England · England Championship
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough FC
Kit impression
Founded
1876
Years standing
150
Home ground
Riverside Stadium
Capacity
33,746 seats
Make The Case
Middlesbrough are not a spare club. They are England Championship, Riverside Stadium, and 150 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
The calendar you inherit
England Championship is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Deep roots
Founded in 1876, Middlesbrough were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 150 years of accumulated grudges.
Nothing won, everything to play for
Trophyless, so far. That is the pitch: be there before the story turns.
Proper ground
Riverside Stadium takes roughly 33,746, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Riverside Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Teesside International Airport (MME)
16 km / 10 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Cargo Fleet railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Riverside Stadium
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Riverside Stadium
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
