Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.
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Middlesbrough Ironopolis Football Club was an English association football team which briefly played in the Football League in the 1890s.
The club was formed in 1889 by some members of the (then amateur) Middlesbrough F.C., who wanted Middlesbrough to have a professional club. The played in the Northern League from 1890 to 1893, winning three consecutive titles before being accepted into the Football League Second Division, replacing Accrington. They finished 11th (of 15 clubs) in 1893-94, but the loss of their ground at the end of the season forced the club to disband.
External link
- History of Middlesbrough Ironopolis (http://members.aol.com/ironopolis/)