Happier times arrived for Middlesbrough in the mid 1970s with the appointment of Jack Charlton as manager. The England World Cup winner fashioned a fine team that mixed talented youth with seasoned old-handers that waltzed to the Division Two title in 1974. Boro were back in the top flight after two decades away.

This is the second post in our Middlesbrough Vintage series with a gallery starring some of the club’s top players from the period.