2009–10 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 108th season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in Football League One (third tier of the English football pyramid) for 49 years, following relegation from The Championship in 2008–09. However, they gained promotion back to the second tier as league champions with a club record total of 95 points, finishing nine points ahead of runners-up Leeds United. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.
2009–10 season | |||
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Chairman | Alan Bowkett | ||
Manager | Bryan Gunn until 14 August Paul Lambert from 19 August | ||
Stadium | Carrow Road | ||
League One | 1st - promoted to The Championship | ||
FA Cup | Second round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Football League Trophy | Area semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Grant Holt (24) All: Grant Holt (30) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,506 (vs. Hartlepool United, 30 January) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 23,041 (vs. Walsall, 5 September) | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,756 | ||
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Board and staff members
Board members
Position | Staff |
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Chairman | Alan Bowkett |
Joint Majority Shareholder | Delia Smith |
Joint Majority Shareholder | Michael Wynn-Jones |
Director | Michael Foulger |
Director | Stephan Phillips |
Chief Executive | David McNally |
Last updated: 2 July 2009
Source: Norwich City FC
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Paul Lambert |
Assistant manager | Ian Culverhouse |
First team coach Reserve team manager |
Ian Crook |
Head of football operations | Gary Karsa |
Goalkeeping coach | Paul Crichton |
Head of strength and conditioning | Alan Pearson |
Sports Scientist | Vacant |
Academy manager | Ricky Martin |
Under-14s coach | Neil Adams |
Performance analyst | Liam Weeks |
Physiotherapist | Simon Spencer |
Head of player recruitment | Vacant |
Club doctor | Dr Peter Harvey |
Chief scout | Vacant |
Last updated: 19 August 2009
Source: Norwich City FC
Players
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Squad number | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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16 June 2009 | 7 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | Swansea City | Undisclosed[2] |
1 July 2009 | 4 | MF | Matthew Gill | Exeter City | Free[3] |
1 July 2009 | 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | Hartlepool United | Free[4] |
8 July 2009 | 1 | GK | Michael Theoklitos | Melbourne Victory FC | Free[5] |
22 July 2009 | 8 | MF | Stephen Hughes | Motherwell F.C. | Free[6] |
22 July 2009 | 18 | MF | Paul McVeigh | Luton Town | Free[7] |
24 July 2009 | 11 | MF | Simon Whaley | Preston North End | Undisclosed[8] |
24 July 2009 | 22 | DF | Rhoys Wiggins | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed[8] |
24 July 2009 | 9 | FW | Grant Holt | Shrewsbury Town | £500,000[9] |
30 July 2009 | 33 | DF | Jens Berthel Askou | Unattached | Free[10] |
30 July 2009 | 32 | FW | Goran Marić | Unattached | Free[10] |
4 January 2010 | 6 | DF | Russell Martin | Peterborough United | Undisclosed[11] |
4 January 2010 | 24 | MF | Anthony McNamee | Swindon Town | Undisclosed[11] |
8 January 2010 | 31 | DF | Zak Whitbread | Millwall | Undisclosed[12] |
8 January 2010 | 32 | FW | Oli Johnson | Stockport County | Undisclosed[12] |
- Total spending: ~ £0,650,000
Out
Date | Squad Num | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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12 May 2009 | 1 | GK | David Marshall | Cardiff City | £500,000[13] |
18 May 2009 | 29 | FW | Carl Cort | Brentford | Free[14] |
28 May 2009 | 7 | MF | Lee Croft | Derby County | Free[15] |
1 July 2009 | 26 | GK | Stuart Nelson | Aberdeen | Free |
24 July 2009 | 8 | MF | Sammy Clingan | Coventry City | £650,000[16] |
6 August 2009 | 24 | MF | Matty Pattison | Mamelodi Sundowns | Undisclosed[17] |
1 September 2009 | 6 | DF | Dejan Stefanović | Released | Free |
3 December 2009 | 32 | ST | Goran Maric | Real Union | Free |
8 January 2010 | 35 | FW | Kris Renton | Brechin City | Free[18] |
1 February 2010 | 11 | MF | Simon Whaley | Chesterfield F.C. | Free[19] |
5 March 2010 | 1 | GK | Michael Theoklitos | Brisbane Roar | Free[20] |
- Total income: ~ £1,150,000
Loans in
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
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24 July 2009 | GK | Ben Alnwick | Tottenham Hotspur | October 2009[21] |
28 August 2009 | GK | Fraser Forster | Newcastle United | June 2010[22] |
