IN the third part of our Up The Boro series, focussing on some of the club's most memorable promotion seasons, we look back at the 1928/29 championship campaign. 

THE STORY OF THE SEASON

After just one season in the top flight and despite another 33 goals from George Camsell and 19 from Billy Pease, Boro found themselves back in the second division, having conceded 88 goals in 42 league games.

But after another slow start they picked themselves up to lead the table by January and they remained in the top two for the remainder of the campaign.

One of Boro's most impressive performers was wing-half Joe Peacock, signed from Everton by new boss Peter McWilliam. 

Camsell and Pease were as consistent as ever, bagging 57 league goals between them as Boro returned to Division One as champions once again.

THE STATISTICS

Final position: Champions
Top scorer: George Camsell (30)
Key man: Joe Peacock
Biggest win: 8-3 at home to Wolves
Number of clean sheets: 13
Points after first 10 games: 17
Highest attendance: 36,503 v Grimsby
Average attendance: 18,724

Key game: Boro had slipped to second place with five games remaining when Claption Orient visited Ayresome Park on April 6 1929. Camsell scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win to put Boro back on top, where they stayed for the rest of the season.

Regular line-up: 1 Mathieson; 2 Jarvis, 3 Smith, 4 Miller, 5 Webster, 6 Peacock, 7 Pease, 8 J Carr, 9 Camsell, 10 Bruce, 11 Williams. Other notables: Freeman, Ferguson, Kennedy, Millar.