The Northern Echo | Middlesbrough FC https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough/ The Northern Echo Middlesbrough FC en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:22:31 +0100 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:22:31 +0100 https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Middlesbrough FC https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough/ Jonny Howson returns to Middlesbrough as former stars celebrate anniversary https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26658634.jonny-howson-joins-ex-middlesbrough-stars-celebrating-anniversary/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:47:41 +0100 6d08e7990fcc78eb6948f9e3c4aebd8d The Northern Echo The story of unlikely Middlesbrough resurgence after managerial changes altered plans https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26653353.story-neto-borges-middlesbrough-resurgence/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 e936abbb091e1c64f400acab4cbf744b dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg won't shirk big Middlesbrough decisions after Bolton team selection hint https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26652176.kim-hellberg-wont-shirk-big-middlesbrough-decisions/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 e6387d634995c52cdca7b2f7069d8af8 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg explains Connor Barron Boro situation after ex-Rangers boss speaks out https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26647641.rangers-loanee-connor-barrons-middlesbrough-situation-explained/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 0b8d5d67022266293ed330f770630a77 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw The text message that meant the world to Tommy Conway after Middlesbrough goal https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26647626.tommy-conways-delight-special-middlesbrough-goal/?ref=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 b9d9acbba1467b5b232707d06cf1a2f2 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg got it wrong against Cardiff - and it wasn't just about Will Lankshear https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646873.kim-hellberg-learns-vital-middlesbrough-lesson-cardiff/?ref=rss Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 3626d9bb166a035ea985b3c8e15ccfd5 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw How Cardiff City boss reacted when he learnt of Will Lankshear Middlesbrough omission https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646779.cardiff-city-boss-reacted-will-lankshear-middlesbrough-decision/?ref=rss Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 1d11a7fbfadde5a343e1db8313b110a7 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg bewildered by Middlesbrough stat that's 'unheard of & little bit weird' https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646764.middlesbrough-defensive-stat-a-little-bit-weird-says-hellberg/?ref=rss Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 c62b72799a6e8c98770a5b3ecf520880 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg explains and defends decision to rest Will Lankshear https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646372.kim-hellberg-explains-will-lankshear-middlesbrough-decision/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:08:01 +0100 e03ee0601aa22e15e2a7acbc1738d67f dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Middlesbrough 'game-changer- against Cardiff but teammate way short of best https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646290.middlesbrough-player-ratings-cardiff-city-draw/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:28:14 +0100 47545c8a89a04918fbc38499b384ff12 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Will Lankshear comes to Middlesbrough & Kim Hellberg rescue after bold calls backfire https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26646182.will-lankshear-comes-middlesbroughs-rescue-cardiff/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0100 49473ae06963c9b43af488eae3a83b6e dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg makes shock Will Lankshear decision for Middlesbrough's Cardiff game https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26645932.will-lankshear-bench-middlesbrough-cardiff/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:22:16 +0100 bc6237ce110ea9f3a296ed9cdcde1207 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Why Kim Hellberg expects Cardiff City to buck Middlesbrough trend at the Riverside https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26644749.kim-hellberg-expects-cardiff-city-buck-middlesbrough-trend/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0100 b1c2e8902e4f4fdbec266170ef72f149 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw The truth behind Middlesbrough's dramatic late goals and one 'massive' factor https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26643810.one-massive-factor-middlesbrough-benefit-late-goals/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 69746954c5b3c8d41cf6d749a2618e7d dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw First name on Boro teamsheet deserves more credit for one thing in particular https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26643068.middlesbroughs-callum-brittain-deserves-credit-one-thing/?ref=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 bbab2bfb9daf45e367e80fa12cd071f1 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw One thing about Will Lankshear has surprised Kim Hellberg at Middlesbrough https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26641466.kim-hellberg-reflects-will-lankshears-middlesbrough-start/?ref=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 33accdd0159ac75063c521f00a8273c4 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw David Strelec Middlesbrough