Middlesbrough — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Had a tumultuous 1996–97 season — deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture at Blackburn Rovers due to illness (a decision widely regarded as harsh), ultimately contributing to their relegation despite reaching both the League Cup and FA Cup finals.

The Boro

Nickname

English Premier League

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Riverside Stadium

Stadium · 30,000 capacity

Cleveland

Area

Bryan Robson ⭐

Player-Manager

70.1

Squad avg · 22 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
2	RB	Neil Cox Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 60 Acceleration 70 Stamina 67 Strength 77 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 41 Passing 52 Heading 59 Control 61 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 68 Awareness 72 Flair 42 Throw-in 67 Leadership 58 Consistency 71 Determination 76 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 45 RB 68 LB 68 CD 68 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 66 DM 62 RM 59 LM 59 AM 58 RW 58 LW 58 FR 59 FOR 54 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	68
3	CD	Derek Whyte Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 57 Acceleration 63 Stamina 73 Strength 91 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 44 Heading 66 Control 63 Dribbling 35 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 66 Awareness 73 Flair 30 Throw-in 52 Leadership 54 Consistency 74 Determination 79 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 44 RB 71 LB 71 CD 71 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 61 DM 61 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 46 LW 46 FR 49 FOR 48 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	27	71
4	CD	Steve Vickers Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 54 Acceleration 54 Stamina 62 Strength 79 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 43 Heading 70 Control 55 Dribbling 36 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 35 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 11 Other Cool 62 Awareness 71 Flair 18 Throw-in 43 Leadership 61 Consistency 76 Determination 80 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 41 RB 71 LB 71 CD 72 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 61 DM 60 RM 52 LM 52 AM 49 RW 44 LW 44 FR 46 FOR 43 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	72
5	CD	Nigel Pearson Skills Move Speed 57 Agility 51 Acceleration 52 Stamina 64 Strength 82 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 45 Heading 74 Control 57 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 80 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 8 Other Cool 65 Awareness 71 Flair 22 Throw-in 46 Leadership 73 Consistency 79 Determination 84 Greed 39 Position ratings GK 37 RB 71 LB 71 CD 72 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 59 DM 61 RM 52 LM 52 AM 49 RW 43 LW 43 FR 45 FOR 44 SS 43	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	72
6	DM	Emerson Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 55 Acceleration 64 Stamina 69 Strength 85 Fitness 89 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 73 Heading 69 Control 66 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 78 Awareness 80 Flair 75 Throw-in 53 Leadership 53 Consistency 75 Determination 74 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 47 RB 74 LB 74 CD 73 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 72 DM 74 RM 72 LM 72 AM 71 RW 69 LW 69 FR 69 FOR 67 SS 67	🇧🇷 Brazilian	26	74
7	LB	Vladimir Kinder Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 54 Acceleration 54 Stamina 49 Strength 79 Fitness 49 Skill Shooting 22 Passing 36 Heading 55 Control 50 Dribbling 23 Tack Tackling Determination 60 Tackling Skill 64 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 13 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 59 Awareness 70 Flair 12 Throw-in 41 Leadership 55 Consistency 56 Determination 60 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 40 RB 61 LB 61 CD 61 RWB 46 LWB 46 SW 54 DM 53 RM 45 LM 45 AM 43 RW 38 LW 38 FR 40 FOR 38 SS 36	🇸🇰 Slovakian	23	61
8	AM	Robbie Mustoe Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 57 Acceleration 65 Stamina 77 Strength 74 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 72 Heading 59 Control 65 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 68 Awareness 76 Flair 58 Throw-in 45 Leadership 42 Consistency 38 Determination 55 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 42 RB 56 LB 56 CD 53 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 63 DM 64 RM 64 LM 64 AM 66 RW 66 LW 66 FR 66 FOR 66 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	66
