Norwich City
Full name	Norwich City Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Canaries
Founded	17 June 1902[1]
Ground	Carrow Road (Capacity 26,164)
Chairman	Roger Munby
Manager	Glenn Roeder
League	The Championship
2007–08	The Championship, 17th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Carrow Road is a British football Stadium in Norwich, England. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Roger Munby is the chairman of Norwich City FC in the English Championship. Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom.

Norwich are currently members of the Football League Championship (second tier of the English football pyramid). The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although They were founder members of the Premier League in 1991–92, and played in its first three seasons, returning for one season in 2004–05. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs They first won promotion to the Football League First Division in 1972, and have played a total of 18 seasons in the top flight, with a longest continuous spell of nine seasons. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition

The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with East Anglian neighbours Ipswich Town, with whom they have contested the East Anglian Derby 134 times, winning 51 since 1902. Carrow Road is a British football Stadium in Norwich, England. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The East Anglian Derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Ipswich Town and Norwich City.

The fans' song On The Ball, City is regarded as being the oldest football song in the English speaking world. On The Ball City, the Norwich City song is regarded as the world's oldest football song still in use today the song is in fact older than the club itself having A football chant, also referred to as terrace chants, is a term that refers to songs or chants sung at Football matches ^[2]

Contents 1 History 2 Colours and crest 3 Stadia 4 Supporters 5 Ownership 5.1 Board members 6 Statistics and records 7 Club sponsors 8 Players 8.1 Current squad 8.2 Out on loan 8.3 Notable players 8.4 Players of the Year 8.5 Captains 9 Managers 10 Honours 10.1 Friendship Trophy 11 Norwich City in popular culture 12 Notes 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links

History

Main article: History of Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City F. The history of Norwich City FC stretches back to 1902. After a brief period in amateur football the club spent 15 years as a semi-professional team in the Southern C. was formed following a meeting at the Criterion Cafe in Norwich on 17 June 1902 by a group of friends led by two former Norwich CEYMS players,^[1][3] and played their first competitive match against Harwich & Parkeston, at Newmarket Road on 6 September 1902. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Norwich CEYMS FC (CEYMS being an acroynm for Church of England Young Men's Society) is a football club based on the outskirts of Norwich, England Harwich & Parkeston FC is a football club based in Harwich, Essex, England. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting ^[4] Following a FA Commission, the club was ousted from the amateur game in 1905, deemed a professional organisation. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey Later that year Norwich were elected to play in the Southern League and with increasing crowds, they were forced to leave Newmarket Road in 1908, moving to The Nest, a disused chalk pit. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. During the First World War, with football suspended and facing spiralling debts, City went into voluntary liquidation on 10 December 1917. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[5] The club was officially reformed on 15 February 1919. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In May 1920, The Football League formed a third Division and Norwich joined the Third Division for the following season. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest ^[6] Their first league fixture, against Plymouth, on 28 August 1920, ended in a 1–1 draw. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The club went on to endure a mediocre decade, finishing no higher than eighth but no lower than 18th. ^[5]

The following decade proved more successful for the club with a club-record victory, 10–2, over Coventry and promotion as champions to the Second Division in the 1933–34 season under the management of Tom Parker. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Thomas Robert "Tom" Parker ( November 19, 1897 – November 1, 1987) was an English football player and manager ^[7] With crowds continuing to rise, and with the Football Association raising concerns over the suitability of The Nest, the club considered renovation of the ground, but ultimately decided on a move to Carrow Road. Carrow Road is a British football Stadium in Norwich, England. The inaugural match, held on 31 August 1935, against West Ham United, ended in a 4–3 victory to the home team and set a new record attendance of 29,779. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The biggest highlight of the following four seasons was the visit of King George VI to Carrow Road on October 29, 1938. Carrow Road is a British football Stadium in Norwich, England. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, the club was relegated to the Third Division at the end of the season. ^[8] The league was suspended the following season as a result of the outbreak of the Second World War and did not resume until the 1946–47 season. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[5] City finished this and the following season in 21st place,^[9][10] the poor results forcing the club to apply for re-election to the league. ^[11] The club narrowly missed out on promotion under the guidance of manager Norman Low in the early 1950s, but following the return of Tom Parker as manager, Norwich finished bottom of the football league in the 1956–57 season. Norman Low (born March 23, 1914 in Aberdeen, died May 21, 1994 in Toronto) was a Scottish Association football ^[12]

The 1958–59 season saw Norwich lose in the semi-final of the FA Cup as a Third Division side, defeating two First Division sides on the way: Tottenham Hotspur and Matt Busby's Manchester United. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted ^[11][13] In the 1959–60 season, Norwich were promoted to the Second Division after finishing second to Southampton, and achieved a fourth place finish in the 1960–61 season. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ^[11] In 1962 Ron Ashman guided Norwich to their first trophy, defeating Rochdale 4-0 on aggregate in a two-legged final to win the League Cup. Ronald George Ashman ( 19 May, 1926 &ndash 21 June, 2004) was an English professional footballer and football manager Rochdale Association Football Club is a English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition ^[14]

