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Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.
The club's original nickname was the Citizens, but this was superseded by 1907 by the more familiar Canaries after the club's chairman dubbed his boys "The Canaries" and changed their strip to yellow and green.
The club was officially reformed on 15 February 1919 - a key figure in the event was Charles Frederick Watling, future lord mayor of Norwich and the father of future club chairman, Geoffrey Watling.
The club went on to endure a mediocre decade, finishing no higher than eighth but no lower than 18th. The following decade proved more successful for the club with a club-record victory, 10-2, over Coventry City and promotion as champions to the Second Division in the 1933-34 season under the management of Tom Parker.
City finished this and the following season in 21st place, the poor results forcing the club to apply for re-election to the league.
The club narrowly missed out on promotion under the guidance of manager Norman Low in the early 1950s, but following the return of Tom Parker as manager, Norwich finished bottom of the football league in the 1956-57 season.
Sixth place in the league was the closest the club came to promotion to the First Division again during the 1960s, but after winning the division in the 1971-72 season under manager Ron Saunders, Norwich City reached the highest level of English football for the first time.
Bond departed to Manchester City in autumn 1980 and the club were relegated six months later, but bounced back the following season after finishing third under Bond's successor Ken Brown.
The club's original nickname was the Citizens, but this was superseded by 1907 by the more familiar Canaries after the club's chairman dubbed his boys "The Canaries" and changed their strip to yellow and green.
The club was officially reformed on 15 February 1919 - a key figure in the event was Charles Frederick Watling, future lord mayor of Norwich and the father of future club chairman, Geoffrey Watling.
The club went on to endure a mediocre decade, finishing no higher than eighth but no lower than 18th. The following decade proved more successful for the club with a club-record victory, 10-2, over Coventry City and promotion as champions to the Second Division in the 1933-34 season under the management of Tom Parker.
City finished this and the following season in 21st place, the poor results forcing the club to apply for re-election to the league.
The club narrowly missed out on promotion under the guidance of manager Norman Low in the early 1950s, but following the return of Tom Parker as manager, Norwich finished bottom of the football league in the 1956-57 season.
Sixth place in the league was the closest the club came to promotion to the First Division again during the 1960s, but after winning the division in the 1971-72 season under manager Ron Saunders, Norwich City reached the highest level of English football for the first time.
Bond departed to Manchester City in autumn 1980 and the club were relegated six months later, but bounced back the following season after finishing third under Bond's successor Ken Brown.
The 1984-85 season was of mixed fortunes for the club; under Ken Brown's guidance, they reached the final of the Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium, having defeated Ipswich Town in the semi-final.
This made Norwich the first English club to win a major trophy and suffer relegation in the same season; something which was not matched until Birmingham City also suffered relegation the season they won the League Cup 26 years later.
Norwich were also denied their first foray into Europe with the ban on English clubs after the Heysel Stadium disaster.
Mike Walker quit as Norwich City manager in January 1994, to take charge of Everton and was replaced by first team coach John Deehan who led the club to 12th place in the 1993-94 season in the Premier League.
English television cook Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones took over the majority of Norwich City's shares from Watling in 1996, and Mike Walker was re-appointed as the club's manager.
Nigel Worthington took over as Norwich City manager in December 2000 following an unsuccessful two years for the club under Bruce Rioch and then Bryan Hamilton.
For much of the 2004-05 season, the club struggled and, despite beating Manchester United 2-0 towards the end of the season, a last day 6-0 defeat away to Fulham condemned them to relegation.
The club finished in ninth place in The Championship in the 2005-06 season and, as results in the 2006-07 season went against City, manager Nigel Worthington was sacked in October 2006, directly after a 4-1 defeat by Burnley.
This made Norwich the first English club to win a major trophy and suffer relegation in the same season; something which was not matched until Birmingham City also suffered relegation the season they won the League Cup 26 years later.
Norwich were also denied their first foray into Europe with the ban on English clubs after the Heysel Stadium disaster.
Mike Walker quit as Norwich City manager in January 1994, to take charge of Everton and was replaced by first team coach John Deehan who led the club to 12th place in the 1993-94 season in the Premier League.