25 November 2009 | DF | Russell Martin | Peterborough United | 4 January 2010[23] |
26 November 2009 | MF | Anthony McNamee | Swindon Town | 4 January 2010[24] |
29 January 2010 | DF | Michael Rose | Stockport County | June 2010[25] |
5 March 2010 | FW | Stephen Elliott | Preston North End | June 2010[26] |
Loans out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Until |
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1 September 2009 | FW | Kris Renton | Brechin City | December 9[27] |
18 September 2009 | MF | Simon Whaley | Rochdale | 18 November 2009[28] |
21 November 2009 | MF | Simon Whaley | Bradford City | 2 January 2010[29] |
17 February 2010 | FW | Jamie Cureton | Shrewsbury Town | 5 May 2010[30][31] |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season
Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Result | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
11 July 2009 | Dartford | 2–7 | Norwich City | Dartford, Kent |
15:00 BST | Noble 9' White 68' |
Report | Nelson 3' Neilson 38' Doherty 43' C. Martin 55', 66' Cureton 76', 80' |
Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
14 July 2009 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Norwich City | Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
19:45 BST | Report | McVeigh 60' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
16 July 2009 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Norwich City | St Andrews, Scotland |
14:00 BST | Report | Marić 28' | Stadium: University of St Andrews Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Graham |
18 July 2009 | Airdrie United | 2–3 | Norwich City | Airdrie, Scotland |
15:00 BST | McLaughlin 23' (pen.) Keegan 74' |
Report | Hoolahan 13' Marić 33' Askou 41' |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: Unknown Referee: Eddie Smith |
25 July 2009 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Manchester United XI | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Adeyemi 21' | Report | De Laet 85' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,381 Referee: Keith Hill |
28 July 2009 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Norwich City | Selhurst, London |
19:45 BST | Report | Whaley 62' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 2,216 Referee: David Phillips |
1 August 2009 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | C. Martin 36', 57' Whaley 76' |
Report | N'Zogbia 9' Cho 49' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 8,927 Referee: Kevin Wright |
League
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Result | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Position | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Round | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Result | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
August
8 August 2009 | Norwich City | 1–7 | Colchester United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | McDonald 72' | Report | Lisbie 10', 38' Platt 13', 19' Fox 22' Perkins 76' Vernon 90' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,217 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
15 August 2009 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Norwich City | Exeter, Devon |
15:00 BST | Logan 60' | Report | Askou 52' | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Anthony Bates |
18 August 2009 | Brentford | 2–1 | Norwich City | Brentford, London |
19:45 BST | Dickson 51' Hunt 71' |
Report | Tudur Jones 90' | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 7,395 Referee: Graham Scott |
22 August 2009 | Norwich City | 5–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Holt 16', 71' Smith 25' Otsemobor 35' Askou 49' |
Report | Pittman 39' Harrold 46' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,428 Referee: Jon Moss |
29 August 2009 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Norwich City | Hartlepool, County Durham |
15:00 BST | Report | Nelson 27' Hughes 64' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,470 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
Norwich had high expectations after a good pre-season campaign, however no one expected what was to come as City suffered their record home defeat in a 7-1 defeat to Colchester United in their opening game of the season. Although City beat Yeovil 4-0 in the Carling Cup Bryan Gunn was sacked and Paul Lambert, the man who masterminded Colchester's victory against Norwich, was named as his successor. City drew 1-1 away at Exeter and then lost away at Brentford. However, in Lambert's first game City won the game 5-2 and then won their first away game of the season away at Hartlepool with City fans starting to see signs of recovery.