Sixth place in the league was the closest the club came to promotion to the First Division during the 1960s, but after winning the division in the 1971–72 season under manager Ron Saunders, Norwich City reached the highest level of English football for the first time. Ron Saunders (born 6 November 1932 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) was an English football player and successful manager ^[15] They made their first appearance at Wembley Stadium in 1973, losing the League Cup final 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. ^[16] Relegation to the Second Division in 1974 resulted in the resignation of Saunders and the appointment of John Bond. John Frederick Bond (born December 17, 1932) is an English former professional football player and manager ^[15] A highly successful first season saw promotion back to the First Division and another visit to Wembley, again in the League Cup final, this time losing 1-0 to Aston Villa. ^[17] Bond resigned during the 1980–81 season and the club were relegated, but bounced back the following season after finishing third. ^[18]

The 1984–85 season was of mixed fortunes for the club; under Ken Brown's guidance, they reached the final of the Milk Cup at Wembley Stadium, having defeated Ipswich Town in the semi-final. Kenneth Brown (born February 16, 1934 in Forest Gate, London) is an English former footballer and manager who played professionally The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here In the final, they beat Sunderland 1–0, but in the league both Norwich and Sunderland were relegated to the second tier of English football. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Norwich were also denied their first foray into Europe with the ban on English clubs after the Heysel Stadium disaster. The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 ^[19][20] City bounced back to the top flight immediately by winning the Second Division championship in the 1985–86 season. ^[21] High league placings in the First Division in 1986–87 and 1988–89 would have been enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but the ban on English clubs remained. ^[20] They also had good cup runs during his period, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1989 and again in 1992. ^[22][23]

In 1992–93, the inaugural season of the English Premier League, Norwich City led the league for most of the season,^[24] before faltering in the final weeks to finish third behind the champions, Manchester United, and Aston Villa. ^[25] The following season Norwich played in the UEFA Cup for the first time, losing in the third round to Internazionale, but defeating Bayern Munich. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Winning 2–1, Norwich are the only English team to beat Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium. The 1993&ndash94 UEFA Cup match on 20 October 1993, which finished Bayern Munich 1&ndash2 Norwich City was a huge upset in European football The Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich the stadium ^[26] Mike Walker quit as Norwich City manager in January 1994,^[27] to take charge of Everton and was replaced by 36-year-old first team coach John Deehan who lead the club to 12th place in the 1993–94 season in the Premier League. Michael Stewart Gordon "Mike" Walker (born November 28, 1945 in Colwyn Bay, Wales) is a Welsh former footballer Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. John Deehan (born 6 August 1957 in Solihull) is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management ^[28] The club were relegated to the First Division the following season. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between ^[29] Shortly before relegation, Deehan resigned as manager and his assistant Gary Megson took over until the end of the season. Gary John Megson (born 17 December, 1955 in Manchester) is an English former football player and current manager. ^[30] Martin O'Neill, who had taken Wycombe Wanderers from the Conference to the Second Division with successive promotions, was appointed as Norwich City manager in the summer of 1995. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League ^[31] He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over money to strengthen the squad. ^[32] Soon after, Chase stepped down after protests from supporters, who complained that he kept selling the club's best players and was to blame for their relegation. ^[33] Chase's majority stakeholding was bought by Geoffrey Watling. ^[34]

English television cook Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones took over the majority of Norwich City's shares from Watling in 1996,^[34] and Mike Walker was re-appointed as the club's manager. Delia Smith OBE (born 18 June, 1941) is an English Cook and Television presenter, known for her interest in teaching He made his name through publishing with his former company New Crane Publishing Ltd ^[35] He was unable to repeat the success achieved during his first spell and was sacked two seasons later with Norwich mid-table in the First Division. ^[36] Nigel Worthington took over as Norwich City manager in December 2000 following an unsuccessful two years for the club under Bruce Rioch and then Bryan Hamilton. Nigel Worthington (born November 4, 1961 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish football manager Bruce David Rioch (born 6 September 1947, in Aldershot, England) is an English -born Scottish football manager Bryan Hamilton (born 31 December 1946, Belfast) is a Northern Irish football player and manager He had been on the coaching staff under Hamilton who resigned with the club 20th in the First Division and in real danger of relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time since the 1960s. ^[37] Worthington avoided the threat of relegation and, the following season, led City to a playoff final at the Millennium Stadium, which Norwich lost against Birmingham City on penalties. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. ^[38]

