8th September 1982 - A debut to a true iconic Boro legend

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Boro flashback -

Keep improving Mogga

The evening our iconic, legend Tony Mowbray started his Boro career away to our star studded rivals Newcastle, who had Keegan, McDermott, Waddle, Vardi, Channon in their line up
Boro, relegated from the 1st division the previous season, are finding life in the 2nd division far from easy, in fact we couldn't have started the season any worse, suffering a 3-1 defeat away to big Jack's Sheff Weds on the seasons opener & worse, getting battered 4-1 at home to Burnley 4 days ago, but Bobby Murdoch had an ace up his sleeve, he gave debuts to 2 players, one who would go down in Boro's history
Tony 'Mogga' Mowbray, registered No545, was given the No7 shirt, with instructions on his debut to man mark Newcastle talisman Kevin Keegan, Paul Ward, registered No546 was given the No8 shirt.
Mogga had done such a good job that Keegan must have wished he'd gone shopping with his misses again, as he once said a few years earlier when spitting out his dummy playing for Liverpool, when they failed to score against the mighty Boro.

Newcastle broke the deadlock on the 56th minute when Mick Channon scored his one of only 2 Newcastle career goals, this didn't upset the Boro, who on the 67th minute, equalised, via Darren Wood, the game filtered out & both teams settled for a point each, which meant after 3 games the Boro have now registered a point on the board, only way is up from here, though if truth be known, a massive struggle & long season lay ahead

Bobby Murdoch picked the following team

Jim Platt
John Brownlee - 2nd game, 1st away game
Joe Bolton
Colin Ross
Mick Baxter
Darren Wood
Tony Mowbray
Paul Ward
Dave Shearer
Mick Kennedy
Stephen Bell
Sub
Heine Otto - unbelievable Bobby, seriously, how can you put Heine on the bench