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Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town - May 02, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981

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Division 1 1980/1981 - Round 42

Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough - England

May 02, 1981

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Ipswich Town

Bosko Jankovic

Paul Mariner

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0' - Goal Bosko Jankovic photo Bosko Jankovic

0' - Goal Bosko Jankovic0

0' - Goal Paul Mariner

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46' - Substitution Kevin Stegglesis substituted by Kevin O'Callaghan

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough Ipswich Town

Team line-ups

Middlesbrough

Platt

Jim Platt

Northern Ireland

B.date26/01/1952

Age29 years

positionGoalkeeper

Bailey

Ian Bailey

England

B.date20/10/1956

Age24 years

positionDefender

McAndrew

Anthony McAndrew

Scotland

B.date11/04/1956

Age25 years

positionDefender

Craggs

John Craggs

England

B.date31/10/1948

Age32 years

positionRight full-back

Ross

Colin Ross

Scotland

B.date29/08/1962

Age18 years

positionMidfield

Jankovic00

Bosko Jankovic

Serbia

B.date22/05/1951

Age29 years

positionMidfield

Proctor

Mark Proctor

England

B.date30/01/1961

Age20 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Angus

Michael Angus

England

B.date28/10/1960

Age20 years

positionMidfield

Armstrong

David Armstrong

England

B.date26/12/1954

Age26 years

positionMidfield

Cochrane

Terry Cochrane

Northern Ireland

B.date23/01/1953

Age28 years

positionRight Winger

Shearer

David Shearer

Scotland

B.date16/10/1958

Age22 years

positionForward

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Jim Platt	29	231	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ian Bailey	24	122	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Anthony McAndrew	25	209	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John Craggs	32	275	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Colin Ross	18	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Bosko Jankovic	29	51	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Mark Proctor	20	110	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Michael Angus	20	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	David Armstrong	26	295	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Terry Cochrane	28	73	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	David Shearer	22	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

131

Ipswich Town

Cooper

Paul Cooper

England

B.date21/12/1953

Age27 years

positionGoalkeeper

Steggles46

Kevin Steggles

England

B.date19/03/1961

Age20 years

positionCentral defender

Wark

John Wark

Scotland

B.date04/08/1957

Age23 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

Mills

Mick Mills

England

B.date04/01/1949

Age32 years

H1m71

positionCentral defender

Osman

Russell Osman

England

B.date14/02/1959

Age22 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Butcher

Terry Butcher

England

B.date28/12/1958

Age22 years

H1m93

positionCentral defender

McCall

Steve McCall

England

B.date15/10/1960

Age20 years

positionMidfield

Mühren

Arnold Mühren

Netherlands

B.date02/06/1951

Age29 years

H1m78

positionPlaymaker

Brazil

Alan Brazil

Scotland

B.date15/06/1959

Age21 years

positionForward

Gates

Eric Gates

England

B.date28/06/1955

Age25 years

positionStriker

Mariner0

Paul Mariner

England

B.date22/05/1953

Age27 years

H1m83

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Paul Cooper		27	275	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Kevin Steggles	46	20	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	John Wark		23	209	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mick Mills		32	557	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Russell Osman		22	184	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Terry Butcher		22	125	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve McCall		20	55	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Arnold Mühren		29	142	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Alan Brazil		21	114	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Eric Gates		25	191	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Paul Mariner		27	209	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

188

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Kevin O'Callaghan	46	19	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Michael Angus

Billy Ashcroft

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Eric Gates

Kevin O'Callaghan

OUT

Paul Mariner

Robin Turner

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

John Neal

193

Success rate in this team:

36 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

37 %

Neal vs Ipswich Town

2 victories

4 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on May 02, 1981

Neal vs Robson

2 victories

4 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on May 02, 1981

Manager

Age

Match num

Bobby Robson

645

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

41 %

Robson vs Middlesbrough

6 victories

4 draws

7 losses

Latest figure on May 02, 1981

Robson vs Neal

4 victories

4 draws

2 losses

Latest figure on May 02, 1981

Videos

Comments

Key figures

It's the first time Paul Mariner scores a goal vs Middlesbrough in Premier League since the 11/03/1980 (with Ipswich Town vs Middlesbrough )

End of streak for Ipswich Town after 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most away from home (since 11/04/1981).

