While Boro may find themselves in the second tier at present, they rank highly in the all-time top flight table – as calculated by Sky Sports.
Scroll down and click through the pages to see exactly where Boro rank, and how they compare to their local rivals Sunderland AFC and Newcastle United:
. Picture released on July 8, 1966 of an aerial view of the Ayresome Park stadium, in England. / AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough | Getty Images Photo: STRINGER
. 25th - Leicester City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2627 | Getty Images Photo: Alex Pantling
. 24th - Birmingham City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2755 | Getty Images Photo: Marc Atkins
. 23rd - Stoke City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2917 | Getty Images Photo: Gareth Copley
. 22nd - Nottingham Forest
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2949 | Getty Images Photo: Laurence Griffiths
. 21st - Burnley
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3035 | Getty Images Photo: Clive Brunskill
. 20th - Leeds United
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3061 | Getty Images Photo: Gareth Copley
. 19th - Middlesbrough
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3065 | Getty Images Photo: George Wood
. 18th - West Ham United
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3160 | Getty Images Photo: Henry Browne
. 17th - Sheffield United
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3216 | Getty Images Photo: Ross Kinnaird
. 16th - Derby County
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 3303 | Getty Images Photo: Marc Atkins
1. 25th - Leicester City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2627 | Getty Images Photo: Alex Pantling
2. 24th - Birmingham City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2755 | Getty Images Photo: Marc Atkins
3. 23rd - Stoke City
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2917 | Getty Images Photo: Gareth Copley
4. 22nd - Nottingham Forest
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 2949 | Getty Images Photo: Laurence Griffiths