Middlesbrough — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

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

English Premier League

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The Cellnet Riverside Stadium

Stadium · 30,000 cap

Cleveland

Area

Bryan Robson

Manager ⭐

70.2

Squad avg · 20 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Rating
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	Italian	83
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	Brazilian	80
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	Danish	75
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	English	73
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	Australian	72
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	English	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	English	72
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	Scottish	71
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	Italian	71
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	Irish	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	English	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	Welsh	69
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	English	68
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	English	68
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	Irish	68
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	English	67
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	English	66
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	English	65
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	Irish	64
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	Slovakian	61