitter 83' |
Attendance: 18,391 Referee: Carl Berry |
Middlesbrough v Watford
| 25 October 2014 14 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ayala 34' Bamford 46'Kike 49'Whitehead 51'Fredericks 90+2' |
Report | Forestieri 39' Deeney 61' |
Attendance: 17,491 Referee: James Adcock |
Rotherham United v Middlesbrough
| 1 November 2014 15 | Rotherham United | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | New York Stadium, Rotherham |
| 15:00 | Bowery 30' Green 54'Clarke-Harris 64' |
Report | Bamford 8' Wildschut 19'Tomlin 87' |
Attendance: 11,282 Referee: Mick Russel |
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
| 4 November 2014 16 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Norwich City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Bamford 5' Leadbitter 33' (pen.), 69'Wildschut 85' |
Report | Attendance: 16,468 Referee: Nigel Miller |
Middlesbrough v Bournemouth
| 8 November 2014 17 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Bournemouth | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 22,930 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough
| 22 November 2014 18 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | DW Stadium, Wigan |
| 15:00 | Maloney 24' McCann 49'Boyce 66' |
Report | Bamford 57' Clayton 23'Adomah 62' |
Attendance: 16,347 Referee: David Webb |
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
| 29 November 2014 19 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 83' Tomlin 55' |
Report | Gestede 90+4' Evans 54' |
Attendance: 18,152 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Millwall v Middlesbrough
| 6 December 2014 20 | Millwall | 1–5 | Middlesbrough | The Den, South Bermondsey |
| 15:00 | McDonald 52' 78' |
Report | Vossen 21', 34', 44' Bamford 28'Kike 79' |
Attendance: 10,328 Referee: Mick Russell |
Middlesbrough v Derby County
| 13 December 2014 21 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Derby County | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Bamford 6' Ayala 29'Leadbitter 63' (pen.) 81' |
Report | Hendrick 53' Shotton 62'Bryson 71'Forsyth 75' |
Attendance: 17,434 Referee: Roger East |
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
| 20 December 2014 22 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Murphy 24' McGoldrick 37'Tabb 45+1' |
Report | Vossen 20' Omeruo 27'Friend 87' |
Attendance: 21,187 Referee: James Linington |
Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest
| 26 December 2014 23 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Friend 52' Vossen 78'Leadbitter 87' |
Report | Mancienne 38' Wilson 53' 66' |
Attendance: 32,277 Referee: Scott Duncan |
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough
| 28 December 2014 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Gestede 50' Tunnicliffe 90+3' |
Report | Gibson 20' Whitehead 44'Ayala 89' |
Attendance: 22,304 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
Reading v Middlesbrough
| 10 January 2015 25 | Reading | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| 15:00 | Norwood 42' Obita 54' |
Report | Tomlin 68' |
Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town
| 17 January 2015 26 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| Tomlin 61', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 18,576 Referee: Peter Bankes |
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
| 20 January 2015 27 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| Bamford 63' Tomlin 79' |
Report | Jones 86' |
Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
Brentford v Middlesbrough
| 31 January 2015 28 | Brentford | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Griffin Park, Brentford |
| 12:15 | Diagouraga 33' Button 43'Douglas 62' |
Report | Omeruo 16' Bamford 41'Leadbitter 44' (pen.)Kike 90' |
Attendance: 11,853 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic
| 7 February 2015 29 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 5' Vossen 47'Forshaw 82'Tomlin 87' |
Report | Gudmundsson 37' |
Attendance: 18,903 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Blackpool v Middlesbrough
| 10 February 2015 30 | Blackpool | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
| 19:45 | Clarke 4' Gibson 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Woodgate 82' Kike 87' |
Attendance: 10,806 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
| 18 February 2015 31 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Cotterill 42' Caddis 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Konstantopoulos 43' Fredericks 56'Bamford 74'Adomah 88'Omeruo 90+6' |
