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". The wages of Norwich City FC players here are only the guaranteed amount and do not include any added performance-based bonuses. Teemu Pukki holds the club record for most international caps, with 87 for Finland.[100]. A list of first team players who are out on loan. Their heaviest defeat in the league was 10–2 against Swindon Town in 1908 in the Southern Football League. On 26 June 2017, the club announced that Swedish mobile betting company LeoVegas would take over as their main shirt sponsor for three seasons, starting from the 2017–18 season.[107]. 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. The fans' song "On the Ball, City" is the oldest football chant in the world, written in 1890 and still sung today. [93] The purpose of the mini-bond, called the Canaries Bond[94] was to raise money to fund new academy facilities at Colney Training Ground for the Norwich City F.C. Since 1935, Norwich have played their home games at Carrow Road and have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town, with whom they have contested the East Anglian derby 134 times since 1902. The club finished in 12th place in their first season back in the Premier League. [109], Norwich City have won a number of honours:[117], Football League Second Division/EFL Championship (Tier 2)[ii], Football League Third Division (1921–92)/EFL League One (2004–present) (Tier 3). [40] 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. Winning 2–1, Norwich were the first British team to beat Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium. 27d Reuters. "[67] While the home colours of yellow and green remain to this day, the away colours have varied since introduction. [12] 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. Norwich City's home form is excellent with the following results : 12 wins, 6 draws, and 1 losses. [49] On 30 October 2007, former Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder was confirmed as Grant's replacement. High quality Norwich City Fc gifts and merchandise. [82] Norwich are currently unbeaten against Ipswich in a decade, encompassing 12 matches, including 5-1 and 4-1 victories, as well as a victorious play-off semi final fixture in 2015. Home 9/2 13/5 Away 4/6 [32], Shortly before relegation, Deehan resigned as manager and his assistant Gary Megson took over until the end of the season. Loan success at Norwich City hasn't just been about development on the pitch for the Tottenham Hotspur talent Oliver Skipp. It has to be that there is money for the squad, serious money for the squad. A two-tier terrace was built at the River End, and soon afterwards seats began to replace the terraces. 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. On 8 May 2007 the football club announced that Andrew and Sharon Turner had bought out all 5,000 shares belonging to former Board member, Barry Skipper and had given the club an interest-free loan of £2m. Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. Norwich City FC. Grant's side struggled for most of the season and made a poor start to the 2007–08 season, with only two wins by mid October; following a 1–0 defeat at fellow-strugglers Queens Park Rangers, Grant left the club by "mutual consent" on 9 October 2007. [85] BT Sport Presenter Jake Humphrey, who was born in Peterborough but moved to Norwich with his family at the age of nine, is another celebrity supporter. [39] 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. However, a poor run of form and results followed and on 10 March 2017, Alex Neil was sacked by the club. Norwich City took a huge step towards securing an immediate return to the Premier League when they beat their closest rivals Brentford 1-0. The home of Norwich City on 90min. With the introduction of regulations enforcing all-seater stadiums, it is unlikely that this record will be beaten in the foreseeable future. The 1958–59 season saw Norwich reach 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 FC Norwich City FC. During the club's centenary season, a "Hall of Fame" was created, honouring 100 former players chosen by fan vote. The 2011 Annual General Meeting, attended by over 500 shareholders,[98] saw joint majority shareholder Delia Smith and Stephan Phillips re-elected as directors and new director Stephen Fry formally re-elected having joined the Board the previous August. In August 1981, Norwich City striker Justin Fashanu became the first black footballer to command a £1millon transfer fee[19] when he moved to Nottingham Forest.[20]. [24] High league placing in the First Division in 1988–89 would have been enough for UEFA Cup qualification, but the ban on English clubs remained. Steady on, now's your chance, Both went on to be largely disappointing for the club. Later that year Norwich were elected to play in the Southern League. Summary; Matches; Squad; Statistics; Transfers; Trophies; Venue Info Official website. [60] First-team coach Alan Irvine was placed in caretaker charge for the remainder of the season, ultimately finishing in 8th. Their top scorer that season was Mark Robins, who had been signed from Manchester United the previous summer. [22] They also had good cup runs during this period, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals in 1989 and again in 1992. Home of the #YellowArmy. [80], The fans' song, On the Ball, City, is the oldest football song 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. [74], 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 disaster in 1971, safety licences were required by clubs, and this drastically reduced the ground's capacity to around 20,000. [50] On 8 July the EDP reported that Delia Smith and the board had invited Peter Cullum for talks. [69] 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. 