Norwich City 2008–09 football season
Norwich City 2008–09 season Chairman Roger Munby Manager Glenn Roeder 9 August–14 January Bryan Gunn 16 January–3 May Stadium Carrow Road Championship 22nd (relegated)FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Top goalscorer League: Leroy Lita (7) All: Leroy Lita (7) Highest home attendance 25,487 (vs. Watford , 13 April) Lowest home attendance 23,225 (vs. Preston North End , 8 November) Average home league attendance 24,542
The 2008–09 season was Norwich City ' s fourth consecutive year in the Football League Championship . On 3 May 2009, the club was relegated to play League One football for the first time in 49 years after losing 4–2 to Charlton Athletic and finishing in 22nd place. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.
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From 26 April 2008, it was announced that Flybe would be stepping down as the main club sponsor.[1] On 29 April 2008 it was announced that Aviva would be the new shirt sponsors, having signed a three-year contract. Aviva are the parent company of Norwich Union .[2]
Board changes [ ]
On 2 September 2008, Andrew and Sharon Turner announced that they were leaving the football club's board of directors. This left a £2 million hole in Norwich City's budget. On 4 September 2008, Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones announced that they would be injecting £2 million, avoiding financial problems for the club.[citation needed ]
Board and staff members [ ]
Board members [ ]
Position
Staff
Chairman
Roger Munby
Joint Majority Shareholder
Delia Smith
Joint Majority Shareholder
Michael Wynn-Jones
Director
Michael Foulger
Chief Executive
Neil Doncaster
Coaching staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Manager
Bryan Gunn
Assistant manager
Ian Butterworth
First Team coach
Ian Crook
Reserve Team manager
Vacant
Goalkeeping coach
Paul Crichton
Head of strength and conditioning
Alan Pearson
Strengthening coach
Mark Garfoot
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
John Deehan
Players [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [3]
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.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Out [ ]
#
Pos
Player
To
Fee
When
4
DF
Jason Shackell
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Undisclosed
Summer
6
MF
Darren Huckerby
San Jose Earthquakes *
Released
Summer
9
FW
Dion Dublin
Retired
Summer
12
GK
Matthew Gilks
Blackpool
Part of Hoolahan deal
Summer
14
DF
Juan Velasco
Panthrakikos *
Released
Summer
23
FW
Ryan Jarvis
Leyton Orient *
Released
Summer
25
DF
Rossi Jarvis
Luton Town *
Released
Summer
29
DF
Matthew Halliday
Wroxham *
Released
Summer
31
DF
Andrew Cave-Brown
Leyton Orient *
Released
Summer
34
GK
Grays Athletic *
Released
Summer
36
MF
Bally Smart
Kerkyra FC *
Released
Summer
37
DF
Released
Released
Summer
11
MF
Luke Chadwick
MK Dons
Free
Winter[6]
17
MF
David Bell
Coventry City
500,000
Winter[7]
16
MF
Mark Fotheringham
Released
Released
April 9[8]
26
DF
Robert Eagle
Released
Released
April 9[8]
0 * Indicates player joined club after being released by Norwich City
Loans in [ ]
#
Pos
Player
From
When
Until
5
DF
John Kennedy
Celtic
Summer
January 2009
9
MF
Antoine Sibierski
Wigan Athletic
Summer
January 2009
15
DF
Jonathan Grounds
Middlesbrough
Summer
December 2008
18
FW
Arturo Lupoli
ACF Fiorentina
Summer
January 2009
21
DF
Ryan Bertrand
Chelsea
Summer
Season
22
DF
Elliot Omozusi
Fulham
Summer
January 2009
23
FW
Omar Koroma
Portsmouth
Summer
January 2009
27
DF
Troy Archibald-Henville
Tottenham Hotspur
Summer
December 2008
44
FW
Leroy Lita
Reading
October 2008
December 2008
15
DF
Jonathan Grounds
Middlesbrough
January 2009
March 2009
11
MF
David Carney
Sheffield United
January 2009
May 2009
9
FW
Chris Killen
Celtic
January 2009
May 2009
17
FW
Alan Gow
Rangers
January 2009
May 2009
22
DF
Adrian Leijer
Fulham
January 2009
May 2009
18
FW
David Mooney
Reading
January 2009
April 2009
Loans out [ ]
#
Pos
Player
To
Until
When
10
FW
Jamie Cureton
Barnsley
February 2009
November 2008
11
MF
Luke Chadwick
MK Dons
January 2009
October 2008
28
MF
Michael Spillane
Luton Town
Season
Summer
35
FW
Chris Martin
Luton Town
Season
Summer
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H H A H A H A H A Result L D D D W L W D L L L W W L L D L W L L W L L W L L L W D D D L L D L W L W W D L L W L L L
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source:
Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Competitions [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Pre-season [ ]
Ahlafors IF v Norwich City
19 July 2008 Ahlafors IF 1–2 Norwich City show Nödinge-Nol , Sweden
Emback 13'
(Report)
Makiese 11' Cureton 90'
Stadium: Sjövallen Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown
Falkenbergs FF v Norwich City
August [ ]
Coventry City v Norwich City
9 August 2008 Coventry City 2–0 Norwich City show Coventry , West Midlands 15:00 BST
Ward 48' (pen. ) McKenzie 86'
(Report)
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,607 Referee: Colin Webster
Norwich City v Blackpool
16 August 2008 Norwich City 1–1 Blackpool show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
Russell 74'
(Report)
Burgess 55' (pen. )
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,727 Referee: Kevin Friend
Cardiff City v Norwich City
23 August 2008 Cardiff City 2–2 Norwich City show Cardiff , Wales 15:00 BST
McCormack 3' 67' (pen. )
(Report)
Lupoli 77' 81'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,032 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Norwich City v Birmingham City
