2007–08 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City 2007–08 football season

Norwich City2007–08 season

Chairman| Roger Munby
Manager| Peter Grant (from 11 August to 9 October)
Glenn Roeder (from 30 October to 4 May)
Stadium| Carrow Road
Championship| 17th
FA Cup| Third round
League Cup| Third round
Top goalscorer| League:
Jamie Cureton (14)
All:
Jamie Cureton (15)
Highest home attendance| 25,497 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 26 April)
Lowest home attendance| 23,176 (vs. Scunthorpe United, 2 October)
Average home league attendance| 24,527

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2007–08 season was Norwich City's third consecutive year in the Football League Championship. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.

## Season summary[edit]

Norwich had a busy summer with Peter Grant bringing in 9 players, which included goalkeeper David Marshall and former players Jamie Cureton and Darel Russell making returns to Carrow Road. 10 players departed Norwich, most notably Dickson Etuhu and Robert Earnshaw, while Darren Huckerby caused controversy by criticizing the club for selling their best players.

Norwich started off with a goalless draw away at Preston and a 2–1 win over Southampton, but after this Norwich endured a horrendous run of form, winning 1 league game in 8. After a 1–0 away defeat to QPR, Grant and City parted company by mutual consent.

Jim Duffy took over as caretaker boss, but lost his 3 games in charge.

On 30 October, Glenn Roeder was appointed as Grant's successor with the team bottom of the table. His first game was the East Anglian Derby against Ipswich, a 2–2 draw with Norwich coming back from 2–0 down. Norwich lost their next 2 games, including a dreadful 3–0 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle, and were 8 points away from safety. After that defeat Roeder brought in Matty Pattison, Mo Camara and Ched Evans on loan to add to the loan signing of Martin Taylor, who had been signed before the game against Ipswich (Pattison's loan move was made permanent in January). Norwich's form improved greatly, with only one defeat in eleven league games. After a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 12 January Norwich were in 18th position, four points clear of the relegation zone. Roeder began an overhaul of the squad during the January transfer window, selling Chris Brown to Preston and releasing David Strihavka, Julien Brellier and Ian Murray, all of whom had been signed by Grant and who had not figured in the first team since the defeat at Plymouth.

## Results[edit]

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### Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Round  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7

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Result  | 1–2  | 12–0  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–0

Exeter City v Norwich City 15 July 2007 |  Exeter City | 2–1|  Norwich City | Exeter, Devon

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15:00 BST | Mackie 15'
Stansfield 16' | Report | Chadwick 36' | Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Unknown

Lowestoft Town v Norwich City 17 July 2007 |  Lowestoft Town | 0–12|  Norwich City | Lowestoft, Suffolk

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19:45 BST |  | Report | Martin 15', 37', 43', 61'
Brown 18'
Safri 22'
Eagle 36'
Spillane 49'
Chadwick 54'
Rossi Jarvis 68'
Renton 69', 76' | Stadium: Crown Meadow
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Unknown

King's Lynn v Norwich City 19 July 2007 |  King's Lynn | 0–4|  Norwich City | King's Lynn, Norfolk

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19:45 BST |  | Report | Drury 4'
Cureton 82' (pen.), 85'
Lathrope 87' | Stadium: The Walks
Attendance: 1,366
Referee: Unknown

AGOVV Apeldoorn v Norwich City 23 July 2007 |  AGOVV Apeldoorn | 0–2|  Norwich City | Harderwijk, Netherlands

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15:00 BST |  | Report | Brown 76'
Cureton 84' | Stadium: Sportpark De Strokel
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Unknown

FC Zwolle v Norwich City 23 July 2007 |  FC Zwolle | 2–1|  Norwich City | Harderwijk, Netherlands

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19:45 BST | Jansen  45'
Moisander 69' | Report | Střihavka 8' | Stadium: Sportpark De Strokel
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Unknown

Norwich City v West Ham United 31 July 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–2|  West Ham United | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 BST | Brown 57' | Report | Spector 28'
Ashton 44' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,751
Referee: Mike Thorpe