The 2003–04 campaign saw the club win the First Division title, finishing eight points clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion and returned to the top flight for the first time since 1995. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are ^[39] For much of the 2004–05 season however, the club struggled and, despite beating Manchester United 2–0 and Newcastle United 2–1 towards the end of the season,^[40] a last day 6–0 defeat away to Fulham condemned them to relegation. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ^[41] A mediocre season followed in The Championship as the club finished in ninth despite hopes of bouncing straight back up to the top flight,^[42] and as results in the 2006–07 season went against City, the pressure mounted on manager Nigel Worthington, culminating with his sacking on October 1, 2006, directly after a 4–1 defeat at the hands of Championship rivals Burnley. The Championship (formally known as "The Championship" until January 2008 Then "Championship Goals" until May 2008 is a British football Television Nigel Worthington (born November 4, 1961 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish football manager Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire ^[43] On October 16, 2006, Norwich held a press conference to reveal that former City player Peter Grant had left West Ham United to become the new manager,^[44] and in February 2007, Grant replaced assistant Doug Livermore with his fellow Scot, Jim Duffy. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Grant may refer to Peter Grant (footballer, (born 1965 Scottish footballer Peter Grant (music manager, (1935-1995 English } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Douglas Ernest Livermore (born 27 December 1947) is a former professional footballer and manager Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ^[45] Grant's side struggled for most of the season and worse was to follow. Norwich made a terrible start to the 07–08 season, with only two wins by mid October; following a 1-0 defeat at fellow-strugglers QPR, Peter Grant left the club by "mutual consent" on October 9, 2007. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[46] On 30 October 2007, former Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder was confirmed as Grant's replacement. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former ^[47]

Colours and crest

Norwich City's nickname, "The Canaries", has long influenced the team's colours and crest. Originally, the club was nicknamed the Citizens ("Cits" for short), and played in light blue and white halved shirts,^[5] although the halves were inconsistent; "the blue was sometimes on the left hand side of the shirt and sometimes on the right. "^[48] The earliest known recorded link between the club and canaries, comes in an interview recorded in the Eastern Daily Press with newly appointed manager, John Bowman in April 1905. The Eastern Daily Press, commonly referred to as the EDP is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, and northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire John Bowman is a former manager of Norwich City FC. Bowman was City's first ever manager and was in charge for 78 matches between 1905 and 1907 winning 31 losing 24 The paper quotes him saying "Well I knew of the City's existence. . . I have. . . heard of the canaries. "^[2] "This as far as we can tell is the first time that the popular pastime of the day ie. . . rearing. . . canaries was linked with Norwich City FC. . . the club still played in blue and white, and would continue to do so for another two seasons. "^[2]

By February 1907, the nickname Canaries had come more into vogue; thoughts that an FA Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion (nicknamed "Throstles" after a bird) was "a bird -singing contest" were dismissed by the polymath C.B. Fry as "humbug" but Bowman and Fry's colleagues in the national press increasingly referred to the team as Canaries. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are A polymath ( Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής "having learned much" is a person whose knowledge is not restricted to one subject area Charles Burgess Fry ( 25 April 1872 – 7 September 1956) was an English Polymath; an outstanding Sportsman ^[49]

The following season, to match the nickname, City played for the first time in Canary livery; "yellow shirts with green collars and cuffs. One paper produced the quote 'The Cits are dead but the Canaries are very much alive'. "^[50] Apart from the obvious colour link, a canary may seem an odd choice; however, many English football clubs have adopted small birds as emblems that symbolise agility and deftness around the field. ^[51]

While the home colours of yellow and green remain to this day, the away colours have varied since introduction; the away kit is currently red shirts, red shorts and white socks. ^[52]

A simple canary badge was first adopted in 1922. ^[53] The current club badge consists of a canary resting on a football with a stylised version of the City of Norwich arms in the top left corner. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people ^[54] A competition was held to select the badge, with the winning entry designed by local architect Andrew Anderson. Andrew Anderson may refer to Andrew Anderson (basketball, American basketball player Andrew Anderson (football, Scottish footballer

For the club's centenary celebrations in 2002, a special crest was designed. It featured two canaries looking left and right, and a ribbon noting the centenary. ^[55]

Stadia

Main article: Carrow Road

Norwich City F. C. played at Newmarket Road from 1902 to 1908, with a record attendance of 10,366 against Sheffield Wednesday in a second round FA Cup match in 1908. ^[56] Following a dispute over the conditions of renting the Newmarket Road ground, in 1908, the club moved to a new home, in a converted disused chalk pit in Rosary Road which became known as "The Nest". This page is on the former stadium of Norwich City FC For the ex-Crystal Palace F ^[57] By the 1930s, the ground capacity was proving insufficient for the growing crowds and in 1935 the club moved to its current home in Carrow Road. ^[58] The original stadium, "the largest construction job in the city since the building of Norwich Castle. . . was "miraculously" built in just 82 days. . . it was referred to [by club officials] as 'The eighth wonder of the world'"^[59][60] An aerial photograph from August 1935 show three sides of open terracing and a covered stand, with a Colman's Mustard advertisement painted on its roof, visible only from the air. Colman's is a UK manufacturer of mustard, based in Norwich, Norfolk. ^[61] Floodlights were erected at the ground in 1956 whose £9,000 costs nearly sent the club into bankruptcy but the success in the 1959 FA Cup secured the financial status of the club and allowed for a cover to be built over the South Stand, which was itself replaced in 2003 when a new 7,000 seat South stand, subsequently renamed the Jarrold Stand was built in its place. ^[58]

