List of Norwich City F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Norwich City F.C. in English and European football, from 1902 (the year of the club's foundation) to the most recent completed season.

The club has won the Football League Cup twice, the second flight five times, the third flight twice and has a highest ever league finish of third in the Premier League. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Professional era

SeasonLeague recordFA CupLeague
Cup
Europe/OtherTop goalscorer(s)
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals
1902–03N&SL148063433163rd
1903–04N&SL145543220153rd
1904–05N&SL1610423316241st
1905–06SL341310114638367thR2David Ross21
1906–07SL381512115748428thR2David Ross26
1907–08SL381291746493316thR2James Bauchop12
1908–09SL4012111759753519thR3John Smith23
1909–10SL421392059783517thR1William Rayner13
1910–11SL381581546483810thR2William Ingham15
1911–12SL3810141440603412thR1Dick Birchall8
1911–12SL381091939502918thR2Harry Woods9
1912–13SL389171249513514thR1Arthur Wolstenholme15
1914–15SL3811141353563613thR3Cecil Potter
Danny Wilson
13
1919–20SL4215111664574112thR1John Doran18
1920–21Div 34210161644533616thR1George Travers14
1921–22Div 3(S)4212131750623715thR1Sam Austin12
1922–23Div 3(S)4213101951713618thR1Bob Dennison15
1923–24Div 3(S)421681860594011thR3James Jackson15
1924–25Div 3(S)4214131553514112thR214
1925–26Div 3(S)421591858733916thR121
1926–27Div 3(S)4212111959713516thR3Reg Cropper15
1927–28Div 3(S)4210161666703617thR2Percy Verco32
1928–29Div 3(S)421462269813417thR3Frank McKenna18
1929–30Div 3(S)421810108877468thR2Thomas Hunt25
1930–31Div 3(S)421082447762822ndR2Thomas Williams12
1931–32Div 3(S)4217121376674610thR2Cyril Blakemore16
1932–33Div 3(S)42221378855573rdR1Oliver Brown
Ken Burditt
19
1933–34Div 3(S)4225116884961bgcolor=gold1stR1Jack Vinall
Billy Warnes
24
1934–35Div 24214111771613914thR5Jack Vinall19
1935–36Div 2421791672654311thR324
1936–37Div 2421482063713617thR4Frank Manders17
1937–38Div 24214111756753914thR3Tim Coleman16
1938–39Div 2421352450913121stR3Frank Manders8
1939–40Div 3(S)n/a
Norwich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46n/aR3
1946–47Div 3(S)4210824641002821stR2Les Eyre18
1947–48Div 3(S)421382161763421stR216
1948–49Div 3(S)4216121467494410thR2Ron Ashman13
1949–50Div 3(S)4216101665634211thR3Noel Kinsey17
1950–51Div 3(S)46251478245642ndR5Johnny Gavin18
1951–52Div 3(S)46269118950613rdR3Roy Hollis22
1952–53Div 3(S)462510119955604thR2Alf Ackerman22
1953–54Div 3(S)462011157366517thR5Tommy Johnston16
1954–55Div 3(S)4618101860604612thR2Bobby Brennan
Fred Kearns
11
1955–56Div 3(S)461913148682517thR3Ralph Hunt33
1956–57Div 3(S)468152361943124thR121
1957–58Div 3(S)461915127570538thR3Johnny Gavin22
1958–59Div 3462213118962574thSFTerry Bly29
1959–60Div 346241111825459bgcolor=silver2ndR1Terry Allcock
Jimmy Hill
16
1960–61Div 242209137053494thR5R4Terry Allcock16
1961–62Div 24214111761703917thR5bgcolor=goldW21
1962–63Div 2421781780794213thR6QF37
1963–64Div 24211131864803517thR3QFRon Davies30
1964–65Div 242207156157476thR3R4Gordon Bolland20
1965–66Div 24212151552523913thR5R2Ron Davies21
1966–67Div 24213141549554011thR5R2Tommy Bryceland
Laurie Sheffield
9
1967–68Div 2421611156065439thR4R3Hugh Curran18
1968–69Div 24215101753564013thR3R422
1969–70Div 24216111549464311thR3R2Ken Foggo11
1970–71Div 24215141354524410thR3R319
1971–72Div 24221156603657bgcolor=gold1stR3QF13
1972–73Div 14211102136633220thR3bgcolor=silverRUDavid Cross11
1973–74Div 1427152037622922ndR3SFTed MacDougall11
1974–75Div 242201395837533rdR3bgcolor=silverRU17
1975–76Div 14216101658584210thR5R223
1976–77Div 1421491947643716thR3R3Viv Busby11
1977–78Div 14211181352664013thR3R2John Ryan16
1978–79Div 1427231251573716thR3R4Martin Peters12
1979–80Div 14213141558664012thR4QFJustin Fashanu11
1980–81Div 1421372249733320thR4R322
1981–82Div 242225156450713rdR5R3Ross Jack14