22,323 were here. Founded 1902 Address Carrow Road NR1 1JE Norwich, Norfolk Country England Phone +44 (1603) 760 760 Fax +44 (1603) 613 886 E-mail reception@ncfc-canaries.co.uk. It was further extended in 2012 by four more years to the end of the 2015–16 season. One paper produced the quote 'The Cits are dead but the Canaries are very much alive'. [101] This transfer fee was then equalled by the signing of Steven Naismith from Everton in January 2016. [34] He lasted just six months in the job before resigning after a dispute with chairman Robert Chase over money to strengthen the squad. Back from the international break, Norwich City visit the Deepdale Stadium on Friday (3pm KO) for their first fixture of the run-in of the 2020-21 season. The 1984–85 season was of mixed fortunes for the club; under Ken Brown's guidance, they reached the final of the Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium, having defeated Ipswich Town in the semi-final. [12] 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. However the success in the 1959 FA Cup secured the financial status of the club and allowed 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. On 14 January 2009 it was announced that Roeder had been relieved of his first team duties after 60 games in charge, and just 20 victories. On 2 September 2008, Andrew and Sharon Turner announced that they were leaving the football club's board of directors. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, that competes in the Championship, the second division of English football following the club's relegation from Premier League in 2020. [5], The club was officially reformed on 15 February 1919 – a key figure in the event was Charles Frederick Watling, future Lord Mayor of Norwich and the father of future club chairman, Geoffrey Watling. The highest transfer fee received for a Norwich player is £22 million, from Leicester City for James Maddison in June 2018, while the most spent by the club on a player was the signing of Ricky van Wolfswinkel for £8.5 million (€10 million) from Sporting Lisbon. 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[78], Floodlights were erected at the ground in 1956, but their cost of £9,000 nearly sent the club into bankruptcy. Relive Friday's EFL action as it happened, Relive Saturday's EFL action as it happened, Championship: Norwich go 10 clear with comeback win, Pukki stars as leaders Norwich beat Luton, Norwich go 10 points clear by beating Bees, 'It's all about momentum in the Championship', Championship: Norwich beat Brentford to go 10 points clear as Watford & Swansea win too, Championship: Wycombe 0-2 Norwich - Canaries win to restore seven-point lead, EFL: Brentford win to close gap on Norwich, Bristol City beat Swansea, Tuesday's EFL: Norwich beat Birmingham to go 10 points clear; Derby, Bristol City, Forest and Wycombe win, Norwich beat Millers to go seven points clear, EFL: Championship leaders Norwich stretch lead as Swansea and Brentford lose, Championship leaders Norwich beat Coventry. Kick off, throw in, have a little scrimmage. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. In 2008, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Norwich City team. On The Ball, City! "[121], Norwich City Ladies is the women's football club affiliated to Norwich City. Norwich City live score (and video online live stream*), team roster with season schedule and results. [61] In Farke's first season, Norwich finished in 14th place. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. However the club was relegated to the Third Division at the end of the season. [12][14], 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. [41], 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. [42] For much of the 2004–05 season, the club struggled and, despite beating Manchester United 2–0 towards the end of the season,[43] a last day 6–0 defeat away to Fulham condemned them to relegation. [48] [122] Consequently, 95% of the club's players have progressed from the youth ranks. "[65], 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. Transfers: Overview of all signed and sold players of club Norwich for the current season. The club's main local rival is Ipswich Town. [98], On 27 December 2015, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was appointed Chairman, however he left in late 2018. [96] Since purchasing their shares from Geoffrey Watling, Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones have been joint majority shareholders. The latest Norwich City news brought to you from the Eastern Daily Press - NCFC headlines, match reports, fixtures and results Today, Carrow Road is an all-seater stadium, with a capacity of 27,244. The club's widest victory margin in the league was their 10–2 win against Coventry City in the Division Three (South) in 1930. This was the club's heaviest ever home defeat and Gunn was sacked six days later. [63], Norwich City's nickname, "The Canaries", has long influenced the team's colours and badge 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. Norwich City has scored a total of 56 goals this season in Championship. Mr and Mrs Turner are owners and directors of personal finance company Central Trust. However, Lambert resigned within a month of the season's close to take up the vacant managerial spot at league rivals Aston Villa and was replaced by Chris Hughton. Brentford 35 19 9 7 62 36 26 66 LLost 0 - 2 against Coventry City on February 20th 2021.WWon 3 - 0 … [8], 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. 