2008–09 Norwich City F.C. season

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.

Norwich City
2008–09 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerGlenn Roeder 9 August–14 January
Bryan Gunn 16 January–3 May
StadiumCarrow Road
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leroy Lita (7)

All:
Leroy Lita (7)
Highest home attendance25,487 (vs. Watford, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance23,225 (vs. Preston North End, 8 November)
Average home league attendance24,542

Club sponsors

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From 26 April 2008, it was announced that Flybe would be stepping down as the main club sponsor.[1] 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.[2]

Board changes

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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.[citation needed]

Board and staff members

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Board members

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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[notes 1]
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

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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[notes 2] (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[notes 3] (on loan from Reading)

Transfers

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# 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[4]
27 FW   Cody McDonald Dartford Undisclosed February 2009[5]
# 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[6]
17 MF   David Bell Coventry City 500,000 Winter[7]
16 MF   Mark Fotheringham Released Released April 9[8]
26 DF   Robert Eagle Released Released April 9[8]

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

Loans in

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# 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

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# 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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDDWLWDLLLWWLLDLWLLWLLWLLLWDDDLLDLWLWWDLLWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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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'

August

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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

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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
27 September 2008 Barnsley 0–0 Norwich City Barnsley, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST (Report) Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,324
Referee: Nigel Miller
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

February

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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

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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

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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
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
Round 3 3(R)
Result 1–1 0–1
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
Round 1
Result 0–1
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Barnsley 46 13 13 20 45 58 −13 52
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 12 21 44 57 −13 51
22 Norwich City (R) 46 12 10 24 57 70 −13 46 Relegation to Football League One
23 Southampton (R) 46 10 15 21 46 69 −23 45[a]
24 Charlton Athletic (R) 46 8 15 23 52 74 −22 39
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  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.[9]

Notes

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  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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  1. ^ "Flybe Step Down As Main Sponsor". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Aviva To Sponsor City". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  3. ^ "First Team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Cort Joins Canaries". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  5. ^ "City Swoop For Mcdonald". Norwich City FC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Winger Chadwick makes Dons switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  7. ^ "Norwich's Bell in Coventry switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Canaries release midfield duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  9. ^ "Southampton Football Club". The Football League. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.