1910 - First time we won on this day as a league club

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When Sheff Utd arrived at Ayresome Park for a first division game

Boro having lost only one of their opening 11 league games, which was played a week earlier in a 4-2 defeat at Bury

The Sheff Utd game gave the chance for Boro to get back to winning ways & they did with a 3-1 home win
Goals from legendary George Elliot & a brace from Samuel Cail, with both Cail & Elliott recording their 4th goals of the season

Andy Walker, was in charge from June 1910 to January 1911, until his suspension from football, when, under instructions from our chairman Thomas Gibson-Poole, who thought beating Sunderland would enhance his chances of winning the election only two days after the derby, Walker offered the Sunderland captain £30 to throw the game, who then reported the club & the FA acted

The board who picked the team from January till the end of the season seen the club finish in 16th place, one place better than the previous season & our 3rd lowest top flight position up to then