2011–12 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2011–12 season
Chairman Alan Bowkett
Manager Paul Lambert
Stadium Carrow Road
Premier League 12th (47 points)
FA Cup 5th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Grant Holt (15)
All: Grant Holt (17)
Highest home attendance 26,819 (vs. Liverpool, 28 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance 13,009 (vs. MK Dons, 23 August 2011)
Average home league attendance 26,548
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011–12 season was the 110th season of football for Norwich City. It was their first season in the Premier League for six years following promotion from the Championship in 2010–11 as runners-up.[1]

Norwich City ended the season in 12th place after winning their last league game 2–0 against Aston Villa on 13 May 2012.[2] They collected 47 points from 38 games.

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position Name
Manager Scotland Paul Lambert
Assistant Manager England Ian Culverhouse
Head of Football Operations England Gary Karsa
Reserve Team Manager Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach England Jeff Wood
Head of Strength and Conditioning England Mike Watts
Academy Manager England Ricky Martin
Assistant Academy Manager Scotland Gary Holt
Under 14s coach England Neil Adams
Performance and Team Analyst England Gareth Payne
Head of Physiotherapy England Neal Reynolds
Physiotherapist England Stuart Wardle
Club Doctor England Dr Nick Wiford
Chief Scout England Colin Jackson

Board of directors

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

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2012.[3][4]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK John Ruddy
2 Scotland DF Russell Martin (3rd captain)
3 England DF Adam Drury
4 England MF Bradley Johnson
5 Wales FW Steve Morison
6 United States DF Zak Whitbread
7 Wales MF Andrew Crofts
8 England FW James Vaughan
9 England FW Grant Holt (captain)
10 Canada FW Simeon Jackson
11 England MF Andrew Surman
12 Republic of Ireland MF Anthony Pilkington
13 England GK Declan Rudd
No. Position Player
14 Republic of Ireland MF Wes Hoolahan (vice-captain)
15 England MF David Fox
17 England MF Elliott Bennett
19 Scotland MF Simon Lappin
20 England DF Leon Barnett
21 England FW Aaron Wilbraham
22 England DF Elliott Ward
23 Republic of Ireland DF Marc Tierney
24 England MF Jonny Howson
25 England DF Kyle Naughton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
26 Spain DF Daniel Ayala
30 Northern Ireland MF Matt Ball
31 England GK Jed Steer

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
16 England FW Chris Martin (at Crystal Palace until 1 June 2012)
18 England MF Korey Smith (at Barnsley until 1 June 2012)
27 England MF Tom Adeyemi (at Oldham Athletic until 10 March 2012)
28 England DF George Francomb (at Hibernian until 1 June 2012)
29 Wales MF Josh Dawkin (at Kettering Town until 1 June 2012)

Transfers

In

N
P
Name
EU
Country
Age
Type
Moving from
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
8 FW James Vaughan EU England22 Transfer Everton Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
5 FW Steve Morison EU Wales
England
27 Transfer Millwall Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
17 MF Elliott Bennett EU England22 Transfer Brighton & Hove Albion Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
24 DF Ritchie De Laet EU Belgium22 Loan Manchester United Summer 2012 BBC Football
4 MF Bradley Johnson EU England24 Transfer Leeds United Summer 2014 Free BBC Football
12 MF Anthony Pilkington EU Republic of Ireland23 Transfer Huddersfield TownEngland Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
25 DF Kyle Naughton EU England22 Loan Tottenham Hotspur Summer 2012 BBC Football
26 DF Daniel Ayala EU Spain20 Transfer Liverpool Summer £800,000 BBC Football
24 MF Jonathan Howson EU England23 Transfer Leeds United Winter 2015 BBC Football
33 DF Ryan Bennett EU England21 Transfer Peterborough United Winter 2015 BBC Football

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
4 MF Matthew Gill England30 Out of Contract Bristol Rovers Summer N/A 12 0 Norwich City
25 FW Luke Daley England21 Transfer Plymouth Argyle Summer Undisclosed 11 0 BBC Football
33 DF Jens Berthel Askou Denmark28 Out of Contract Vejle Kolding Summer N/A 27 2 Norwich City
36 DF Sam Habergham England19 Out of Contract Tamworth Summer N/A 0 0 Norwich City
30 DF Owain Tudur Jones Wales27 Released Inverness Caledonian Thistle Summer N/A 5 1
31 GK Jed Steer England18 Loan Yeovil Town Summer Three-month loan BBC Football
26 DF Steven Smith Scotland26 Transfer Preston North End Summer Free 7 0 Sky Sports
MF Tom Adeyemi England25 Loan Oldham Athletic Summer Five-month loan 11 0 BBC Football
MF Stephen Hughes Scotland28 Contract terminated Motherwell Summer Free 36 3 BBC Football
FW Cody McDonald England25 Transfer Coventry City Summer Undisclosed 32 5 Norwich City
MF Anthony McNamee England27 Transfer MK Dons Summer Free 37 1 Norwich City
MF Oli Johnson England24 Contract terminated Oxford United Winter Free 24 4 BBC Football
28 MF George Francomb England20 Loan Hibernian Winter Loan 4 0 BBC Football