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. During July 2008 Peter Cullum declared that he was interested in a takeover of the club, and pledged that he would invest £20m for enhancement of the playing squad. On 16 October 2006, Norwich announced that former City player Peter Grant had left West Ham United to become the new manager,[47] and in February 2007, Grant replaced assistant Doug Livermore with his fellow Scot, Jim Duffy. On the ball City, never mind the danger, [6] When, in May 1920, the Football League formed a third Division, Norwich joined the Third Division for the following season. Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die; [5] City finished this and the following season in 21st place,[10][11] the poor results forcing the club to apply for re-election to the league. In the 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager,[119] 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'. [28] The following season Norwich participated in the UEFA Cup for the first (and only) time, losing in the third round to Inter Milan, but defeating Bayern Munich. During the 2016–17 season, Aviva Community Fund were Norwich's main shirt sponsor. NewsNow aims to be the world's most accurate and comprehensive Norwich City news aggregator, bringing you the latest Canaries headlines from the best Norwich sites and other key national and regional sports sources. While much of the support that the club enjoys is local, there are a number of expatriate fan clubs, notably in London and stretching from Scandinavia to countries further afield such as the United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia and the United States. View Norwich City statistics from previous seasons, including league position and top goalscorer, on the official website of the Premier League. [51] A week later, Bryan Gunn was appointed as manager until the end of the season,[52] but he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated on 3 May 2009, after a 4–2 defeat away at already relegated Charlton Athletic. [105] In 2009 the deal was extended until the end of the 2011–12 season. Norwich were also denied their first foray into Europe with the ban on English clubs after the Heysel Stadium disaster. They were relegated back to the Championship after finishing 18th in the 2013–14 season and Hughton was sacked. The following season started successfully, with the club sitting top of the Championship in mid-October. Venue Name Carrow Road City Norwich, Norfolk Capacity 27244. [83], The club also maintains a healthy celebrity support with celebrity cook Delia Smith and comedian Stephen Fry both having moved from fans of the club to running it. Hurrah! [2], Norwich City F.C. [3] They joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League for the 1902–03 season,[4] but following a FA commission, the club was ousted from the amateur game in 1905, as it was deemed a professional organisation. Club News Loan Round-Up: Thompson features as MK Dons win four in a row. [66] The following season, to match the nickname, City played for the first time in Canary livery; "yellow shirts with green collars and cuffs. [122] They are managed by Scott Emmerson and compete in the Women's South East Combination League, in the third tier of English women's football. [5] Sport 'It does help you grow up' - Spurs loanee maturing at City. They made clear that any prospective buyer would have to invest heavily in the squad, with regards to team improving.[97]. Welcome to the official Norwich City FC Facebook page. Roeder kept Norwich in the Championship with a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers, Norwich's penultimate game of the season. [62] However, Norwich were once again relegated back down to the Championship after just a single season back in the top flight, becoming the first team in Premier League history to be relegated five times from the division. The biggest highlight of the following four seasons was the visit of King George VI to Carrow Road on 29 October 1938. canaries.co.uk Match Preview: Preston North End v Norwich City [102], The club's highest league finish was third in the FA Premier League in 1992–93. [74] After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the subsequent outcome of the Taylor Report in 1990, the stadium was converted to all-seater. Norwich City FC. The following decade proved more successful for the club with a club-record victory, 10–2, over Coventry City and promotion as champions to the Second Division in the 1933–34 season under the management of Tom Parker.