Editing Middlesbrough (section)

==Sport==
===Football and rugby union===
[[File:Middlesbrough Walk (39245238251).jpg|thumb|Riverside Stadium]]
[[Middlesbrough FC]] is a [[EFL Championship|Championship]] [[association football|football]] team, owned by local haulage entrepreneur [[Steve Gibson (businessman)|Steve Gibson]] and managed by [[Michael Carrick]]. The 34,000 capacity<ref>{{Cite web |title=Middlesbrough |url=https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/middlesbrough/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826110146/https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/middlesbrough/ |archive-date=26 August 2019 |access-date=26 August 2019 |website=efl.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Mike |date=8 July 2017 |title=Riverside Stadium's new capacity confirmed after Boro's relegation to Championship |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/riverside-stadiums-new-capacity-confirmed-13298568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711070245/http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/riverside-stadiums-new-capacity-confirmed-13298568 |archive-date=11 July 2017 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> [[Riverside Stadium]] is owned and host to home games by the club since 1995, when they left [[Ayresome Park]]. Founder members of the [[Premier League]] in [[FA Premier League 1992-93|1992]], Middlesbrough won the [[Football League Cup]] in [[2004 Football League Cup Final|2004]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 February 2004 |title=Boro lift Carling Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3507795.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112101928/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3507795.stm |archive-date=12 November 2012 |access-date=2 January 2008 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> and were beaten finalists in the [[2005-06 UEFA Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sevilla end 58-year wait |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=2005/intro.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703133128/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=2005/intro.html |archive-date=3 July 2006 |access-date=2 January 2008 |publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> In 1905, they made Britain's first £1,000 transfer when they signed [[Alf Common]] from local rivals [[Sunderland AFC|Sunderland]].<ref name="Proud">{{Cite news |last=Proud |first=Keith |date=18 August 2008 |title=The player with the Common touch |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/teesside/3603267.The_player_with_the_Common_touch/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520071758/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/memories/teesside/3603267.The_player_with_the_Common_touch/ |archive-date=20 May 2013 |access-date=12 February 2012 |work=[[The Northern Echo]] |publisher=[[Newsquest]]}}</ref> [[Middlesbrough Ironopolis FC]] was briefly based in the town during the late 19th century, it later dissolved. These days, Middlesbrough have players such as [[Darragh Lenihan]], [[Hayden Hackney]] and [[Sonny Finch]].

[[Middlesbrough RUFC]], founded in 1872 having have played their home games at [[Acklam Park]] since 1929, and Acklam RUFC are in [[Durham/Northumberland 1|Durham/ Northumberland Division One]]. Both are members of [[Yorkshire Rugby Football Union]].

===Racing===
Middlesbrough hosts multiple road races through the year, including the annual Middlesbrough 10k (formerly Tees Pride 10k) road race. First held in 2005, the one-lap circuit event and associated fun runs were held in the [[Acklam, Middlesbrough|Acklam]] area of the town before being moved to the town centre in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Middlesbrough 10k road race |url=http://www.middlesbrough10krun.com/ccm/portal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418185849/http://www.middlesbrough10krun.com/ccm/portal/ |archive-date=18 April 2012 |access-date=30 March 2012 |website=Middlesbrough Council "runmiddlesbrough"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=Asda Foundation: MIDDLESBROUGH 10K Event Information |url=https://www.runforall.com/events/10k/middlesbrough-10k/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620224046/https://www.runforall.com/events/10k/middlesbrough-10k/ |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=15 June 2021}}</ref>

On 1 May 2016, Middlesbrough hosted the start of Stage 3 to the [[2016 Tour de Yorkshire]]. The stage and race ended in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2015 |title=Middlesbrough to host Tour de Yorkshire final day start before route pits cyclists against gruelling Sutton Bank |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14133724.middlesbrough-host-tour-de-yorkshire-final-day-start-route-pits-cyclists-gruelling-sutton-bank/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607161441/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14133724.middlesbrough-host-tour-de-yorkshire-final-day-start-route-pits-cyclists-gruelling-sutton-bank/ |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

===Other===
[[File:Middlesbrough Golf Club, Brass Castle Lane - geograph.org.uk - 27282.jpg|thumb|Middlesbrough Golf Club]]
[[Middlesbrough Cricket Club]] have played at Acklam Park since 1930 and play in [[North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League]]. [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] have played 45 [[County Championship]] games in Middlesbrough. The most recent being in 1996.

[[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway racing]] was staged at Cleveland Park Stadium from 1928 until the 1990s, with the [[Middlesbrough Bears]].

[[Tees Valley Mohawks]] and [[Teesside Lions]] basketball teams play in the [[National Basketball League (England)|NBL Division 3]]. Athletics has two local clubs serving Middlesbrough and the surrounding area, Middlesbrough-and-Cleveland Harriers and Middlesbrough AC (Mandale). Training facilities at the Middlesbrough Sports Village opened in 2015, replacing Clairville Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Middlesbrough Sports Village: Athletes hail £21m facility ahead of open weekend |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/middlesbrough-sports-village-athletes-hail-9263476 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105232455/http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/middlesbrough-sports-village-athletes-hail-9263476 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |access-date=7 November 2015 |work=The Gazette}}</ref> Notable athletes to train at both facilities are World and European Indoor Sprint Champion [[Richard Kilty]], British Indoor Long Jump record holder [[Chris Tomlinson]]. The sports village includes a running track with grandstand, an indoor gym and café, football pitches, as well as a cycle circuit and velodrome. Next to the sports village is a skateboard park and Middlesbrough Tennis World.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Price |first=Kelley |date=4 July 2018 |title=Tennis World has £200,000 makeover - see what's new |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/tennis-world-200000-makeover-see-14867400 |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Teesside Live |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209173703/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/tennis-world-200000-makeover-see-14867400 |url-status=live }}</ref>