1963 saw the record attendance for Carrow Road, with a crowd of 43,984 for a 6th round FA Cup match against Leicester City, but in the wake of the Ibrox stadium disaster in 1971, safety licences were required by clubs which resulted in the capacity being drastically reduced to around 20,000. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Ibrox disaster refers to two accidents which led to major loss of life at Ibrox Stadium (formerly Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland A two-tier terrace was built at the River End and soon after seats began to replace the terraces. By 1979 the stadium had a capacity of 28,392 with seats for 12,675. A fire in 1984 partially destroyed one of the stands which eventually led to its complete demolition and replacement by 1987 of a new City Stand, which chairman Robert Chase described as "Coming to a football match within the City Stand is very much like going to the theatre – the only difference being that our stage is covered with grass". ^[58] After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the subsequent outcome of the Taylor Report in 1990, the stadium was converted to all-seater with the corners being filled. The Taylor Report is a document whose development was overseen by Lord Taylor of Gosforth, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in Today, Carrow Road is an all-seater stadium, with a capacity of 26,034. ^[62]

The club installed new electronic screen/scoreboards at either end of the stadium during the off-season, 2007. They were first utilised in the 5–2 Carling Cup victory over Barnet F.C. on 14 August 2007. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Supporters

See also: On The Ball, City, Pride of Anglia, and East Anglian Derby

While much of the support that the club enjoys is local, there are a number of exiled fan clubs, notably in London and Scandinavia. On The Ball City, the Norwich City song is regarded as the world's oldest football song still in use today the song is in fact older than the club itself having The various football clubs located in East Anglia vie for being the Pride of Anglia, an unofficial title now partially recognised by the awarding of a trophy by local The East Anglian Derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Ipswich Town and Norwich City. ^[63]

The fans' song, On the ball, City, is the oldest football song anywhere in the world still in use today; the song is in fact older than the club itself having probably been penned for Norwich Teachers or Caley's FC in the 1890s and adapted for Norwich City. On The Ball City, the Norwich City song is regarded as the world's oldest football song still in use today the song is in fact older than the club itself having ^[2] Although the first use of the tune and song is disputed, it had been adopted by 1902 and it remains in use today in part if not the whole. ^[2] The chorus is:^[64]

“

Kick off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage, Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die, On the ball, City, never mind the danger, Steady on, now’s your chance, Hurrah! We’ve scored a goal.

”

Locally, much is made of the informal title "Pride of Anglia". The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. The various football clubs located in East Anglia vie for being the Pride of Anglia, an unofficial title now partially recognised by the awarding of a trophy by local Fans variously claim the title for either winning the East Anglian Derby, finishing highest in the league, having the better current league position, having the more successful club history or for reasons without any apparent logical basis. The club's main local rival is Ipswich Town. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here When Norwich and Ipswich meet it is known as the 'East Anglian Derby', or, informally, as the 'Old Farm Derby', a comic reference to the 'Old Firm Derby' played between Scottish teams Celtic and Rangers. The East Anglian Derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Ipswich Town and Norwich City. The East Anglian Derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Ipswich Town and Norwich City. The term Old Firm refers to the rivalry between the Scottish football teams Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. ^[65] Over the 134 matches played against Ipswich since 1902, Ipswich boasts the better record, having won 45% of the matches to Norwich's 37%. ^[66][i] Another commonly employed measure for "Pride of Anglia", and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams is to dub the side finishing as the highest placed East Anglian team in the Football League as the Pride of Anglia. ^[67][68]

Ownership

Norwich City F. C. is a public limited company that, in 2003, comprised approximately 8,000 individual shareholdings. ^[69] Since purchasing their shares from Geoffrey Watling, Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones have been joint majority shareholders. Delia Smith OBE (born 18 June, 1941) is an English Cook and Television presenter, known for her interest in teaching ^[34]

At the 2006–07 Norwich City FC Annual General Meeting (on the 18 January 2007) Smith and Wynn-Jones announced that they would be open to offers to buy their majority stake-holding in the club. He made his name through publishing with his former company New Crane Publishing Ltd Delia Smith OBE (born 18 June, 1941) is an English Cook and Television presenter, known for her interest in teaching Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, they made clear that any prospective buyer would have to invest heavily in the squad, with regards to team improving. ^[70]

“

The only way we would relinquish our shares is if somebody is going to put money into the football. . . . Only if they put money into the squad - not if they buy our shares, we don't want money. It has to be that there is money for the squad, serious money for the squad.

”

On the 8 May 2007 the football club announced that Andrew Turner and his wife Sharon had bought out all 5,000 shares belonging to Barry Skipper and had given the club an interest-free loan of £2m. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Barry Skipper was Vice Chairman for Norwich City and he joined the club in 1996 Mr and Mrs Turner are owners and directors of rapidly-expanding personal finance company Central Trust PLC, based in Norwich.

