Matches on TV
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Dec 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 - 3 | A |
| Dec 14 | Millwall | 1 - 0 | H |
| Dec 10 | Leeds United | 1 - 3 | A |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 26 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Dec 29 | Burnley | H | |
| Jan 1 | Hull City | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Sunderland | 22 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Blackburn | 21 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Watford | 21 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | WBA | 21 | 8 | 32 |