Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate says winning promotion back to the Premier League would be the highlight of his career.

Boro meet Norwich City in the playoff final on Monday at Wembley.

Woodgate admits that his Boro-supporting dad, Alan - who first took him to Ayresome Park as a boy but sadly died on the eve of last season - would have been loving this latest chapter in his career.

"My dad would have been stood with his chest puffed out. He would have been buzzing," he says.

"Out of everything I've achieved, promotion with Boro would probably be number one.

"It would be a fantastic achievement for the town. Everyone criticises the town and the people. They say it is a bad area, well it isn't, it is a lovely area and I love it.

"I might actually start crying. I am not that emotional but promotion might take it to the limit!' Woodgate, of course, has taken his body to the limit. A Wembley win would make it all worthwhile."