On January 17, 1981, Middlesbrough traveled to Manchester to play against City at Maine Road. Bizarrely, Boro wore Manchester United's home red kit that day.
Here's how and why it happened.
"It was in game played in 1981, when we took [Middlesbrough's] Datsun Cleveland sponsored shirts for a game at Maine Road versus Manchester City," according to the official Middlesbrough website.
[T]here comes a point in every football fan's life when the "sod it, I'm not going moment" occurs. For some Manchester City fans, contributing £62 to Arsenal's coffers was a step too far. For me, spending £25 to sit in a rickety away end at Brisbane Roadon a cold December afternoon watching Exeter toil against an equally uninspiring Leyton Orient side proved beyond even my levels of tolerance and fanaticism.
Liverpool's Lucas successfully completed an hour on his first competitive appearance for three months on Friday. The Brazil midfielder injured a thigh muscle during a 2-2 draw with Manchester City on 26 August but returned to training earlier this month. And he was part of an U21 side which beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Kirby Academy.
Lucas Leiva is in contention to make his return to action this week, assistant manager Colin Pascoe has revealed. The Reds are set to play four games in as many days, with the U18s, U21s and first team all in action from Thursday to Sunday. And Lucas, who has not figured for Liverpool since sustaining a thigh problem against Manchester City on August 26, could be considered for 45 minutes in Friday's second-string clash against Middlesbrough - though not before being assessed by the club's medical team.
Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe says Brazilian star Lucas Leiva is in contention to return to action this week as the Reds are set to play four games in as many days, with the U18s, reserves and first team all in action from Thursday to Sunday.
The 25-Year old has not featured for Liverpool since he suffered a thigh injury against Manchester City on August 26.
[T]o put it mildly, it's been a calamitous 2013 so far for Middlesbrough Football Club. Here, Mike Baker, a pioneer with his outstanding but sadly now defunct Smog Blog and a contributor to our series of posts previewing the season back in August, assesses a decline that the Roman Empire itself would have been proud of.
The January transfer deadline is less than a week away now and message boards everywhere are heralding a cry for more experience to be added to Championship squads. The judicious addition of a central defender with a Premier League background or a proven striker could be enough to convert pretenders into serious challengers.
Poor Rafa Benitez he's been feeling a little hurt by the actions of several ungrateful Chelsea fans at Riverside stadium following the Blues' FA Cup 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough yesterday. The result has granted them a quarterfinal meeting against Man United but despite the result, a section of Chelsea supporters have continued to jeer at him during matches because of his long-standing association with rivals Liverpool.
Benitez may still be axed despite Chelsea's support - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Chelsea have played down speculations about the probable sacking of interim manager Rafael Benitez, following the Spaniard's angry tirade directed towards the club fans and hierarchies.
Rafa Benitez could never win the fans over
Benitez launched a scathing attack on Chelsea fans and the board after guiding the club to convincing FA Cup victory over Middlesbrough on Wednesday.
Had it out with the players last weekend. Now I just have to stick it to the fans and the board to complete the manager's hat trick. Fingers crossed.
Time to go rogue. Paulo Ferreira and Yossi Benayoun in the starting XI. Stage five berserker. You f*** with me and you f*** with the best, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole!
Rafa Benitez has finally let the water-off-a-duck's-back approach to the hostile treatment he's received since arrived at Chelsea slip as he hit out at the club and its supporters. The Blues boss also confirmed he will leave his post at the end of the season. He criticised the club's hierarchy for undermining his position by [.
Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea Blues through but Benitez lashes out (VIDEO) is a post from: Just Football
Chelsea made it through to the FA Cup quarter finals beating Middlesbrough 0-2 at the Riverside Stadium thanks to goals from Victor Moses and Ramires, but the big story was what came after.
No stranger to a tetchy rant or two, Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez publicly criticized both the Blues and their fans over their behaviour during his tenure at Stamford Bridge.
