Many happy returns to Middlesbrough F.C 148 years old today

[erimus74]

From our 1st ever game v Tees Wanderers & goalscoror Jackson Ewbank, to our twice FA Amateur trophy wins before joining the football league to our 1st ever league game a 3-0 away defeat v Lincoln City back in 1899, in our league history from goalkeeper Edward George Smith, right through to Luke Thomas v Preston we have used approx 1009 players

I'm proud to call myself a Boro fan, my family are all Boro fans, as was my dad who took me & my younger brother to Ayresome Park in late 1971, thank you dad

I'm luckily old enough to have witnessed both Jack Charlton's fantastic team & Bruce Ricoh's Boro born again team of 86

My favourite player of all time John Hickton, best ever player Graeme Souness & best ever defender, Willie Maddren (RIP)

In all the years following the mighty Boro I've seen it all, fantastic players, some world class, some great teams, some not so, record attendances, lowest ever attendance, liquidation in 1986, promotions, relegation, moving grounds, points deducted, cup finals & finally, seeing the Boro lift a domestic trophy & play in Europe, laughed together, cried together, at times as high as a mountain & at times, as low as a snakes belly, but would I change any of it, not on your nelly

Hopefully the Boro are going to put something together to celebrate our 150th anniversary

ERIMUS / UTMB x

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[erimus74]

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