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Norwich City

2008–09 season
Chairman	Roger Munby
Manager	Glenn Roeder 9 August–14 January Bryan Gunn 16 January–3 May
Stadium	Carrow Road
Championship	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Leroy Lita (7) All: Leroy Lita (7)
Highest home attendance	25,487 (vs. Watford, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance	23,225 (vs. Preston North End, 8 November)
Average home league attendance	24,542
Home colours Away colours
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The 2008–09 season was Norwich City's fourth consecutive year in the Football League Championship. On 3 May 2009, the club was relegated to play League One football for the first time in 49 years after losing 4–2 to Charlton Athletic and finishing in 22nd place. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.

Club sponsors

From 26 April 2008, it was announced that Flybe would be stepping down as the main club sponsor. On 29 April 2008 it was announced that Aviva would be the new shirt sponsors, having signed a three-year contract. Aviva are the parent company of Norwich Union.

Board changes

On 2 September 2008, Andrew and Sharon Turner announced that they were leaving the football club's board of directors. This left a £2 million hole in Norwich City's budget. On 4 September 2008, Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones announced that they would be injecting £2 million, avoiding financial problems for the club.

Board and staff members

Board members

Position	Staff
Chairman	Roger Munby
Joint Majority Shareholder	Delia Smith
Joint Majority Shareholder	Michael Wynn-Jones
Director	Michael Foulger
Chief Executive	Neil Doncaster

Last updated: 3 September 2008
Source: Norwich FC

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Bryan Gunn
Assistant manager	Ian Butterworth
First Team coach	Ian Crook
Reserve Team manager	Vacant
Goalkeeping coach	Paul Crichton
Head of strength and conditioning	Alan Pearson
Strengthening coach	Mark Garfoot
Academy manager	Ricky Martin
Under 14s coach	Neil Adams
Performance analyst	Liam Weeks
Physiotherapist	Simon Spencer
Head of player recruitment	Vacant
Club doctor	Dr Peter Harvey
Chief scout	John Deehan

Last updated: 14 January 2009
Source: Norwich FC

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO David Marshall 2 DF  ENG Jon Otsemobor 3 DF  ENG Adam Drury 4 DF  ENG Jason Shackell (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) 6 DF  SRB Dejan Stefanović 7 MF  ENG Lee Croft 8 MF  NIR Sammy Clingan (vice-captain) 9 FW  NZL Chris Killen (on loan from Celtic) 10 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton 11 MF  AUS David Carney (on loan from Sheffield United) 12 DF  IRL Gary Doherty (captain) 13 GK  ENG Declan Rudd 14 MF  IRL Wes Hoolahan 17 FW  SCO Alan Gow (on loan from Rangers) 18 FW  IRL David Mooney (on loan from Reading)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  SCO Simon Lappin 20 MF  ENG Darel Russell 21 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand (on loan from Chelsea) 22 DF  AUS Adrian Leijer (on loan from Fulham) 23 FW  IRL Alan Lee (on loan from Crystal Palace) 24 MF  RSA Matty Pattison 25 GK  ENG Stuart Nelson 27 FW  ENG Cody McDonald 29 FW  ENG Carl Cort 30 FW  ENG Korey Smith 33 FW  SCO Kris Renton 34 MF  ENG Tom Adeyemi 36 MF  ENG Damon Lathrope 37 FW  ENG Luke Daley

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  SCO John Kennedy (on loan from Celtic) 9 FW  FRA Antoine Sibierski (on loan from Wigan Athletic) 11 MF  ENG Luke Chadwick (to MK Dons) 15 DF  ENG Jonathan Grounds (on loan from Middlesbrough) 16 MF  SCO Mark Fotheringham (released) 17 MF  IRL David Bell (to Coventry City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  ITA Arturo Lupoli (on loan from Fiorentina) 22 DF  ENG Elliot Omozusi (on loan from Fulham) 23 FW  GAM Omar Koroma (on loan from Portsmouth) 26 MF  ENG Robert Eagle (released) 27 DF  ENG Troy Archibald-Henville (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 44 FW  ENG Leroy Lita (on loan from Reading)