September
5 September 2009 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Walsall | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,041 Referee: Russell Booth |
14 September 2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | Norwich City | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
19:45 BST | Puncheon 57' Leven 77' (pen) |
Report | C. Martin 1' | Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 10,354 Referee: Roger East |
19 September 2009 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Hoolahan 44' Holt 90' |
Report | Burton 18' Shelvey 40' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,018 Referee: Steve Tanner |
26 September 2009 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Norwich City | Gillingham, Kent |
15:00 BST | Jackson 36' (pen.) | Report | Forster 34' Russell 90' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,550 Referee: Paul Taylor |
29 September 2009 | Norwich City | 4–0 | Leyton Orient | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | C. Martin 75' Holt 78' Spillane 81' Cureton 90' |
Report | Melligan 53' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,981 Referee: Karl Evans |
After showing signs of recovery at the end of August, September proved to be a poor month for City. The month started off with a poor 0-0 draw against Walsall, followed by a 2-1 defeat by MK Dons thanks to a dubious penalty against the Canaries. After this City played second in the league Charlton and the Canaries were looking dead and buried going into half time at 2-0 down and the away side in control. However Wes Hoolahan recalled to the team scored just before half time and Grant Holt grabbed a last minute equaliser. City travelled to Gillingham the week after and were 1-0 down at half time and down to 10 men after goalkeeper Frazer Forster was sent off. However City showed fight and determination and in what some felt was a turning point Norwich grabbed a last minute equalised through Darel Russell. In the final game of September City beat Leyton Orient 4-0 after Chris Martins introduction in the second half inspired the win
October
3 October 2009 | Norwich City | 5–1 | Bristol Rovers | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | C. Martin 9' Hoolahan 31' (pen.) Holt 33', 40' Cureton 90' |
Report | Hughes 26' (pen.) | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,117 Referee: Andy Hall |
10 October 2009 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Norwich City | Carlisle, Cumbria |
15:00 BST | Report | Hoolahan 42' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,825 Referee: Dave Foster |
19 October 2009 | Leeds United | 2–1 | Norwich City | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
19:45 BST | Johnson 15' Beckford 90' |
Report | Holt 38' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,912 Referee: Lee Mason |
24 October 2009 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | C. Martin 32' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,959 Referee: Grant Hegley |
31 October 2009 | Stockport County | 1–3 | Norwich City | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Thompson 82' | Report | Holt 16', 90' Hoolahan 69' (pen.) |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
October proved to be the month when Norwich really started climbing up the table. Days after their 4-0 win over Leyton Orient City followed it by a 5-1 win over Bristol Rovers before grabbing a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Carlisle courtesy of a Wes Hoolahan goal. 3 wins on the trot and 10 goals scored meant Norwich were now in a play off place. Next up for Norwich was top of the league Leeds who already looked to be running away with the league. Some would argue City were the better side in this game and City looked to be heading for a point, however Frazer Forster's miskick meant Leeds won the game with virtually the last kick of the game. However City went on to win their next two games of October beating play off chasing Swindon at Carrow Road 1-0 and then a 3-1 away win at Stockport. This meant five wins out of 6 in October and Norwich were only 4 points off second placed Charlton
November
14 November 2009 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Hoolahan 60' (pen.) Doherty 80' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,025 Referee: Darren Deadman |
21 November 2009 | Southampton | 2–2 | Norwich City | Southampton, Hampshire |
15:00 GMT | Lallana 11' Connolly 65' |
Report | Hoolahan 54' Hughes 75' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 21,362 Referee: Andy Penn |
24 November 2009 | Norwich City | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 GMT | Holt 3' Hoolahan 22' Elphick 69' (o.g.) C. Martin 82' |
Report | Tunnicliffe 61' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,617 Referee: Keith Hill |
City only had three league games in November due to cup commitments and they went through the month unbeaten. They grabbed a 2-0 win over struggling Tranmere before drawing 2-2 away at improving Southampton. They followed this up with a 4-1 win over Brighton at home. Grant Holt, Chris Martin and Wes Hoolahan all scored and all three were beginning to rack up the goals for Norwich
December
1 December 2009 | Southend United | 0–3 | Norwich City | Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
19:45 GMT | Report | Holt 68', 90' (pen.) Smith 77' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8,732 Referee: Phil Crossley |
5 December 2009 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Holt 21' Hoolahan 32' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,404 Referee: David Phillips |
12 December 2009 | Yeovil Town | 3–3 | Norwich City | Yeovil, Somerset |
15:00 GMT | Bowditch 21' MacDonald 67' Obika 90' |
Report | C. Martin 60' Doherty 65', 90' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,964 Referee: Craig Pawson |
19 December 2009 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Huddersfield Town | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Hoolahan 57' C. Martin 74' Doherty 79' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,004 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
26 December 2009 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Millwall | Norwich, Norfolk |
12:45 GMT | Hoolahan 28' Holt 68' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,242 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
Norwich again went unbeaten in December and really began to close in on the top 2. They began with a 3-0 away win over Southend. The game was 0-0 at half time but the canaries turned on the style in the second half and they then followed this up with a 2-0 home win over Oldham. Next up was what proved to be one of Citys most exciting game of the season away at Yeovil. Yeovil took the lead through ex-canary Dean Bowditch in what was a dull first half. However City came back with Chris Martin and Gary Doherty giving the Canaries a 2-1 lead. However Yeovil quickly equalised and looked to have won it after a 90th-minute goal, however City didn't give up and a Russell Martin show deflected off Gary Doherty to earn a hard earned point. Norwich followed this up with wins over two fellow promotion chasers firstly beating Huddersfield 3-0 and then beating Millwall 2-0 on boxing day leaving them just 2 points off Charlton.