English television cook Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones took over the majority of Norwich City's shares from Watling in 1996, and Mike Walker was re-appointed as the club's manager.
Nigel Worthington took over as Norwich City manager in December 2000 following an unsuccessful two years for the club under Bruce Rioch and then Bryan Hamilton.
For much of the 2004-05 season, the club struggled and, despite beating Manchester United 2-0 towards the end of the season, a last day 6-0 defeat away to Fulham condemned them to relegation.
The club finished in ninth place in The Championship in the 2005-06 season and, as results in the 2006-07 season went against City, manager Nigel Worthington was sacked in October 2006, directly after a 4-1 defeat by Burnley.
Grant's side struggled for most of the season and made a poor start to the 2007-08 season, with only two wins by mid October; following a 1-0 defeat at fellow-strugglers Queens Park Rangers, Grant left the club by "Mutual consent" on 9 October 2007.
A week later, Bryan Gunn was appointed as manager until the end of the season, but he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated on 3 May 2009, after a 4-2 defeat away at already relegated Charlton Athletic.
The club finished in 12th place in their first season back in the Premier League.
The 2012-13 season started poorly but a club record unbeaten run in the Premier League secured their third year in the Premier League with an 11th-place finish in the league.
The following season started successfully, with the club sitting top of the Championship in mid-October.
First-team coach Alan Irvine was placed in caretaker charge for the remainder of the season, ultimately finishing in 8th. On 25 May 2017, the club appointed German coach Daniel Farke as head coach, becoming the first head coach of the club in its 114-year history that was not from the British Isles.
Norwich City's nickname, "The Canaries", has long influenced the team's colours and badge Originally, the club was nicknamed the Citizens, and played in light blue and white halved shirts, although the halves were inconsistent; "The blue was sometimes on the left-hand side of the shirt and sometimes on the right." The earliest known recorded link between the club and canaries comes in an interview recorded in the Eastern Daily Press with the newly appointed manager, John Bowman in April 1905.
A week later, Bryan Gunn was appointed as manager until the end of the season, but he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated on 3 May 2009, after a 4-2 defeat away at already relegated Charlton Athletic.
The club finished in 12th place in their first season back in the Premier League.
The 2012-13 season started poorly but a club record unbeaten run in the Premier League secured their third year in the Premier League with an 11th-place finish in the league.
The following season started successfully, with the club sitting top of the Championship in mid-October.
First-team coach Alan Irvine was placed in caretaker charge for the remainder of the season, ultimately finishing in 8th. On 25 May 2017, the club appointed German coach Daniel Farke as head coach, becoming the first head coach of the club in its 114-year history that was not from the British Isles.
Norwich City's nickname, "The Canaries", has long influenced the team's colours and badge Originally, the club was nicknamed the Citizens, and played in light blue and white halved shirts, although the halves were inconsistent; "The blue was sometimes on the left-hand side of the shirt and sometimes on the right." The earliest known recorded link between the club and canaries comes in an interview recorded in the Eastern Daily Press with the newly appointed manager, John Bowman in April 1905.
The paper quotes him saying "Well I knew of the City's existence... I have... heard of the canaries." "This as far as we can tell is the first time that the popular pastime of the day ie... rearing... canaries was linked with Norwich City FC... the club still played in blue and white, and would continue to do so for another two seasons."
The current club badge consists of a canary resting on a football with a stylised version of the City of Norwich arms in the top left corner.
On 23 November 2021, the club unveiled a new club badge that will officially replace the current badge on all club branding from 17 June 2022 and will appear on club shirts from the 2022-23 season.
By the 1930s, the ground was too small for the growing crowds, and in 1935 the club moved to its current home in Carrow Road. The original stadium, "The largest construction job in the city since the building of Norwich Castle... was"miraculously" built in just 82 days... it was referred to as 'The eighth wonder of the world'" An aerial photograph from August 1935 shows three sides of open terracing and a covered stand, with a Colman's Mustard advertisement painted on its roof, visible only from the air.
While much of the support that the club enjoys is local, there are a number of expatriate fan clubs, notably in London and stretching from Scandinavia to countries further afield such as the United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia and the United States.