Attendance: 15,101 Referee: David Coote |
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
| 21 February 2015 32 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Leeds United | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Forshaw 80' |
Report | Mowatt 3' Bellisci 23'Bamba 57'Cooper 90+5' |
Attendance: 25,531 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers
| 24 February 2015 33 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Adomah 33' Kike 90+2' |
Report | Vela 45+2' Dervite 67'Janko 68'Danns 82'Heskey 90+4' |
Attendance: 16,569 Referee: Andy Madley |
Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
| 28 February 2015 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Nuhiu 52' Keane 54' |
Report | Attendance: 23,774 Referee: Stephen Martin |
Middlesbrough v Millwall
| 3 March 2015 35 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Millwall | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 26' Kike 29'Vossen 78' |
Report | Attendance: 16,078 Referee: Kevin Wright |
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
| 7 March 2015 36 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | City Ground, Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Gardner 33' Blackstock 65' |
Report | Leadbitter 27' |
Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town
| 14 March 2015 37 | Middlesbrough | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Ayala 4' Adomah 30'Gibson 55'Bamford 64', 79'Reach 73' |
Report | Murphy 11' Smith 28'Bishop 45' |
Attendance: 18,909 Referee: Michael Jones |
Derby County v Middlesbrough
| 17 March 2015 38 | Derby County | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Pride Park, Derby |
| 19:45 | Christie 51' Hughes 57'Bryson 60' |
Report | Vossen 51' Clayton 63'Bramford 64'Reach 90+3' |
Attendance: 31,939 Referee: Andy D´Urso |
Bournemouth v Middlesbrough
| 21 March 2015 39 | Bournemouth | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | Goldsands Stadium, Bournemouth |
| 12:15 | Kermorgant 12' Arter 48'Pitman 74' |
Report | Attendance: 10,998 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Middlesbrough v Wigan Athletic
| 3 April 2015 40 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Bamford 20' |
Report | Attendance: 23,082 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Watford v Middlesbrough
| 6 April 2015 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 12:30 | Deeney 37' Ighalo 65' |
Report | Attendance: 19,656 Referee: Mike Jones |
Middlesbrough v Rotherham United
| 11 April 2015 42 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Rotherham United | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Tomlin 50' Bamford 66' |
Report | Attendance: 19,537 Referee: Iain Williamson |
Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 14 April 2015 43 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Vossen 3' Bamford 11' |
Report | Sako 53' |
Attendance: 20,520 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
Norwich v Middlesbrough
| 17 April 2015 44 | Norwich | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| 19:45 | Hoolahan 45+2' Olsson 73' |
Report | Tettey 8' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 26,933 Referee: Robert Madley |
Fulham v Middlesbrough
| 25 April 2015 45 | Fulham | 4–3 | Middlesbrough | Craven Cottage, London |
| 15:00 | Turner 45' McCormack 55' (pen.), 67' (pen.), 90' |
Report | Reach 63' Ayala 73'Kike 88' |
Attendance: 26,993 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Middlesbrough v Brighton
| 2 May 2015 46 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Brighton | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 12:15 | Report | Attendance: 33,381 Referee: Andrew Madley |
FA Cup
Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
Barnsley v Middlesbrough
| 3 January 2015 Third round | Barnsley | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Report | Vossen 48' Ayala 84' |
Attendance: 9,473 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
Manchester City v Middlesbrough
| 24 January 2015 Fourth round | Manchester City | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Etihad Stadium, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Report | Bamford 53' Kike 90' |
Attendance: 44,836 Referee: Phil Dowd |
League Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Middlesbrough were drawn away to Oldham Athletic.[3]
Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough
| 12 August 2014 Round One | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | Boundary Park, Oldham |
| 19:45 | Wilson 12' |