Board members

Position	Name	Nationality
Chairman	Roger Munby	England
Joint Majority Shareholder	Delia Smith	England
Joint Majority Shareholder	Michael Wynn-Jones	Wales
Director	Andrew Turner	England
Director	Sharon Turner	England
Director	Michael Foulger	England
Chief Executive	Neil Doncaster	England

Statistics and records

Main article: List of Norwich City F.C. club records

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The club's widest victory margin in the league was their 10–2 win against Coventry City in the Division Three (South) in 1930. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry, Their heaviest defeat in the league was 10–2 against Swindon Town in 1908 in the Southern Football League. Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north.

Norwich's record home attendance is 43,984 for a sixth round FA Cup match against Leicester City on 30 March 1963. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With the introduction of regulations enforcing all-seater stadiums, it is unlikely that this record will be beaten in the foreseeable future.

The highest transfer fee received for an Norwich player is £7. 25 million, from West Ham United for Dean Ashton in January 2006, while the most spent by the club on a player was £3. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Dean Ashton (born 24 November 1983 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a forward 5 million for Robert Earnshaw from West Bromwich Albion in the same month. Robert Earnshaw (born 6 April 1981) is a Zambian born Welsh international football player West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are ^[72]

The club's highest league finish was third in the FA Premiership in 1992–93. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs ^[62] The club has won the League Cup twice (most recently in 1985) and also reached the FA Cup semi-final three times, most recently in 1992. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after ^[62] Norwich have taken part in European competition just once, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup in 1993–94 and are the only British side to beat Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich the stadium ^[24]

Club sponsors

Between 2006 and 2008 the club were sponsored by airline Flybe but on 26 April 2008, it was announced that they were stepping down as the main sponsors. Flybe Limited is a British Airline based at Exeter International Airport, England. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[73]. On the April 29, 2008 2008 it was announced that Aviva would be the new shirt sponsors having signed a three year contract. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Aviva plc ( has a corporate lineage dating back to 1696 and is the world's fifth-largest Insurance group the largest insurance group in the UK and the second-largest Aviva are the parent company of Norwich Union. Norwich Union is an Insurance company in the UK. It is the biggest life-insurer in the UK and has a strong position in motor insurance ^[74]

Players

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK David Marshall 2 DF Jon Otsemobor 3 DF Adam Drury 4 DF Jason Shackell 7 MF Lee Croft 10 FW Jamie Cureton 11 MF Luke Chadwick 12 GK Matthew Gilks 13 GK Declan Rudd 16 MF Mark Fotheringham (captain)

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports David James Marshall (born March 5, 1985 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Norwich In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jon Otsemobor (born 23 March 1983, Liverpool) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Adam James Drury (born 29 August 1978 in Cottenham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jason Shackell (born 27 September 1983 in Stevenage) is an English footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Lee Robert Croft (born 26 June, 1985 in Billinge Higher End, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer who currently Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jamie Cureton (born 28 August 1975 in Bristol, England) is an English footballer who is currently a Striker for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge, England) is an English footballer He currently plays for In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Matthew Gilks (born June 4, 1982 in Rochdale, England) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Declan Thomas Rudd (born 16 January 1991 in Norwich) is an English football player currently playing for Norwich City For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mark McKay Fotheringham (born October 22, 1983 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. Position Player 20 MF Darel Russell 24 MF Matty Pattison 26 MF Robert Eagle 27 DF Gary Doherty 28 MF Michael Spillane 33 FW Kris Renton 35 FW Chris Martin 38 MF Damon Lathrope 39 FW Luke Daley

• * Players marked with an asterisk will be leaving the club upon the expiry of their contracts on 30 June 2008

Out on loan

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Darel Francis Russell (born October 22 1980 in Mile End, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Matthew "Matty" Pattison (born October 27, 1986 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional footballer, who currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Robert John Eagle (born 23 February 1987) is an English footballer who currently plays in Midfield for Norwich City. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gary Doherty (b January 31 1980, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is a 6'1" footballer currently playing for Norwich For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Michael Spillane (born 23 March 1989 in St Helier, Jersey) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays as a Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Kris Joseph Renton (born July 12 1990) is a young Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Norwich City. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Christopher Hugh Martin (born November 4 1988) is an English footballer from Beccles in Suffolk who plays as a Striker For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Position Player 19 MF Simon Lappin (on loan to Motherwell)

Notable players

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simon Lappin (born 25 January 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship club

During the club's centenary season, a "Hall of Fame" was created, honouring 100 former players chosen by fan vote and a further 10 players were inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in 2006. A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of Museum established for any a field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field The Norwich City FC Hall of Fame honours Norwich City FC players coaches managers directors and executives who have "made the greatest contribution to the club in

