By Middlesbrough FC

Ticket Office Opening Hours

  • Main: 9am - kick-off
  • North (collections): 1pm - kick-off
  • East/South/Visitors: 1.30pm - kick-off

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Fans are urged to arrive early to the game to avoid queues and congestion at the turnstiles. 

  • Fans must ensure their ticket is for the correct age category
  • All fans under the age of 14 MUST be accompanied by an adult, both inside and outside of the stadium

Digital Ticketing

Digital ticketing is in operation for Season Ticket and match-by-match ticket holders. 

Fans using digital ticketing are reminded they must download their tickets to the 'Wallet' of their mobile phone or other digital device. 

At the turnstiles, Season Tickets and all digital tickets are tapped on the reader, while physical tickets with a barcode are inserted into the mouth of the reader. 

Continuing Season Ticket holders are advised that their digital ticket may have moved to the 'Expired Passes' section of their Wallet, and if so, they should select it and press 'Unhide'.

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Club Shop Opening Hours

  • MFC Official Club Shop: 9am - kick-off and an hour at full-time
  • Shop in East Stand: 1.30pm - kick-off

Programme

Our #UTB matchday programme is priced at £4 and available to purchase around the stadium in cash or contactless and in the club shop.

FanZone

Our FanZone is open from 12.30 pm and open after the final whistle.

Gary Philipson from BBC Tees is our compere for this game.

There will be a variety of drinks and snacks available from the FanZone Bar.  

Neil Maddison will give his thoughts on the game before kick-off at 1.35 pm.

We have our Home and Away Quiz, celebration shout outs and giveaways.

Our FanZone is open after the final whistle.

World Heart Day

World Heart Day is on Sunday and we're encouraging fans to tune into the big screen at 2.30pm to watch Luke Ayling and George McCormick learning the basics of CPR training. 

Special Guest

Paralympian Terry Bywater will be joining us during the interval for a chat. Terry is a huge Boro fan and returned from the Paralympics with a silver medal for his part in the GB Wheelchair Basketball team.

GRFZ

The Generation Red Family Zone opens at 1.30pm, with plenty of activities for our younger supporters to enjoy. 

  • Creative Corner – It’s World Animal Day on Friday 4 October so we have lots of giveaways and a hamper of books courtesy of National Literacy Trust Middlesbrough. There is even a chance to win your very own Roary the Lion too. We will also be hiding a folder somewhere in the GRFZ which includes a reading book and some other NLT goodies. See if you can find it!
  • Everyone Active – Bee Active and his friends will be here and you will have the chance to win some amazing prizes.
  • Aspire Technology Solutions – Our External Gaming Zone is open from 1pm and closes at 2.30pm.  We have all of the latest consoles for supporters of all ages to enjoy.
  • Cornerstone Interactive Zone – Our gaming zone has all of the latest consoles, including a PS4, XBOX and Nintendo Switch, with the chance to play as your favourite player on EA Sports FC 24! This zone will close at half-time.
  • Table Football – Come and see if you can beat your friends on our table football in the GRFZ. You can even challenge our Happy To Help staff!
  • Guessing Games – We have ‘guess the attendance’ and ‘guess the first goal time’ for the chance to win some fantastic prizes. You may even get a mention in the next matchday programme!
  • Honesty Flags – We have our honesty flags available for supporters can take before the match but must remember to bring them back to our HTH staff at the end of the game. This week, we are hiding a signed honesty flag amongst the other flags, if you find it then it’s yours to keep!
  • Pitchside Flag Waving – If you would like to be involved in our GRFZ pitch-side flag waving, please email supporters@mfc.co.uk for more information.
  • Roary and his friend Bee-Active will also be in the GRFZ so come up and say hello and take a picture with them.

Twe12th Man Bar

The Twe12th Man Bar is open after the final whistle in the North Stand. Giveaways, celebrations, music, food and drink are available, and you can chat with your friends and fellow supporters about the game.

Love Football. Protect The Game

We support strong measures to help address unacceptable issues across the professional and grassroots game.

Fans are reminded that missile throwing and discriminatory chanting could lead to suspension and criminal proceedings being issued.

One individual was recently handed a three-year football banning order and costs of almost £1000 following discriminatory chanting at the Chelsea game last season.

Fans should be aware that our stewards are now equipped with body cameras.

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Reporting Discrimination

MFC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating a welcoming environment for all supporters at the Riverside, away matches and in the wider community.  

We condemn all forms of hate crime and discrimination in the strongest possible terms, and urge supporters who witness any such incidents to please report them to the club

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On Matchday

•    Text the MFC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion line by messaging RSBS to 60777, giving full details of the incident and which stand, row and seat it took place if possible. The text will be sent to the matchday safety team who will investigate via steward intervention as well as direct or remote observation

•    Speak to a club steward or other member of staff

•    Use the free Kick It Out App

Other Ways To Report Discrimination To MFC

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