Matches on TV
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Aug 23 | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | A |
| Aug 16 | Millwall | 3 - 0 | A |
| Aug 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 - 4 | H |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 30 | Sheffield United | H | |
| Sep 13 | Preston North End | A | |
| Sep 19 | West Bromwich Albion | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | WBA | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Preston | 3 | 2 | 7 |