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Boro photographer shares favourite snaps of 2024

duncan leatherdale - bbc north east & cumbria
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A football club photographer has shared his favourite pictures from 2024.

Tom Banks is in his ninth season as official photographer for Middlesbrough (MFC), capturing life behind the scenes and on matchdays.

The photographer from Durham has attended hundreds of matches while covering Boro home and away.

He shared a selection of his most memorable shots from the past year with the BBC.

A goalkeeper in blue clasps hands with his teammate in a red shirt and smiles.
The photographer captures the action off the pitch as well as on it [Tom Banks/MFC]
A footballer in a blue and white striped Middlesbrough away shirt shirt runs holding his index finger up in celebration.
Tom was there when Tommy Conway scored twice away to Norwich City in October as Boro got a 3-3 draw... [Tom Banks/MFC]
A large crowd of people cheer as a footballer in a blue and white striped shirt faces them
...much to the delight of the travelling fans [Tom Banks/MFC]
A goalkeeper in green dives to save a ball. The picture is taken from behind the net.
During matches, Tom usually places himself at the end Boro are attacking [Tom Banks/MFC]
A footballer in a black tracksuit sticks his tongue out as he walks towards the camera next to a large illuminated sign that reads "Leeds".
Tom often travels with the first team so can capture many magical moments [Tom Banks/MFC]
A player in white tries to block a shot from a player in red.
Tom has captured the club's big moments over the past nine seasons [Tom Banks/MFC]
Two players all in white kits hold each other by the waist and hold their arms up in celebration.
Tom's pictures are used in club publications and promotional materials [Tom Banks/MFC]
An empty football stadium pictured from a corner high up in a stand. The seats are all red, it is night time and the bright green pitch is lit by floodlights
Boro have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995 [Tom Banks/MFC]

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