Matches on TV
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Dec 9 | Charlton Athletic | 2 - 1 | A |
| Dec 5 | Hull City | 4 - 1 | A |
| Nov 29 | Derby County | 2 - 1 | H |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 13 | Queens Park Rangers | H | |
| Dec 20 | Bristol City | A | |
| Dec 26 | Blackburn Rovers | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | 29 | 44 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 9 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 20 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Preston | 20 | 6 | 32 |