This is a list of seasons played by Norwich City F.C. in English and European football, from 1902 (the year of the club's foundation) to the most recent completed season.
Following their foundation in 1902, Norwich City played amateur football against teams from around Norfolk. Norwich were stunned in 1904 when an FA Commission declared them to be professional and ejected them from the FA Amateur Cup. This made them even more determined and at a meeting in 1905 at the Agricultural Hall new officials established a professional football club. Norwich joined the Southern League that year and played their home games in Newmarket Road.[citation needed]
The club has won the Football League Cup twice, the second flight five times, the third flight twice and has a highest ever league finish of third in the Premier League. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
Season | League record[n 1] | FA Cup | League Cup[n 2] |
Europe/Other | Top goalscorer(s)[n 3] | |||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||
1902–03 | N&SL | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 3rd | |||||
1903–04 | N&SL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 3rd | |||||
1904–05 | N&SL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 24 | 1st | |||||
1905–06 | SL | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 7th | R2 | David Ross | 21 | ||
1906–07 | SL | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 48 | 42 | 8th | R2 | David Ross | 26 | ||
1907–08 | SL | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 49 | 33 | 16th | R2 | James Bauchop | 12 | ||
1908–09 | SL | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 35 | 19th | R3 | John Smith | 23 | ||
1909–10 | SL | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 78 | 35 | 17th | R1 | William Rayner | 13 | ||
1910–11 | SL | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 48 | 38 | 10th | R2 | William Ingham | 15 | ||
1911–12 | SL | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 60 | 34 | 12th | R1 | Dick Birchall | 8 | ||
1911–12 | SL | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 50 | 29 | 18th | R2 | Harry Woods | 9 | ||
1912–13 | SL | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 14th | R1 | Arthur Wolstenholme | 15 | ||
1914–15 | SL | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 36 | 13th | R3 | Cecil Potter Danny Wilson |
13 | ||
1919–20 | SL | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 41 | 12th | R1 | John Doran | 18 | ||
1920–21 | Div 3 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 36 | 16th | R1 | George Travers | 14 | ||
1921–22 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 62 | 37 | 15th | R1 | Sam Austin | 12 | ||
1922–23 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 36 | 18th | R1 | Bob Dennison | 15 | ||
1923–24 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 11th | R3 | James Jackson | 15 | ||
1924–25 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 41 | 12th | R2 | 14 | |||
1925–26 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 73 | 39 | 16th | R1 | 21 | |||
1926–27 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 71 | 35 | 16th | R3 | Reg Cropper | 15 | ||
1927–28 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 70 | 36 | 17th | R2 | Percy Verco | 32 | ||
1928–29 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 69 | 81 | 34 | 17th | R3 | Frank McKenna | 18 | ||
1929–30 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 88 | 77 | 46 | 8th | R2 | Thomas Hunt | 25 | ||
1930–31 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 76 | 28 | 22nd | R2 | Thomas Williams | 12 | ||
1931–32 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 67 | 46 | 10th | R2 | Cyril Blakemore | 16 | ||
1932–33 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 88 | 55 | 57 | 3rd | R1 | Oliver Brown Ken Burditt |
19 | ||
1933–34 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 49 | 61 | 1st | R1 | Jack Vinall Billy Warnes |
24 | ||
1934–35 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 14th | R5 | Jack Vinall | 19 | ||
1935–36 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 43 | 11th | R3 | 24 | |||
1936–37 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 36 | 17th | R4 | Frank Manders | 17 | ||
1937–38 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 75 | 39 | 14th | R3 | Tim Coleman | 16 | ||
1938–39 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 91 | 31 | 21st | R3 | Frank Manders | 8 | ||
1939–40 | Div 3(S) | n/a[n 4] | ||||||||||||
Norwich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[n 5] | R3 | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 100 | 28 | 21st | R2 | Les Eyre | 18 | ||
1947–48 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 76 | 34 | 21st | R2 | 16 | |||
1948–49 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 49 | 44 | 10th | R2 | Ron Ashman | 13 | ||
1949–50 | Div 3(S) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 42 | 11th | R3 | Noel Kinsey | 17 | ||
1950–51 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 82 | 45 | 64 | 2nd | R5 | Johnny Gavin | 18 | ||
1951–52 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 50 | 61 | 3rd | R3 | Roy Hollis | 22 | ||
1952–53 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 60 | 4th | R2 | Alf Ackerman | 22 | ||
1953–54 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 66 | 51 | 7th | R5 | Tommy Johnston | 16 | ||
1954–55 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 12th | R2 | Bobby Brennan Fred Kearns |
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1955–56 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 86 | 82 | 51 | 7th | R3 | Ralph Hunt | 33 | ||
1956–57 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 94 | 31 | 24th[n 6] | R1 | 21 | |||
1957–58 | Div 3(S) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 70 | 53 | 8th | R3 | Johnny Gavin | 22 | ||
1958–59 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 89 | 62 | 57 | 4th | SF | Terry Bly | 29 | ||
1959–60 | Div 3 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 59 | 2nd | R1 | Terry Allcock Jimmy Hill |
16 | ||
1960–61 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 49 | 4th | R5 | R4 | Terry Allcock | 16 | |
1961–62 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 39 | 17th | R5 | W | 21 | ||
1962–63 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 79 | 42 | 13th | R6 | QF | 37 | ||
1963–64 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 80 | 35 | 17th | R3 | QF | Ron Davies | 30 | |
1964–65 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 6th | R3 | R4 | Gordon Bolland | 20 | |
