1988–89 Norwich City F.C. season

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Norwich City
1988–89 season
ManagerDave Stringer
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division4th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Fleck

All:
Robert Fleck (15)
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During the 1988–89 English football season, Norwich City competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Norwich were tipped by many to struggle during the season, but shocked the rest of the First Division by going top in September; by the end of October, they held a six-point lead over Arsenal, having played a game more. The lead at the top was maintained until December, finished the season in fourth - until 1993, this was their highest ever league placing. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing to Everton, which had made them unlikely contenders for the double of the league title and FA Cup this season - an accolade which had only previously been achieved five times in a whole century of league football in England.

Norwich's fourth place in the league saw them finish only behind champions Arsenal, runners-up Liverpool and third placed Nottingham Forest. They finished above a number of higher-spending and traditionally better-supported and more successful clubs including Everton, Manchester United and relegated Newcastle United.

Stars of the season included goalkeeper Bryan Gunn, defender Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, winger Dale Gordon and striker Robert Fleck. However, it was the last season at Carrow Road for Phelan, who was then sold to Manchester United.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
DF England ENG Ian Butterworth (vice-captain)
DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse
DF England ENG Andy Linighan
DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
MF England ENG Paul Cook
MF England ENG Ian Crook
MF England ENG Ruel Fox[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Dale Gordon
MF England ENG Mike Phelan (captain)
MF England ENG Trevor Putney
MF England ENG Robert Rosario
MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend[3]
FW Wales WAL Malcolm Allen
FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Alan Taylor (retired)

Reserve team[]

Youth team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Nick Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK New Zealand NZL Jason Batty

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 22 10 6 73 36 +37 76 Excluded from the European Cup[4]
2 Liverpool[a] 38 22 10 6 65 28 +37 76 Excluded from the European Cup Winners' Cup[4]
3 Nottingham Forest[b] 38 17 13 8 64 43 +21 64 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[4]
4 Norwich City 38 17 11 10 48 45 +3 62
5 Derby County 38 17 7 14 40 38 +2 58
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 12 11 60 46 +14 57
7 Coventry City 38 14 13 11 47 42 +5 55
8 Everton 38 14 12 12 50 45 +5 54
9 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 43 37 +6 53
10 Millwall 38 14 11 13 47 52 −5 53
11 Manchester United 38 13 12 13 45 35 +10 51
12 Wimbledon 38 14 9 15 50 46 +4 51
13 Southampton 38 10 15 13 52 66 −14 45
14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 12 16 44 58 −14 42
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 12 16 34 51 −17 42
16 Luton Town 38 10 11 17 42 52 −10 41
17 Aston Villa 38 9 13 16 45 56 −11 40
18 Middlesbrough (R) 38 9 12 17 44 61 −17 39 Relegation to the Second Division
19 West Ham United (R) 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
20 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 10 21 32 63 −31 31
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results[]

First Division[]

27/08/1988 Norwich City 2-1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Fleck Goal
Bowen Goal
Chettle Goal Stadium: Carrow Road
03/09/1988 Middlesbrough 2-3 Norwich City Middlesbrough
Mowbray Goal
Burke Goal
Rosario Goal
Fleck Goal Goal
Stadium: Ayresome Park
10/09/1988 Norwich City 1-0 Queen's Park Rangers Norwich
Phelan Stadium: Carrow Road
17/09/1988 Newcastle United 0-2 Norwich City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fleck Goal Goal Stadium: St James' Park
24/09/1988 Norwich City 2-2 Millwall Norwich
Crook Goal
Rosario Goal
Cascarino Goal
O'Callaghan Goal
Stadium: Carrow Road
01/10/1988 Norwich City 1-3 Charlton Athletic Norwich
Linighan Goal Williams Goal Goal
Mortimer Goal
Stadium: Carrow Road
08/10/1988 Derby County 0-1 Norwich City Derby
Wright Goal o.g.' Stadium: Baseball Ground
22/10/1988 Norwich City 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26/10/1988 Manchester United 1-2 Norwich City
29/10/1988 Norwich City 1-1 Southampton Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
05/11/1988 Wimbledon 0-2 Norwich City
12/11/1988 Norwich City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
19/11/1988 Everton 1-1 Norwich City
26/11/1988 Norwich City 2-2 Luton Town Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
03/12/1988 Aston Villa 3-1 Norwich City
10/12/1988 Norwich City 0-0 Arsenal Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
17/12/1988 Liverpool 0-1 Norwich City
27/12/1988 Norwich City 2-1 West Ham United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
31/12/1988 Norwich City 0-0 Middlesbrough Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
02/01/1989 Queen's Park Rangers 2-1 Norwich City
14/01/1989 Norwich City 1-2 Coventry City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22/01/1989 Millwall 2-3 Norwich City
04/02/1989 Norwich City 2-1 Charlton Athletic Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11/02/1989 Norwich City 1-0 Derby County Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
21/02/1989 Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Norwich City
25/02/1989 Norwich City 2-1 Manchester United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11/03/1989 Norwich City 1-0 Wimbledon Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
25/03/1989 Norwich City 0-2 Newcastle United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
27/03/1989 West Ham United 0-2 Norwich City
01/04/1989 Norwich City 0-1 Liverpool Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
05/04/1989 Nottingham Forest 2-0 Norwich City
08/04/1989 Coventry City 2-1 Norwich City
19/04/1989 Southampton 0-0 Norwich City
22/04/1989 Norwich City 2-2 Aston Villa Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
01/05/1989 Arsenal 5-0 Norwich City
06/05/1989 Norwich City 1-0 Everton Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13/05/1989 Luton Town 1-0 Norwich City
17/05/1989 Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Norwich City

League Cup[]

28/09/1988 Norwich City 2-0 Preston North End Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11 October 1988 Preston North End 0-3 Norwich City
2 November 1988 Leicester City 2-0 Norwich City

FA Cup[]

08/01/1989 Port Vale 1-3 Norwich City
28/01/1989 Norwich City 8-0 Sutton United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
18/02/1989 Norwich City 3-2 Sheffield United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
18/03/1989 West Ham United 0-0 Norwich City
22/03/1989 Norwich City 3-1 West Ham United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15/04/1989 Everton 1-0 Norwich City Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park

Awards[]

  • Barry Butler Memorial Trophy for Norwich City F.C. Player of the Year: Dale Gordon

References[]

  1. ^ "Norwich City » squad 1988/1989". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. ^ Fox was born in Ipswich, England, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in 2004.
  3. ^ Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  4. ^ a b c English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
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