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	When
6	DF	Dejan Stefanović	Fulham	Undisclosed	Summer
8	MF	Sammy Clingan	Nottingham Forest	Free	Summer
14	MF	Wes Hoolahan	Blackpool	Undisclosed	Summer
17	MF	David Bell	Luton Town	Undisclosed	Summer
25	GK	Stuart Nelson	Leyton Orient	Free	Summer
29	FW	Carl Cort	Unattached	Free	December
27	FW	Cody McDonald	Dartford	Undisclosed	February 2009

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	When
4	DF	Jason Shackell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	Summer
6	MF	Darren Huckerby	San Jose Earthquakes*	Released	Summer
9	FW	Dion Dublin	Retired		Summer
12	GK	Matthew Gilks	Blackpool	Part of Hoolahan deal	Summer
14	DF	Juan Velasco	Panthrakikos*	Released	Summer
23	FW	Ryan Jarvis	Leyton Orient*	Released	Summer
25	DF	Rossi Jarvis	Luton Town*	Released	Summer
29	DF	Matthew Halliday	Wroxham*	Released	Summer
31	DF	Andrew Cave-Brown	Leyton Orient*	Released	Summer
34	GK	Steven Arnold	Grays Athletic*	Released	Summer
36	MF	Bally Smart	Kerkyra FC*	Released	Summer
37	DF	Patrick Bexfield	Released	Released	Summer
11	MF	Luke Chadwick	MK Dons	Free	Winter
17	MF	David Bell	Coventry City	500,000	Winter
16	MF	Mark Fotheringham	Released	Released	April 9
26	DF	Robert Eagle	Released	Released	April 9

0* Indicates player joined club after being released by Norwich City

Loans in

#	Pos	Player	From	When	Until
5	DF	John Kennedy	Celtic	Summer	January 2009
9	MF	Antoine Sibierski	Wigan Athletic	Summer	January 2009
15	DF	Jonathan Grounds	Middlesbrough	Summer	December 2008
18	FW	Arturo Lupoli	ACF Fiorentina	Summer	January 2009
21	DF	Ryan Bertrand	Chelsea	Summer	Season
22	DF	Elliot Omozusi	Fulham	Summer	January 2009
23	FW	Omar Koroma	Portsmouth	Summer	January 2009
27	DF	Troy Archibald-Henville	Tottenham Hotspur	Summer	December 2008
44	FW	Leroy Lita	Reading	October 2008	December 2008
15	DF	Jonathan Grounds	Middlesbrough	January 2009	March 2009
11	MF	David Carney	Sheffield United	January 2009	May 2009
9	FW	Chris Killen	Celtic	January 2009	May 2009
17	FW	Alan Gow	Rangers	January 2009	May 2009
22	DF	Adrian Leijer	Fulham	January 2009	May 2009
18	FW	David Mooney	Reading	January 2009	April 2009

Loans out

#	Pos	Player	To	Until	When
10	FW	Jamie Cureton	Barnsley	February 2009	November 2008
11	MF	Luke Chadwick	MK Dons	January 2009	October 2008
28	MF	Michael Spillane	Luton Town	Season	Summer
35	FW	Chris Martin	Luton Town	Season	Summer

Results by round

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

16 July 2008	Gorleston	1–8	Norwich City	Gorleston, Norfolk
	Thompson 14'	(Report)	Todd 1' (o.g.) Martin 3' 45' Pattison 32' Daley 38' Richardson 51' Russell 53' Hoolahan 77'	Stadium: Emerald Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Unknown

19 July 2008	Ahlafors IF	1–2	Norwich City	Nödinge-Nol, Sweden
	Emback 13'	(Report)	Makiese 11' Cureton 90'	Stadium: Sjövallen Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown

22 July 2008	Falkenbergs FF	0–3	Norwich City	Falkenberg, Sweden
		(Report)	Russell 4' Croft 42' Cureton 55'	Stadium: Falkenbergs IP Attendance: 0 Referee: Unknown

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers
25 July 2008	Dereham Town	A	1–2	Martin 8'
28 July 2008	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–5	Cureton 16'
29 July 2008	King's Lynn	A	2–2	Daley 9' Renton 37'
2 August 2008	Colchester United	H	2–2	Russell 60', 63'

League

August

9 August 2008	Coventry City	2–0	Norwich City	Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Ward 48' (pen.) McKenzie 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 22,607 Referee: Colin Webster