30 August 2008 Norwich City 1–1 Birmingham City show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
Russell 46'
(Report)
Larsson 40'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,229 Referee: Jon Moss
September [ ]
Plymouth Argyle v Norwich City
13 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Norwich City show Plymouth , Devon 15:00 BST
Gallagher 90' Timár 29' 34'
(Report)
Lupoli 15' Sibierski 59'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
17 September 2008 Norwich City 0–1 Queens Park Rangers show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 BST
(Report)
Connolly 11' 25' Rowlands 33'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,249 Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Norwich City v Sheffield United
20 September 2008 Norwich City 1–0 Sheffield United show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
Croft 90'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Phil Crossley
Barnsley v Norwich City
27 September 2008 Barnsley 0–0 Norwich City show Barnsley , South Yorkshire 15:00 BST
(Report)
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,324 Referee: Nigel Miller
Southampton v Norwich City
October [ ]
Norwich City v Derby County
4 October 2008 Norwich City 1–2 Derby County show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
Clingan 51' (pen. )
(Report)
Hulse 26' Carroll 50' Ellington 85'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,771 Referee: Darren Deadman
Bristol City v Norwich City
18 October 2008 Bristol City 1–0 Norwich City show Bristol 15:00 BST
McCombe 75'
(Report)
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,791 Referee: Andy Hall
Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
21 October 2008 Norwich City 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 BST
Ikeme 28' (o.g. ) Lita 39' , 58' , 70' Croft 75'
(Report)
Collins 41' Ebanks-Blake 67' (pen. ) Stearman 27' 69'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,351 Referee: Graham Horwood
Derby County v Norwich City
November [ ]
Burnley v Norwich City
1 November 2008 Burnley 2–0 Norwich City show Burnley , Lancashire 15:00 GMT
Eagles 55' , 60'
(Report)
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,353 Referee: Graham Laws
Norwich City v Preston North End
8 November 2008 Norwich City 2–2 Preston North End show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Lita 14' Kennedy 62' Russell 80'
(Report)
Brown 2' Mellor 81'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,225 Referee: Paul Taylor
Norwich City v Swansea City
15 November 2008 Norwich City 2–3 Swansea City show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Lupoli 28' Rangel 61' (o.g. )
(Report)
Scotland 43' Pratley 47' Bodde 48'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,262 Referee: Grant Hegley
Nottingham Forest v Norwich City
22 November 2008 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Norwich City show Nottingham , Nottinghamshire 17:20 GMT
Anderson 38'
(Report)
Doherty 20' Pattison 23' Cohen 73' (o.g. )
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,566 Referee: Michael Oliver
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
25 November 2008 Norwich City 1–2 Crystal Palace show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 GMT
Pattison 61'
(Report)
Beattie 27' Oster 40'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,034 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City
29 November 2008 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Norwich City show Sheffield , South Yorkshire 15:00 GMT
McMahon 51' Clarke 55' Tudgay 72'
(Report)
Clingan 43' (pen. ) Lita 62' Kennedy 81'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 18,883 Referee: Anthony Bates
December [ ]
Norwich City v Ipswich Town
7 December 2008 Norwich City 2–0 Ipswich Town show Norwich , Norfolk 13:15 GMT
Croft 60' Pattison 82'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,472 Referee: Lee Probert
Watford v Norwich City
10 December 2008 Watford 2–1 Norwich City show Watford , Hertfordshire 19:45 GMT
Priskin 16' Smith 64'
(Report)
Croft 61'
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,268 Referee: Phil Crossley
Reading v Norwich City
13 December 2008 Reading 2–0 Norwich City show Reading , Berkshire 15:00 GMT
S. Hunt 84' Long 86'
(Report)
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,382 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Norwich City v Charlton Athletic
20 December 2008 Norwich City 1–0 Charlton Athletic show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Lita 60'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Mark Haywood
Crystal Palace v Norwich City
26 December 2008 Crystal Palace 3–1 Norwich City show Selhurst , London 13:00 GMT
Fonte 6' 31' Butterfield 90'
(Report)
Doherty 18'
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Keith Stroud
Norwich City v Nottingham Forest
28 December 2008 Norwich City 2–3 Nottingham Forest show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Breckin 73' (o.g. ) Garner 90' (o.g. )
(Report)
Thornhill 17' McGugan 30' Earnshaw 89'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Jon Moss
January [ ]
Sheffield United v Norwich City
10 January 2009 Sheffield United 1–0 Norwich City show Sheffield , South Yorkshire 15:00 GMT
Henderson 17'
(Report)
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,267 Referee: Mark Halsey
Norwich City v Barnsley
