2011–12 Norwich City F.C. season explained

Club:Norwich City
Season:2011–12
Manager:Paul Lambert
Chairman:Alan Bowkett
Stadium:Carrow Road
League:Premier League
League Result:12th (47 points)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:5th round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:2nd round
League Topscorer:Grant Holt (15)
Season Topscorer:Grant Holt (17)
Highest Attendance:26,819 (vs. Liverpool, 28 April 2012)
Lowest Attendance:13,009 (vs. MK Dons, 23 August 2011)
Average Attendance:26,548
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Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 season was the 110th season of football for Norwich City. It was their first season in the Premier League for six years following promotion from the Football League One as champions in 2009–10 and as runners-up in the Football League Championship the previous season.[1]

Norwich City ended the season in 12th place after winning their last league game 2–0 against Aston Villa on 13 May 2012.[2] They collected 47 points from 38 games.

Club staff

Backroom staff

PositionName
Manager Paul Lambert
Assistant manager Ian Culverhouse
Head of Football Operations Gary Karsa
Reserve team manager Vacant
Goalkeeping coach Jeff Wood
Head of Strength and Conditioning Mike Watts
Academy manager Ricky Martin
Assistant Academy Manager Gary Holt
Under 14s coach Neil Adams
Performance and Team Analyst Gareth Payne
Head of physiotherapy Neal Reynolds
Physiotherapist Stuart Wardle
Club doctor Dr Nick Wiford
Chief Scout Colin Jackson

Board of directors

PositionName
Chairman Alan Bowkett
Chief Executive David McNally
Joint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith
Michael Wynn-Jones
Directors Stephen Fry
Michael Foulger
Stephan Phillips

Players

Current squad

[3] [4]

Transfers

Out

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 14 April 2012.

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK John Ruddy320000032011
2DF Russell Martin26 (2)2301030 (2)210
3DF Adam Drury90301013020
4MF Bradley Johnson21 (3)20 (1)00021 (4)200
5FW Steve Morison21 (8)71 (1)10 (1)022 (10)910
6DF Zak Whitbread180201021020
7MF Andrew Crofts13 (10)0200015 (10)030
8FW James Vaughan0 (3)00 (1)0000 (4)000
9FW Grant Holt20 (11)10220022 (11)1230
10FW Simeon Jackson8 (12)22 (1)21011 (13)400
11MF Andrew Surman20 (3)3111022 (3)410
12MF Anthony Pilkington21 (5)7200023 (5)710
13GK Declan Rudd1 (1)010103 (1)000
14MF Wes Hoolahan22 (7)2311026 (7)320
15MF David Fox17 (4)0301021 (4)020
17MF Elliott Bennett12 (9)02 (1)00014 (10)020
18MF Korey Smith0000101000
19MF Simon Lappin10000 (2)01 (2)000
20DF Leon Barnett13 (4)1000014 (4)121
21FW Aaron Wilbraham0 (3)00 (3)0101 (6)000
22DF Elliott Ward2010003000
23DF Marc Tierney170000017020
24DF Ritchie De Laet61000 (1)06 (1)110
25DF Kyle Naughton22 (1)0000022 (1)050
26DF Daniel Ayala6 (1)020109 (1)010
28DF George Francomb0000000000
29MF Josh Dawkin0000000000
30MF Matt Ball0000000000
31GK Jed Steer0020000000
Players out on loan:
16FW Chris Martin3 (1)000003 (1)000
27MF Tom Adeyemi0000000000
—FW Oli Johnson0000000000

Captains

Accounts for all competitions.

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9FW Grant Holt16
14MF Wes Hoolahan9
2DF Russell Martin3

Top goalscorers

Lists at most top 10 goalscorers only.

Legend: LG = Premier League; L. Cup = League Cup

Classification: 1. Goals in total 2. Goals in league 3. Goals in FA Cup 4. Goals in League Cup 5. Most recently scored

RankPos.PlayerLGFA CupL. CupTotalLast scored against
19FW Grant Holt152017 Aston Villa (Premier League)
25FW Steve Morison91010 Arsenal (Premier League)
312MF Anthony Pilkington8008 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
410FW Simeon Jackson3205 Aston Villa (Premier League)
14MF Wes Hoolahan4105 Arsenal (Premier League)
11MF Andrew Surman4105 Manchester City (Premier League)
72DF Russell Martin2002 Queens Park Rangers (Premier League)
4MF Bradley Johnson2002 Blackburn Rovers (Premier League)
920DF Leon Barnett1001 Sunderland (Premier League)
24DF Ritchie De Laet1001 Stoke City (Premier League)

Penalties awarded

Last updated on 24 March 2012.

width=22%Datewidth=12%Success?width=22%Penalty Takerwidth=22%Opponentwidth=22%Competition
29 October Grant HoltBlackburn RoversPremier League
7 January Grant HoltBurnleyFA Cup
24 March Grant HoltWolvesPremier League

Competitions

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

Premier League

See main article: 2011–12 Premier League.

Results by round

League Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwich seal Premier League place. 2 May 2011. BBC Sport. 3 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110503040621/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13185001.stm. 3 May 2011 . live.
  2. Web site: Barclays Premier League Table . premierleague.com . 19 May 2012 . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516065708/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html . dead .
  3. Web site: First Team Profiles . Norwich City F.C. . 27 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090714150002/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html . 2009-07-14 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2011–12 Squad Numbers Confirmed . Norwich City F.C. . 12 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111209130630/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2416960,00.html . 2011-12-09 . dead.

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