Matches on TV
| Middlesbrough's Results | |||
| Jan 18 | Portsmouth | -1 - -1 | A |
| Jan 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 - 1 | H |
| Jan 4 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | H |
| Middlesbrough's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 21 | West Bromwich Albion | H | |
| Jan 25 | Preston North End | A | |
| Feb 3 | Sunderland | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Blackburn | 26 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | WBA | 26 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Watford | 26 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 26 | 3 | 37 |