List of Norwich City F.C. seasons

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.

Following their foundation in 1902, Norwich City played amateur football against teams from around Norfolk. Norwich were stunned in 1904 when an FA Commission declared them to be professional and ejected them from the FA Amateur Cup. This made them even more determined and at a meeting in 1905 at the Agricultural Hall new officials established a professional football club. Norwich joined the Southern League that year and played their home games in Newmarket Road.

The club has won the Football League Cup twice, the second flight three 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

Season League record[n 1] FA Cup League
Cup[n 2]		 Charity
Shield		 Europe/Other Top goalscorer[n 3]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1905–06 SL 34 13 10 11 46 38 36 7th R2 David Ross 21
1906–07 SL 38 15 12 11 57 48 42 8th R2 David Ross 26
1907–08 SL 38 12 9 17 46 49 33 16th R2 James Bauchop 12
1908–09 SL 40 12 11 17 59 75 35 19th R3 John Smith 23
1909–10 SL 42 13 9 20 59 78 35 17th R1 William Rayner 13
1910–11 SL 38 15 8 15 46 48 38 10th R2 William Ingham 15
1911–12 SL 38 10 14 14 40 60 34 12th R1 Dick Birchall 8
1911–12 SL 38 10 9 19 39 50 29 18th R2 Harry Woods 9
1912–13 SL 38 9 17 12 49 51 35 14th R1 Arthur Wolstenholme 15
1914–15 SL 38 11 14 13 53 56 36 13th R3 Cecil Potter
Danny Wilson		 13
1919–20 Div 3 42 15 11 16 64 57 41 12th R1 John Doran 18
1920–21 Div 3 42 10 16 16 44 53 36 16th R1 George Travers 14
1921–22 Div 3(S) 42 12 13 17 50 62 37 15th R5 Sam Austin 12
1922–23 Div 3(S) 42 13 10 19 51 71 36 18th R4 Bob Dennison 15
1923–24 Div 3(S) 42 16 8 18 60 59 40 11th R3 James Jackson 15
1924–25 Div 3(S) 42 14 13 15 53 51 41 12th R4 James Jackson 14
1925–26 Div 3(S) 42 15 9 18 58 73 39 16th R1 James Jackson 21
1926–27 Div 3(S) 42 12 11 19 59 71 35 16th R4 Reg Cropper 15
1927–28 Div 3(S) 42 10 16 16 66 70 36 17th R3 Percy Verco 32
1928–29 Div 3(S) 42 14 6 22 69 81 34 17th R3 Frank McKenna 18
1929–30 Div 3(S) 42 18 10 10 88 77 46 8th R2 Thomas Hunt 25
1930–31 Div 3(S) 42 10 8 24 47 76 28 22nd R2 Thomas Williams 12
1931–32 Div 3(S) 42 17 12 13 76 67 46 10th R2 Cyril Blakemore 16
1932–33 Div 3(S) 42 22 13 7 88 55 57 3rd R1 Oliver Brown
Ken Burditt		 19
1933–34 Div 3(S) 42 25 11 6 88 49 61 1st R1 Jack Vinall
Billy Warnes		 24
1934–35 Div 2 42 14 11 17 71 61 39 14th R5 Jack Vinall 19
1935–36 Div 2 42 17 9 16 72 65 43 11th R3 Jack Vinall 24
1936–37 Div 2 42 14 8 20 63 71 36 17th R4 Frank Manders 17
1937–38 Div 2 42 14 11 17 56 75 39 14th R3 Tim Coleman 16
1938–39 Div 2 42 13 5 24 50 91 31 21st R3 Frank Manders 8
1939–40 Div 3(S) n/a[n 4]
Norwich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46 n/a[n 5] R3
1946–47 Div 3(S) 42 10 8 24 64 100 28 21st R2 Les Eyre 18
1947–48 Div 3(S) 42 13 8 21 61 76 34 21st R2 Les Eyre 16
