2009–10 Norwich City F.C. season

April 2022 Norwich City 2009–10 Bryan Gunn (until 14 August)Paul Lambert (from 19 August) Alan Bowkett Carrow Road League One 1st – promoted to The Championship FA Cup Second round League Cup Second round Football League Trophy Area semi-finals Grant Holt (24) Grant Holt (30) 25,506 (vs. Hartlepool United, 30 January) 23,041 (vs. Walsall, 5 September) 24,756 _norwich0809h _norwich0809h _norwich0809h _norwich0809h _norwich0809h FFD200 FFD200 FFD200 009E3F FFD200 _norwich0910a _norwich0910a _norwich0910a _norwich0910a _lineonwhitel 00a442 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was the 108th season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in Football League One (third tier of the English football pyramid) for 49 years, following relegation from The Championship in 2008–09. However, they gained promotion back to the second tier as league champions with a club record total of 95 points, finishing nine points ahead of runners-up Leeds United. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season. Board and staff members Board members Chairman England Alan Bowkett y Joint Majority Shareholder England Delia Smith Joint Majority Shareholder WAL Michael Wynn-Jones y Director England Michael Foulger Director England Stephan Phillips y Chief Executive Scotland David McNally 2 July 2009  Norwich City FC March 2009April 2018 Coaching staff Manager Scotland Paul Lambert y Assistant manager England Ian Culverhouse First team coachReserve team manager England Ian Crook y Head of football operations England Gary Karsa Goalkeeping coach England Paul Crichton y Head of strength and conditioning England Alan Pearson Sports Scientist Vacant y Academy manager England Ricky Martin Under-14s coach England Neil Adams y Performance analyst England Liam Weeks Physiotherapist England Simon Spencer y Head of player recruitment Vacant Club doctor England Dr Peter Harvey y Chief scout Vacant 19 August 2009  Norwich City FC March 2009April 2018 Players First team squad Squad at end of season http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html First Team Profiles Norwich City F.C. 24 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090714150002/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html 2009-07-14 dead 3 ENG DF Adam Drury 4 ENG MF Matthew Gill 5 ENG DF Michael Nelson 6 SCO DF Russell Martin 7 WAL MF Owain Tudur Jones 8 SCO MF Stephen Hughes 9 ENG FW Grant Holt captain 10 ENG FW Jamie Cureton 11 IRL FW Stephen Elliott on loan from Preston North End 12 IRL DF Gary Doherty vice-captain 13 ENG GK Declan Rudd 14 IRL MF Wes Hoolahan 15 IRL MF Michael SpillaneSpillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level. 16 SCO FW Chris Martin 17 ENG MF Tom Adeyemi 18 NIR MF Paul McVeigh 19 SCO MF Simon Lappin 20 ENG MF Darel Russell 21 ENG GK Fraser Forster on loan from Newcastle United 22 WAL DF Rhoys WigginsWiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level. 23 ENG DF Michael Rose on loan from Stockport County 24 ENG MF Anthony McNamee 25 ENG FW Luke Daley 26 WAL DF David StephensStephens was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level. 27 ENG FW Cody McDonald 28 ENG DF Sam Habergham 29 IRL FW Danny KellyKelly was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 level. 30 ENG MF Korey Smith 31 USA DF Zak Whitbread 32 ENG FW Oli Johnson 33 DEN DF Jens Berthel Askou 34 ENG GK Jed Steer 36 ENG MF Damon Lathrope 37 ENG DF George Francomb 38 WAL MF Josh DawkinDawkin was born in St Ives, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his mother and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level. Left club during season 1 AUS GK Michael Theoklitos released 2 England DF Jon Otsemobor to Southampton 6 Serbia DF Dejan Stefanović released 10 ENG FW Jamie Cureton on loan to Shrewsbury Town 11 England MF Simon Whaley to Chesterfield 22 WAL DF Rhoys Wiggins on loan to Bournemouth 23 DEN DF Dario ĐumićĐumić was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Denmark internationally and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2017. to Brøndby 33 Scotland FW Kris Renton on loan to Brechin City 31 ENG GK Ben Alnwick on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 32 SER FW Goran Marić to Real Unión 36 ENG MF Damon Lathrope on loan to Bishop's Stortford Transfers In Date Squad number Pos. Name From Fee16 June 20097MFOwain Tudur JonesSwansea CityUndisclosedhttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1693096,00.html Tuder Jones is second summer signing Norwich City F.C. 16 June 2009 16 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618174932/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1693096%2C00.html 18 June 2009 dead dmy-all 1 July 20094MFMatthew GillExeter CityFreehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1689113,00.html