Players of the Year

For a more detailed list of these winners of the Barry Butler trophy, see List of Norwich City F.C. Players of the Year. Barry Butler ( 30 July 1934 – 9 April 1966) was a professional footballer who after trials with Middlesbrough and The Norwich City player of the year award is voted for annually by Norwich City 's supporters in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout

Year Winner 1967 Terry Allcock 1968 Hugh Curran 1969 Ken Foggo 1970 Duncan Forbes 1971 Ken Foggo 1972 Dave Stringer 1973 Kevin Keelan 1974 Kevin Keelan 1975 Colin Suggett 1976 Martin Peters 1977 Martin Peters 1978 John Ryan 1979 Tony Powell 1980 Kevin Bond 1981 Joe Royle 1982 Greg Downs 1983 Dave Watson 1984 Chris Woods 1985 Steve Bruce 1986 Kevin Drinkell 1987 Kevin Drinkell

Year Winner 1988 Bryan Gunn 1989 Dale Gordon 1990 Mark Bowen 1991 Ian Culverhouse 1992 Robert Fleck 1993 Bryan Gunn 1994 Chris Sutton 1995 Jon Newsome 1996 Spencer Prior 1997 Darren Eadie 1998 Matt Jackson 1999 Iwan Roberts 2000 Iwan Roberts 2001 Andy Marshall 2002 Gary Holt 2003 Adam Drury 2004 Craig Fleming 2005 Darren Huckerby 2006 Gary Doherty 2007 Darren Huckerby 2008 Dion Dublin

Captains

For a list of Norwich City captains, see Captains of Norwich City F.C.

Managers

As of 25 November, 2007. Terence Allcock (born 10 December 1935 in Leeds) is a former professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers F Hugh Patrick Curran (born 28 September 1943 in Carstairs, South Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish international footballer Kenneth Taylor Foggo (born 7 November, 1943, Perth Scotland) is a former football player Duncan Forbes may refer to Duncan Forbes (linguist (1798–1868 Scottish linguist Duncan Forbes of Culloden (1644-1704 Scottish politician Kenneth Taylor Foggo (born 7 November, 1943, Perth Scotland) is a former football player Dave Stringer (born Great Yarmouth October 15 1944) is a former player and manager of Norwich City football club Kevin Damien Keelan MBE (born 5 January 1941 in Calcutta) is a former professional football Goalkeeper. Kevin Damien Keelan MBE (born 5 January 1941 in Calcutta) is a former professional football Goalkeeper. Colin Suggett (born 30 December 1948 in Chester-le-Street) is a former professional football player and manager Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious The name John Ryan can refer to Several recipients of the Victoria Cross in 1857 see John Ryan (VC 1857 in 1863 see John Ryan (VC Tony Orlando Powell (born 22 December 1972 in St Catherine Jamaica) was a Jamaican Cricketer. Kevin Bond may refer to Kevin Bond (footballer, former footballer and former A Joseph "Joe" Royle (born 8 April 1949 in Liverpool) is an English football manager and former player Gregory Downs (born 13 December 1958 in Carlton Nottinghamshire) is a former professional English footballer David "Dave" Watson (born 20 November 1961 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer who made 12 appearances Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods (born 14 November 1959 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire) is a former football Goalkeeper. Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce (born 31 December 1960 is an English football manager and former player Kevin Smith Drinkell (born 18 June 1960 in Grimsby) is a former professional footballer and football manager Kevin Smith Drinkell (born 18 June 1960 in Grimsby) is a former professional footballer and football manager Bryan James Gunn (born 22 December 1963 in Thurso) is a former professional Scottish international Football (soccer player who played Dale Andrew Gordon (born 9 January 1967 in Caister, Great Yarmouth) is a former professional footballer who played for Norwich City Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player Ian Brett Culverhouse (born 22 September, 1964 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is an English former professional footballer Robert William Fleck (born 11 August 1965 in Glasgow) is a former professional footballer He was a striker who began his career with Rangers. Bryan James Gunn (born 22 December 1963 in Thurso) is a former professional Scottish international Football (soccer player who played Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) is an English former footballer Jon Newsome (born 6 September 1970) is an English former professional footballer Spencer Justin Prior (born 22 April 1971 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former footballer. Darren Michael Eadie (born 10 June, 1975 in Chippenham) is a former professional footballer, who made his name as a pacey left-sided midfielder Matthew Alan "Matt" Jackson (born 19 October 1971 in Leeds) is an English former professional footballer who played as a Iwan Wyn Roberts (born 26 June, 1968 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a Iwan Wyn Roberts (born 26 June, 1968 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a Andrew John "Andy" Marshall (born 14 April 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer Gary James Holt (born March 9, 1973 in Irvine, Ayrshire) and a Scottish defensive Midfielder is a former Scottish Adam James Drury (born 29 August 1978 in Cottenham, England) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. Craig Fleming (born 6 October 1971 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) is a former footballer. Darren Carl Huckerby (born 23 April 1976 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who currently plays with the San Jose Earthquakes of Gary Doherty (b January 31 1980, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) is a 6'1" footballer currently playing for Norwich Darren Carl Huckerby (born 23 April 1976 in Nottingham) is an English footballer who currently plays with the San Jose Earthquakes of Dion Dublin (born 22 April 1969 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English former footballer. The following have all been captains of Norwich City FC: Only professional, competitive matches are counted. ^[76]