January
2 January 2010 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Norwich City | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
15:00 GMT | Report | Smith 77' | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,171 Referee: Pat Miller |
9 January 2010 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Exeter City | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Holt 8', 82' C. Martin 77' |
Report | Stewart 81' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,955 Referee: Darren Deadman |
16 January 2010 | Colchester United | 0–5 | Norwich City | Colchester, Essex |
15:00 GMT | Henderson 90' | Report | C. Martin 16', 45' Doherty 49' Johnson 81' Holt 90' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Mike Dean |
23 January 2010 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Brentford | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Holt 41' C. Martin 77' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Steve Rushton |
26 January 2010 | Walsall | 1–2 | Norwich City | Walsall, West Midlands |
19:45 GMT | Deeney 35' | Report | C. Martin 77' McDonald 85' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,022 Referee: Mark Haywood |
30 January 2010 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | McDonald 27' Rose 32' |
Report | Austin 26' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,506 Referee: Paul Taylor |
January proved to be a pivotal month for Norwich and they started it with a 1-0 win away at Wycombe. Although the Canaries dominated the game they failed to make the breakthrough. But Korey Smith struck a goal in the last 20 minutes of the game to send Norwich into second place. After this Norwich never looked back and followed this up with a 3-1 win at home to Exeter. Next up was probably one of Norwich's biggest game of the season at Colchester away. After the 7-1 defeat on the opening day of the season and Paul Lambert's departure the game was much anticipated. But it was Norwich who gained the ultimate revenge by winning 5-0 on an extremely waterlogged pitch. A Chris Martin double put City 2-0 up at half time before Gary Doherty, Grant Holt and Oli Johnson made it 5-0 and Wes Hoolahan even missed a penalty! Norwich had now also closed the gap on top of the league Leeds and due to their cup commitments City could go top with a win over Brentford. The task was made more difficult after Grant Holt's sending off but they won 1-0 thanks to a Chris Martin goal. Norwich were above Leeds on goal difference but Leeds had two games in hand. Norwich got a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Walsall with two late goals from Chris Martin and Cody Mcdonald and with Leeds losing it extended City's lead at the top to three points. City ended the month with a 2-1 win over Hartlepool meaning they had won 6 games out of 6 in January.
February
6 February 2010 | Millwall | 2–1 | Norwich City | Bermondsey, London |
15:00 GMT | Craig 25' Harris 51' |
Report | C. Martin 4' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,371 Referee: Grant Hegley |
13 February 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Norwich City | Brighton, East Sussex |
15:00 GMT | Bennett 21' | Report | Holt 80' Doherty 84' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 7,258 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
20 February 2010 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Southampton | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Russell 64' | Report | Barnard 33', 77' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Russell Booth |
23 February 2010 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Southend United | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 GMT | Johnson 78', 90' | Report | Vernon 45' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,824 Referee: Mick Russell |
27 February 2010 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Norwich City | Oldham, Greater Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Report | Holt 53' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
City got off to a bad start in February, losing 2-1 away at Millwall - their first defeat since October. However, they bounced back with a probably undeserved 2-1 win away at Brighton. With City 1-0 down, Lambert had four strikers on the pitch and it paid off as City grabbed two late goals through Holt and Doherty to grab the three points. City, however, again suffered defeat, losing their first home game under Paul Lambert to Southampton, but they had a chance to put it right against struggling Southend. Southend were 1-0 up with just 1 minute remaining, but two Oli Johnson goals won the game for Norwich in dramatic circumstances and they followed this up with a 1-0 win away at Oldham. Even though Norwich lost a few games, their rivals were also inconsistent and they had now built up a 5-point gap on second place Leeds and a 9-point gap on third place Charlton.
