Editing Middlesbrough (section)

===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]].