Name	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	%W
John Bowman		1 August, 1905	31 July, 1907	78	31	23	24	39. John Bowman is a former manager of Norwich City FC. Bowman was City's first ever manager and was in charge for 78 matches between 1905 and 1907 winning 31 losing 24 7
James McEwen		1 August, 1907	31 May, 1908	43	13	10	20	30. James McEwen (born Bootle, Liverpool, 16 October 1872; died 1942 AKA Jimmy 'Punch' McEwan was an English professional footballer 2
Arthur Turner		1 August, 1909	31 May, 1910	86	27	22	37	31. Arthur Turner is a former manager of Norwich City FC. Turner was City's third manager and was in charge for 86 matches between 1909 and 1910 winning 27 losing 37 and 4
Bert Stansfield		1 August, 1910 1 March, 1926	31 May, 1915 1 November, 1926	248	78	75	95	31. Bert Stansfield is a former manager of Carlisle United and Norwich City. 4
Major Frank Buckley		1 August, 1919	1 July, 1920	43	15	11	17	34. Franklin Charles Buckley (more commonly known as Major Frank Buckley) ( October 3, 1882 – December 21, 1964) was an English 9
Charles O'Hagan		1 July, 1920	1 January, 1921	21	4	9	8	19. Charles O'Hagan is a former manager of Norwich City FC. O'Hagan was City's sixth manager and was in charge for just 21 matches between 1920 and 1921 0
Albert Gosnell		1 January, 1921	28 February, 1926	223	59	79	95	26. Albert Gosnell is a former manager of Norwich City FC. Gosnell was City's seventh manager and was in charge for 223 matches between 1921 and 1926 5
Cecil Potter		1 November, 1926	1 January, 1929	101	30	26	45	29. Cecil Bertram Potter (born November 14, 1888 in West Hoathly, West Sussex) was a former Professional manager at Huddersfield 7
James Kerr		1 April, 1929	28 February, 1933	168	65	43	60	38. James Kerr (died 18 February, 1933) was an English Association football manager. 7
Tom Parker		1 March, 1933 1 May, 1955	1 February, 1937 31 March, 1957	271	104	69	98	38. Thomas Robert "Tom" Parker ( November 19, 1897 – November 1, 1987) was an English football player and manager 4
Bob Young		1 February, 1937 1 September, 1939	31 December, 1938 31 May, 1946	78	26	14	38	33. Bob Young was an English Association football manager. During his career coached Norwich City. 3
Jimmy Jewell		1 January, 1939	1 September, 1939	20	6	4	10	30. Jimmy Jewell was an English Association football manager. During his career coached Norwich City. 0
Duggie Lochhead		1 December, 1945	1 March, 1950	104	42	28	34	40. Duggie Lochhead is a former manager of Norwich City FC. A Scot Lochhead was in charge for 171 matches between 1945 and 1951 winning 57 losing 74 and drawing 40 games 4
Cyril Spiers		1 June, 1946	1 December, 1947	65	15	12	38	23. Cyril Spiers (died 1967 was an English Association football Goalkeeper and later manager. 1
Norman Low		1 May, 1950	30 April, 1955	258	129	56	73	50. Norman Low (born March 23, 1914 in Aberdeen, died May 21, 1994 in Toronto) was a Scottish Association football 0
Archie Macaulay		1 April, 1957	1 October, 1961	224	105	60	59	46. Archibald Renwick "Archie" Macaulay ( July 30 1915 &ndash June 10 1993) was a Scottish football player and manager 9
Willie Reid		1 December, 1961	1 May, 1962	31	13	6	12	41. William Reid (1884 – 1966 was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a Striker. 9
George Swindin		1 May, 1962	30 November, 1962	20	10	5	5	50. George Hedley Swindin ( December 4, 1914 – October 26, 2005) was an English football player and manager 0
Ron Ashman		1 December, 1962	31 May, 1966	162	59	39	64	36. Ronald George Ashman ( 19 May, 1926 &ndash 21 June, 2004) was an English professional footballer and football manager 4
Lol Morgan		1 June, 1966	1 May, 1969	127	45	47	35	35. Lol Morgan (born May 5, 1931 in Rotherham, England) was a former Professional footballer and manager during 4
Ron Saunders		1 July, 1969	16 November, 1973	221	84	61	76	38. Ron Saunders (born 6 November 1932 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) was an English football player and successful manager 0
John Bond		27 November, 1973	31 October, 1980	340	105	114	121	34. John Frederick Bond (born December 17, 1932) is an English former professional football player and manager 5
Ken Brown		1 November, 1980	9 November, 1987	367	150	93	124	40. Kenneth Brown (born February 16, 1934 in Forest Gate, London) is an English former footballer and manager who played professionally 9
Dave Stringer		9 November, 1987	1 May, 1992	229	89	58	82	38. Dave Stringer (born Great Yarmouth October 15 1944) is a former player and manager of Norwich City football club 9
Mike Walker		1 June, 1992 21 June, 1996	6 January, 1994 30 April, 1998	179	69	46	64	38. Michael Stewart Gordon "Mike" Walker (born November 28, 1945 in Colwyn Bay, Wales) is a Welsh former footballer 5
John Deehan		12 January, 1994	31 July, 1995	58	13	22	23	22. John Deehan (born 6 August 1957 in Solihull) is a former football player who in recent years has had several spells in coaching and management 4
Martin O'Neill[ii]		August, 1995	December, 1995	26	12	9	5	46. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain 2
Gary Megson		December, 1995	21 June, 1996	32	5	10	17	15. Gary John Megson (born 17 December, 1955 in Manchester) is an English former football player and current manager. 6
Bruce Rioch		12 June, 1998	13 March, 2000	93	30	31	32	32. Bruce David Rioch (born 6 September 1947, in Aldershot, England) is an English -born Scottish football manager 3
Bryan Hamilton		5 April, 2000	4 December, 2000	35	10	10	15	28. Bryan Hamilton (born 31 December 1946, Belfast) is a Northern Irish football player and manager 6
Nigel Worthington		4 December, 2000	2 October, 2006	280	114	104	62	40. Nigel Worthington (born November 4, 1961 in Ballymena, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish football manager 7
Martin Hunter[iii]		2 October, 2006	14 October, 2006	1	0	1	0	00. Martin Hunter may refer to Martin Hunter (football coach Martin Hunter (British Army officer (1757–1846 British Army general 0
Peter Grant		13 October, 2006	9 October, 2007	47	17	11	19	36. Peter Grant (born 30 August 1965 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former footballer and was until October 2007 manager of 2
Jim Duffy[iii]		9 October, 2007	30 October, 2007	3	0	0	3	00. 0
Glenn Roeder		30 October, 2007	present	34	13	9	12	38. Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former 2