1965–66 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 13th | R5 | R2 | Ron Davies | 21 | |
1966–67 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 40 | 11th | R5 | R2 | Tommy Bryceland Laurie Sheffield |
9 | |
1967–68 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 65 | 43 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Hugh Curran | 18 | |
1968–69 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 56 | 40 | 13th | R3 | R4 | 22 | ||
1969–70 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Ken Foggo | 11 | |
1970–71 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 44 | 10th | R3 | R3 | 19 | ||
1971–72 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 57 | 1st | R3 | QF | 13 | ||
1972–73[n 7] | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 63 | 32 | 20th | R3 | RU | David Cross | 11 | |
1973–74 | Div 1 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 62 | 29 | 22nd | R3 | SF | Ted MacDougall | 11 | |
1974–75 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 37 | 53 | 3rd | R3 | RU | 17 | ||
1975–76 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 10th | R5 | R2 | 23 | ||
1976–77 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 64 | 37 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Viv Busby | 11 | |
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 52 | 66 | 40 | 13th | R3 | R2 | John Ryan | 16 | |
1978–79 | Div 1 | 42 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 57 | 37 | 16th | R3 | R4 | Martin Peters | 12 | |
1979–80 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 66 | 40 | 12th | R4 | QF | Justin Fashanu | 11 | |
1980–81 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 73 | 33 | 20th | R4 | R3 | 22 | ||
1981–82 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 50 | 71[n 8] | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Ross Jack | 14 | |
1982–83 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 54 | 14th | R6 | R4 | John Deehan | 21 | |
1983–84 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 14th | R5 | QF | 17 | ||
1984–85 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | 49 | 20th | R4 | W | 18 | ||
1985–86 | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 37 | 84 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Kevin Drinkell | 23 | |
1986–87 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 51 | 68 | 5th | R4 | R4 | 19 | ||
1987–88 | Div 1 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 45 | 14th | R3 | R3 | 12 | ||
1988–89 | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 60 | 4th | SF | R3 | Robert Fleck | 15 | |
1989–90 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 53 | 10th | R4 | R3 | 12 | ||
1990–91 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | 45 | 15th | R6 | R3 | Robert Fleck Dale Gordon |
9 | |
1991–92 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 63 | 45 | 18th | SF | QF | Robert Fleck | 19 | |
1992–93 | Prem | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 3rd[n 9] | R3 | R4 | Mark Robins | 16 | |
1993–94 | Prem | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 12th | R4 | R3 | UEFA Cup R3 | Chris Sutton | 25 |
1994–95 | Prem | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 54 | 43 | 20th | R5 | QF | Ashley Ward | 8 | |
1995–96 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 16th | R3 | QF | 13 | ||
1996–97 | Div 1 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 68 | 63 | 13th | R4 | R1 | Darren Eadie | 17 | |
1997–98 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 55 | 15th | R3 | R1 | Craig Bellamy | 13 | |
1998–99 | Div 1 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 9th | R3 | R3 | Iwan Roberts | 23[2] | |
1999–2000 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 12th | R3 | R2 | 19[3] | ||
2000–01 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | 54 | 15th | R3 | R3 | 19[4] | ||
2001–02 | Div 1 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 51 | 75 | 6th[n 10] | R3 | R1 | 14[5] | ||
2002–03 | Div 1 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 69 | 8th | R5 | R1 | Paul McVeigh | 15[6] | |
2003–04 | Div 1 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 94 | 1st | R4 | R2 | Darren Huckerby | 14[7] | |
2004–05 | Prem | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | 33 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Dean Ashton | 7[8] | |
2005–06 | Chmp | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | 62 | 9th | R3 | R3 | 11[9] | ||
2006–07 | Chmp[10] | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 71 | 57 | 16th | R5 | R3 | Robert Earnshaw | 19[9] | |
2007–08 | Chmp | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Jamie Cureton | 14[9] | |
2008–09 | Chmp | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 49 | 59 | 46 | 22nd | R3 | R1 | Leroy Lita | 7[9] | |
2009–10 | L1 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 89 | 47 | 95 | 1st | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy SSF | Grant Holt | 30[9] |
2010–11 | Chmp | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 58 | 84 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | 23 | ||
2011–12 | Prem | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 47 | 12th | R5 | R2 | 17 | ||
2012–13 | Prem | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 58 | 44 | 11th | R4 | QF | 8 | ||
2013–14 | Prem | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 62 | 33 | 18th | R3 | R4 | Gary Hooper | 8 | |
2014–15 | Chmp | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | 86 | 3rd[n 11] | R3 | R3 | Cameron Jerome | 21 | |
2015–16 | Prem | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 67 | 34 | 19th | R3 | R4 | Dieumerci Mbokani | 7 | |
2016–17 | Chmp | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | 70 | 8th | R3 | R4 | Cameron Jerome | 16 | |
2017–18 | Chmp | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | 60 | 14th | R3 | R4 | James Maddison | 15 | |
2018–19 | Chmp | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 93 | 57 | 94 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Teemu Pukki[n 12] | 30 | |
2019–20 | Prem | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 21 | 20th | QF | R2 | 11 | ||
2020–21 | Chmp | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | 97 | 1st | R4 | R1 | 26 | ||
2021–22 | Prem | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | 22 | 20th | R5 | R3 | 11 | ||
2022–23 | Chmp | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Josh Sargent | 13 | |
2023–24 | Chmp | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 64 | 73 | 6th[n 13] | R4 | R3 | 16 |
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