March
6 March 2010 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | Hoolahan 2' Holt 69' C. Martin 75' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,868 Referee: James Linington |
13 March 2010 | Huddersfield Town | 1–3 | Norwich City | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
15:00 GMT | Trotman 3' | Report | Holt 69' Elliott 74', 85' |
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 17,959 Referee: Nigel Miller |
20 March 2010 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Norwich City | Swindon, Wiltshire |
15:00 GMT | Greer 90' | Report | Holt 52' | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
27 March 2010 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Leeds United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 GMT | C. Martin 89' | Report | Kandol 90' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,445 Referee: Lee Probert |
March was one of Norwich's most important months of the season with 3 games against promotion chasers, including a home game against second place Leeds. City began with an easy 3-0 win over Yeovil at Carrow Road but they now faced Huddersfield away who had yet to lose at the Galpharm Stadium that season. City had a poor first half and were 1-0 down going into the break. However, City produced a stirring comeback in the second half. Grant Holt, who had a hand in all of the goals, grabbed the equaliser before on-loan striker Stephen Elliot scored two to give City a 3-1 win. They followed this up with a 1-1 draw against another promotion chasing team, Swindon, and it was then time for the big game against Leeds. The game itself proved to be dull, but City scored another dramatic late winner with Chris Martin coming off the bench to head in the winner. The win meant that with eight games to go, City were 11 points clear of second and third place, with many feeling they were now champions in waiting.
April
2 April 2010 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Norwich City | Birkenhead, Merseyside |
19:45 BST | Thomas-Moore 6' (pen.), 12' (pen.) Curran 31' |
Report | Forster 10' Holt 58' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
5 April 2010 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Stockport County | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | McNamee 3' Holt 25' |
Report | Ibehre 12' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,353 Referee: Fred Graham |
10 April 2010 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | C. Martin 90' | Report | Wilbraham 20' 53' 90' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,888 Referee: Kevin Friend |
13 April 2010 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Norwich City | Leyton, London |
19:45 BST | Thornton 3', 29' | Report | Smith 19' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Graham Scott |
17 April 2010 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Norwich City | Charlton, London |
15:00 BST | Report | Nelson 34' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 20,023 Referee: Andy Hall |
24 April 2010 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Gillingham | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Russell 74' Nelson 82' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,227 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
With promotion and the championship looking all but sealed, it was a case of finishing the job off. City faced struggling Tranmere away and it proved to be one of City's more bizarre games of the season. Tranmere were awarded two debatable penalties in the opening 10 minutes, scoring both, with Fraser Forster also sent off for Norwich. Tranmere added a third with a clear handball. City got a goal in the second half but the damage was already done and the game ended 3-1. Norwich faced bottom of the league Stockport three days later. The game ended in a 2-1 win but Norwich were not at their best. A few days later, City again had a home game against MK Dons in a fiery affair. The Dons went 1-0 up in the first half. City were denied a clear-cut penalty in the second half and the Dons were picking up yellow cards for fun. Chris Martin salvaged a point though in the last minute. Promotion was looking as if it could soon be sealed, but City lost 2-1 away at Leyton Orient. However, they had a chance to put this right at Charlton. If results went their way, Norwich could be promoted with a win at the ground they were relegated at last season. City went ahead through a Michael Nelson header in the first half and, after some terrific saves from Fraser Forster, City survived the Charlton onslaught to seal the win. City were finally promoted back to the championship at the first time of asking. Considering the opening day defeat and the 15 point lead Leeds had once held, it was a massive achievement. City only needed 1 point from their remaining three games to seal the title and they beat Gillingham 2-0 to seal the championship with two games left.