Gill is first summer signing Norwich City F.C. 10 June 2009 10 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090613074456/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1689113%2C00.html 13 June 2009 dead dmy-all 1 July 20095DFMichael NelsonHartlepool UnitedFree https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8109142.stm Canaries snap up defender Nelson BBC Sport 19 June 2009 19 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090622090954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8109142.stm 22 June 2009 live8 July 20091GKMichael TheoklitosMelbourne Victory FCFreehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1716687,00.html Aussie Keeper Joins Canaries Norwich City F.C. 8 July 2009 8 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302072430/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1716687%2C00.html 2 March 201222 July 20098MFStephen HughesMotherwell F.C.Freehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1729826,00.html City Sign Hughes Norwich City F.C. 22 July 2009 22 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090723204459/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1729826%2C00.html 23 July 200922 July 200918MFPaul McVeighLuton TownFree http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1729913,00.html Return of the Mac Norwich City F.C. 22 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090723204339/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1729913,00.html 2009-07-23 dead24 July 200911MFSimon WhaleyPreston North EndUndisclosed http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1731462,00.html Double Swoop For City Norwich City F.C. 24 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302072831/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1731462,00.html 2012-03-02 dead24 July 200922DFRhoys WigginsCrystal PalaceUndisclosed24 July 20099FWGrant HoltShrewsbury Town£500,000 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8164517.stm Norwich sign Holt from Shrewsbury BBC Sport 24 July 2009 24 July 200930 July 200933DFJens Berthel AskouUnattachedFree https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/8176356.stm Maric and Askou sign Canary deals BBC Sport 30 July 2009 30 July 200930 July 200932FWGoran MarićUnattachedFree4 January 20106DFRussell MartinPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1922412,00.html CITY SIGN MARTIN AND MCNAMEE Norwich City F.C. 30 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120003834/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1922412,00.html 2010-01-20 dead4 January 201024MFAnthony McNameeSwindon TownUndisclosed8 January 201031DFZak WhitbreadMillwallUndisclosedhttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1927171,00.html Lambert in double swoop 8 January 2010 Norwich City F.C. 8 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315231515/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1927171,00.html 2012-03-15 dead8 January 201032FWOli JohnsonStockport CountyUndisclosed Total spending: ~ £650,000 Out Date Squad Num Pos. Name To Fee12 May 20091GKDavid MarshallCardiff City£500,000 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8046017.stm Cardiff capture keeper Marshall BBC Sport 12 May 2009 12 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090515121923/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8046017.stm 15 May 2009 live18 May 200929FWCarl CortBrentford Freehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1660701,00.html CORT LEAVES CARROW ROAD Norwich City F.C. 18 May 2009 18 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521083301/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1660701%2C00.html 21 May 2009 dead dmy-all 28 May 20097MFLee CroftDerby CountyFreehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1660840,00.html CROFT LEAVES CITY Norwich City F.C. 28 May 2009 28 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531063728/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1660840%2C00.html 31 May 2009 dead dmy-all 1 July 200926GKStuart NelsonAberdeenFree24 July 20098MFSammy ClinganCoventry City£650,000 http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1717622,00.html Midfielder Sammy Clingan joins the Sky Blues Norwich City F.C. 24 July 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090726183513/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1717622,00.html 2009-07-26 dead6 August 200924MFMatty PattisonMamelodi SundownsUndisclosed http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1741519,00.html Pattison Completes Move Norwich City F.C. 6 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808002615/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1741519,00.html 2009-08-08 dead1 September 20096DFDejan StefanovićReleasedFree 3 December 200932STGoran MaricReal