7 May 2002
Six Boro players who have represented their country in the World Cup Finals.
Wilf Mannion for England in Brazil 1950
Alan Peacock for England in Chile 1962
Terry Cochrane for Northern Ireland in Spain 1982
Jim Platt for Northern Ireland in Spain 1982
Paul Merson for England in France 1998
Hamilton Ricard for Columbia in France 1998
+ Alen Boksic for Croatia in Korea/Japan 2002
+ Joseph-Desire Job for Cameroon in Korea/Japan 2002
30 April 2002
Of the 72 FA Cup Finals to be played at Wembley 29 different teams lifted the cup.
Bolton Wanderers
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers
Arsenal
West Bromwich Albion
Everton
Manchester City
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
Preston North End
Portsmouth
Derby County
Charlton Athletic
Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackpool
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Liverpool
Chelsea
Leeds United
Southampton
Ipswich Town
Coventry City
Wimbledon
23 April 2002
The youngest and oldest players to represent England in the 20th century.
Stanley Mathews was the oldest, he was 42 years and 104 days old when he played his final game in Copenhagen against Denmark, in a World Cup qualifier 1957.
The youngest was Michael Owen, who was 18 years and 59 days old when he made his debut against Chile at Wembley in 1998.
Three players from the 19th century were younger than Owen when they represented England.
16 April 2002
Seven players who have played for Boro since liquidation in 1986, who's surnames begin with F.
Willie Falconer (1991-1993)
Gianluca Festa (1997-present)
Jan-Aage Fjortoft (1995-1997)
Curtis Fleming (1991-2001)
Paul Forrester (1993, one appearance as substitute)
Chris Freestone (1994-1997)
Uwe Fuchs (1995)
* Fabio was not included since his appearance was recorded as Moreira, full
name Fabio Ad Silva Moreira.
9 April 2002
Ron Greenwood fielded six Liverpool players for his first game in charge of England in 1977, against Switzerland.
Ray Clemence
Phil Neal
Terry McDermott
Ian Callaghan
Emlyn Hughes
Ray Kennedy
* Kevin Keegan was also in the team but he had just signed for Hamburg.
2 April 2002
Four ex-Boro players who played in the seasons Champions League in the 2001-02 season.
Christian Karembeu (Olympiakos)
Nick Barmby (Liverpool)
Emerson (Deportivo La Coruna)
Mikkel Beck (Lille)
26 March 2002
Boro's starting line-up for the Zenith Data Systems cup final in 1990.
Stephen Pears
Gary Parkinson
Alan Kernaghan
Simon Cloeman
Colin Cooper
Stuart Ripley
Mark Proctor
Mark Brennan
Owen McGee
Peter Davenport
Bernie Slaven
19 March 2002
Six England players since 1966 who's surname ends tt (double t).
Earl Barrett (3 caps, 1991 - 1993)
Luther Blissett (14 caps, 1983 - 1984)
Nicky Butt (16 caps 1997 - present)
Terry NcDermott (25 caps 1978 - 1982)
Gary Mabbutt (16 caps, 1983 - 1992)
David Platt (62 caps, 1990 - 1996)
12 March 2002
Five ex-Boro players who have played for England and are still playing in the Premiership.
Stuart Ripley (2 caps, 1994 & 1998) - now playing in Norway?
Nick Barmby (23 caps, 1995 - present)
Paul Merson (21 caps, 1992 - 1999) - now at Portsmouth
Paul Gascoigne (57 caps, 1989 - 1998) - now in USA?
Brian Deane (3 caps, 1991 - 1993) - now at Leicester City
5 March 2002
Seven British players to play in the European Cup Final for a foreign team.
Kevin Keegan - Hamburg (1980)
Laurie Cunningham - Real Madrid (1981)
Steve Archibald - Barcelona (1986)
Chris Waddle - Marseille (1991)
Paul Lambert - Borussia Dortmund (1997)
Steve McManaman - Real Madrid (2000)
Owen Hargreaves - Bayern Munich (2001