1948–49 Div 3(S) 42 16 12 14 67 49 44 10th R2 Ron Ashman 13
1949–50 Div 3(S) 42 16 10 16 65 63 42 11th R3 Noel Kinsey 17
1950–51 Div 3(S) 46 25 14 7 82 45 64 2nd R5 Johnny Gavin 18
1951–52 Div 3(S) 46 26 9 11 89 50 61 3rd R3 Roy Hollis 22
1952–53 Div 3(S) 46 25 10 11 99 55 60 4th R2 Alf Ackerman 22
1953–54 Div 3(S) 46 20 11 15 73 66 51 7th R5 Tom Johnston 16
1954–55 Div 3(S) 46 18 10 18 60 60 46 12th R2 Bobby Brennan
Fred Kearns		 11
1955–56 Div 3(S) 46 19 13 14 86 82 51 7th R3 Ralph Hunt 33
1956–57 Div 3(S) 46 8 15 23 61 94 31 24th R1 Ralph Hunt 21
1957–58 Div 3(S) 46 19 15 12 75 70 53 8th R3 Johnny Gavin 22
1958–59 Div 3 46 22 13 11 89 62 57 4th SF Terry Bly 29
1959–60 Div 3 46 24 11 11 82 54 59 2nd R1 Terry Allcock
Jimmy Hill		 16
1960–61 Div 2 42 20 9 13 70 53 49 4th R5 R4 Terry Allcock 16
1961–62 Div 2 42 14 11 17 61 70 39 17th R5 W Terry Allcock 21
1962–63 Div 2 42 17 8 17 80 79 42 13th R6 QF Terry Allcock 37
1963–64 Div 2 42 11 13 18 64 80 35 17th R3 QF Ron Davies 30
1964–65 Div 2 42 20 7 15 61 57 47 6th R3 R4 Gordon Bolland 20
1965–66 Div 2 42 12 15 15 52 52 39 13th R5 R2 Ron Davies 21
1966–67 Div 2 42 13 14 15 49 55 40 11th R5 R2 Tommy Bryceland
Laurie Sheffield		 9
1967–68 Div 2 42 16 11 15 65 60 43 9th R4 R3 Hugh Curran 18
1968–69 Div 2 42 15 10 17 53 56 40 13th R3 R4 Hugh Curran 22
1969–70 Div 2 42 16 11 15 49 46 43 11th R3 R2 Ken Foggo 11
1970–71 Div 2 42 15 14 13 54 52 44 10th R3 R3 Ken Foggo 19
1971–72 Div 2 42 21 15 6 60 36 57 1st R3 QF
1972–73[n 6] Div 1 42 11 10 21 36 63 32 20th R3 RU
1973–74 Div 1 42 7 15 20 37 62 29 22nd R3 SF
1974–75 Div 2 42 20 13 9 58 37 53 3rd R3 RU
1975–76 Div 1 42 16 10 16 58 58 42 10th R5 R2
1976–77 Div 1 42 14 9 19 47 64 37 16th R3 R3
1977–78 Div 1 42 11 18 13 52 66 40 13th R3 R2 John Ryan 16
1978–79 Div 1 42 7 23 12 51 57 37 16th R3 R4 Martin Peters 12
1979–80 Div 1 42 13 14 15 58 66 40 12th R4 QF
1980–81 Div 1 42 13 7 22 49 73 33 20th R4 R3 Justin Fashanu 22
1981–82 Div 2 42 22 5 15 64 50 71[n 7] 3rd R5 R3 Ross Jack 14
1982–83 Div 1 42 14 12 16 52 58 54 14th R6 R4 John Deehan 21
1983–84 Div 1 42 12 15 15 48 49 51 14th R5 QF John Deehan 17
1984–85 Div 1 42 13 10 19 46 64 49 20th R4 W John Deehan 18
1985–86 Div 2 42 25 9 8 84 37 84 1st R3 R4 Kevin Drinkell 23
1986–87 Div 1 42 17 17 8 53 51 68 5th R4 R4 Kevin Drinkell 19
1987–88 Div 1 40 12 9 19 40 52 45 14th R3 R3 Kevin Drinkell 12
1988–89 Div 1 38 16 12 10 48 46 60 4th SF R3 Robert Fleck 15
1989–90 Div 1 38 13 14 11 44 42 53 10th R4 R3 Robert Fleck 12
1990–91 Div 1 38 13 6 19 41 64 45 15th R6 R3 Robert Fleck
Dale Gordon		 9
1991–92 Div 1 42 11 12 19 47 63 45 18th SF QF Robert Fleck 19
1992–93 Prem 42 21 9 12 61 65 72 3rd R3 R4 Mark Robins 16
1993–94 Prem 42 12 17 13 65 61 53 12th R4 R3 UEFA Cup R3 Chris Sutton 25
1994–95 Prem 42 10 13 19 37 54 43 20th R5 QF Ashley Ward 8