UniónFree8 January 201035FWKris RentonBrechin CityFree http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1784165,00.html Renton departs Carrow Road Norwich City F.C. 8 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005055749/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1784165,00.html 2009-10-05 dead1 February 201011MFSimon WhaleyChesterfield F.C.Freehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1951623,00.html Whaley departs Carrow Road Norwich City F.C. 1 February 2010 1 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203005314/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1951623%2C00.html 3 February 2010 dead dmy-all 5 March 20101GKMichael TheoklitosBrisbane RoarFreehttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1984494,00.html Theoklitos leaves City Norwich City F.C. 6 March 2010 6 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308100819/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1984494%2C00.html 8 March 2010 dead Total income: ~ £1,150,000 Loans in Date Pos. Name From Expiry24 July 2009GKBen AlnwickTottenham HotspurOctober 2009http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1731618,00.html Alnwick Joins on Loan Norwich City F.C. 24 July 2009 24 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090803060828/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1731618%2C00.html 3 August 200928 August 2009GKFraser ForsterNewcastle UnitedJune 2010 http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1779989,00.html Toon 'Keeper Joins Canaries Norwich City F.C. 28 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923210544/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1779989,00.html 2009-09-23 dead25 November 2009DFRussell MartinPeterborough United4 January 2010http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1884509,00.html City Swoop For Martin On Loan Norwich City F.C. 25 November 2009 25 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091128003032/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1884509%2C00.html 28 November 2009 dead dmy-all 26 November 2009MFAnthony McNameeSwindon Town4 January 2010http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1887351,00.html McNamee Joins Canaries On Loan Norwich City F.C. 26 November 2009 26 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091129032654/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1887351%2C00.html 29 November 2009 dead dmy-all 29 January 2010DFMichael RoseStockport CountyJune 2010http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1948327,00.html City complete signing of Rose Norwich City F.C. 30 January 2010 29 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100201032310/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1948327%2C00.html 1 February 2010 dead dmy-all 5 March 2010FWStephen ElliottPreston North EndJune 2010 http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1985091,00.html Elliott completes move to City Norwich City F.C. 5 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308040910/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1985091,00.html 2010-03-08 dead Loans out Date Pos. Name To Until1 September 2009FWKris RentonBrechin City9 Decemberhttp://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1783219,00.html Renton Joins Brechin On Loan Norwich City F.C. 1 September 2009 1 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091004062409/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1783219%2C00.html 4 October 2009 dead dmy-all 18 September 2009MFSimon WhaleyRochdale18 November 2009 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/8263670.stm Whaley moves to Rochdale on loan BBC Sport 18 September 2009 18 September 200921 November 2009MFSimon WhaleyBradford City2 January 2010http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1880286,00.html WHALEY JOINS BANTAMS ON LOAN Norwich City F.C. 21 November 2009 21 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091128015812/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0%2C%2C10355~1880286%2C00.html 28 November 2009 dead dmy-all 17 February 2010FWJamie CuretonShrewsbury Town 5 May 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/8508481.stm Shrewsbury sign Norwich striker Jamie Cureton on loan BBC Sport 25 April 2018 17 February 2010http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/6134551/loan-duo-leave-shrewsbury Loan duo leave Shrewsbury Sky Sports 25 April 2018 5 May 2010 Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only. Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Result7–21–01–03–21–11–03–2 11 July 2009 15:00 BST Dartford 2–7 W Report Norwich City Noble 9White 68 Nelson 3Neilson 38Doherty 43C. Martin 55 66Cureton 76 80 Princes Park Dartford, Kent 1,910 Andy D'Urso 14 July 2009 19:45 BST Raith Rovers SCO 0–1 W Report Norwich City McVeigh 60 Stark's Park Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1,135 Stephen Finnie 16 July 2009 14:00 BST St Johnstone SCO 0–1 W Report Norwich City Marić 28 University of St Andrews St Andrews, Scotland 0 Kevin Graham 18 July 2009 15:00 BST Airdrie United SCO 2–3 W Report Norwich City McLaughlin 23 pen.Keegan 74 Hoolahan 13Marić 33Askou 41 Excelsior Stadium Airdrie, Scotland Unknown Eddie Smith 25 July 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D Report Manchester United XI Adeyemi 21 De Laet 85 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 13,381 Keith Hill 28 July 2009 19:45 BST Crystal Palace 0–1 W Report Norwich City Whaley 62 Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 2,216 David Phillips 1 August 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 3–2 W Report Wigan Athletic C. Martin 36 57Whaley 76 N'Zogbia 9Cho 49 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 8,927 Kevin Wright League Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Result1–71–11–25–22–00–01–22–21–14–05–11–01–21–03–12–02–24–13–02–03–33–02–0 Position23222219101014141497665555433333 Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result1–03–15–01–02–12–11–22–10–22–11–03–03–11–11–01–32–11–11–21–02–03–00–2 Position22211111111111111111111 August 8 August 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–7 L Report Colchester United McDonald 72 Lisbie 10 38Platt 13 19Fox 22Perkins 76Vernon 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,217 Rob Shoebridge 15 August 2009 15:00 BST Exeter City 1–1 D Report Norwich City Logan 60 Askou 52 St James Park Exeter, Devon 6,357 Anthony Bates 18 August 2009 19:45 BST Brentford 2–1 L Report Norwich City Dickson 51Hunt 71 Tudur Jones 90 Griffin Park Brentford, London 7,395 Graham Scott 22 August 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 5–2 W Report Wycombe Wanderers Holt 16 71Smith 25Otsemobor 35Askou 49 Pittman 39Harrold 46 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,428 Jon Moss 29 August 2009 15:00 BST Hartlepool United 0–2 W Report Norwich City Nelson 27Hughes 64 Victoria Park Hartlepool, County Durham 4,470 Scott Mathieson Norwich had high expectations after a good pre-season campaign, however a disastrous opening game of the season saw City suffer a record-breaking home defeat, losing 7–1 to Colchester United. Although the Canaries then went on to win 4–0 at Yeovil in the League Cup, Bryan Gunn was sacked and Paul Lambert - the man who had masterminded Colchester's victory against Norwich a few days previously - would be named as his successor, following a 1–1 draw away at Exeter City. Despite losing to Brentford, with the new manager sat in the stands, Lambert's first game in the dug-out saw City beat Wycombe 5–2 at Carrow Road before going on to win their first away league game of the season at Hartlepool (either side of a 1–4 home defeat to Premier League Sunderland in the League Cup), with Canaries fans starting to see signs of a recovery. September 5 September 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–0 D Report Walsall Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,041 Russell Booth 14 September 2009 19:45 BST Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 L Report Norwich City Puncheon 57Leven 77 pen C. Martin 1 Stadium:mk Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 10,354 Roger East 19 September 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 2–2 D Report Charlton Athletic Hoolahan 44Holt 90 Burton 18Shelvey 40 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,018 Steve Tanner 26 September 2009 15:00 BST Gillingham 1–1 D Report Norwich City Jackson 36 pen. Forster 0 34Russell 90 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent 7,550 Paul Taylor 29 September 2009 19:45 BST Norwich City 4–0 W Report Leyton Orient C. Martin 75Holt 78Spillane 81Cureton 90 Melligan 0 53 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,981 Karl Evans After putting together an encouraging run at the end of August, September proved to be a more frustrating month for City. Starting off with a goalless draw at home to Walsall, Norwich followed that up with a 2–1 away defeat to MK Dons thanks to a dubious penalty awarded to the home side. Second-placed Charlton were next up at Carrow Road, and they quickly took control with an early 2–0 lead before Wes Hoolahan, recalled to the team, scored just before half time and eventually Grant Holt grabbed a last-minute equaliser to salvage a point. The Canaries then travelled to Gillingham the following week, where they found themselves both a goal down and a man down at halftime after goalkeeper Frazer Forster was sent off. But for the second game in succession, City showed fight and determination and once again grabbed a 90th-minute equaliser, this time through Darel Russell. Viewed by some as a turning point, Norwich then eased past Leyton Orient - winning 4–0 at Carrow Road - in the final game of September. October 3 October 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 5–1 W Report Bristol Rovers C. Martin 9Hoolahan 31 pen.Holt 33 40Cureton 90 Hughes 26 pen. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,117 Andy Hall 10 October 2009 15:00 BST Carlisle United 0–1 W Report Norwich City Hoolahan 42 Brunton Park Carlisle, Cumbria 6,825 Dave Foster 19 October 2009 19:45 BST Leeds United 2–1 L Report Norwich City Johnson 15Beckford 90 Holt 38 Elland Road Leeds, West Yorkshire 19,912 Lee Mason 24 October 2009 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–0 W Report Swindon Town C. Martin 32 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,959 Grant Hegley 31 October 2009 15:00 GMT Stockport County 1–3 W Report Norwich City Thompson 82 Holt 16 90Hoolahan 69 pen. Edgeley Park Stockport, Greater Manchester 5,218 Andy Woolmer October proved to be the month when Norwich really started climbing up the table. Days after their 4–0 win over Leyton Orient City followed it by a 5–1 win over Bristol Rovers before grabbing a hard-fought 1–0 win away at Carlisle courtesy of a Wes Hoolahan goal. 3 wins on the trot and 10 goals scored meant Norwich were now in a play off place. Next up for Norwich was top of the league Leeds who already looked to be running away with the league. Some would argue City were the better side in this game and City looked to be heading for a point, however Frazer Forster's miskick meant Leeds won the game with virtually the last kick of the game. However City went on to win their next two games of October beating play off chasing Swindon at Carrow Road 1–0 and then a 3–1 away win at Stockport. This meant five wins out of 6 in October and Norwich were only 4 points off second placed Charlton November 14 November 2009 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–0 W Report Tranmere Rovers Hoolahan 60 pen.Doherty 80 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,025 Darren Deadman 21 November 2009 15:00 GMT Southampton 2–2 D Report Norwich City Lallana 11Connolly 65 Hoolahan 54Hughes 75 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 21,362 Andy Penn 24 November 2009 19:45 GMT Norwich City 4–1 W Report Brighton & Hove Albion Holt 3Hoolahan 22Elphick 69 o.g.C. Martin 82 Tunnicliffe 61 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,617 Keith Hill City only had three league games in November due to cup commitments and they went through the month unbeaten. They grabbed a 2–0 win over struggling Tranmere before drawing 2–2 away at improving Southampton. They followed this up with a 4–1 win over Brighton at home. Grant Holt, Chris Martin and Wes Hoolahan all scored and all three were beginning to rack up the goals for Norwich December 1 December 2009 19:45 GMT Southend United 0–3 W Report Norwich City Holt 68 90 pen.Smith 77 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea, Essex 8,732 Phil Crossley 5 December 2009 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–0 W Report Oldham Athletic Holt 21Hoolahan 32 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,404 David Phillips 12 December 2009 15:00 GMT Yeovil Town 3–3 D Report Norwich City Bowditch 21MacDonald 67Obika 90 C. Martin 60Doherty 65 90 Huish Park Yeovil, Somerset 4,964 Craig Pawson 19 December 2009 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–0 W Report Huddersfield Town Hoolahan 57C. Martin 74Doherty 79 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,004 Chris Sarginson 26 December 2009 12:45 GMT Norwich City 2–0 W Report Millwall Hoolahan 28Holt 68 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,242 Graham Salisbury For the second month in succession, Norwich went unbeaten and by the end of December had begun to really put pressure on the top 2. First up was a 3–0 away win at Southend - a ground the Canaries hadn't won at for 57 years. Following a goalless first half, the visitors turned on the style in the second half with a double from talismanic striker Grant Holt and another from academy-product Korey Smith. This was followed up with a routine 2–0 home win over Oldham, before what proved to be one of City's most exciting games of the season away at Yeovil. The home side took the lead in the first half through ex-Ipswich striker Dean Bowditch, before Norwich came back in the second half with goals from Chris Martin and Gary Doherty giving the Canaries a 2–1 lead. However, Yeovil quickly equalised and then looked to have won it after a 90th-minute goal, before a Russell Martin shot deflected off Gary Doherty in injury-time to ensure a share of the spoils. Two home matches against fellow promotion chasers came next, with Huddersfield Town the first to be dispatched – being