2009–10 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 108th season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in Football League One (third tier of the English football pyramid) for 49 years, following relegation from The Championship in 2008–09. However, they gained promotion back to the second tier as league champions with a club record total of 95 points, finishing nine points ahead of runners-up Leeds United. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.

Norwich City
2009–10 season
ChairmanAlan Bowkett
ManagerBryan Gunn until 14 August
Paul Lambert from 19 August
StadiumCarrow Road
League One1st - promoted to The Championship
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyArea semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Grant Holt (24)
All: Grant Holt (30)
Highest home attendance25,506 (vs. Hartlepool United, 30 January)
Lowest home attendance23,041 (vs. Walsall, 5 September)
Average home league attendance24,756

Board and staff members

Board members

Position Staff
Chairman Alan Bowkett
Joint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith
Joint Majority Shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones
Director Michael Foulger
Director Stephan Phillips
Chief Executive David McNally

Last updated: 2 July 2009
Source:  Norwich City FC

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Paul Lambert
Assistant manager Ian Culverhouse
First team coach
Reserve team manager
Ian Crook
Head of football operations Gary Karsa
Goalkeeping coach Paul Crichton
Head of strength and conditioning Alan Pearson
Sports Scientist Vacant
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 Vacant

Last updated: 19 August 2009
Source:  Norwich City FC

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ENG Adam Drury
4 MF  ENG Matthew Gill
5 DF  ENG Michael Nelson
6 DF  SCO Russell Martin
7 MF  WAL Owain Tudur Jones
8 MF  SCO Stephen Hughes
9 FW  ENG Grant Holt (captain)
10 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton
11 FW  IRL Stephen Elliott (on loan from Preston North End)
12 DF  IRL Gary Doherty (vice-captain)
13 GK  ENG Declan Rudd
14 MF  IRL Wes Hoolahan
15 MF  IRL Michael Spillane[notes 1]
16 FW  SCO Chris Martin
17 MF  ENG Tom Adeyemi
18 MF  NIR Paul McVeigh
19 MF  SCO Simon Lappin
20 MF  ENG Darel Russell
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  ENG Fraser Forster (on loan from Newcastle United)
22 DF  WAL Rhoys Wiggins[notes 2]
23 DF  ENG Michael Rose (on loan from Stockport County)
24 MF  ENG Anthony McNamee
25 FW  ENG Luke Daley
26 DF  WAL David Stephens[notes 3]
27 FW  ENG Cody McDonald
28 DF  ENG Sam Habergham
29 FW  IRL Danny Kelly[notes 4]
30 MF  ENG Korey Smith
31 DF  USA Zak Whitbread
32 FW  ENG Oli Johnson
33 DF  DEN Jens Berthel Askou
34 GK  ENG Jed Steer
36 MF  ENG Damon Lathrope
37 DF  ENG George Francomb
38 MF  WAL Josh Dawkin[notes 5]

Left club during season

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  AUS Michael Theoklitos (released)
2 DF  ENG Jon Otsemobor (to Southampton)
6 DF  SRB Dejan Stefanović (released)
10 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton (on loan to Shrewsbury Town)
11 MF  ENG Simon Whaley (to Chesterfield)
22 DF  WAL Rhoys Wiggins (on loan to Bournemouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  DEN Dario Đumić[notes 6] (to Brøndby)
33 FW  SCO Kris Renton (on loan to Brechin City)
31 GK  ENG Ben Alnwick (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
32 FW  SRB Goran Marić (to Real Unión)
36 MF  ENG Damon Lathrope (on loan to Bishop's Stortford)

Transfers

In

Date Squad number Pos. Name From Fee
16 June 2009 7 MF Owain Tudur Jones Swansea City Undisclosed[2]
1 July 2009 4 MF Matthew Gill Exeter City Free[3]
1 July 2009 5 DF Michael Nelson Hartlepool United Free[4]
8 July 2009 1 GK Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory FC Free[5]
22 July 2009 8 MF Stephen Hughes Motherwell F.C. Free[6]
22 July 2009 18 MF Paul McVeigh Luton Town Free[7]
24 July 2009 11 MF Simon Whaley Preston North End Undisclosed[8]
24 July 2009 22 DF Rhoys Wiggins Crystal Palace Undisclosed[8]
24 July 2009 9 FW Grant Holt Shrewsbury Town £500,000[9]
30 July 2009 33 DF Jens Berthel Askou Unattached Free[10]
30 July 2009 32 FW Goran Marić Unattached Free[10]
4 January 2010 6 DF Russell Martin Peterborough United Undisclosed[11]
4 January 2010 24 MF Anthony McNamee Swindon Town Undisclosed[11]
8 January 2010 31 DF Zak Whitbread Millwall Undisclosed[12]
8 January 2010 32 FW Oli Johnson Stockport County Undisclosed[12]
  • Total spending: ~ £0,650,000