Norwich City v  Vitesse Arnhem 3 August 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–0|  Vitesse Arnhem | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 BST | Drury 60' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Andre Marriner

### League[edit]

Round  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23

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Result  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0
Position  | 15  | 9  | 15  | 20  | 13  | 17  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 22  | 23  | 23  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 24  | 23  | 21  | 21  | 18
Round  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | 34  | 35  | 36  | 37  | 38  | 39  | 40  | 41  | 42  | 43  | 44  | 45  | 46

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Result  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–4
Position  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 18  | 18  | 16  | 13  | 13  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 13  | 13  | 13  | 17  | 18  | 17  | 17  | 16  | 16  | 18  | 16  | 17

#### August[edit]

Preston North End v Norwich City 11 August 2007 |  Preston North End | 0–0|  Norwich City | Preston, Lancashire

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15:00 BST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,408
Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Southampton 18 August 2007 |  Norwich City | 2–1|  Southampton | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Cureton 61', 71' | Report | Jones 37' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Clive Oliver

Hull City v Norwich City 25 August 2007 |  Hull City | 2–1|  Norwich City | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

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15:00 BST | Windass 49'
Garcia 77' | Report | Dublin 71' | Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 15,939
Referee: Nigel Miller

#### September[edit]

Norwich City v Cardiff City 1 September 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–2|  Cardiff City | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Lappin 12' | Report | Whittingham 64'
Johnson 84' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,292
Referee: Clive Penton

Norwich City v Crystal Palace 15 September 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–0|  Crystal Palace | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Střihavka 75' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,228
Referee: Lee Probert

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City 18 September 2007 |  Charlton Athletic | 2–0|  Norwich City | Charlton, London

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19:45 BST | Reid 85' (pen.), 88' (pen.) | Report | Dublin 90' | Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 21,543
Referee: Jarnail Singh

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City 22 September 2007 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0|  Norwich City | Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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15:00 BST | Foley 23'
Keogh 35' | Report | Shackell 63'
Brellier 75' 75' | Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,564
Referee: Steve Bennett

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday 29 September 2007 |  Norwich City | 0–1|  Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich, Norfolk

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17:20 BST |  | Report | Small 76' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,293
Referee: Lee Probert

#### October[edit]

Norwich City v Scunthorpe United 2 October 2007 |  Norwich City | 0–0|  Scunthorpe United | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 BST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,176
Referee: Kevin Friend

Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City 8 October 2007 |  Queens Park Rangers | 1–0|  Norwich City | Shepherd's Bush, London

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19:45 BST | Rowlands 67' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,514
Referee: Andy Penn

Norwich City v Bristol City 20 October 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–3|  Bristol City | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Huckerby 82' | Report | McIndoe 48'
Murray 85'
Trundle 90' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,125
Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley v Norwich City 23 October 2007 |  Burnley | 2–1|  Norwich City | Burnley, Lancashire

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19:45 BST | Blake 1'
Gray 4' (pen.) | Report | Brown 68' | Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,133
Referee: Mike Jones

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City 27 October 2007 |  West Bromwich Albion | 2–0|  Norwich City | West Bromwich, West Midlands

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15:00 BST | Miller 16'
Phillips 51' | Report |  | Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,247
Referee: Phil Joslin

#### November[edit]

Norwich City v Ipswich Town 4 November 2007 |  Norwich City | 2–2|  Ipswich Town | Norwich, Norfolk

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12:45 GMT | Garvan 56' (o.g.)
Cureton 67'
Huckerby 90' | Report | Lee 27'
Couñago 41' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,461
Referee: Rob Styles

Norwich City v Watford 6 November 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–3|  Watford | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 GMT | Croft 65' | Report | Henderson 36'
Marshall 43' (o.g.)
King 88' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,192
Referee: Clive Penton

Plymouth Argyle v Norwich City 10 November 2007 |  Plymouth Argyle | 3–0|  Norwich City | Plymouth, Devon

