2012–13 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2012–13 season
Chairman Alan Bowkett
Manager Chris Hughton
Stadium Carrow Road
Premier League 11th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Quarter Final
Top goalscorer League:
Grant Holt (8)
All:
Grant Holt (8)
Highest home attendance 26,842 (4 May vs Aston Villa)
Lowest home attendance 26,072 (3 Nov vs Stoke City)
Average home league attendance 26,672
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was the 111th season of football for Norwich City. It is Norwich City's second campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2010–11 season. It is their 23rd season in the top flight of English football. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup exiting at the quarter final and fourth rounds respectively. During their FA Cup campaign Norwich became the first top flight club to lose to a conference club since 1989 when they lost 0-1 at home to Luton Town F.C. in the fourth round. Sébastien Bassong was named player of the season.[1]

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position Name
Manager Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton[2]
Assistant manager Scotland Colin Calderwood[2]
First team coach England Paul Trollope[2]
Reserve team manager England Scott Marshall[2]
Goalkeeping coach England Dave Watson[2]
Head of Strength and Conditioning England Mike Watts
Academy manager England Ricky Martin
Assistant Academy manager
Academy goalkeeping coach Finland Jani Viander
Under 14s coach England Neil Adams
Performance and team analyst England Donald Barron
Head of Physiotherapy England Neal Reynolds
Physiotherapist England Stuart Wardle
Club doctor England Dr Nick Wiford
Chief scout Scotland Ewan Chester[2]

Board of directors[3]

Position Name
Chairman England Alan Bowkett
Chief Executive England David McNally
Joint Majority Shareholder England Delia Smith
Wales Michael Wynn-Jones
Directors England Stephen Fry

England Michael Foulger
England Stephan Phillips

Players

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 John Ruddy England GK October 24, 1986 Everton 2010 83 (0) 0
13 Declan Rudd England GK January 16, 1991 Academy (1999) 2008 11 (4) 0
28 Mark Bunn England GK November 16, 1984 Blackburn Rovers 2012
31 Jed Steer England GK September 23, 1992 Academy (2003) 2009 2 (0) 0
42 Lee Camp Northern Ireland England GK August 22, 1984 Nottingham Forest 2013
Defenders
2 Russell Martin Scotland England RB/CB January 4, 1986 Peterborough United 2010 109 (3) 7
3 Steven Whittaker Scotland RB June 16, 1984 Rangers 2012
5 Sébastien Bassong Cameroon France CB/LB July 9, 1986 Tottenham Hotspur 2012
6 Michael Turner England CB November 9, 1983 Sunderland 2012
18 Javier Garrido Spain LB March 15, 1985 Lazio (loan) 2012
20 Leon Barnett England CB November 30, 1985 West Bromwich Albion 2010 40 (4) 2
22 Elliott Ward England CB January 19, 1985 Coventry City 2010 54 (0) 1
23 Marc Tierney England LB August 23, 1985 Colchester United 2011 31 (2) 0
24 Ryan Bennett England CB March 6, 1990 Peterborough United 2012 8 (0) 0
33 George Francomb England RB September 8, 1991 Academy (2008) 2009 3 (0) 0
26 Daniel Ayala Spain CB November 7, 1990 Liverpool 2011 9 (1) 0
Midfielders
4 Bradley Johnson England CM April 28, 1987 Leeds United 2011 25 (4) 2
7 Robert Snodgrass Scotland LW/RW September 7, 1987 Leeds United 2012
8 Jonny Howson England CM May 21, 1988 Leeds United 2012 11 (0) 1
11 Andrew Surman England South Africa CM August 20, 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2010 42 (7) 8
12 Anthony Pilkington Republic of Ireland England LW June 6, 1988 Huddersfield Town 2011 25 (7) 8
14 Wes Hoolahan Republic of Ireland AM May 20, 1982 Blackpool 2008 136 (21) 31
15 David Fox England CM December 13, 1983 Colchester United 2010 60 (7) 1
17 Elliott Bennett England RW/AM December 18, 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion 2011 24 (12) 1
21 Jacob Butterfield England AM June 10, 1990 Barnsley 2012
27 Alexander Tettey Norway Ghana DM April 4, 1986 Rennes 2012
32 Korey Smith England CM January 31, 1991 Academy (2007) 2008 61 (12) 4
Tom Adeyemi England CM October 24, 1991 Academy (2000) 2008 4 (9) 1
Forwards
9 Grant Holt (captain) England FW April 12, 1981 Shrewsbury Town 2009 115 (14) 70
10 Simeon Jackson Canada Jamaica FW March 28, 1987 Gillingham 2010 34 (33) 18
19 Luciano Becchio Argentina FW December 28, 1983 Leeds United 2013
25 Chris Martin England FW November 4, 1988 Academy (1998) 2006 82 (29) 32
James Vaughan England FW July 14, 1988 Everton 2011 1 (5) 0

Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth
Apps/goals: statistics prior to 2012/13 season

Transfers

In

Player Moving from Date Contract Transfer fee
Scotland Steven Whittaker (DF) Scotland Rangers Jun 2012 4-year[4] free
England Jacob Butterfield (MF) Barnsley Jul 2012 4-year[5] free
Scotland Robert Snodgrass (MF) Leeds United Jul 2012 3-year[6] undisclosed
England Michael Turner (DF) Sunderland Jul 2012 2-year[7] undisclosed
Cameroon Sébastien Bassong (DF) Tottenham Hotspur Aug 2012 3-year[8] undisclosed
Norway Alexander Tettey (MF) France Rennes Aug 2012 2-year[9] undisclosed
England Mark Bunn (GK) Blackburn Rovers Aug 2012 2-year[10] undisclosed
Northern Ireland Lee Camp (GK) Nottingham Forest Jan 2013 6-month[11] free
Argentina Luciano Becchio (FW) Leeds United Jan 2013 3½-year[12] player-swap

Out

Player Moving to Date Fee Apps Goals
Northern Ireland Matt Ball (MF) Stevenage Jun 2012 released[13] 0 0
Wales Josh Dawkin (MF) Braintree Town Jun 2012 released[13] 3 0
United States Zak Whitbread (DF) Leicester City Jun 2012 released[13] 48 1
England Aaron Wilbraham (FW) Crystal Palace Jun 2012 released[13] 28 2
England Adam Drury (DF) Leeds United Jun 2012 free[14] 362 4
Wales Andrew Crofts (MF) Brighton & Hove Albion Aug 2012 undisclosed[15] 70 8
Scotland Simon Lappin (MF) Cardiff City Jan 2013 released[16] 126 4
Wales Steve Morison (FW) Leeds United Jan 2013 player-swap[12] 59 12

Loan

Date Player Loaned from/to Expires Notes
In
16 Aug 2012 Spain Javier Garrido (DF) Italy Lazio 30 Jun 2013 season-long[17]
1 Sept 2012 England Harry Kane (FW) Tottenham Hotspur 1 Feb 2013 season-long,[18] recalled (01/02)[19]
30 Jan 2013 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara (FW) United States Sporting Kansas City 6 May 2013 four-month[20]
Out
7 Aug 2012 Spain Daniel Ayala (DF) Nottingham Forest 30 Jun 2013 season-long[21]
24 Aug 2012 England James Vaughan (FW) Huddersfield Town 30 Jun 2013 season-long[22]
29 Aug 2012 England Tom Adeyemi (MF) Brentford 30 Jun 2013 six-month,[23] extended (29/01)[24]
31 Aug 2012 England George Francomb (DF) AFC Wimbledon 5 Nov 2012 one-month,[25] extended (04/10),[26] (05/11)[27]
15 Sept 2012 England Korey Smith (MF) Yeovil Town 17 Dec 2012 three-month[28]
26 Oct 2012 England Elliott Ward (DF) Nottingham Forest 29 Dec 2012 two-month[29]
8 Nov 2012 England Jacob Butterfield (MF) Bolton Wanderers 5 Jan 2013 one-month,[30] extended (10/12)[31]
9 Nov 2012 England Jed Steer (GK) Cambridge United 8 Dec 2012 one-month[32]
15 Nov 2012 England Chris Martin (FW) Swindon Town 2 Feb 2013 two-month,[33] extended (07/01)[34]
21 Nov 2012 Scotland Simon Lappin (MF) Cardiff City 1 Jan 2013 six-week[35]
10 Jan 2013 England Elliott Ward (DF) Nottingham Forest 30 Jun 2013 season-end[36]
16 Jan 2013 England Jacob Butterfield (MF) Crystal Palace 17 Mar 2013 one-month,[37] extended (19/02)[38]
29 Jan 2013 England Declan Rudd (GK) Preston North End 30 Jun 2013 season-end[39]
22 Feb 2013 England Chris Martin (FW) Derby County 30 Jun 2013 one-month,[40] extended (21/03)[41]
14 Mar 2013 England Leon Barnett (DF) Cardiff City 24 Apr 2013 one-month,[42] extended (12/04),[43] recalled (24/04)[44]
15 Mar 2013 England Korey Smith (MF) Oldham Athletic 30 Jun 2013 one-month,[45] extended (15/04)[46]

