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BBC · Feb 20, 2024

Middlesbrough FC: The history-making 2004 League Cup heroes remembered

Players like Franck Queudrue (centre) and George Boateng were key figures in Middlesbrough's successOn 29 February, 2004, a group of men immortalised themselves in Middlesbrough's rich footballing history when they became the first team to bring major silverware back to Teesside.

Steve McClaren's Boro beat fellow Premier League side Bolton at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium thanks to goals from Joseph Desire-Job and Boudewijn Zenden to secure the EFL Cup. Captain Gareth Southgate hoisted the trophy aloft to delight the fans who had followed them on the journey.

20 years later, it remains the club's only trophy in their 148-year history.

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