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 14 April 2012.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKEngland John Ruddy 320000032011
2DFScotland Russell Martin 26 (2)2301030 (2)210
3DFEngland Adam Drury 90301013020
4MFEngland Bradley Johnson 21 (3)20 (1)00021 (4)200
5FWWales Steve Morison 21 (8)71 (1)10 (1)022 (10)910
6DFUnited States Zak Whitbread 180201021020
7MFWales Andrew Crofts 13 (10)0200015 (10)030
8FWEngland James Vaughan 0 (3)00 (1)0000 (4)000
9FWEngland Grant Holt 20 (11)10220022 (11)1230
10FWCanada Simeon Jackson 8 (12)22 (1)21011 (13)400
11MFEngland Andrew Surman 20 (3)3111022 (3)410
12MFEngland Anthony Pilkington 21 (5)7200023 (5)710
13GKEngland Declan Rudd 1 (1)010103 (1)000
14MFRepublic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan 22 (7)2311026 (7)320
15MFEngland David Fox 17 (4)0301021 (4)020
17MFEngland Elliott Bennett 12 (9)02 (1)00014 (10)020
18MFEngland Korey Smith 0000101000
19MFScotland Simon Lappin 10000 (2)01 (2)000
20DFEngland Leon Barnett 13 (4)1000014 (4)121
21FWEngland Aaron Wilbraham 0 (3)00 (3)0101 (6)000
22DFEngland Elliott Ward 2010003000
23DFEngland Marc Tierney 170000017020
24DFBelgium Ritchie De Laet 61000 (1)06 (1)110
25DFEngland Kyle Naughton 22 (1)0000022 (1)050
26DFSpain Daniel Ayala 6 (1)020109 (1)010
28DFEngland George Francomb 0000000000
29MFWales Josh Dawkin 0000000000
30MFEngland Matt Ball 0000000000
31GKEngland Jed Steer 0020000000
Players out on loan:
16FWEngland Chris Martin 3 (1)000003 (1)000
27MFEngland Tom Adeyemi 0000000000
FWEngland Oli Johnson 0000000000

Captains

Accounts for all competitions.
No. Pos. Name Starts
9FWEngland Grant Holt16
14MFRepublic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan9
2DFScotland Russell Martin3

Top goalscorers

Lists at most top 10 goalscorers only.
Legend: LG = Premier League; L. Cup = League Cup
Classification: 1. Goals in total 2. Goals in league 3. Goals in FA Cup 4. Goals in League Cup 5. Most recently scored
Rank # Pos. Player LG FA Cup L. Cup Total Last scored against
1 9 FW England Grant Holt 15 2 0 17 England Aston Villa (Premier League)
2 5 FW Wales Steve Morison 9 1 0 10 England Arsenal (Premier League)
3 12 MF Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington 8 0 0 8 England Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
4 10 FW Canada Simeon Jackson 3 2 0 5 England Aston Villa (Premier League)
14 MF Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan 4 1 0 5 England Arsenal (Premier League)
11 MF England Andrew Surman 4 1 0 5 England Manchester City (Premier League)
7 2 DF Scotland Russell Martin 2 0 0 2 England Queens Park Rangers (Premier League)
4 MF England Bradley Johnson 2 0 0 2 England Blackburn Rovers (Premier League)
9 20 DF England Leon Barnett 1 0 0 1 England Sunderland (Premier League)
24 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet 1 0 0 1 England Stoke City (Premier League)

Penalties awarded

Last updated on 24 March 2012.

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
29 October Green tick England Grant Holt Blackburn Rovers Premier League
7 January Red X England Grant Holt Burnley FA Cup
24 March Green tick England Grant Holt Wolves Premier League

Starting formations

Accounts for all competitions.
Qnt Formation Match(es)
12 4–1–2–1–2 1, 15–18, 20–21, 23–24 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1, 3 FA Cup
9 4–2–3–1 5–10, 12, 19 Premier League, 2 FA Cup
7 4–4–2 2, 4, 11, 13, 22, 25–26 Premier League
1 5–3–2 3 Premier League
1 4–5–1 14 Premier League

Last updated: 17 Feb
Source: Match reports in Matches
Only competitive matches.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

Premier League

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 45 527 47
11 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 44 517 47
12 Norwich City 38 12 11 15 52 6614 47
13 Sunderland 38 11 12 15 45 461 45
14 Stoke City 38 11 12 15 36 5317 45

Updated to games played on 19 May 2012.
Source: The Pink'un
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result D D L L W W L W D D L L W L W D D L D W W D L W W L L D L W L D W L L L D W
Position 6 10 14 17 13 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 10 11 10 9 9 11 11 9 9 9 11 9 8 8 10 12 13 11 12 12 10 11 12 13 13 12

Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

FA Cup

League Cup

References

  1. "Norwich seal Premier League place". BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. premierleague.com. "Barclays Premier League Table". Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. "First Team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. "2011–12 Squad Numbers Confirmed". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. Hardy, David (16 July 2011). "It's Not About the Result!". Gorleston F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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