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15:00 GMT | Martin 26'
Connolly 47'
Norris 49' | Report |  | Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,222
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Norwich City v Coventry City 24 November 2007 |  Norwich City | 2–0|  Coventry City | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Chadwick 34'
Cureton 77' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,590
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Norwich City 27 November 2007 |  Blackpool | 1–3|  Norwich City | Blackpool, Lancashire

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19:45 GMT | Ślusarski 38' | Report | Dublin 30', 90'
Taylor 74' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,759
Referee: Mark Haywood

#### December[edit]

Stoke City v Norwich City 1 December 2007 |  Stoke City | 2–1|  Norwich City | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

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15:00 GMT | Cort 38'
Cresswell 89' | Report | Huckerby 5' | Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 19,285
Referee: Lee Probert

Norwich City v Plymouth Argyle 4 December 2007 |  Norwich City | 2–1|  Plymouth Argyle | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 GMT | Evans 2'
Huckerby 87' (pen.) | Report | Timár 89' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,434
Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Sheffield United 8 December 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–0|  Sheffield United | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Evans 10' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,493
Referee: Darren Deadman

Colchester United v Norwich City 15 December 2007 |  Colchester United | 1–1|  Norwich City | Colchester, Essex

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17:20 GMT | McLeod 78' | Report | Granville 90' (o.g.) | Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Mike Jones

Scunthorpe United v Norwich City 22 December 2007 |  Scunthorpe United | 0–1|  Norwich City | Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

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15:00 GMT |  | Report | Cureton 78' | Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 6,648
Referee: Graham Laws

Norwich City v Charlton Athletic 26 December 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–1|  Charlton Athletic | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Russell 73' | Report | Zheng 21'
Sodje 30' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,327
Referee: Mick Russell

Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 December 2007 |  Norwich City | 1–1|  Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Cureton 75' | Report | Keogh 52' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Lee Probert

#### January[edit]

Crystal Palace v Norwich City 1 January 2008 |  Crystal Palace | 1–1|  Norwich City | South Norwood, London

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15:00 GMT | Morrison 50' | Report | Russell 9' | Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,199
Referee: Mike Thorpe

Barnsley v Norwich City 12 January 2008 |  Barnsley | 1–3|  Norwich City | Barnsley, South Yorkshire

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15:00 GMT | Devaney 18' | Report | Evans 48'
Fotheringham 70'
Dublin 74' | Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,117
Referee: Paul Armstrong

Norwich City v Leicester City 19 January 2008 |  Norwich City | 0–0|  Leicester City | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Anthony Bates

Southampton v Norwich City 29 January 2008 |  Southampton | 0–1|  Norwich City | Southampton, Hampshire

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19:45 GMT |  | Report | Evans 45' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,004
Referee: Andy Penn

#### February[edit]

Norwich City v Preston North End 2 February 2008 |  Norwich City | 1–0|  Preston North End | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Russell 90' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,092
Referee: Jarnail Singh

Cardiff City v Norwich City 9 February 2008 |  Cardiff City | 1–2|  Norwich City | Cardiff, Wales

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12:00 GMT | Rae 45' | Report | Evans 15', 88' | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,937
Referee: Richard Beeby

Norwich City v Hull City 12 February 2008 |  Norwich City | 1–1|  Hull City | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 GMT | Dublin 19' | Report | Campbell 53' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,259
Referee: Andy Hall

Leicester City v Norwich City 16 February 2008 |  Leicester City | 4–0|  Norwich City | Leicester, Leicestershire

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15:00 GMT | Hume 22'
Howard 57'
Campbell 77'
Clemence 82' | Report | Russell 60' | Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 25,854
Referee: Clive Oliver

Norwich City v Barnsley 23 February 2008 |  Norwich City | 1–0|  Barnsley | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Cureton 26' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,197
Referee: Grant Hegley

#### March[edit]

Norwich City v Blackpool 1 March 2008 |  Norwich City | 1–2|  Blackpool | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Cureton 65' (pen.) | Report | McPhee 15', 39' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,531
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Watford v Norwich City 4 March 2008 |  Watford | 1–1|  Norwich City | Watford, Hertfordshire