defeated 3–0 – before a 2–0 Boxing Day success over Millwall left Norwich just 2 points shy of second-placed Charlton. January 2 January 2010 15:00 GMT Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 W Report Norwich City Smith 77 Adams Park High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 7,171 Pat Miller 9 January 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–1 W Report Exeter City Holt 8 82C. Martin 77 Stewart 81 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,955 Darren Deadman 16 January 2010 15:00 GMT Colchester United 0–5 W Report Norwich City Henderson 0 90 C. Martin 16 45Doherty 49Johnson 81Holt 90 Colchester Community Stadium Colchester, Essex 10,064 Mike Dean 23 January 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 1–0 W Report Brentford Holt 0 41C. Martin 77 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,979 Steve Rushton 26 January 2010 19:45 GMT Walsall 1–2 W Report Norwich City Deeney 35 C. Martin 77McDonald 85 Bescot Stadium Walsall, West Midlands 5,022 Mark Haywood 30 January 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W Report Hartlepool United McDonald 27Rose 32 Austin 26 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,506 Paul Taylor January proved to be a pivotal month for Norwich and they started it with a 1–0 win away at struggling Wycombe. Although the Canaries dominated the game they failed to make the breakthrough, and indeed were living dangerously at times with the home side coming close to taking the lead but for the width of the post. But Korey Smith eventually struck the winner in the 79th minute to send Norwich second in the league and into the automatic places for the first time this season. City followed this up with a 3–1 win at home to Exeter, which meant that they went into arguably their biggest game of the season so far - the return fixture against Colchester (with whom there had been considerable bad feeling brewing since Lambert's departure to Carrow Road) - in solid form. After the 7–1 drubbing on the opening day of the season and Paul Lambert's return to Colchester, it had all the makings of a classic. Ultimately though, the match merely served as a way for Norwich to exact fitting revenge, thrashing their hosts 5–0 on an extremely waterlogged pitch. A Chris Martin double put City 2–0 up at half-time before Gary Doherty, Grant Holt and Oli Johnson made it 5–0, with Wes Hoolahan's missed penalty proving not to be costly, whilst Colchester finished the match with 10 men thanks to Ian Henderson's sending off against his former side. On top of handing out a convincing defeat in a local derby, Norwich had now also closed the gap to league-leaders Leeds, and due to the latter's cup commitments, meant that City would usurp Leeds with a win over Brentford in their next match. That task was made more difficult after Grant Holt's sending off in the first half, but they still managed to see out a 1–0 win thanks to a Chris Martin goal. The Canaries now sat above Leeds on goal difference, albeit having played two games more. Another late come-from-behind win at Walsall in their next game, coupled with Leeds slipping to defeat, saw Norwich consolidate their position at the top of the table, extending their lead to three points. City ended the month with a 2–1 win over Hartlepool at Carrow Road, in a match that would see them record their highest attendance of the season, giving them a perfect record of 6 wins from 6 games in January. February 6 February 2010 15:00 GMT Millwall 2–1 L Report Norwich City Craig 25Harris 51 C. Martin 4 The Den Bermondsey, London 14,371 Grant Hegley 13 February 2010 15:00 GMT Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 W Report Norwich City Bennett 21 Holt 80Doherty 84 Withdean Stadium Brighton, East Sussex 7,258 Dean Whitestone 20 February 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 0–2 L Report Southampton Russell 0 64 Barnard 33 77 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,103 Russell Booth 23 February 2010 19:45 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W Report Southend United Johnson 78 90 Vernon 45 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,824 Mick Russell 27 February 2010 15:00 GMT Oldham Athletic 0–1 W Report Norwich City Holt 53 Boundary Park Oldham, Greater Manchester 5,344 Rob Shoebridge City got off to a bad start in February, losing 2–1 away at Millwall despite taking an early lead – their first defeat since October, however, they bounced back with a fortunate 2–1 win away at Brighton. The Canaries were 1–0 down going into the final 10 minutes of the match, before Lambert's gamble of having four strikers on the pitch ultimately paid off as Norwich grabbed two late goals through Holt and Doherty to snatch three vital points. In their next game City again suffered defeat, losing 0–2 