Speaking after his side had strolled past Middlesbrough to reach the last eight of the FA Cup, the Spaniard had a pop at Chelsea's decision to label him as an "interim" boss.
Chelsea beat Championship side Middlesbrough 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup with an odd hodgepodge starting XI. Though you might think the club's first win in three matches would bring a smile to despised interim manager Rafa Benitez's face, it actually proved to be the opening act to his inevitable press conference meltdown.
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Chelsea plays Middlesbrough today at the Riverside Stadium in the north east of England. A win for the Blues today and they'll play Manchester United in the sixth round. If it's a draw, it'll be another fixture added to...
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Chelsea plays Middlesbrough today at the Riverside Stadium in the north east of England. A win for the Blues today and they'll play Manchester United in the sixth round. If it's a draw, it'll be another fixture added to Chelsea's already congested fixture schedule.
Chelsea's match against Boro comes under increasing pressure for Rafa Benitez after it was revealed that there was a bust-up on the training pitch earlier this week.
Grant Leadbitter of Middlesbrough-Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images
A trip to Old Trafford is at stake for the winner of the FA Cup fifth round match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough.
Despite falling 2-0 on Sunday to Manchester City, Rafa Benitez's Chelsea side will look to see themselves through to the quartfinals against a tough Middlesbrough side.
Middlesbrough v Chelsea: Narrow win on the cards for Chelsea - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Middlesbrough v Chelsea Fifth Round, FA Cup Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Wednesday 27 February, 2013 19:45 GMT
Chelsea will be looking to seal their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Manchester United with a trip to English Championship side Middlesbrough.
Chelsea avoided becoming the latest victims of the FA Cup's spate of giant-killings as the holders eased into the fifth round with a 4-0 win over League One minnows Brentford on Sunday. Chelsea, who have won the Cup four times in the last six seasons, will travel to Championship side Middlesbrough for their delayed fifth round tie on 27 February.
Even though Man Utd and Reading don't play out their fifth round tie until Monday evening, enough of the games are sufficiently decided for the draw for the next round to take place in the honoured presence of some football people. In terms of teams still left, we can now right off Arsenal, who lost to Blackburn on Saturday.
Martes 12 de febrero de 2013 Leicester vs Huddersfield 13:30 hrs (desempate 4a ronda) Sábado 16 de febrero de 2013 Luton Town vs Millwall 6:45 hrs Arsenal vs Blackburn Rovers 9:00 hrs Milton Keynes Dons vs Barnsley 9:00 hrs Oldham Athletic vs Everton 12:00 hrs Domingo 17 de febrero de 2013 Chelsea vs Brentford 6:00 hrs (desempate 4a ronda) Manchester City vs Leeds United 8:00 hrs Huddersfield/Leicester vs Wigan Athletic 9:55 hrs Lunes 18 de febrero de 2013 Manchester United vs Reading 14:00 hrs Miércoles 27 de febrero de 2013 Middlesbrough vs Brentford/Chelsea 13:45 hrs Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol
Capital One Cup cuartos de final Martes 11 de Diciembre de 2012 1 Norwich vs Aston Villa 4 (3) 1 Bradford vs Arsenal 1 (2) Miércoles 12 de Diciembre de 2012 1 Swansea vs Middlesbrough 0 Miércoles 19 de Diciembre de 2012 1 Leeds vs Chelsea 5 Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol
Capital One Cup cuartos de final Martes 11 de Diciembre de 2012 1 Norwich vs Aston Villa 4(3) 1 Bradford vs Arsenal 1 (1) Miércoles 12 de Diciembre de 2012 Swansea vs Middlesbrough 13:45 hrs Miércoles 19 de Diciembre de 2012 Leeds vs Chelsea 13:45 hrs Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol
At a hastily arranged midweek, midday press conference, in a middle-of-the-road hotel in the Midlands, Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge came together to announcetheirplans to join forces and form their own club.
The press conference was initiallydelayed for an hour, with each player insisting that they both sat in the middle of the stage the players finally agreed to sit on the same chair, a buttock each- they informed the media of their plan by both speaking at the same time.