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19:45 GMT | Shittu 11' | Report | Cureton 81' | Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,537
Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Norwich City 8 March 2008 |  Coventry City | 1–0|  Norwich City | Coventry, West Midlands

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15:00 GMT | Tabb 6' | Report | Doherty 45' 54'
Russell 58' 85' | Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Stoke City 11 March 2008 |  Norwich City | 0–1|  Stoke City | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 GMT |  | Report | Sidibe 58' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,471
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Norwich City 15 March 2008 |  Sheffield United | 2–0|  Norwich City | Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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15:00 GMT | Sharp 52'
Kilgallon 56' | Report |  | Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,536
Referee: Michael Oliver

Norwich City v Colchester United 22 March 2008 |  Norwich City | 5–1|  Colchester United | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Otsemobor 6'
Cureton 36', 53' (pen.), 87'
Dublin 90' | Report | Lisbie 41' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,215
Referee: Mark Haywood

Bristol City v Norwich City 29 March 2008 |  Bristol City | 2–1|  Norwich City | Bristol

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15:00 GMT | Adebola 41'
Brooker 90' | Report | Huckerby 70' | Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 17,511
Referee: Andy D'Urso

#### April[edit]

Norwich City v Burnley 5 April 2008 |  Norwich City | 2–0|  Burnley | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Dublin 2'
Evans 90' | Report |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,049
Referee: Russell Booth

Ipswich Town v Norwich City 13 April 2008 |  Ipswich Town | 2–1|  Norwich City | Ipswich, Suffolk

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12:00 BST | Pearce 13' (o.g.)
Haynes 40' | Report | Evans 4' | Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,656
Referee: Mike Jones

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion 19 April 2008 |  Norwich City | 1–2|  West Bromwich Albion | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Evans 73' (pen.) | Report | Koren 2'
Gera 71' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,442
Referee: Iain Williamson

Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers 26 April 2008 |  Norwich City | 3–0|  Queens Park Rangers | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 BST | Evans 7'
Fotheringham 56'
Russell 83' | Report | Stewart 5' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,497
Referee: Phil Joslin

#### May[edit]

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City 4 May 2008 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1|  Norwich City | Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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14:00 BST | Burton 23' (pen.), 76'
Sahar 53'
Clarke 87' | Report | Huckerby 9' | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 36,208
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

### FA Cup[edit]

Round  | 3  | 3(R)

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Norwich City v Bury 5 January 2008 Round 3|  Norwich City | 1–1|  Bury | Norwich, Norfolk

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15:00 GMT | Doherty 80' | Report | Bishop 71' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,815
Referee: Steve Bratt

Bury v Norwich City 15 January 2008 Round 3 (replay)|  Bury | 2–1|  Norwich City | Bury, Greater Manchester

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19:45 GMT | Futcher 18'
Bishop 61' | Report | Dublin 86' | Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Colin Webster

### League Cup[edit]

Round  | 1  | 2  | 3

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Result  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 0–1

Norwich City v Barnet 14 August 2007 Round 1|  Norwich City | 5–2|  Barnet | Norwich, Norfolk

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19:45 BST | Cureton 3', 16'
Lappin 21'
Fotheringham 25'
Russell 31' | Report | Puncheon 66'
Birchall 74'
Bishop 86' | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,971
Referee: Darren Deadman

Rochdale v Norwich City 28 August 2007 Round 2|  Rochdale | 1–1 (AET)
(3–4 p)|  Norwich City | Rochdale, Greater Manchester

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19:45 BST | Murray 9' | Report | Dublin 49' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Colin Webster
| Penalties|
Kennedy
Le Fondre
Prendergast
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Jones |  |  Brown
Lappin
Martin
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Manchester City v Norwich City 25 September 2007 Round 3|  Manchester City | 1–0|  Norwich City | Bradford, Greater Manchester

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19:45 BST | Samaras 90' | Report |  | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 20,938
Referee: Andre Marriner

## Transfers[edit]

### Transfers in[edit]

Date from  | Name  | From  | Fee  | Ref.