hope as Hellberg explains international break frustration https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26640608.kim-hellberg-sets-david-strelec-middlesbrough-challenge/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:13:17 +0100 14564835697821c53e5e8dc199bd2da4 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Middlesbrough legend Gareth Southgate makes decision on return to club management https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26640754.ex-middlesbrough-boss-gareth-southgates-stance-management-return/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:33:10 +0100 01381adeb62b0643f9c79c6ca7112706 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Neto Borges makes Middlesbrough exit admission and opens up on revival & Stoke winner https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634350.neto-borges-middlesbrough-revival-stoke-winner/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 ffc322de0edaa7216823dd5c8a28668d dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Stoke City boss Mark Robins hails Middlesbrough & 'what they've done really well' https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634274.stoke-city-boss-mark-robins-hails-middlesbrough/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 d1d31bb3f580646824a39169a3e11b51 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg explains bold Middlesbrough tweak that paid off against Stoke City https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634179.kim-hellberg-explains-middlesbrough-tactical-approach-stoke/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 f31ecdbd50ebf89b4f9e728be412f0f2 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Wolves-supporting student who mocked A66 crash victims at Boro match spared jail https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26634277.wolves-fan-gets-four-year-football-ban-a66-crash-mockery/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:06:00 +0100 841aec76137921e183f807638f1efda1 Matthew Cooper Middlesbrough dugout commotion led to extra Hellberg delight after hero revelation https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634165.kim-hellbergs-delight-middlesbrough-hero-neto-borges/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:09:10 +0100 7524e6414ae59c2a4ebc6ce7e8c1a020 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw One Middlesbrough star had his best game for the club in Stoke City win https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634144.callum-brittain-best-middlesbrough-game-stoke-city-win/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:38:15 +0100 61918967dac6eaa06a97609fe6bc5c03 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Middlesbrough's star deserved Stoke moment as standings hammer home excellent start https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634122.neto-borges-joy-middlesbrough-win-late-stoke-city/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:02:43 +0100 272813b14d9432563e1d4e804cfe8505 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Hellberg makes two Middlesbrough changes at Stoke as forwards drop to the bench https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26634000.stoke-city-vs-middlesbrough-championship-team-news/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:52:44 +0100 5e7c79bfe3796a2fefd8d6141dedd4dc dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Middlesbrough star 'almost impossible to stop' after Hellberg position swap success https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26629993.kim-hellbergs-tommy-conway-middlesbrough-left-wing-explanation/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 0ebc059ea6a2fb8a54411c18e5685b6f dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Boro signing has 'all the potential in the world' - here's how he reaches the top https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26629625.middlesbroughs-ashley-phillips-reaches-top/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 4d1d9c3b16e247969b73cf0e43219610 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Rokas Pukstas injury timeframe as three Middlesbrough players set to miss Stoke trip https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26628782.rokas-pukstas-injury-timeframe-david-strelec-middlesbrough-latest/?ref=rss Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:16:09 +0100 fceb3842fa1cd5721afe45a07c32a866 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Callum Brittain's 'special' message to Boro fans and training-ground insight https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625908.callum-brittains-message-middlesbrough-fans-win-wolves/?ref=rss Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 1f8057db506fde8cc0af7abfd61c902b scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Man arrested after Wolves fan appears to make light of A66 crash tragedy at Boro game https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26629088.arrest-wolves-fan-appears-make-light-a66-crash/?ref=rss Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:02:29 +0100 3b2e771bc487c82af3fd390319880b67 alex.oleary@newsquest.co.uk | Alex O'Leary What changed from start of Anniversary game and what it means for rest of Boro season https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625876.middlesbroughs-win-wolves-sends-message-rest-season/?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:51:08 +0100 dbf6fdccf27a4567e092e18a6be9a519 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Middlesbrough injury setback revealed in wake of Wolves home win https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625767.middlesbrough-midfielder-rokas-pukstas-suffers-injury-blow/?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 802026af965b2eaaaaa398ee1879c113 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson The key improvement Kim Hellberg sees in Will Lankshear - and it's not his goals https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625695.key-improvement-boro-boss-kim-hellberg-sees-will-lankshear/?