The greatest ... Middlesbrough matches

Middlesbrough 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 0, second tier, August 23, 1958

The abrasive Brian Clough has been given the captaincy in the summer and, in his first game in the role, he scores five against a Brighton team who will finish ahead of Middlesbrough in the final table.

Middlesbrough 4, Newcastle United 1, second tier, May 5, 1990

On a day when defeat would send Middlesbrough down, they escape by thrashing their local rivals with two goals each by Bernie Slaven, the former Ireland international, and Ian Baird, the centre forward.

Middlesbrough 4 FC Basle 1, Uefa Cup quarter-final, second leg, April 6, 2006

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Middlesbrough go one down. Mark Viduka scores either side of half-time, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink adds a third before Massimo Maccarone completes the comeback in the last minute.

Middlesbrough 4, Steaua Bucharest 2, Uefa Cup semi-final, second leg, April 27, 2006

One-nil down from the away leg and 2-0 behind on Teesside, Middlesbrough again need four goals in the last hour. Amazingly, Maccarone scores before half-time, Viduka and Chris Riggott make it 3-2 after the break and Maccarone, left, mirrors his quarter-final heroics with an 89th-minute winner.