May
1 May 2010 | Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | Norwich City | Bristol |
15:00 BST | Report | C. Martin 31' Johnson 78' Hughes 68' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,836 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
8 May 2010 | Norwich City | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST | Report | Madine 1' Price 7' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,181 Referee: Andy Penn |
With promotion and the championship already sealed, it was a case of ending the season on a high for Norwich. They started the month off with a convincing 3-0 win at Bristol Rovers before surprisingly losing the last game of the season 2-0 to Carlisle. However, this did not stop fans from celebrating promotion at the final whistle. Norwich ended the season with a nine-point lead over second-placed Leeds and a ten-point lead over third place Millwall. Norwich also finished the season as the league's highest scorers, with a huge 89 goals scored all season.
FA Cup
Round | 1 | 2 |
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Result | 7–0 | 1–3 |
7 November 2009 Round 1 | Paulton Rovers | 0–7 | Norwich City | Paulton, Somerset |
12:45 GMT | Report | Holt 15', 43' C. Martin 24', 77', 83', 85' Hoolahan 74' |
Stadium: Winterfield Road Attendance: 2,070 Referee: Andy Hall |
28 November 2009 Round 2 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Norwich City | Carlisle, Cumbria |
17:45 GMT | Péricard 12' Hurst 46' Keogh 72' |
Report | Holt 26' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Nigel Miller |
Due to being in League One, City started in the FA Cup in the first round for a number of years. They started off with a potential banana skin away at non-league Paulton Rovers. However City made easy work of Paulton winning 7-0, although City would not make it to the third round of the cup, losing 3-1 away at Carlisle
League Cup
Round | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|
Result | 4–0 | 1–4 |
11 August 2009 Round 1 | Yeovil Town | 0–4 | Norwich City | Yeovil, Somerset |
19:45 BST | Report | Hoolahan 55' (pen.) Holt 64', 82', 90' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,860 Referee: James Linington |
24 August 2009 Round 2 | Norwich City | 1–4 | Sunderland | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | Hoolahan 63' Spillane 83' |
Report | Tainio 26' Reid 30', 36' Tudur Jones 67' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 12,345 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Norwich once again failed to make any sort of real impact in the Carling Cup, going out in the second round. They managed to pick up a 4-0 away win away at Yeovil with Grant Holt getting a hat-trick in what proved to be Bryan Gunn's final game as manager. Then, in Paul Lambert's second as manager, they lost 4-1 with Lambert putting out a below strength team. Wes Hoolahan grabbed the only goal. The game ended bizarrely with Michael Spillane sent off. Ben Alnwick was forced off injured so City were down to nine men and Cody McDonald was forced to go in goal.
Football League Trophy
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Result | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
1 September 2009 Round 1 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Brentford | Norwich, Norfolk |
19:45 BST | C. Martin 30' | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 12,540 Referee: Gavin Ward |
6 October 2009 Round 2 | Gillingham | 0–1 | Norwich City | Gillingham, Kent |
19:30 BST | Report | McDonald 66' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,814 Referee: Steve Cook |
10 November 2009 Area quarter-final | Swindon Town | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Norwich City | Swindon, Wiltshire |
19:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,978 Referee: Graham Horwood | ||
Penalties | ||||
Paynter Austin Amankwaah Easton |
Tudur Jones Hughes Nelson Askou Cureton |
15 December 2009 Area semi-final | Southampton | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Norwich City | Southampton, Hampshire |
19:45 GMT | Papa Waigo 14', 90' | Report | Doherty 33' C. Martin 55' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,453 Referee: Kevin Wright |
Penalties | ||||
Lambert Papa Waigo James Lallana Wotton Hammond Antonio Thomas |
Holt R. Martin C. Martin Nelson Russell Otsemobor Gill McDonald |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 95 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
2 | Leeds United (P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 86 | |
3 | Millwall (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 84 | |
5 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 82 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
See also
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Notes
- Spillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level.
- Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
- Stephens was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
- Kelly was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
- Dawkin was born in St Ives, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his mother and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
- Đumić was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Denmark internationally and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2017.