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1 July 2007 | Jon Otsemobor | Crewe Alexandra | Free | [1]
1 July 2007 | Matthew Gilks | Rochdale | Free | [2]
1 July 2007 | Jamie Cureton | Colchester United | Undisclosed | [3]
3 July 2007 | Julien Brellier | Hearts | Free | [4]
4 July 2007 | David Marshall | Celtic | Undisclosed | [5]
11 July 2007 | David Střihavka | Baník Ostrava | Undisclosed | [6]
30 July 2007 | Darel Russell | Stoke City | £600,000 | [7]
24 August 2007 | Ian Murray | Rangers | Free | [8]
4 January 2008 | Matty Pattison | Newcastle United | Undisclosed | [9]
19 February 2008 | Juan Velasco | — | Free | [10]

### Loans in[edit]

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19 July 2007 | Jimmy Smith | Chelsea | 31 December 2008 | [11]
12 October 2007 | John Hartson | West Bromwich Albion | 8 November 2007 | [12][13]
1 November 2007 | Martin Taylor | Birmingham City | 1 December 2007 | [14]
15 November 2007 | Matty Pattison | Newcastle United | 1 January 2007 | [15]
20 November 2007 | Mo Camara | Derby County | 30 June 2008 | [16][17]
22 November 2007 | Ched Evans | Manchester City | 1 January 2008 | [18]
4 January 2008 | Ryan Bertrand | Chelsea | 30 June 2008 | [9]
31 January 2008 | James Henry | Reading | 17 March 2008 | [19]
31 January 2008 | Kieran Gibbs | Arsenal | 29 April 2008 | [19]
31 January 2008 | Matthew Bates | Middlesbrough | 30 April 2008 | [19]
31 January 2008 | Alex Pearce | Reading | 30 June 2008 | [19]
19 March 2008 | Maceo Rigters | Blackburn Rovers | 1 April 2008 | [20][21]

### Transfers out[edit]

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4 May 2007 | Ian Henderson | Northampton Town | Released | [22]
4 May 2007 | Peter Thorne | Bradford City | Released | [22]
4 May 2007 | Andrew Fisk | King's Lynn | Released | [22]
4 May 2007 | Paul McVeigh | Luton Town | Released | [22]
4 May 2007 | Matthieu Louis-Jean |  | Released | [22]
1 July 2007 | Robert Earnshaw | Derby County | £3.5 million | [23]
1 July 2007 | Jürgen Colin | Ajax | £67,500 | [24]
17 July 2007 | Dickson Etuhu | Sunderland | £1.5 million | [25]
2 August 2007 | Youssef Safri | Southampton | Undisclosed | [26]
9 August 2007 | Andrew Hughes | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [27]
31 December 2007 | Paul Gallacher | Dunfermline Athletic | Released | [28]
8 January 2008 | Joe Lewis | Peterborough United | £400,000 | [29]
10 January 2008 | Chris Brown | Preston North End | £400,000 | [30]
18 January 2008 | Ian Murray | Hibernian | Free | [31]
11 January 2008 | David Střihavka |  | Released | [32]
11 January 2008 | Julien Brellier | FC Sion | Released |

### Loans out[edit]

Date from  | Name  | To  | Date until  | Ref.

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8 August 2007 | Joe Lewis | Morecambe | 31 December 2007 | [33]
20 August 2007 | Paul Gallacher | Dunfermline Athletic | 31 December 2007 | [34]
24 August 2007 | Ryan Jarvis | Kilmarnock | January 2008 | [35]
12 September 2007 | Bally Smart | Milton Keynes Dons | December 2007 | [36]
31 January 2008 | Simon Lappin | Motherwell | 30 June 2008 | [37]
31 January 2008 | Ryan Jarvis | Notts County | 30 June 2008 | [38]

