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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1876 | Club formed | |
| 1877 | Started playing home matches at Old Archery Ground | |
| 1879 | Started playing home matches at Breckon Hill | |
| 1882 | Started playing home matches at Linthorpe Road | |
| 1889 | Turned professional | |
| 1892 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1899 | John Robson became the first manager | |
| 1899 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1901 | 1902 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1903 | Started playing home matches at Ayresome Park | |
| 1905 | Alex Mackie became new manager | |
| 1906 | Andy Aitken became new manager | |
| 1908 | J Gunter became new manager | |
| 1910 | Andy Walker became new manager | |
| 1911 | Tom McIntosh became new manager | |
| 1920 | Jimmy Howie became new manager | |
| 1923 | Herbert Bamlett became new manager | |
| 1923 | Tim Williamson played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 563 | |
| 1923 | 1924 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1926 | 1927 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1926 | 1927 | George Camsell set record for most League goals in a season scoring 59 times |
| 1927 | Peter McWilliam became new manager | |
| 1927 | 1928 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1928 | 1929 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1934 | Wilf Gillow became new manager | |
| 1939 | George Camsell became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 325 goals | |
| 1944 | David Jack became new manager | |
| 1949 | Record home attendance of 53,536 against Newcastle in Division 1 | |
| 1951 | Sam Lawrie became club's youngest player at 16 years and 323 days | |
| 1952 | Walter Rowley became new manager | |
| 1952 | Wilf Mannion became club's most-capped player, with 26 caps for England | |
| 1953 | 1954 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1954 | Bob Dennison became new manager | |
| 1954 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Blackburn 9-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1958 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Brighton 9-0 in Division 2 | |
| 1963 | Raich Carter became new manager | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1966 | 1967 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1966 | Stan Anderson became new manager | |
| 1973 | Jack Charlton became new manager | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1977 | John Neal became new manager | |
| 1981 | Bobby Murdoch became new manager | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1982 | Malcolm Allison became new manager | |
| 1982 | Stephen Bell equalled record as club's youngest player at 16 years and 323 days | |
| 1984 | Willie Maddren became new manager | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1986 | Bruce Rioch became new manager | |
| 1986 | 1987 | Runners-up in Today Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1987 | 1988 | At end of season promoted to Division 1 as Play-off winners |
| 1988 | 1989 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1990 | Colin Todd became new manager | |
| 1991 | Lennie Lawrence became new manager | |
| 1991 | 1992 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1994 | Bryan Robson became new manager | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Champions of Endsleigh Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 1995 | Started playing home matches at Riverside Stadium | |
| 1996 | 1997 | Relegated from FA Carling Premiership |
| 1997 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup), beaten by Leicester 1-1 (aet), 1-0 (aet) | |
| 1998 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Chelsea 2-1 | |
| 1997 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Juninho for £12-million to Atletico Madrid | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 1998 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final (Coca Cola Cup), beaten by Chelsea 2-0 (aet) | |
| 2001 | Steve McClaren became new manager | |
| 2002 | Club broke transfer record when buying Massimo Maccarone for £8,150,000 from | |
| 2004 | Won Football League Cup final (Carling Cup) beating Bolton 2-1 | |
| 2006 | Runners-up in UEFA Cup final, beaten by Sevilla 4-0 | |
| 2006 | Gareth Southgate became new manager | |
| 2008 | Club broke transfer record when buying Afonso Alves for £12,000,000 | |