Middlesbrough keeps its 7 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Ipswich Town running (since 21/11/1978). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/03/1978 (2 matches)

Read the next 10 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 Barnsley14/02/1981

VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Stoke City21/02/1981

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Wolverhampton07/03/1981

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 West Bromwich Albion28/03/1981

VMiddlesbrough 1-0 Brighton & Hove11/04/1981

LMiddlesbrough 0-1 Coventry21/04/1981

Overall

VMiddlesbrough 2-1 West Bromwich Albion28/03/1981

LBirmingham City 2-1 Middlesbrough04/04/1981

VMiddlesbrough 1-0 Brighton & Hove11/04/1981

LEverton 4-1 Middlesbrough18/04/1981

LMiddlesbrough 0-1 Coventry21/04/1981

LAston Villa 3-0 Middlesbrough25/04/1981

Current form

Away

LLeeds United 3-0 Ipswich Town31/03/1981

LWest Bromwich Albion 3-1 Ipswich Town04/04/1981

LManchester City 1-0 Ipswich Town11/04/1981

VAston Villa 1-2 Ipswich Town14/04/1981

LNorwich City 1-0 Ipswich Town20/04/1981

VFC Köln 0-1 Ipswich Town22/04/1981

Overall

LManchester City 1-0 Ipswich Town11/04/1981

VAston Villa 1-2 Ipswich Town14/04/1981

LIpswich Town 0-2 Arsenal18/04/1981

LNorwich City 1-0 Ipswich Town20/04/1981

VFC Köln 0-1 Ipswich Town22/04/1981

VIpswich Town 1-0 Manchester City25/04/1981

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	3
Winless streak	1	3
Drawless streak	3	9
Goalless streak	1	2
Conceding streak	1	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Drawless streak	7	14
Scoring streak	1	2
Invincibility streak	1	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

40	Number of games (Competition total)	40
19	Number of games (Home / Away)	20
15	Victories (Competition total)	23
13	Victories (Home / Away)	8
5	Draws (Competition total)	10
4	Draws (Home / Away)	6
20	Losses (Competition total)	7
2	Losses (Home / Away)	6

Goals

50	Goals scored (Competition total)	74
35	Goals scored (Home / Away)	31
58	Goals conceded (Competition total)	38
13	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	27
1.25	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.85
1.84	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.55
1.45	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.95
0.68	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1.35

Betting aid

21	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	19
9	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	11
10	Clean sheets (Competition total)	16
8	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	5
13	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	6
2	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	4
18	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	20
10	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	12
1-0 (4 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (3 times)

Bookings

2	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
2	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Craig Johnston	10 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	17 goals	John Wark
Bosko Jankovic	7 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	8 goals	Alan Brazil
Bosko Jankovic	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	4 penalties	John Wark
Bosko Jankovic	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	John Wark
David Shearer	3 goals during the last 6 matches	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 5 matches	Alan Brazil

Historical head to head

Home

15 matches

7 v

3 d

5 l

29 gf

21 ga

Away

16 matches

3 v

2 d

11 l

15 gf

31 ga

Total

31 matches

10 v

5 d

16 l

44 gf

52 ga

Historical head to head

Home

16 matches

11 v

2 d

3 l

31 gf

15 ga

Away

15 matches

5 v

3 d

7 l

21 gf

29 ga

Total

31 matches

16 v

5 d

10 l

52 gf

44 ga

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	September 27, 1975
Home	3 - 0	December 07, 1974

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 1	September 01, 1954
Away	2 - 0	November 27, 1976

Latest head to head

February 17, 1981 - Division 1 1980/1981

Ipswich Town

1 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

September 02, 1980 - League Cup 1980/1981

Ipswich Town

3 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

August 26, 1980 - League Cup 1980/1981

Middlesbrough

3 - 1

Ipswich Town logo Ipswich Town

March 11, 1980 - Division 1 1979/1980

Middlesbrough

1 - 1

Ipswich Town logo Ipswich Town

October 27, 1979 - Division 1 1979/1980

Ipswich Town

1 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

Best historical scorers against Ipswich Town

David Armstrong	4 goals	1975 - 1978
Alan Foggon	2 goals	1974 - 1975
Billy Ashcroft	2 goals	1978 - 1980
Graeme Souness	2 goals	1974 - 1974
David Mills	2 goals	1976 - 1977
John Hickton	1 goal	1975 - 1975

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/12/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

Paul Mariner	3 goals	1976 - 1980
Alan Brazil	2 goals	1979 - 1981
Roger Osborne	1 goal	1975 - 1975
George Burley	1 goal	1978 - 1978
John Wark	1 goal	1978 - 1978
David Johnson	1 goal	1975 - 1975

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/12/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Ipswich Town

David Armstrong	13 matches	1974 - 1981
John Craggs	12 matches	1975 - 1981
Anthony McAndrew	10 matches	1974 - 1981
Jim Platt	10 matches	1974 - 1981
Stuart Boam	10 matches	1974 - 1978
David Mills	8 matches	1975 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/12/1974. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

George Burley	12 matches	1974 - 1980
Paul Cooper	11 matches	1975 - 1981
Mick Mills	10 matches	1974 - 1981
Kevin Beattie	10 matches	1974 - 1981
Clive Woods	9 matches	1974 - 1978
Brian Talbot	8 matches	1974 - 1978