1982–83Div 14214121652585414thR6R4John Deehan21
1983–84Div 14212151548495114thR5QF17
1984–85Div 14213101946644920thR4bgcolor=goldW18
1985–86Div 2422598843784bgcolor=gold1stR3R4Kevin Drinkell23
1986–87Div 142171785351685thR4R419
1987–88Div 1401291940524514thR3R312
1988–89Div 1381711104846604thSFR3Robert Fleck15
1989–90Div 13813141144425310thR4R312
1990–91Div 1381361941644515thR6R3Robert Fleck
Dale Gordon
9
1991–92Div 14211121947634518thSFQFRobert Fleck19
1992–93Prem42219126165723rdR3R4Mark Robins16
1993–94Prem4212171365615312thR4R3UEFA Cup R3Chris Sutton25
1994–95Prem4210131937544320thR5QFAshley Ward8
1995–96Div 14614151759555716thR3QF13
1996–97Div 14617121763686313thR4R1Darren Eadie17
1997–98Div 14614131952695515thR3R1Craig Bellamy13
1998–99Div 1461517146261629thR3R3Iwan Roberts23[1]
1999–2000Div 14614151745505712thR3R219[2]
2000–01Div 14614122046585415thR3R319[3]
2001–02Div 146229156051756thR3R114[4]
2002–03Div 1461912156049698thR5R1Paul McVeigh15[5]
2003–04Div 14628108793994bgcolor=gold1stR4R2Darren Huckerby14[6]
2004–05Prem387121942773319thR3R3Dean Ashton7[7]
2005–06Chmp46188205665629thR3R311[8]
2006–07Chmp[9] 461692156715716thR5R3Robert Earnshaw19[10]
2007–08Chmp4615102157705517thR3R3Jamie Cureton14
2008–09Chmp4612102449594622ndR3R1Leroy Lita7
2009–10L1462989894795bgcolor=gold1stR2R2Football League Trophy SSFGrant Holt30
2010–11Chmp4623158835884bgcolor=silver2ndR3R223
2011–12Prem3812111552664712thR5R217
2012–13Prem3810141441584411thR4QF8
2013–14Prem38892128623318thR3R4Gary Hooper8
2014–15Chmp462511108848863rdR3R3Cameron Jerome21
2015–16Prem38972239673419thR3R4Dieumerci Mbokani7
2016–17Chmp462010168569708thR3R4Cameron Jerome16
2017–18Chmp4615151649606014thR3R4James Maddison15
2018–19Chmp4627136935794bgcolor=gold1stR3R4Teemu Pukki30
2019–20Prem38562726752120thQFR211
2020–21Chmp4629107753697bgcolor=gold1stR4R126
2021–22Prem38572623842220thR5R311
2022–23Chmp4617111857546213thR3R2Josh Sargent13
2023–24Chmp462110157964736thR4R316

Key

bgcolor=goldWinnersbgcolor=silverRunners-upPromotedRelegated

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Norwich City 1998-99 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828002908/http://stats.football365.co.uk/1999/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  2. News: Norwich City 1999-2000 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828003554/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2000/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  3. News: Norwich City 2000-01 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828003721/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2001/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  4. News: Norwich City 2001-02 season . 25 March 2011 . Stats.Football365.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110828003833/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2002/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html . 28 August 2011 .
  5. News: Norwich City 2002-03 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828004212/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2003/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  6. News: Norwich City 2003-04 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828004352/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2004/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  7. News: Norwich City 2004-05 season. 25 March 2011. Stats.Football365.co.uk. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828004527/http://stats.football365.co.uk/2005/ENG/teams/NorwichCty.html. 28 August 2011.
  8. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1855 www.soccerbase.com – The Internet Soccer Database
  9. Web site: England 2006/07. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 July 2013.
  10. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=1855 www.soccerbase.com – The Internet Soccer Database