The fans' song, On the Ball, City, is the oldest football song in the world still in use today; the song is older than the club itself having probably been penned for Norwich Teachers or Caley's FC in the 1890s and adapted for Norwich City.
The current club badge consists of a canary resting on a football with a stylised version of the City of Norwich arms in the top left corner.
On 23 November 2021, the club unveiled a new club badge that will officially replace the current badge on all club branding from 17 June 2022 and will appear on club shirts from the 2022-23 season.
By the 1930s, the ground was too small for the growing crowds, and in 1935 the club moved to its current home in Carrow Road. The original stadium, "The largest construction job in the city since the building of Norwich Castle... was"miraculously" built in just 82 days... it was referred to as 'The eighth wonder of the world'" An aerial photograph from August 1935 shows three sides of open terracing and a covered stand, with a Colman's Mustard advertisement painted on its roof, visible only from the air.
While much of the support that the club enjoys is local, there are a number of expatriate fan clubs, notably in London and stretching from Scandinavia to countries further afield such as the United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia and the United States.
The fans' song, On the Ball, City, is the oldest football song in the world still in use today; the song is older than the club itself having probably been penned for Norwich Teachers or Caley's FC in the 1890s and adapted for Norwich City.
Actor Hugh Jackman is also a fan of the club, having been taken to Carrow Road as a child by his English mother, though he turned down an opportunity to become an investor in the club in 2010.
At the 2006-07 Norwich City FC Annual General Meeting Smith and Wynn-Jones announced that they would be open to offers to buy their majority stake-holding in the club.
The club's widest victory margin in the league was their 10-2 win against Coventry City in the Division Three in 1930.
The highest transfer fee received for a Norwich player is £33 million from Aston Villa for Emiliano Buendía in June 2021, while the most spent by the club on a player was the signing of Milot Rashica for £9.4 million from Werder Bremen.
On 26 June 2017, the club announced that Swedish mobile betting company LeoVegas would take over as their main shirt sponsor for three seasons, starting from the 2017-18 season.
On 7 June 2021, the club announced that Asian online betting company BK8 Sports would replace Dafabet as their main shirt sponsor, starting from the 2021-22 season.
On 25 June 2021, the club announced that Lotus Cars would replace BK8 as the club's shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 season.
During the club's centenary season, a "Hall of Fame" was created, honouring 100 former players chosen by fan vote.
Each time they meet, Norwich and Sunderland contest the Friendship Trophy, a game dating back to the camaraderie forged between fans of the two clubs at the time of the 1985 League Cup final that they contested.
Norwich City Ladies is the women's football club affiliated to Norwich City.
According to Norwich City, "They are the official women's team of Norwich City Football Club and are linked to the Girls' Centre of Excellence programme".
At the 2006-07 Norwich City FC Annual General Meeting Smith and Wynn-Jones announced that they would be open to offers to buy their majority stake-holding in the club.
The club's widest victory margin in the league was their 10-2 win against Coventry City in the Division Three in 1930.
The highest transfer fee received for a Norwich player is £33 million from Aston Villa for Emiliano Buendía in June 2021, while the most spent by the club on a player was the signing of Milot Rashica for £9.4 million from Werder Bremen.
On 26 June 2017, the club announced that Swedish mobile betting company LeoVegas would take over as their main shirt sponsor for three seasons, starting from the 2017-18 season.
On 7 June 2021, the club announced that Asian online betting company BK8 Sports would replace Dafabet as their main shirt sponsor, starting from the 2021-22 season.
On 25 June 2021, the club announced that Lotus Cars would replace BK8 as the club's shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 season.
During the club's centenary season, a "Hall of Fame" was created, honouring 100 former players chosen by fan vote.
Each time they meet, Norwich and Sunderland contest the Friendship Trophy, a game dating back to the camaraderie forged between fans of the two clubs at the time of the 1985 League Cup final that they contested.
Norwich City Ladies is the women's football club affiliated to Norwich City.
According to Norwich City, "They are the official women's team of Norwich City Football Club and are linked to the Girls' Centre of Excellence programme".
