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Middlesbrough Dismiss Michael Carrick After Missing Championship Play-Offs

Chairman Steve Gibson ended Carrick’s two-and-a-half-year tenure to kickstart the club’s search for a head coach who can deliver Premier League promotion

Soccer Football - Championship - Coventry City v Middlesbrough - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, Britain - May 3, 2025 Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick before the match Action Images/John Sibley/File Photo
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Overview

  • Michael Carrick and his assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick left the club following a post-season performance review
  • Boro finished the 2024/25 Championship season in 10th place, four points short of the play-offs and with just one win in their final six matches
  • Owner and chairman Steve Gibson approved the decision after a meeting at the club’s Hurworth training ground
  • The club is evaluating potential successors, with Steve Cooper and Gary O’Neil among the early favourites according to bookmakers’ odds
  • Supporters offered mixed reactions, acknowledging Carrick’s strong opening season while accepting the need for fresh leadership