to Southampton in what was their first home loss under Paul Lambert, but they had a chance to put it right against their next opponents when struggling Southend came to Carrow Road. Despite their respective league positions, it was Southend who scored first, and indeed were still leading 1–0 with only 11 minutes remaining, before super-sub Oli Johnson came on to score two late goals - the winner arriving in the 94th minute - to clinch the game for Norwich in the most dramatic of circumstances. The final game of the month saw the Canaries see out a 1–0 win away at Oldham, which - coupled with inconsistent results for their promotion rivals across February - was enough to have built-up a 5-point gap on second-placed Leeds and, crucially, a 9-point gap on third-placed Charlton. March 6 March 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–0 W Report Yeovil Town Hoolahan 2Holt 69C. Martin 75 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,868 James Linington 13 March 2010 15:00 GMT Huddersfield Town 1–3 W Report Norwich City Trotman 3 Holt 69Elliott 74 85 Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 17,959 Nigel Miller 20 March 2010 15:00 GMT Swindon Town 1–1 D Report Norwich City Greer 90 Holt 52 County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire 11,972 Scott Mathieson 27 March 2010 15:00 GMT Norwich City 1–0 W Report Leeds United C. Martin 89 Kandol 0 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,445 Lee Probert As the season started to reach the business end of proceedings, March was an important month for Norwich with fixtures against 3 promotion chasers, including a home game against second-placed Leeds. City began with an easy 3–0 win over Yeovil at Carrow Road, before a tricky looking match at Huddersfield - who were unbeaten at their Galpharm Stadium going into this game - and had featured a notable home displays. After a disappointing first half, Norwich found themselves 1–0 down going into the break, however, a significant comeback in the second half saw Grant Holt, who had contributed all the goals, grabbing the equaliser before on-loan striker Stephen Elliot bagged a brace to give the Canaries a significant 3–1 win. Next up was a trip to 4th-placed Swindon Town who, despite falling a goal behind to Grant Holt's second-half header, managed to salvage a 92nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw. This set the stage for the visit of out-of-form Leeds to Carrow Road and presented Norwich with the opportunity of moving 11 points clear of their nearest rivals if they could muster a victory. Few scoring chances were presented during the gameplay, but with 89 minutes on the clock, substitute Chris Martin scored a header in the final minutes, leaving them ahead of the chasing pack by considerable distance with just 8 games of the season to go. April 2 April 2010 19:45 BST Tranmere Rovers 3–1 L Report Norwich City Thomas-Moore 6 pen. 12 pen.Curran 31 Forster 0 10Holt 58 Prenton Park Birkenhead, Merseyside 6,263 Eddie Ilderton 5 April 2010 15:00 BST Norwich City 2–1 W Report Stockport County McNamee 3Holt 25 Ibehre 12 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,353 Fred Graham 10 April 2010 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D Report Milton Keynes Dons C. Martin 90 Wilbraham 20 2 53 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,888 Kevin Friend 13 April 2010 19:45 BST Leyton Orient 2–1 L Report Norwich City Thornton 3 29 Smith 19 Brisbane Road Leyton, London 7,520 Graham Scott 17 April 2010 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 0–1 W Report Norwich City Nelson 34 The Valley Charlton, London 20,023 Andy Hall 24 April 2010 15:00 BST Norwich City 2–0 W Report Gillingham Russell 74Nelson 82 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,227 Trevor Kettle Heading into April and given their advantage at the top of the table, Norwich knew that all that was required was to see the job through to earn promotion. However, the first game of the month proved to be one of the more bizarre games of the season. Away to struggling Tranmere, the home side were awarded two highly dubious penalties in the opening 10 minutes, scoring both, with Fraser Forster also being sent off for Norwich. Tranmere then added a third despite a clear handball, to leave the Canaries furious with the inexplicable performance of referee Eddie Ilderton, before they managed a consolation goal in the second half - but the damage had already been done and the game ended 3–1. Norwich were at least given the perfect opportunity to put things right after that with a home game against bottom team Stockport County following three days later. Whilst the Canaries were far from their best, the game ended in a 2–1 home win that saw Grant Holt become the first Norwich player since 1964 to score 30 goals in a season. MK Dons were the visitors to Carrow Road a few days later in what proved to be a fiery affair. The Dons went 1–0 up in the first half, with City being denied a clear-cut penalty in the second half as the game grew increasingly bad-tempered - the visitors racked up a total of 9 yellow cards (including two for goal-scorer Aaron Wilbraham which saw led to his dismissal) - but once again Chris Martin scored a late goal to rescue a point. With promotion looking as if it could be sealed as early as the next game, City headed to east London to play mid-table Leyton Orient, backed by a bumper away crowd. