1902: The Club is formed
The Eastern Daily Press published a notice on June 14, 1902, announcing the formation of the Club. It stated that

schoolmasters Joseph Cowper Nutchey and Robert Webster had scheduled a meeting for June 17 at the Criterion

Café on White Lion Street. The goal was to create a city football team, and documents were signed that night 116

years ago. The Norwich City Football Club came into being.

1920: City enter the Football League
Before going professional in 1905 and joining more well-known teams like Southampton, Tottenham, and West Ham

as well as less well-known ones like New Brompton, Norwich played their first three years of existence in the Norfolk

& Suffolk League. The Football League established the Third Division, which was divided into South and North

divisions, before to the 1920–21 season. At last, the Canaries, as the Club was now lovingly called, would have the

opportunity to climb the league standings. In front of 12,000 spectators at The Nest, City’s first Football League

game ended in a 1-1 tie away to Plymouth Argyle, while their first home game similarly ended in a 0-0 draw against Plymouth.

1934: Promotion to the second tier
Tragedy struck in 1933 when manager James Kerr died of pneumonia with Norwich riding high in Division Three

South. His replacement Tom Parker inherited a strong side, and the following season he led City to the title. Two of

Parker’s signings, Jack Vinall and Billy Warnes, both scored 21 goals as the Canaries finished seven points ahead of

second-placed Coventry. For the very first time Norwich City would be playing in Division Two of the Football League.

1935: Moving home
As they started to adjust to life in the second division, Norwich began searching for a new home after 27 years at The

Nest, a location that was always a quirky choice to play football because of its sloping pitch. After considering

locations at Barrack Street and Boundary Park, the Club decided on one along the Wensum. On June 11, construction

on the new site started. The earth was famously constructed in just 82 days, a feat known as “the eighth wonder of

the world.” Carrow Road was operational. In the opening game of the 1935–36 season, West Ham was the visiting

team, and the 29,779 spectators were treated to a thrilling 4–3 victory. The first goal at the stadium was scored by

Doug Lochhead of City, giving Norwich a 1-0 lead.

1958: FA Cup heroes
In the FA Cup’s first round in November 1958, local boy Terry Bly made his City debut as Norwich, trailing 1-0 at

halftime, fought to a 3-1 victory over amateur team Ilford. The beginning of one of the greatest cup runs was unlucky.

A matchup with Manchester United was arranged after a 1-0 victory against Swindon Town in a replay in the

following round. On a freezing day, 38,000 people gathered at Carrow Road to see the well-known Busby Babes, and

they left after witnessing a miracle. United was a clear favourite against a team two divisions below them, having

won Division One in both the 55–56 and 56–57 seasons. However, they were taken aback when Bly struck a pull-

back from Bobby Brennan in the 31st minute. When Errol Crossan nodded in a second, Norwich supporters truly

began to believe. The greatest part came last, as Bly cut in from the left and drove in the third in the 88th minute

(seen by Matthew Craven below). Although City defeated Sheffield United, Cardiff, and Spurs, they suffered a

heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Luton Town in a replay of the semi-final.

1962: First major trophy
In the League Cup’s second season, Norwich beat Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Middlesbrough, Sunderland and

Blackpool on their way to a shock appearance in the final. More remarkably, they would face Division Four side

Rochdale in the two-legged final. A brace from Derrick Lythgoe and a goal from Bill Punton gave City a 3-1 win in the

first leg away from home, and 19,800 tuned up to Carrow Road to see Jimmy Hill score the only goal of the second

leg to seal a first major trophy for Norwich City.

1972: Reaching the promised land
After six seasons of finishing around mid-table in Division Two, little was expected of Norwich heading into the 1971-

72 season. However, under manager Ron Saunders, the Canaries started strongly; so strongly, in fact, that they went

13 matches unbeaten. The good start captured the imagination of the city, with crowds regularly in excess of 25,000

following years of smaller turn-outs at Carrow Road. A 2-1 win at Leyton Orient in the penultimate match, with goals

from Ken Foggo and Trevor Howard, clinched promotion. A goal from Dave Stinger on the final day helped Norwich

draw 1-1 at Watford, and the point was enough to earn City the Division Two title. Next season they would be playing

in the top tier for the very first time.

1985: Milk Cup triumph
On one of the great Carrow Road nights, Steve Bruce scored a last-gasp winner in the second leg of the League Cup

semi-final against Ipswich. That set up a meeting with Sunderland in the final. Just after half-time, Asa Hartford’s

shot was deflected in to give Norwich a 1-0 lead. Clive Walker missed a penalty for Sunderland and City held on to

lift the trophy, with over 20,000 fans lining the streets of Norwich for an open-topped bus parade a day later.

1993: European nights
Two consecutive seasons of suffering towards the bottom of the table after placing fifth and fourth in Division One in

the 1980s showed City’s stellar period was coming to an end. However, a 4-2 victory away to Arsenal on the opening

day of the first Premier League season started an incredible run that saw Norwich top the table by Christmas. The

highest third-place finish in City’s history was ultimately achieved by Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, who went

on to win the championship. However, the highlights of 1993 didn’t stop there. Mark Bowen’s header and Jeremy

Goss’s incredible volley helped Norwich defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Olympic Stadium, maybe their most well-

known accomplishment to date. The European powerhouses were eliminated by City thanks to a 1-1 draw in the

second leg at Carrow Road.

2011: Back-to-back promotions
The Club returned to the Premier League just two seasons after Norwich was demoted to the third division for the

first time in forty-nine years. Paul Lambert’s team maintained the momentum into the next season after winning the

League One championship with ease. The Canaries won 1-0 against Portsmouth to earn back-to-back promotions

thanks to goals from Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson, several of which were memorable late winners.

2015: Wembley winners
“There are two! Norwich City has gotten off to a scorching start! In Canary legend, Nathan Redmond’s goal in the

15th minute gave Alex Neil’s team a 2-0 lead over Middlesbrough at Wembley in the Championship play-off final.

Norwich was seventh in the standings when Neil took charge, but he managed to get City into the playoffs with 17

victories in 25 games. They arrived at Wembley on a high after defeating Ipswich Town in the semi-finals, where

goals from Cameron Jerome and Redmond threw the 40,000 green-and-yellow supporters into a frenzy.

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