Middlesbrough 0-1 Leicester – March 27, 1978
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MID
0' - Goal
Billy Hughes
MID
46' - Substitution
Billy Ashcroftis substituted by Craig Johnston46
LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Middlesbrough
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Brown | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Billy Ashcroft | 46 | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ian Bailey | 21 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Anthony McAndrew | 21 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Boam | 30 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Ramage | 20 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Craggs | 29 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Armstrong | 23 | 162 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stan Cummins | 19 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Mahoney | 31 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Mills | 26 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
79
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Wallington | 25 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Goodwin | 18 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Williams | 20 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Webb | 31 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Whitworth | 26 | 359 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Kember | 29 | 107 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Geoffrey Salmons | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eddie Kelly | 27 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Billy Hughes | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Weller | 31 | 274 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dean Smith | 19 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
93
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Craig Johnston | 46 | 17 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
45
42
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Neal vs Leicester
1 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Neal vs McLintock
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
38
38
Success rate in this team:
13 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
13 %
McLintock vs Middlesbrough
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
McLintock vs Neal
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures
Middlesbrough keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw vs Leicester at home in Premier League running (since 05/05/1934). It's a record streak. The first of history
Geoffrey Salmons played his game number 250 in Premier League
Middlesbrough keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs Leicester at home running (since 13/03/1976). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VMiddlesbrough 3-0 Coventry07/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion21/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 3-2 Everton28/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Derby County25/02/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers27/02/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Leyton Orient11/03/1978 |
| Overall | VMiddlesbrough 3-0 Coventry07/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 1-0 West Bromwich Albion21/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 3-2 Everton28/01/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 3-1 Derby County25/02/1978 | VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers27/02/1978 | DMiddlesbrough 0-0 Leyton Orient11/03/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 7 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
32 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
34 |
|
14 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
10 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
11 |
Draws (Competition total) |
12 |
|
5 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
11 |
Losses (Competition total) |
19 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
12 |
Goals
|
34 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
17 |
|
17 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
46 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
51 |
|
13 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
26 |
|
1.06 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
1.21 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.29 |
|
1.44 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
0.93 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.53 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
12 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
21 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
17 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| David Armstrong | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Thomas Williams | |
| David Armstrong | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Jon Sammels | |
||
 | David Mills | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Geoffrey Salmons | |
Historical head to head
Home
50 gf
37 ga
Away
31 gf
39 ga
Total
81 gf
76 ga
Historical head to head
Home
39 gf
31 ga
Away
37 gf
50 ga
Total
76 gf
81 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 01, 1902 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
March 01, 1902 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 03, 1925 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
January 03, 1925 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
March 15, 1977 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 30, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
March 13, 1976 - Division 1 1975/1976
October 11, 1975 - Division 1 1975/1976
Best historical scorers against Leicester
|
Alan Foggon | 2 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Alf Wood | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Alan Willey | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
John Craggs | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
David Mills | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough
 |
Frank Worthington | 3 goals | 1975 - 1977 |
|
Ally Brown | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
 |
Steve Kember | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Andy Lochhead | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
|
Murray Brodie | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
|
Steve Earle | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
 |
Graeme Souness | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
David Armstrong | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
 |
Stuart Boam | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
John Craggs | 6 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
David Mills | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
 |
Terry Cooper | 5 matches | 1975 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough
|
Stephen Whitworth | 10 matches | 1970 - 1977 |
|
Jon Sammels | 8 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Frank Worthington | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Dennis Rofe | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
|
Graham Cross | 7 matches | 1969 - 1975 |
|
Keith Weller | 7 matches | 1974 - 1977 |
They played in both sides
2 matches
21 matches
They played in both sides
2 matches
21 matches
Competition info
The other matches
March 21, 1978
March 27, 1978
March 28, 1978
March 29, 1978
May 04, 1978
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