9	FOR	Mikkel Beck Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 68 Acceleration 74 Stamina 62 Strength 62 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 84 Passing 57 Heading 71 Control 71 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 36 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 71 Awareness 47 Flair 78 Throw-in 39 Leadership 47 Consistency 41 Determination 56 Greed 80 Position ratings GK 42 RB 43 LB 43 CD 42 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 51 DM 48 RM 56 LM 56 AM 58 RW 63 LW 63 FR 65 FOR 75 SS 72	🇩🇰 Danish	23	75
10	AM	Oswaldo Juninho Skills Move Speed 82 Agility 69 Acceleration 75 Stamina 68 Strength 52 Fitness 81 Skill Shooting 90 Passing 87 Heading 60 Control 83 Dribbling 85 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 48 GK GK Kick 11 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 75 Awareness 90 Flair 88 Throw-in 40 Leadership 57 Consistency 75 Determination 67 Greed 58 Position ratings GK 51 RB 61 LB 61 CD 57 RWB 72 LWB 72 SW 73 DM 74 RM 78 LM 78 AM 80 RW 83 LW 83 FR 84 FOR 82 SS 83	🇧🇷 Brazilian	23	80
11	FOR	Fabrizio Ravanelli Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 83 Acceleration 81 Stamina 81 Strength 71 Fitness 83 Skill Shooting 88 Passing 68 Heading 88 Control 86 Dribbling 79 Tack Tackling Determination 50 Tackling Skill 55 GK GK Kick 7 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 29 Other Cool 72 Awareness 88 Flair 81 Throw-in 29 Leadership 47 Consistency 79 Determination 47 Greed 59 Position ratings GK 55 RB 65 LB 65 CD 64 RWB 71 LWB 71 SW 71 DM 69 RM 70 LM 70 AM 71 RW 75 LW 75 FR 79 FOR 83 SS 81	🇮🇹 Italian	27	83
12	AM	Alan Moore Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 63 Acceleration 63 Stamina 73 Strength 63 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 71 Heading 67 Control 66 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 42 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 64 Awareness 67 Flair 55 Throw-in 47 Leadership 55 Consistency 48 Determination 54 Greed 50 Position ratings GK 44 RB 53 LB 53 CD 52 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 59 DM 61 RM 62 LM 62 AM 64 RW 64 LW 64 FR 64 FOR 63 SS 64	🇮🇪 Irish	21	64
13	GK	Gary Walsh Skills Move Speed 47 Agility 76 Acceleration 73 Stamina 67 Strength 62 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 15 Passing 61 Heading 25 Control 65 Dribbling 34 Tack Tackling Determination 42 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 69 GK Throw 70 GK Handling 75 Other Cool 75 Awareness 72 Flair 18 Throw-in 17 Leadership 70 Consistency 78 Determination 52 Greed 31 Position ratings GK 73 RB 48 LB 48 CD 44 RWB 46 LWB 46 SW 50 DM 53 RM 51 LM 51 AM 51 RW 49 LW 49 FR 48 FOR 37 SS 40	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	73
14	LB	Curtis Fleming Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 49 Acceleration 69 Stamina 65 Strength 75 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 49 Heading 51 Control 56 Dribbling 54 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 67 Awareness 71 Flair 33 Throw-in 44 Leadership 39 Consistency 85 Determination 81 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 41 RB 70 LB 70 CD 68 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 65 DM 62 RM 57 LM 57 AM 55 RW 53 LW 53 FR 54 FOR 46 SS 46	🇮🇪 Irish	27	70
16	AM	Bryan Robson ⭐ Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 45 Acceleration 60 Stamina 72 Strength 80 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 72 Passing 72 Heading 63 Control 68 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 66 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 7 Other Cool 69 Awareness 82 Flair 69 Throw-in 50 Leadership 88 Consistency 59 Determination 78 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 38 RB 73 LB 73 CD 73 RWB 68 LWB 68 SW 71 DM 74 RM 71 LM 71 AM 70 RW 67 LW 67 FR 67 FOR 67 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	39	70