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be their day as the Canaries were defeated 2–1 by a spirited home side. However, they had a chance to put this right at Charlton. If results went their way, Norwich could be promoted with a win at the ground at which they were relegated 11 months previously. City went ahead through a Michael Nelson header in the first half and, after some terrific saves from Fraser Forster, survived the Charlton onslaught to seal the win and promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking. Considering their opening day mauling and the 15-point lead that Leeds had once held, it was a monumental achievement for Norwich. It also meant that they only needed 1 point from their remaining three games to seal the title - which was duly delivered in their next game following a 2–0 home win over Gillingham. May 1 May 2010 15:00 BST Bristol Rovers 0–3 W Report Norwich City C. Martin 31Johnson 78Hughes 68 Memorial Stadium Bristol 8,836 Phil Gibbs 8 May 2010 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–2 L Report Carlisle United Madine 1Price 7 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,181 Andy Penn With promotion and the League One title secured, Norwich City finished the season with a 3–0 away victory against Bristol Rovers and a 0–2 home loss to Carlisle. Norwich City finished the season 9 points ahead of second-placed Leeds and 10 points clear of third-placed Millwall. The team was also the league's highest scorers, with 89 goals scored across the season. FA Cup Round 1 2 Result7–01–3 Round 1 7 November 2009 12:45 GMT Paulton Rovers 0–7 W Report Norwich City Holt 15 43C. Martin 24 77 83 85Hoolahan 74 Winterfield Road Paulton, Somerset 2,070 Andy Hall Round 2 28 November 2009 17:45 GMT Carlisle United 3–1 L Report Norwich City Péricard 12Hurst 46Keogh 72 Holt 26 Brunton Park Carlisle, Cumbria 3,946 Nigel Miller Due to being in League One, City started in the FA Cup in the first round. They started off with a potential banana skinAugust 2024 away at non-league Paulton Rovers. However City made easy work of Paulton winning 7–0, although City would not make it to the third round of the cup, losing 3–1 away at Carlisle League Cup Round 1 2 Result4–01–4 Round 1 11 August 2009 19:45 BST Yeovil Town 0–4 W Report Norwich City Hoolahan 55 pen.Holt 64 82 90 Huish Park Yeovil, Somerset 3,860 James Linington Round 2 24 August 2009 19:45 BST Norwich City 1–4 L Report Sunderland Hoolahan 63Spillane 0 83 Tainio 26Reid 30 36Tudur Jones 67 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 12,345 Anthony Taylor Norwich once again failed to make any sort of real impact in the Carling Cup, going out in the second round. They managed to pick up a 4–0 away win away at Yeovil with Grant Holt getting a hat-trick in what proved to be Bryan Gunn's final game as manager. Then, in Paul Lambert's second as manager, they lost 4–1 with Lambert putting out a below strength team. Wes Hoolahan grabbed the only goal. The game ended bizarrely with Michael Spillane sent off. Ben Alnwick was forced off injured so City were down to nine men and Cody McDonald was forced to go in goal.May 2022 Football League Trophy Round 1 2 3 4 Result1–01–00–02–2 Round 1 1 September 2009 19:45 BST Norwich City 1–0 W Report Brentford C. Martin 30 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 12,540 Gavin Ward Round 2 6 October 2009 19:30 BST Gillingham 0–1 W Report Norwich City McDonald 66 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent 2,814 Steve Cook Area quarter-final 10 November 2009 19:30 GMT Swindon Town 0–0 D Report Norwich City County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire 4,978 Graham Horwood Paynter Austin Amankwaah Easton 3–5 Tudur Jones Hughes Nelson Askou Cureton Area semi-final 15 December 2009 19:45 GMT Southampton 2–2 D Report Norwich City Papa Waigo 14 90 Doherty 33C. Martin 55 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 15,453 Kevin Wright Lambert Papa Waigo James Lallana Wotton Hammond Antonio Thomas 6–5 Holt R. Martin C. Martin Nelson Russell Otsemobor Gill McDonald League table NWC See also 2009–10 in English football References Notes notes Category:Norwich City F.C. seasons Norwich City