Read all the Gazette's coverage of Boro going top of the league HERE
Famous faces took to the net to air their delight as Boro’s win at Blackpool took their club to the top of the league.
Middlesbrough FC were victorious at Bloomfield Road last night to secure their place at the top of the Championship table.
And it was an instant hit on Twitter, with thousands of fans taking to the site to tell the world of their pride.
Kay Murray, who hosts The Express Extra sports show on US network beIN SPORTS, was tweeting throughout the game and ended with: “TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!!!!.”
Kay Murray / Twitter 
TV presenter Kay Murray
Elsewhere, legendary Boro striker - and Gazette columnist -Bernie Slaven wrote: “Well done Boro!
"Top of The League (Magnificent) results are more important than performance at this stage of the season - UTB.”
Loftus-born actress Faye Marsay also caught up in it all, saying: “YESSSSS! WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE! @Boro #UTB #Teesside.”
And Teesside speedway hero Gary Havelock went one step further - tweeting a picture of the league table with the words: “Oh to behold, it’s such a beautiful sight. I could look at this all night #UTB.”
Some of the players themselves got in on the action, with Patrick Bamford tweeting at the end of the game.
The 21-year-old loanee said: “What a win!!! Nice to be on top but still a long long way to go! Support was excellent. #UTB #boro”
And Ben Gibson, who scored an own goal to level the score at 1-1, aired his thanks to Kike for reigning back the win just minutes before the final whistle.
“I (heart) Kike,” he wrote - before adding three kissy face icons.
Boro hung on for a tense seven minutes of injury time - prompting fans to take to Twitter for some virtual nail-biting:
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