Report | Williams 30' Leadbitter 48'Kike 60' |
Attendance: 4,311 Referee: James Adcock |
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
| 26 August 2014 Round Two | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Preston North End | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 | Tomlin 51', 66' Fewster 57' |
Report | Hugill 54' |
Attendance: 10,727 Referee: Mark Haywood |
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
| 23 September 2014 Round Three | Liverpool | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (14–13 p) | Middlesbrough | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 19:45 | Rossiter 10' Suso 109' Sakho 61' |
Report | Reach 62' 106' Bamford 120+3' (pen.) Omeruo 57' |
Referee: Mike Jones |
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Balotelli  Lucas Lallana Suso Sterling  Williams Touré Sakho Manquillo Enrique Mignolet Balotelli Lucas Lallana Suso |
Bamford Clayton Reach Adomah Vossen Friend Ayala Fredericks Omeruo Wildschut Blackman Bamford Clayton Reach Adomah |
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| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tomás Mejías | Real Madrid | Undisclosed | 4 July 2014 | First Team | [4] |
| FW | Kike | Real Murcia | Undisclosed | 11 July 2014 | First Team | [5] |
| DF | James Husband | Doncaster Rovers | £500,000 + Swap | 26 July 2014 | First Team | [6] |
| DF | Emilio Nsue | Real Mallorca | Undisclosed | 31 July 2014 | First Team | [7] |
| MF | Adam Clayton | Huddersfield Town | £1,000,000 + Swap | 13 August 2014 | First Team | [8] |
| DF | Damià Abella | Osasuna | Free | 16 August 2014 | First Team | [9] |
| MF | Yanic Wildschut | Heerenveen | Undisclosed | 1 September 2014 | First Team | [10] |
| MF | Adam Forshaw | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | 28 January 2015 | First Team | [11] |
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| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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| MF | Matthew Dolan | Bradford City | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [12] |
| DF | Jake Fowler |  Free Agent | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13] |
| DF |  Jayson Leutwiler | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][14] |
| DF | Cameron Park | Marske United | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13] |
| DF | Stuart Parnaby | Hartlepool United | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][15] |
| DF | Frazer Richardson | Rotherham United | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | First Team | [13][16] |
| DF | Lewis Sirrell |  Östersund | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13][17] |
| DF | Matthew Waters | Free Agent | Free transfer (Released) | 16 May 2014 | Reserves | [13] |
| FW | Marvin Emnes |  Swansea City | Undisclosed | 2 July 2014 | First Team | [18] |
| FW | Lukas Jutkiewicz | Burnley | Undisclosed | 15 July 2014 | First Team | [19] |
| FW | Curtis Main | Doncaster Rovers | Swap | 30 July 2014 | First Team | [20] |
| MF | Jacob Butterfield | Huddersfield Town | Swap | 13 August 2014 | First Team | [8] |
| DF | Christian Burgess | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | 21 August 2014 | First Team | [21] |
| MF | Richard Smallwood | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | 22 August 2014 | First Team | [22] |
| FW |  Kei Kamara |  Columbus Crew | Free transfer (Released) | 28 August 2014 | First Team | |
| FW | Charlie Wyke | Carlisle United | Nominal fee | 23 January 2015 | Reserves | [23] |
| MF | Andy Halliday | Bradford City | Undisclosed | 26 January 2015 | First team | [24] |
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| Position | Player | Loaned from | End date | Team | Source |
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| DF | Kenneth Omeruo | Chelsea | 30 June 2015 | First team | [25] |
| DF | Ryan Fredericks | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2015 | First team | [26] |
| FW | Patrick Bamford | Chelsea | 30 June 2015 | First team | [27] |
| FW | Jelle Vossen | Genk | 30 June 2015 | First team | [10] |
| GK | Jamal Blackman | Chelsea | 17 January 2015 | First team | [10] |
| DF | Miloš Veljković | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 January 2015 | First team | [28] |
| DF | Tomáš Kalas | Chelsea | 30 June 2015 | First team | [29] |
| DF |  Fernando Amorebieta | Fulham | 30 June 2015 | First team | [30] |
| DF | Dwight Tiendalli | Swansea City | 30 June 2015 | First team | [31] |
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