17	DM	Clayton Blackmore Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 47 Acceleration 43 Stamina 63 Strength 76 Fitness 61 Skill Shooting 77 Passing 66 Heading 67 Control 50 Dribbling 43 Tack Tackling Determination 67 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 63 Awareness 74 Flair 45 Throw-in 43 Leadership 63 Consistency 34 Determination 47 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 37 RB 68 LB 68 CD 69 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 64 DM 69 RM 63 LM 63 AM 63 RW 55 LW 55 FR 54 FOR 63 SS 61	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	31	69
18	CD	Gianluca Festa Skills Move Speed 79 Agility 65 Acceleration 67 Stamina 73 Strength 73 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 41 Passing 45 Heading 70 Control 51 Dribbling 52 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 69 Awareness 77 Flair 33 Throw-in 36 Leadership 38 Consistency 62 Determination 57 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 45 RB 71 LB 71 CD 71 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 67 DM 63 RM 57 LM 57 AM 55 RW 54 LW 54 FR 56 FOR 53 SS 50	🇮🇹 Italian	27	71
19	GK	Marc Schwarzer Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 80 Acceleration 54 Stamina 67 Strength 66 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 13 Passing 59 Heading 35 Control 54 Dribbling 22 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 17 GK GK Kick 70 GK Throw 73 GK Handling 81 Other Cool 70 Awareness 70 Flair 26 Throw-in 25 Leadership 33 Consistency 38 Determination 55 Greed 37 Position ratings GK 72 RB 37 LB 37 CD 32 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 42 DM 47 RM 44 LM 44 AM 46 RW 43 LW 43 FR 43 FOR 35 SS 38	🇦🇺 Australian	23	72
20	AM	Phillip Stamp Skills Move Speed 66 Agility 47 Acceleration 63 Stamina 74 Strength 65 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 70 Heading 57 Control 64 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 60 Tackling Skill 56 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 66 Awareness 69 Flair 59 Throw-in 51 Leadership 41 Consistency 41 Determination 51 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 40 RB 59 LB 59 CD 58 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 63 DM 64 RM 64 LM 64 AM 65 RW 63 LW 63 FR 63 FOR 63 SS 63	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	65
21	AM	Craig Hignett Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 59 Acceleration 67 Stamina 76 Strength 67 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 73 Heading 60 Control 75 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 46 Tackling Skill 51 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 73 Awareness 75 Flair 66 Throw-in 45 Leadership 53 Consistency 41 Determination 57 Greed 52 Position ratings GK 44 RB 58 LB 58 CD 56 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 65 DM 65 RM 67 LM 67 AM 68 RW 69 LW 69 FR 69 FOR 67 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	68
22	DM	Craig Liddle Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 46 Acceleration 46 Stamina 64 Strength 74 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 46 Passing 60 Heading 64 Control 55 Dribbling 40 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 65 Awareness 70 Flair 37 Throw-in 47 Leadership 53 Consistency 41 Determination 32 Greed 37 Position ratings GK 39 RB 64 LB 64 CD 64 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 59 DM 63 RM 57 LM 57 AM 56 RW 50 LW 50 FR 50 FOR 50 SS 51	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	63
24	GK	Ben Roberts Skills Move Speed 47 Agility 72 Acceleration 51 Stamina 68 Strength 65 Fitness 61 Skill Shooting 17 Passing 40 Heading 32 Control 48 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 29 Tackling Skill 27 GK GK Kick 64 GK Throw 69 GK Handling 74 Other Cool 64 Awareness 63 Flair 27 Throw-in 31 Leadership 38 Consistency 53 Determination 47 Greed 37 Position ratings GK 67 RB 38 LB 38 CD 35 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 40 DM 40 RM 38 LM 38 AM 38 RW 38 LW 38 FR 40 FOR 34 SS 34	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	67
26	RB	Chris Morris Skills Move Speed 62 Agility 52 Acceleration 61 Stamina 60 Strength 71 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 37 Passing 49 Heading 57 Control 60 Dribbling 54 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 65 Awareness 76 Flair 34 Throw-in 60 Leadership 54 Consistency 72 Determination 78 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 41 RB 68 LB 68 CD 67 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 63 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 54 RW 53 LW 53 FR 55 FOR 49 SS 49	🇮🇪 Irish	32	68