Active loan deals in bold

Statistics

Last updated on 20 May 2013

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos Player Status Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Red card
1 GK England John Ruddy HG 15 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
2 RB Scotland Russell Martin HG 30 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 1 3 2 0
3 RB Scotland Steven Whittaker PL 12 1 1 1 0 0 13 1 1 0 0
4 CM England Bradley Johnson HG 37 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 39 0 1 10 0
5 CB Cameroon Sébastien Bassong PL 34 0 3 1 0 0 35 0 3 3 0
6 CB England Michael Turner HG 25 1 3 2 0 0 27 1 3 6 0
7 RW Scotland Robert Snodgrass PL 35 2 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 38 2 7 8 0
8 CM England Jonny Howson HG 22 8 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 8 2 2 0
9 FW England Grant Holt HG 28 6 8 0 1 0 2 1 0 30 8 8 8 0
10 FW Canada Simeon Jackson HG 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 7 12 3 0 0
11 CM England Andrew Surman HG 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
12 LW Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington HG 25 5 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 26 7 5 2 0
14 CAM Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan PL 28 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 29 7 4 3 0
15 CM England David Fox HG 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0
17 RW England Elliott Bennett HG 9 15 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 12 16 2 4 0
18 LB Spain Javier Garrido (on loan) PL 34 0 0 1 0 0 35 0 0 4 0
19 FW Argentina Luciano Becchio PL 2 6 0 2 6 0 0 0
20 CB England Leon Barnett HG 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 0 1 0
21 CAM England Jacob Butterfield HG 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
23 LB England Marc Tierney HG 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
24 CB England Ryan Bennett HG 10 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 15 5 1 2 0
27 CDM Norway Alexander Tettey PL 21 6 0 1 1 1 22 7 1 4 0
28 GK England Mark Bunn HG 22 1 0 3 0 0 25 1 0 3 1
31 GK England Jed Steer U21
33 RB England George Francomb U21 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
34 LW England Joshua Murphy U21
42 GK Northern Ireland Lee Camp HG 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
13 GK England Declan Rudd U21 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
22 CB England Elliott Ward 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 FW England Chris Martin 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
32 CM England Korey Smith U21
CM England Tom Adeyemi U21
CB Spain Daniel Ayala
FW England James Vaughan
Players no longer at the club:
FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara (on loan) PL 7 4 1 7 4 1 0 0
FW Wales Steve Morison 4 15 1 3 0 1 7 15 2 0 0
FW England Harry Kane (on loan) 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
LM Scotland Simon Lappin 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0

Status (Premier League eligibility):

HG = Home grown player named in 25 man squad
PL = Non home grown player named in 25 man squad
U21 = Under 21 players

