Middlesbrough Lions Eston Sports Academy, which is located in the borough of Redcar & Cleveland and is managed by Tees Valley Leisure. Eston Sports Academy has the following facilities: American professional Raplh Bucci, currently playing for BBL outfit Durham Wildcats, said of the facility, "Middlesbrough's impressive arena is the 1,200 capacity Eston Sports Academy; a £6 million venue that is rated as one of the best basketball venues in the UK". Middlesbrough Lions The Teesside Lions formally known as the Middlesbrough Lions is an English Basketball team from Middlesbrough, Teesside competing in the English Basketball League, Division 4. They play their home
1996–97 Middlesbrough F.C. season 1996–97 Middlesbrough F.C. season During the 1996–97 English football season, Middlesbrough competed in the Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Despite reaching the finals of both domestic cup competitions, Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premier League in 19th place (although this came after a points deduction for postponing a fixture against Blackburn Rovers). The multi-million pound signings of Brazilian midfielder Emerson and Italian striker Fabrizio Ravanelli suggested that Middlesbrough could compete with the very best after finishing 12th the previous season, but ahead lay quite a unique season which ultimately ended in disappointment; though, on