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Middlesbrough Football Club (/ ˈ m ɪ d əl z b r ə / ⓘ MID-əlz-brə) is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
In 1801 Middlesbrough was a small farming township with a population of just 25. From 1829 onwards it experienced rapid growth. In 1828 the influential Quaker banker, coal-mine owner and Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) shareholder Joseph Pease sailed up the River Tees to find a suitable new site downriver of Stockton on which to place new coal staithes.
The nickname is used by white and Asian people alike, and came to many people's attention in the film East is East. [32] [33] "Bruddersford" – name coined by J. B. Priestley for his fictional portrayals of Bradford. [34] [35] "Curry Capital of Britain" or simply "Curry Capital" – a title gained by the city's rich history with curry.
Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms also refer to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. Additionally, sometimes the use of one or more additional words is optional.
The term was referred to by Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP, Tom Blenkinsop, in the House of Commons, and was recorded in Hansard, in July 2011. [ 5 ] [ 1 ] Smoggies has occasional use as a nickname for Middlesbrough F.C. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] [ 7 ] In 2013 the Cleveland Art Society organised a major exhibition of the works of local artists ...
Names in bold are currently active at the club. Statistics correct as of 10 August 2024. ... Middlesbrough Legend (as voted for by fans in the Evening Gazette in 2007)
Middlesbrough – The Frontline [73] Millwall – Bushwackers [74] Newcastle United – Newcastle Gremlins, [75] The New Batch; Nottingham Forest – Forest Executive Crew [76] Norwich City – Norwich Hit Squad, Under 5's [77] Oldham Athletic – Fine Young Casuals [78] Oxford United – South Midlands Hit Squad [79] Peterborough United ...