## Players[edit]

### First team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[39]

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
6  | FW |  ENG | Darren Huckerby
7  | MF |  ENG | Lee Croft
8  | FW |  NED | Maceo Rigters (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
9  | FW |  ENG | Dion Dublin
10  | FW |  ENG | Jamie Cureton
11  | MF |  ENG | Luke Chadwick
12  | GK |  ENG | Matthew Gilks
13  | GK |  ENG | Declan Rudd
14  | DF |  ESP | Juan Velasco
15  | DF |  SCO | Alex Pearce[notes 1] (on loan from Reading)
16  | MF |  SCO | Mark Fotheringham (captain)
17  | DF |  GUI | Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County)
20  | MF |  ENG | Darel Russell
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

21  | DF |  ENG | Ryan Bertrand (on loan from Chelsea)
24  | MF |  RSA | Matty Pattison
25  | DF |  ENG | Rossi Jarvis
26  | MF |  ENG | Robert Eagle
27  | DF |  IRL | Gary Doherty
28  | MF |  IRL | Michael Spillane[notes 2]
29  | DF |  ENG | Matthew Halliday
30  | MF |  ENG | Korey Smith
31  | DF |  SCO | Andrew Cave-Brown[notes 3]
32  | FW |  WAL | Ched Evans (on loan from Manchester City)
33  | FW |  SCO | Kris Renton
34  | GK |  ENG | Steven Arnold
35  | FW |  ENG | Chris Martin[notes 4]
36  | MF |  RSA | Bally Smart
37  | MF |  ENG | Patrick Bexfield
38  | MF |  ENG | Damon Lathrope
39  | FW |  ENG | Luke Daley

### Left club during season[edit]

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 |  ENG | Martin Taylor (on loan from Birmingham City)
8  | MF |  FRA | Julien Brellier (released)
14  | FW |  ENG | Chris Brown (to Preston North End)
15  | MF |  SCO | Ian Murray (to Hibernian)
17  | FW |  WAL | John Hartson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
18  | MF |  ENG | Jimmy Smith (on loan from Chelsea)
18  | DF |  ENG | Kieran Gibbs (on loan from Arsenal)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

19  | MF |  SCO | Simon Lappin (on loan to Motherwell)
21  | GK |  SCO | Paul Gallacher (to Dunfermline Athletic)
22  | FW |  CZE | David Střihavka (released)
22  | DF |  ENG | Matthew Bates (on loan from Middlesbrough)
23  | FW |  ENG | Ryan Jarvis (on loan to Notts County)
30  | GK |  ENG | Joe Lewis (to Peterborough United)
30  | MF |  ENG | James Henry (on loan from Reading)

## Board and staff members[edit]

### Board members[edit]

Position | Name | Nationality

|
|

Chairman | Roger Munby |  England
Joint majority shareholder | Delia Smith |  England
Joint majority shareholder | Michael Wynn-Jones |  Wales
Director | Andrew Turner |  England
Director | Sharon Turner |  England
Director | Michael Foulger |  England
Chief executive | Neil Doncaster |  England

### Coaching staff[edit]

Position  | Staff

|

Manager  |  Glen Roeder
Assistant manager  |  Lee Clark
First team coach  |  Paul Stephenson
Goalkeeping coach  |  Tommy Wright
Fitness coach  |  Dave Carolan
Youth coach  |  Ricky Martin
Physiotherapist  |  Neal Reynolds
Sports science  |  Dave Carolan
Club liaison  |  Bryan Gunn
Club doctor  |  Dr Peter Harvey
Chief scout  |  Bryan Gunn

Last updated: 26 June 2008
Source: Norwich FC

## Final league table[edit]

Pos | Team

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* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

15  | Preston North End | 46  | 15  | 11  | 20  | 50  | 56  | −6  | 56
16  | Sheffield Wednesday | 46  | 14  | 13  | 19  | 54  | 55  | −1  | 55
17  | Norwich City | 46  | 15  | 10  | 21  | 49  | 59  | −10  | 55
18  | Barnsley | 46  | 14  | 13  | 19  | 52  | 65  | −13  | 55
19  | Blackpool | 46  | 12  | 18  | 16  | 59  | 64  | −5  | 54

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
2. ^ Spillane 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.
3. ^ Cave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level.
4. ^ Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in 2014.

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