Name and Colours
The club were formed during the late Victorian Industrial boom and adopted the name "Ironopolis" partly to emphasise this and also to distinguish themselves from the other club in town; Middlesbrough.
They went through three different kits in their history: initially they wore a maroon and dark green kit, but changed to a dark blue kit with a white sash. As they moved into the Football League, they adopted their most famous kit: cherry red and white stripes.
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