The 2026–27 season is the 151st season in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The season marks the 150th anniversary for the club, and is the first season to feature the 2026 crest. Kits
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Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. First Team 15 June 2026 LW Jeremy Sarmiento Brighton & Hove Albion £3,200,000 3 July 2026 CAM Myles Peart-Harris Oxford United Free 10 July 2026 CF Kyle Joseph Hull City £4,000,000 22 July 2026 CF Will Lankshear Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000 28 July 2026 CM Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps £1,650,000 4 August 2026 LB Max Arfsten Columbus Crew £5,600,000 8 August 2026 GK Radek Vítek Manchester United £7,000,000 15 August 2026 CB Ashley Phillips Tottenham Hotspur £7,000,000 24 August 2026 LB Sam Byram Leeds United Free 31 August 2026CAM Rokas Pukstas Hajduk Split£4,300,000 Academy 1 July 2026 GK DJ Bernard Liverpool Free LB Cayden Cole Hull City RB Ezra Tika-Lemba Newcastle United 18 August 2026 CF Eamon Tohill Cliftonville Undisclosed 1 September 2026 CB Abdulhalim Okunola Southampton
Loans in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. First Team 1 September 2026 CDM Connor Barron Rangers End of Season RW Amario Cozier-Duberry Brighton & Hove Albion Academy
Loans out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. First Team 7 August 2026 LW Delano Burgzorg Preston North End End of Season 10 August 2026 LB Finley Munroe Blackpool 20 August 2026 RW Sontje Hansen Gaziantep Academy 21 July 2026 LB Ollie Samuels Cliftonville End of Season 20 August 2026 CM Brayden Johnson Harrogate Town 30 August 2026 CB Jack Daley Gillingham 1 September 2026 CAM Fin Cartwright Grimsby Town 11 September 2026 CM Daniel James Whitby Town 10 October 2026
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. First Team 2 July 2026 CDM Hayden Hackney Everton £17,000,000 8 August 2026 CF Kaly Sène BSC Young Boys £1,000,000 30 August 2026 CDM Abdoulaye Kanté Al-Ettifaq £3,000,000 4 September 2026 RW Morgan Whittaker Colorado Rapids £7,900,000 Academy 24 July 2026 CB Archie Baptiste Harrogate Town Undisclosed
Released / out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. First Team 30 June 2026 CDM Daniel Barlaser Milton Keynes Dons 4 July 2026 CB Dael Fry Birmingham City 3 July 2026 LW Samuel Silvera Milton Keynes Dons 31 July 2026 CAM Alex Gilbert Leyton Orient 3 September 2026 CF Marcus Forss Neftchi Fergana 14 September 2026 CB Darragh Lenihan 17 August 2026 GK Seny Dieng Atromitos 17 August 2026 Academy 30 June 2026 RW Max Howells Darlington 1 July 2026 CF Leandro Bevin Cheshunt 8 July 2026 GK Nathan Fisher Hartlepool United 26 July 2026 RB Will McPartland Sheffield Wednesday 8 September 2026 LB Prince Acheampong CF Hazeem Bakre GK Oliver Lloyd RW William Okine LB Logan Williams CB McCartney Woodhouse
New contracts DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. First Team 27 July 2026 GK Jon McLaughlin 30 June 2027 Academy 1 July 2026 CM Lucas Harrison 30 June 2028
Pre-season and friendlies On 5 June, Boro announced a pre-season fixture against La Liga side Espanyol. A fortnight later, a trip to Scotland to face Celtic was confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the Championship fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Middlesbrough were drawn at home to Wrexham in the first round, and then away to Doncaster Rovers in the second round and Crystal Palace in the third round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 7 CF Will Lankshear 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 CM Riley McGree 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 CAM Myles Peart-Harris 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 29 CB Adilson Malanda 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 RB Callum Brittain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 CB Ashley Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 CB Alfie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 LB Neto Borges 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Totals8000005001300
Awards EFL awards EFL Championship Player of the Month MonthPlayerResult Ref.August Will Lankshear
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