The last time Boro Finished Above:-

 

                                Season       Boro              Opponents

 

Liverpool                   1953/54   21st. in Div.1     22nd..in Div.1

(Middlesbrough and Liverpool relegated together)

 

Manchester United    1974/75   7th.  in Div.1     1st. in Div.2

 

Arsenal                        1975/76  13th. in Div.1    17th.in Div.1

 

Chelsea                      1988/89  18th. in Div.1      1st.   in Div.2

 

Tottenham Hotspur    1998/99   9th.   in PL          11th. in PL

 

Bolton Wanderers      2002/03 11th. In PL          17th. In PL

 

Everton                        2003/04 11th. In PL          17th. In PL

 

Blackburn Rovers      2004/05 7th.    In PL          15th. In PL

 

Reading                      2005/06 14th. In PL          1st. In FLC

 

Aston Villa                  2005/06 14th..in PL          16th..in PL

 

Portsmouth                 2005/06 14th. In PL          17th. In PL

 

 

Every Other Team 2006/07 Boro 12th. in the Premiership