Honours

Norwich City F. C. have won a number of honours, including the following:^[77]

Honour	Year(s)
Second tier Champions	1971–72, 1985–86, 2003–04
Third tier Champions	1933–34
Third tier Runners Up	1959–60
League Cup Winners	1962, 1985
League Cup Runners Up	1973, 1975

Friendship Trophy

Each time they meet, Norwich and Sunderland contest the Friendship Trophy, an honour dating back to the camaraderie forged between fans of the two clubs at the time of the 1985 League Cup final that they contested. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The 1962 Football League Cup Final was won by Norwich City, who defeated Rochdale 4&ndash0 on aggregate over two legs The 1985 Football League Cup Final, commonly known as the 1985 Milk Cup Final for sponsorship reasons was won by Norwich City. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition The 1973 Football League Cup Final was won by Tottenham Hotspur. The 1975 Football League Cup Final took place on 1 March 1975 at the old Wembley Stadium. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition ^[78] Sunderland are the current holders of the cup, having defeated Norwich 1–0 on 2 December, 2006. ^[79]

Norwich City in popular culture

In the 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager,^[80] the eponymous hero, played by Ricky Tomlinson, rises to prominence as a result of success as manager of Norwich City, having won the 'Mr Clutch Cup'. Mike Bassett England Manager is a 2001 satirical Comedy film directed by Steve Barron, following the fortunes of the manager Mike Bassett England Manager is a 2001 satirical Comedy film directed by Steve Barron, following the fortunes of the manager Eric Tomlinson, (better known as Ricky Tomlinson) (born 26 September 1939 in Bispham Blackpool) is an English Actor. The celebratory scenes of the open-top bus ride around the city (right) were actually shot in St Albans, rather than Norwich. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London.

In 1972 the Children's Film Foundation released a movie called "The Boy Who Turned Yellow", about a boy living in London who supports Norwich City. The Children's Film Foundation was a non-profit-making organisation which made films for children in the United Kingdom, typically running for about 55 minutes The Boy Who Turned Yellow ( 1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last In the film, he and everyone and everything else on his tube train are turned yellow. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire That night he is visited by a yellow alien called Nick, short for electronic, who teaches him all about electricity. The link to the football club is used to explain why the boy already has so many yellow things in his bedroom. ^[81]

Notes

References

Further reading

• Canary Citizens by Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
• Norfolk 'n' Good by Kevin Baldwin, published by Goldstone Books, (1993), ISBN 0-9522074-0-0
• Second Coming: Supporter's View of the New Era at Norwich City by Kevin Baldwin, published by Yellow Bird Publishing, (1997), ISBN 0952207419

External links

• Norwich City F. C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
• NCFC Official Site
• The Pink Un'
• BBC Norfolk's Norwich City Page

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