For a club so long deprived of material success, the 2004 League Cup final changed everything for Middlesbrough. After more than a century of trying, a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers earned Boro the first major trophy in their history.
Middlesbrough made a ruthless start at the Millennium Stadium, scoring twice inside the opening seven minutes through Joseph-Desire Job and Bolo Zenden. The usually reliable Mark Schwarzer let Bolton back into the game, allowing Kevin Davies’ tame shot to squirm past him at the near post, but some dogged defending preserved Boro’s slender lead throughout the second half.
Winning that match was a defining moment for Franck Queudrue, who had joined Middlesbrough from Lens three years earlier. Looking back, he acknowledges that lifting the trophy at the end of a long, nerve-fraying afternoon was the highlight of his career.
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