MATCH 2074 - Saturday 18 July 2026

SEASON 2026/27

FRIENDLY

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  1  MIDDLESBROUGH  1

Scorers:  Duran;  Strelec

Typical pre-season match - good competitive first half with both teams finding the back of the net and then the second half continually interrupted with a string of substitutions from both sides.

Middlesbrough brought a good following of around 5,000 fans who gave their team plenty of support especially in the first half.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• The 2nd time attending this fixture
• 5th seeing Middlesbrough but the first time in Scotland
• Overall the 1765th time seeing Celtic

MATCH 1728 - Saturday 6 January 2018

SEASON  2017/18

ENGLISH FA CUP 3rd Round

Venue:  RIVERSIDE STADIUM

New ground: The Riverside Stadium

MIDDLESBROUGH  2  SUNDERLAND  0

Scorers: Gestede, Braithwaite

Att: 26,399

My first game of 2018 is an FA Cup tie at a new venue for me - Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium.  The game is not up to much, a comfortable win for the home side as Sunderland's poor form continues.

The Middlesbrough team continues a few players from past matches attended - keeper Randolph ex-Motherwell, Adam Clayton previously of Carlisle United and Grant Leadbitter.

Managers: Tony Pulis and Chris Coleman