1995–96 Div 1 46 14 15 17 59 55 57 16th R3 QF Ashley Ward 13
1996–97 Div 1 46 17 12 17 63 68 63 13th R4 R1 Darren Eadie 17
1997–98 Div 1 46 14 13 19 52 69 55 15th R3 R1 Craig Bellamy 13
1998–99 Div 1 46 15 17 14 62 61 62 9th R3 R3 Iwan Roberts 23[2]
1999–2000 Div 1 46 14 15 17 45 50 57 12th R3 R2 Iwan Roberts 19[3]
2000–01 Div 1 46 14 12 20 46 58 54 15th R3 R3 Iwan Roberts 19[4]
2001–02 Div 1 46 22 9 15 60 51 75 6th[n 8] R3 R1 Iwan Roberts 14[5]
2002–03 Div 1 46 19 12 15 60 49 69 8th R5 R1 Paul McVeigh 15[6]
2003–04 Div 1 46 28 10 8 79 39 94 1st R4 R2 Darren Huckerby 14[7]
2004–05 Prem 38 7 12 19 42 77 33 19th R3 R3 Dean Ashton 7[8]
2005–06 Chmp 46 18 8 20 56 65 62 9th R3 R3 Dean Ashton 11[9]
2006–07 Chmp[10] 46 16 9 21 56 71 57 16th R5 R3 Robert Earnshaw 19[9]
2007–08 Chmp 46 15 10 21 57 70 55 17th R3 R3 Jamie Cureton 14[9]
2008–09 Chmp 46 12 10 24 49 59 46 22nd R3 R1 Leroy Lita 7[9]
2009–10 L1 46 29 8 9 89 47 95 1st R2 R2 Football League Trophy SSF Grant Holt 30[9]
2010–11 Chmp 46 23 15 8 83 58 84 2nd R3 R2 Grant Holt 23
2011–12 Prem 38 12 11 15 52 66 47 12th R5 R2 Grant Holt 17
2012–13 Prem 38 10 14 14 41 58 44 11th R4 QF Grant Holt 8
2013–14 Prem 38 8 9 21 28 62 33 18th R3 R4 Gary Hooper 8
  1. ↑ All statistics, other than top scorers, from the football club history database.[1] Top scorers from Playfair Football Annual for relevant years, or equivalent annual publication before 1960.
  2. ↑ The League Cup was founded in 1961.
  3. ↑ Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and European) are counted.
  4. ↑ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled. At the time of the abandonment, Norwich had played three competitive matches, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
  5. ↑ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  6. ↑ Texaco Cup Runners Up.
  7. ↑ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  8. ↑ Lost in play-off final to Birmingham City F.C.

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

  • QR1 = Qualifying round 1
  • QR2 = Qualifying round 2
  • QR3 = Qualifying round 3
  • QR4 = Qualifying round 4
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

  1. ↑ Rundle, Richard. "Norwich City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Norwich City 1998-99 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Norwich City 1999-2000 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Norwich City 2000-01 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City 2001-02 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Norwich City 2002-03 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Norwich City 2003-04 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "Norwich City 2004-05 season". Stats.Football365.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
  10. ↑ "England 2006/07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 July 2013.