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 ac1cce6c0f20c1da43efd1b1fb6f3cce scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson What Kim Hellberg did at the Riverside that went unnoticed but was special to him https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625665.kim-hellberg-takes-time-appreciate-riverside-middlesbrough-win/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:14:20 +0100 8a37d437621f5f075d374f6dcad9d82b scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Boro star man who 'ran the game' in Wolves win and team-mate whose positivity was key https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625599.player-ratings-aidan-morris-stars-middlesbrough-win-wolves/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:25:09 +0100 ff71ce31a9f20b9aa5975346a11e9bab scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson What Will Lankshear proved in Wolves win - and unsung Boro player who's now key star https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625542.will-lankshear-fires-middlesbrough-1-0-win-wolves/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:01:33 +0100 23e4560b1edc6c2f2e6da6bf1da0a246 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Big names back for Boro as Kim Hellberg makes three changes for Wolves game https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26625283.middlesbrough-v-wolves-team-news-kim-hellberg-makes-three-changes/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:27:37 +0100 485adce230b6d7e6bad4ac08505276e2 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Kim Hellberg's Juninho moment at Rockliffe & 'beautiful thing' about Middlesbrough https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26622879.kim-hellbergs-juninho-moment-beautiful-thing-middlesbrough/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 6199aec62d27fccaa7ea22e82d0fc0c8 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw The story of Boro's most dramatic promotion - a script so outlandish it defied belief https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26622454.story-middlesbroughs-dramatic-promotion-wolves-1992/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0100 2264451f8f0b2d13be7459505c16de4f dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Riley McGree's 'scary' Middlesbrough claim as star tells of love for club and town https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26623229.riley-mcgree-middlesbrough-mean-world-me/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0100 d7d35e2c71d9f6807857d4bf1a596835 dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Boro's Legacy Game was brilliant - but this is what a real legacy would look like https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26621783.can-boro-celebrate-anniversary-season-style-winning-promotion/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 914f88c1fc814ff4c3452add795c9d56 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Who Kim Hellberg says has benefited from three-week break and what it means for Boro https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26620784.kim-hellberg-pleased-boros-work-international-break/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 e8606063467c2b38d34c5a69db102642 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Wolves suffer treble injury blow ahead of Championship game at Middlesbrough https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26623639.wolves-treble-injury-blow-ahead-middlesbrough-game/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:20:23 +0100 58da6b481bc7f5ea6507d41cd8f469ff dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg's fascinating revelation about Tonda Eckert in wake of FA Spygate ruling https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26619767.kim-hellberg-reveals-summer-phone-call-southamptons-tonda-eckert/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:08:12 +0100 9e9cf4637f53f43e61dc05a12980b96f scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Wolves expert on Rob Edwards decision & what Middlesbrough 'will have to be wary of' https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26615863.wolves-expert-rob-edwards-middlesbrough-clash/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 330c58817098f611fec6f9d6a5bada6b dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Jan-Aage Fjortoft's best Juninho memory - and why it stopped him getting in his house https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26614648.jan-aage-fjortofts-memories-playing-juninho-middlesbrough/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 62cffd31afb8996d1b433d4a8e418c02 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson Why Tonda Eckert escaped Southampton ban as Spygate punishment confirmed https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26616795.fa-explain-tonda-eckert-escaped-southampton-spygate-ban/?ref=rss Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:42:52 +0100 800d80b699decd144d2ec078317bfa8e dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Kim Hellberg will keep rivals guessing as Middlesbrough prepare to return to action https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26612270.kim-hellberg-will-keep-middlesbroughs-rivals-guessing/?ref=rss Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100 97d803c25286d253e8b531cbaf69915e dominic.shaw@newsquest.co.uk | Dominic Shaw Leo Percovich has one Middlesbrough dream that he is still hoping becomes a reality https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/26611171.leo-percovich-one-middlesbrough-dream/?ref=rss Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100 f594e69e34e8fd6aad48f4a4c9e8b1d6 scott.wilson@nne.co.uk | Scott Wilson