From Ayresome Park to The Riverside

Tonight those Rams fans who join us in Middlesbrough and who are making their first visit to Teeside, could be forgiven for thinking that they are back at Pride Park and that someone has painted it Red!

Boro moved into their current home in1995. Our own Stadium was built by the same construction company and the design was very similar.

Prior to 1995,Middlesbrough played at Ayresome Park and last time I visited I took a look at the site of the old ground. It's now a housing estate, but has remembered the footballing heritage of the site by placing a bronze football at the exact point where the centre spot was.

The old Kop wall wall still exists and indeed there is a plaque near to it.

The old stadium gates were removed and erected in front of the Riverside Stadium.

Brian Clough who was a prolific scorer for Middlesbrough during his playing days and is remembered with a fine statue in Albert Park.