16 August 2008	Norwich City	1–1	Blackpool	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Russell 74'	(Report)	Burgess 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,727 Referee: Kevin Friend

23 August 2008	Cardiff City	2–2	Norwich City	Cardiff, Wales
15:00 BST	McCormack 3' 67' (pen.)	(Report)	Lupoli 77' 81'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,032 Referee: Anthony Taylor

30 August 2008	Norwich City	1–1	Birmingham City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Russell 46'	(Report)	Larsson 40'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,229 Referee: Jon Moss

September

13 September 2008	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Norwich City	Plymouth, Devon
15:00 BST	Gallagher 90' Timár  29'  34'	(Report)	Lupoli 15' Sibierski 59'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,185 Referee: Andy Woolmer

17 September 2008	Norwich City	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST		(Report)	Connolly  11'  25' Rowlands 33'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,249 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

20 September 2008	Norwich City	1–0	Sheffield United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Croft 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Phil Crossley

30 September 2008	Southampton	2–0	Norwich City	Southampton, Hampshire
19:45 BST	Robertson 29' McGoldrick 64' (pen.)	(Report)	Stefanović  63'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 14,480 Referee: Richard Beeby

October

4 October 2008	Norwich City	1–2	Derby County	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Clingan 51' (pen.)	(Report)	Hulse 26' Carroll  50' Ellington 85'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,771 Referee: Darren Deadman

18 October 2008	Bristol City	1–0	Norwich City	Bristol
15:00 BST	McCombe 75'	(Report)		Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,791 Referee: Andy Hall

21 October 2008	Norwich City	5–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Ikeme 28' (o.g.) Lita 39', 58', 70' Croft 75'	(Report)	Collins 41' Ebanks-Blake 67' (pen.) Stearman  27'  69'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,351 Referee: Graham Horwood

25 October 2008	Norwich City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Sibierski 83' Lita 90'	(Report)	Stock 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,543 Referee: Clive Penton

28 October 2008	Derby County	3–1	Norwich City	Derby, Derbyshire
19:45 BST	Green 15' Hulse 29' Kaźmierczak 80'	(Report)	Kennedy 64'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 26,621 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

November

1 November 2008	Burnley	2–0	Norwich City	Burnley, Lancashire
15:00 GMT	Eagles 55', 60'	(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,353 Referee: Graham Laws

8 November 2008	Norwich City	2–2	Preston North End	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Lita 14' Kennedy 62' Russell  80'	(Report)	Brown 2' Mellor 81'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,225 Referee: Paul Taylor

15 November 2008	Norwich City	2–3	Swansea City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Lupoli 28' Rangel 61' (o.g.)	(Report)	Scotland 43' Pratley 47' Bodde 48'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,262 Referee: Grant Hegley

22 November 2008	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Norwich City	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:20 GMT	Anderson 38'	(Report)	Doherty  20' Pattison 23' Cohen 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,566 Referee: Michael Oliver

25 November 2008	Norwich City	1–2	Crystal Palace	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Pattison 61'	(Report)	Beattie 27' Oster 40'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,034 Referee: Dean Whitestone

29 November 2008	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	McMahon 51' Clarke 55' Tudgay 72'	(Report)	Clingan 43' (pen.) Lita 62' Kennedy  81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 18,883 Referee: Anthony Bates

December

7 December 2008	Norwich City	2–0	Ipswich Town	Norwich, Norfolk
13:15 GMT	Croft 60' Pattison 82'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,472 Referee: Lee Probert

10 December 2008	Watford	2–1	Norwich City	Watford, Hertfordshire
19:45 GMT	Priskin 16' Smith 64'	(Report)	Croft 61'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,268 Referee: Phil Crossley

13 December 2008	Reading	2–0	Norwich City	Reading, Berkshire
15:00 GMT	S. Hunt 84' Long 86'	(Report)		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,382 Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 December 2008	Norwich City	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Lita 60'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,827 Referee: Mark Haywood

26 December 2008	Crystal Palace	3–1	Norwich City	Selhurst, London
13:00 GMT	Fonte 6' 31' Butterfield 90'	(Report)	Doherty 18'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Keith Stroud

