Middlesbrough Futsal Club

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Middlesbrough Futsal Club is an English futsal club based in Middlesbrough in the North East of England, which played in the FA Futsal League. The club was founded in 2007 and played their home matches in Thornaby-on-Tees: a town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The club dissolved in 2016.

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Middlesbrough Futsal Club
Middlesbrough Futsal Club Crest 2009.jpg
Full nameMiddlesbrough Futsal Club
Nickname(s)Boro
Founded2007
Dissolved2016
Chairman Damon Shaw
Manager Damon Shaw
League FA Futsal League – North

History

Middlesbrough Futsal Club was founded in 2007 after the success of the University of Teesside Futsal Club, to reach out to the community and to represent the town in the national league. Middlesbrough kicked off their existence winning the York Open and finished second in the Northern Futsal Premier League in 2007.

Middlesbrough Futsal Club now play in the FA Futsal League [1] – the official national championship of indoor football (FUTSAL) in England – and the FA Futsal Cup. They play their home matches at Thornaby Pavilion.

They also compete regionally in the Tees Valley Futsal League and have travelled around Europe competing against some of the top professional teams. [2]

2007

Middlesbrough finished second in the Futsal Premier League Northern Conference. They played in the FA Futsal Cup finals in Sheffield, losing to eventual runners-up Vaughan's FC in the group stage, but failed to progress past the groups.

2008

In 2008, Boro finished sixth in the first ever FA Futsal League North and retained the Tees Valley Futsal League. They also had two players, Ben Mortlock and Curtis Holmes, called up to the England national team. Curtis Holmes also represented Great Britain Universities in the World University Futsal Championship 2008 in Slovenia.

2009

Middlesbrough had a rebuilding job to do after losing several important players from season 2008, but went on to record their best ever season.

Middlesbrough opened their season with a charity tournament featuring a Legends exhibition match. The Legends consisted of Curtis Fleming, Jim Platt and Craig Hignett, among other local celebrities. [3] Middlesbrough also defeated Tranmere Victoria 5–2 in this preseason tournament to signal their intent for the season.

Middlesbrough stormed to the FA Futsal League North title, defeating Loughborough University, FA Futsal Cup finalists 7–3 to clinch the title and went through to the playoffs, where they drew 1–1 with Tranmere Victoria and 5–5 with Genesis, missing out on a shot at the title. [4]

They went out of the group stage in The FA Futsal Cup, losing to London United and Team Bath before beating Worcestor 9–0. They reached the plate semi final, before being knocked out on penalties to Sheffield.

Ryon Leyshon broke into the England squad and became Middlesbrough's all-time top goalscorer.

2010

Middlesbrough finished fourth in the FA Futsal League North failing to make the playoffs, Mikey Roberts, Jason Kilbride and Robbie Bettson all got selected for the Great Britain team for the World University Championships where they also finished 11th – the highest ever place they have finished. Robbie Bettson was top goalscorer in The FA Futsal League North with 20 goals.

2010–2011

Middlesbrough finished 3rd in The FA Futsal League North.

Club honours

First team squad 2011–2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Eliot Brown
22 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Lewis Kirtley
3WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Joshua Poyser
5WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG James Risbrough
6WingerFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Richie Dacombe
7WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Sean O'Brien
8WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Harker
9WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Mikey Roberts
10WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Robbie Bettson
11WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Pete Bulmer
21WingerFlag of England.svg  ENG Theo Furness

Notable players

There have been a few notable players who have played for Middlesbrough Futsal Club.

Most goals

#NameCareerGoals
1 Ryon Leyshon 2007–200985
2 Jason Kilbride 2008–201177
3 Matt Wootton 2007–200960
4 Robbie Bettson 2009–present50
5 Mikey Roberts 2009–present47
6 Ben Mortlock 2007–200840
7 Ben Everson 2006–2007, 200934
8 Nick Hamblin 2006–200933
9 Immy Rashid 2005–200832
10David Herbert2007–200927

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References

  1. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  2. ↑ "Loures 2007". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Legends set to take on Boro in Futsal charity match". 31 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
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