17 January 2009 Norwich City 4–0 Barnsley show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Hoolahan 55' Cureton 74' Clingan 88' (pen. ) Russell 90'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Simon Hooper
Norwich City v Southampton
27 January 2009 Norwich City 2–2 Southampton show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 GMT
Fotheringham 40' Hoolahan 42'
(Report)
McLaggon 57' Saganowski 78'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,271 Referee: Lee Mason
February [ ]
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City
3 February 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Norwich City show Wolverhampton , West Midlands 19:45 GMT
Ebanks-Blake 25' , 54' , 56'
(Report)
Croft 32' Cort 47' Doherty 65'
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,654 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Norwich City v Bristol City
7 February 2009 Norwich City 1–2 Bristol City show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Grounds 24' Doherty 44'
(Report)
Skuse 14' Orr 45' (pen. )
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,691 Referee: Andy D'Urso
Preston North End v Norwich City
14 February 2009 Preston North End 1–0 Norwich City show Preston, Lancashire 15:00 GMT
Parkin 41'
(Report)
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,033 Referee: Rob Shoebridge
Norwich City v Burnley
21 February 2009 Norwich City 1–1 Burnley show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Cureton 20'
(Report)
Thompson 36'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,363 Referee: Kevin Friend
Norwich City v Coventry City
28 February 2009 Norwich City 1–2 Coventry City show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Grounds 53'
(Report)
Henderson 19' Fox 73'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Paul Taylor
March [ ]
Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City
Blackpool v Norwich City
7 March 2009 Blackpool 2–0 Norwich City show Blackpool , Lancashire 15:00 GMT
Ormerod 55' Adam 74'
(Report)
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Clive Oliver
Norwich City v Plymouth Argyle
14 March 2009 Norwich City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 GMT
Mooney 53'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,064 Referee: Fred Graham
Birmingham City v Norwich City
21 March 2009 Birmingham City 1–1 Norwich City show Birmingham , West Midlands 15:00 GMT
Jerome 38'
(Report)
Clingan 53'
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Mark Haywood
April [ ]
Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday
4 April 2009 Norwich City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
(Report)
Johnson 48' Spurr 87' 89'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,385 Referee: Mick Russell
Swansea City v Norwich City
11 April 2009 Swansea City 2–1 Norwich City show Swansea , Wales 15:00 BST
Scotland 29' , 50' (pen. )
(Report)
Lee 33'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,783 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Norwich City v Watford
13 April 2009 Norwich City 2–0 Watford show Norwich , Norfolk 15:00 BST
Rose 15' (o.g. ) Doherty 85'
(Report)
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,487 Referee: Steve Tanner
Ipswich Town v Norwich City
19 April 2009 Ipswich Town 3–2 Norwich City show Ipswich , Suffolk 12:45 BST
Quinn 24' Giovani 62' (pen. ) Stead 90'
(Report)
Mooney 16' Clingan 90' (pen. )
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,274 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Norwich City v Reading
27 April 2009 Norwich City 0–2 Reading show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 BST
(Report)
Long 68' 78'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Clive Oliver
May [ ]
Charlton Athletic v Norwich City
3 May 2009 Charlton Athletic 4–2 Norwich City show Charlton, London 13:15 BST
Bailey 9' Burton 25' , 30' , 51'
(Report)
Lee 45' Clingan 61'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 22,020 Referee: Russell Booth
FA Cup [ ]
Round
3
3(R)
Result
1–1
0–1
Charlton Athletic v Norwich City
Norwich City v Charlton Athletic
13 January 2009 Round 3 (Replay) Norwich City 0–1 Charlton Athletic show Norwich , Norfolk 19:45 GMT
(Report)
Ambrose 6'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,997 Referee: Clive Oliver
League Cup [ ]
Milton Keynes Dons v Norwich City
12 August 2008 Round 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Norwich City show Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire 19:45 BST
Baldock 34'
(Report)
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Mike Thorpe
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
20
Barnsley
46
13
13
20
45
58
−13
52
21
Plymouth Argyle
46
13
12
21
44
57
−13
51
22
Norwich City (R)
46
12
10
24
57
70
−13
46
Relegation to Football League One
23
Southampton (R)
46
10
15
21
46
69
−23
45[a]
24
Charlton Athletic (R)
46
8
15
23
52
74
−22
39
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three in the 2008–09 season, the points deduction was applied during the 2009–10 season in League One.[9]
Notes [ ]
^ Cort was born in Southwark , England , and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and would make his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
^ Bell was born in Wellingborough , England , but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
^ Lita was born in Kinshasa , Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo ), but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
References [ ]
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