Out

Date Squad Num Pos. Name To Fee
12 May 2009 1 GK David Marshall Cardiff City £500,000[13]
18 May 2009 29 FW Carl Cort Brentford Free[14]
28 May 2009 7 MF Lee Croft Derby County Free[15]
1 July 2009 26 GK Stuart Nelson Aberdeen Free
24 July 2009 8 MF Sammy Clingan Coventry City £650,000[16]
6 August 2009 24 MF Matty Pattison Mamelodi Sundowns Undisclosed[17]
1 September 2009 6 DF Dejan Stefanović Released Free
3 December 2009 32 ST Goran Maric Real Union Free
8 January 2010 35 FW Kris Renton Brechin City Free[18]
1 February 2010 11 MF Simon Whaley Chesterfield F.C. Free[19]
5 March 2010 1 GK Michael Theoklitos Brisbane Roar Free[20]
  • Total income: ~ £1,150,000

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
24 July 2009 GK Ben Alnwick Tottenham Hotspur October 2009[21]
28 August 2009 GK Fraser Forster Newcastle United June 2010[22]
25 November 2009 DF Russell Martin Peterborough United 4 January 2010[23]
26 November 2009 MF Anthony McNamee Swindon Town 4 January 2010[24]
29 January 2010 DF Michael Rose Stockport County June 2010[25]
5 March 2010 FW Stephen Elliott Preston North End June 2010[26]

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Until
1 September 2009 FW Kris Renton Brechin City December 9[27]
18 September 2009 MF Simon Whaley Rochdale 18 November 2009[28]
21 November 2009 MF Simon Whaley Bradford City 2 January 2010[29]
17 February 2010 FW Jamie Cureton Shrewsbury Town 5 May 2010[30][31]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result 7–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–2
11 July 2009 Dartford 2–7 Norwich City Dartford, Kent
15:00 BST Noble  9'
White  68'
Report Nelson  3'
Neilson  38'
Doherty  43'
C. Martin  55', 66'
Cureton  76', 80'
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 July 2009 Raith Rovers 0–1 Norwich City Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45 BST Report McVeigh  60' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Stephen Finnie
16 July 2009 St Johnstone 0–1 Norwich City St Andrews, Scotland
14:00 BST Report Marić  28' Stadium: University of St Andrews
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Graham
18 July 2009 Airdrie United 2–3 Norwich City Airdrie, Scotland
15:00 BST McLaughlin  23' (pen.)
Keegan  74'
Report Hoolahan  13'
Marić  33'
Askou  41'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Eddie Smith
25 July 2009 Norwich City 1–1 Manchester United XI Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Adeyemi  21' Report De Laet  85' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,381
Referee: Keith Hill
28 July 2009 Crystal Palace 0–1 Norwich City Selhurst, London
19:45 BST Report Whaley  62' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: David Phillips
1 August 2009 Norwich City 3–2 Wigan Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST C. Martin  36', 57'
Whaley  76'
Report N'Zogbia  9'
Cho  49'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 8,927
Referee: Kevin Wright

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Result 1–7 1–1 1–2 5–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 2–0 3–3 3–0 2–0
Position 23 22 22 19 10 10 14 14 14 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result 1–0 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–2
Position 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