Danny Graham arrives at Sunderland for medical as Boro in bid to hijack move - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Sunderland have agreed to sign Swansea City's striker Danny Graham for £5 million while his former clubMiddlesbrough are looking to hijack the deal late on.
Despite fans' protests, Danny Graham arrives Wearside for medical
The 27-year-old will undergo a medical at Sunderland's Academy of Light training complex today and will most likely make his debut for the Black Cats against Reading on Saturday.
Without the benefit of context, this finish looks like a defender taking advantage of some slack marking to power home a header from the edge of the six-yard box. To an extent that's true. Alas, Middlesbrough defender Seb Hines is heading into his own net. Hines' own goal proved to be the winning goal for [.
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Swansea City 1-0 Middlesbrough Capital One Cup 12th December 2012
Michael Laudrup's Swansea faced promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday night, in what proved to be a very tight encounter.
Tony Mowbray's side were well disciplined and for most of the game, coped well with the Swans passing game.
"Middlesbrough supporters travelling to Swansea for Wednesday night's Capital One Cup clash will have their journey paid for by the competition sponsors as a reward for being drawn away from home an incredible 12 consecutive...
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FIFA Club World Cup on Fox Soccer: Ulsan - Sanfrecce at 2:30am and Al Ahly - Corinthians at 5:30am.
FA Cup on Fox Soccer: Mansfield Town - Lincoln City at 2:30pm. English League Cup on beIN: Swansea - Middlesbrough at 6pm. Copa del Rey on beIN: Barcelona - Cordoba at 2pm and Celta Vigo - Real Madrid at 4pm.
Stewart Downing is frustrated at his limited opportunities at Liverpool - but he is in rush to leave the club. The England international has been restricted to making the majority of his appearances in the Europa League since boss Brendan Rodgers succeeded Kenny Dalglish in the summer. And Downing has been linked with a return to boyhood club Middlesbrough but, ahead of Liverpool's Sunday Premier League game at West Ham United, he is committed.
An experimental Liverpool U18 side lost 3-1 away at Middlesbrough in freezing conditions on Saturday. With an eye on Tuesday's FA Youth Cup third round tie at Swindon Town, Steve Cooper chose to rest key players and fielded an experimental line-up mainly comprising youngsters from the U16 team.
Championship battlers Middlesbrough are planning a daring swoop that would see their former winger Stewart Downing rejoin his former club on loan from Liverpool. Reports last week suggested that Brendan Rodgers had given up on the lackluster winger and had sanctioned his exit in the January transfer window.
Tykes Go Loan Crazy - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Champions side Barnsley have today completed the double signing of JonathanGreeningand Akos Buzsaky from Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth respectively.
Greening, who's last of only three appearances for Forest this seasonwas back inAugust, will arrive at Oakwell until January 2 with the aim of receiving first team football and provide some valuable experience for the struggling Tykes.
The race for the Premier League which Championship clubs will get lucky? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Cardiff City are the current favourites to get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season but Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, Hull and Leicester all stand a great chance of pulling off promotion into the big time.
Need some company for the working day? How does nine hours of Tony Mowbray playing the saxophone solo of Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street sound? You can get on with your work, and Tone will keep wailing away in the background. For nine hours. This masterpiece of hilarious pointlessness is the work of the Football Ramble.
United will play Reading on February 16th/17th at Old Trafford.
Middlesbrough vs Brentford/Chelsea City vs Leeds Arsenal vs Blackburn Oldham vs Everton Luton vs Millwall MK Dons vs Barnsley Huddersfield/Leicester v Wigan
"CONFIRMED: United's 5th Round FA Cup Game" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.
On Wednesday, December 12th, Swansea City take on Middlesbrough in the Capitol One Cup with the hope of returning to winning ways following a recent slip-up against Norwich City in the Premier League.
The Welsh club will likely omit top goal-scorer Michu, who leads the Premier League with 12 goals this season, from the starting eleven.