28 December 2008	Norwich City	2–3	Nottingham Forest	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Breckin 73' (o.g.) Garner 90' (o.g.)	(Report)	Thornhill 17' McGugan 30' Earnshaw 89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,475 Referee: Jon Moss

January

10 January 2009	Sheffield United	1–0	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	Henderson 17'	(Report)		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,267 Referee: Mark Halsey

17 January 2009	Norwich City	4–0	Barnsley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Hoolahan 55' Cureton 74' Clingan 88' (pen.) Russell 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,685 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 January 2009	Norwich City	2–2	Southampton	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Fotheringham 40' Hoolahan 42'	(Report)	McLaggon 57' Saganowski 78'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,271 Referee: Lee Mason

30 January 2009	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Norwich City	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
19:45 GMT	Heffernan 23'	(Report)	Grounds 61'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,384 Referee: Michael Oliver

February

3 February 2009	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Norwich City	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
19:45 GMT	Ebanks-Blake 25', 54', 56'	(Report)	Croft 32' Cort 47' Doherty 65'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,654 Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 February 2009	Norwich City	1–2	Bristol City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Grounds 24' Doherty  44'	(Report)	Skuse 14' Orr 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,691 Referee: Andy D'Urso

14 February 2009	Preston North End	1–0	Norwich City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT	Parkin 41'	(Report)		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,033 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

21 February 2009	Norwich City	1–1	Burnley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Cureton 20'	(Report)	Thompson 36'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,363 Referee: Kevin Friend

28 February 2009	Norwich City	1–2	Coventry City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Grounds 53'	(Report)	Henderson 19' Fox 73'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Paul Taylor

March

3 March 2009	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Norwich City	Shepherd's Bush, London
20:00 GMT		(Report)	Russell 68'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,533 Referee: Graham Scott

7 March 2009	Blackpool	2–0	Norwich City	Blackpool, Lancashire
15:00 GMT	Ormerod 55' Adam 74'	(Report)		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Clive Oliver

10 March 2009	Norwich City	2–0	Cardiff City	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Mooney 49' McDonald 90'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,706 Referee: Trevor Kettle

14 March 2009	Norwich City	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Mooney 53'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,064 Referee: Fred Graham

21 March 2009	Birmingham City	1–1	Norwich City	Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT	Jerome 38'	(Report)	Clingan 53'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Mark Haywood

April

4 April 2009	Norwich City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST		(Report)	Johnson 48' Spurr  87'  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,385 Referee: Mick Russell

11 April 2009	Swansea City	2–1	Norwich City	Swansea, Wales
15:00 BST	Scotland 29', 50' (pen.)	(Report)	Lee 33'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,783 Referee: Graham Salisbury

13 April 2009	Norwich City	2–0	Watford	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Rose 15' (o.g.) Doherty 85'	(Report)		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,487 Referee: Steve Tanner

19 April 2009	Ipswich Town	3–2	Norwich City	Ipswich, Suffolk
12:45 BST	Quinn 24' Giovani 62' (pen.) Stead 90'	(Report)	Mooney 16' Clingan 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,274 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

27 April 2009	Norwich City	0–2	Reading	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST		(Report)	Long 68' 78'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,041 Referee: Clive Oliver

May

3 May 2009	Charlton Athletic	4–2	Norwich City	Charlton, London
13:15 BST	Bailey 9' Burton 25', 30', 51'	(Report)	Lee 45' Clingan 61'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 22,020 Referee: Russell Booth

FA Cup

3 January 2009 Round 3	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Norwich City	Charlton, London
15:00 GMT	Shelvey 20'	(Report)	Lupoli 71'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,615 Referee: Steve Tanner

13 January 2009 Round 3 (Replay)	Norwich City	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Ambrose 6'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,997 Referee: Clive Oliver

League Cup

12 August 2008 Round 1	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Norwich City	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
19:45 BST	Baldock 34'	(Report)		Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Mike Thorpe

League table

1. Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. As they finished in the bottom three in the 2008–09 season, the points deduction was applied during the 2009–10 season in League One.

Notes

1. Cort was born in Southwark, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Guyana internationally and would make his international debut for Guyana in 2011.
2. Bell was born in Wellingborough, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level.
3. Lita was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

References

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