Source: Premier League Squad list: Sept 2012, Feb 2013

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player PL FAC LC Total
1 FW England Grant Holt 8 0 0 8
2 MF Scotland Robert Snodgrass 6 1 0 7
3 MF Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington 5 0 0 5
4 MF Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan 3 0 1 4
5 DF Cameroon Sébastien Bassong 3 0 0 3
FW Canada Simeon Jackson 1 1 1 3
DF Scotland Russell Martin 3 0 0 3
DF England Michael Turner 3 0 0 3
6 MF England Elliott Bennett 1 1 0 2
MF England Jonny Howson 2 0 0 2
FW Wales Steve Morison 1 0 1 2
7 DF England Ryan Bennett 1 0 0 1
MF England Bradley Johnson 1 0 0 1
FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland Simon Lappin 0 0 1 1
MF Norway Alexander Tettey 0 0 1 1
DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
Totals 41 3 6 50

Captains

Player PL FAC LC Total
England Grant Holt 28 0 2 30
Scotland Russell Martin 9 2 0 11
Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan 1 0 1 2
England Jonny Howson 0 0 1 1

Penalties

Penalties Awarded
Date Penalty Taker Opponent Scored? Competition
28 Aug Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan Scunthorpe Green tick League Cup
9 Mar England Grant Holt Southampton Red X Premier League
4 May England Grant Holt Aston Villa Green tick Premier League

Penalties Conceded
Date Penalty Taker Goalkeeper Opponent Scored? Competition
18 Aug England Steve Sidwell England John Ruddy Fulham Green tick Premier League
25 Aug France Djibril Cissé England John Ruddy QPR Red X Premier League
23 Sept Senegal Papiss Cissé England John Ruddy Newcastle Red X Premier League
31 Oct United States Clint Dempsey England Mark Bunn Tottenham Red X League Cup
1 Jan England Mark Noble England Mark Bunn West Ham Green tick Premier League
2 Feb Morocco Adel Taarabt England Mark Bunn QPR Red X Premier League
17 Mar England Craig Gardner Northern Ireland Lee Camp Sunderland Green tick Premier League
13 Apr Spain Mikel Arteta England Mark Bunn Arsenal Green tick Premier League

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.[47][48][49]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Record

Competition Started round Current position/round Final position/round First match Last match Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11th 18 August 201219 May 2013 38 10 14 14 41 58 -17 26.32
League Cup 2nd round Quarter-finals 28 August 201211 December 2012 4 3 0 1 6 6 +0 75.00
FA Cup 3rd round 4th round 5 January 201326 January 2013 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 50.00
Total 44 14 14 16 50 65 -15 31.82

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Summary

Clean sheets 12 (10 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Yellow cards 63 (60 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Red cards 1 (1 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline England Bradley Johnson (10 , 0 Red card)
Biggest Win 4–0 vs West Bromwich Albion (H)
Biggest Defeat 0–5 vs Fulham (A), vs Liverpool (A)
Most appearances Scotland Robert Snodgrass (40)
Top scorer England Grant Holt (8)

Premier League

League table

Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
9 Swansea City 38 11 13 14 47 51 −4 46
10 West Ham United 38 12 10 16 45 53 −8 46
11 Norwich City 38 10 14 14 41 58 −17 44
12 Fulham 38 11 10 17 50 60 −10 43
13 Stoke City 38 9 15 14 34 45 −11 42

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 14 14 41 58 −17 44 8 7 4 25 20 +5 2 7 10 16 38 −22

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHA
Result L D D D L L L W D W D W D D W W W L L L L D L D D D W L D D L D L W L L W W
Position 19 16 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 14 15 13 13 13 12 11 7 9 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 12 13 13 11 14 13 14 13 14 15 12 11

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: football365
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Norwich City's second season in the premier league started with a heavy defeat away to Fulham. Damien Duff, Alexander Kačaniklić both scored one, Mladen Petrić scored two and Steve Sidwell scored a penalty. Manager Chris Hughton said that Norwich simply didn't defend enough.[50] Chris Hughton responded by signing defender Sébastien Bassong and defensive midfielder Alexander Tettey before the following game at home to QPR. Bassong and summer loan signing Javier Garrido made their débuts for the club in the match. Simeon Jackson opened the scoring and with Bobby Zamora scoring an equaliser. Djibril Cissé missed a penalty which was awarded following a coming together between Cissé and Bassong. The month ended with Norwich signing goalkeeper Mark Bunn from Blackburn Rovers.

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

League Cup

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