August

8 August 2009 Norwich City 1–7 Colchester United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST McDonald  72' Report Lisbie  10', 38'
Platt  13', 19'
Fox  22'
Perkins  76'
Vernon  90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,217
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
15 August 2009 Exeter City 1–1 Norwich City Exeter, Devon
15:00 BST Logan  60' Report Askou  52' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Anthony Bates
18 August 2009 Brentford 2–1 Norwich City Brentford, London
19:45 BST Dickson  51'
Hunt  71'
Report Tudur Jones  90' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Graham Scott
22 August 2009 Norwich City 5–2 Wycombe Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Holt  16', 71'
Smith  25'
Otsemobor  35'
Askou  49'
Report Pittman  39'
Harrold  46'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,428
Referee: Jon Moss
29 August 2009 Hartlepool United 0–2 Norwich City Hartlepool, County Durham
15:00 BST Report Nelson  27'
Hughes  64'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,470
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Norwich had high expectations after a good pre-season campaign, however no one expected what was to come as City suffered their record home defeat in a 7-1 defeat to Colchester United in their opening game of the season. Although City beat Yeovil 4-0 in the Carling Cup Bryan Gunn was sacked and Paul Lambert, the man who masterminded Colchester's victory against Norwich, was named as his successor. City drew 1-1 away at Exeter and then lost away at Brentford. However, in Lambert's first game City won the game 5-2 and then won their first away game of the season away at Hartlepool with City fans starting to see signs of recovery.

September

5 September 2009 Norwich City 0–0 Walsall Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,041
Referee: Russell Booth
14 September 2009 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Norwich City Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
19:45 BST Puncheon  57'
Leven  77' (pen)
Report C. Martin  1' Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,354
Referee: Roger East
19 September 2009 Norwich City 2–2 Charlton Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Hoolahan  44'
Holt  90'
Report Burton  18'
Shelvey  40'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,018
Referee: Steve Tanner
26 September 2009 Gillingham 1–1 Norwich City Gillingham, Kent
15:00 BST Jackson  36' (pen.) Report Forster  34'
Russell  90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,550
Referee: Paul Taylor
29 September 2009 Norwich City 4–0 Leyton Orient Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST C. Martin  75'
Holt  78'
Spillane  81'
Cureton  90'
Report Melligan  53' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,981
Referee: Karl Evans

After showing signs of recovery at the end of August, September proved to be a poor month for City. The month started off with a poor 0-0 draw against Walsall, followed by a 2-1 defeat by MK Dons thanks to a dubious penalty against the Canaries. After this City played second in the league Charlton and the Canaries were looking dead and buried going into half time at 2-0 down and the away side in control. However Wes Hoolahan recalled to the team scored just before half time and Grant Holt grabbed a last minute equaliser. City travelled to Gillingham the week after and were 1-0 down at half time and down to 10 men after goalkeeper Frazer Forster was sent off. However City showed fight and determination and in what some felt was a turning point Norwich grabbed a last minute equalised through Darel Russell. In the final game of September City beat Leyton Orient 4-0 after Chris Martins introduction in the second half inspired the win

October

3 October 2009 Norwich City 5–1 Bristol Rovers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST C. Martin  9'
Hoolahan  31' (pen.)
Holt  33', 40'
Cureton  90'
Report Hughes  26' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,117
Referee: Andy Hall
10 October 2009 Carlisle United 0–1 Norwich City Carlisle, Cumbria
15:00 BST Report Hoolahan  42' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,825
Referee: Dave Foster
19 October 2009 Leeds United 2–1 Norwich City Leeds, West Yorkshire
19:45 BST Johnson  15'
Beckford  90'
Report Holt  38' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,912
Referee: Lee Mason
24 October 2009 Norwich City 1–0 Swindon Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST C. Martin  32' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,959
Referee: Grant Hegley
31 October 2009 Stockport County 1–3 Norwich City Stockport, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT Thompson  82' Report Holt  16', 90'
Hoolahan  69' (pen.)
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Andy Woolmer

October proved to be the month when Norwich really started climbing up the table. Days after their 4-0 win over Leyton Orient City followed it by a 5-1 win over Bristol Rovers before grabbing a hard-fought 1-0 win away at Carlisle courtesy of a Wes Hoolahan goal. 3 wins on the trot and 10 goals scored meant Norwich were now in a play off place. Next up for Norwich was top of the league Leeds who already looked to be running away with the league. Some would argue City were the better side in this game and City looked to be heading for a point, however Frazer Forster's miskick meant Leeds won the game with virtually the last kick of the game. However City went on to win their next two games of October beating play off chasing Swindon at Carrow Road 1-0 and then a 3-1 away win at Stockport. This meant five wins out of 6 in October and Norwich were only 4 points off second placed Charlton

November

14 November 2009 Norwich City 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Hoolahan  60' (pen.)
Doherty  80'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,025
Referee: Darren Deadman
21 November 2009 Southampton 2–2 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Lallana  11'
Connolly  65'
Report Hoolahan  54'
Hughes  75'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 21,362
Referee: Andy Penn
24 November 2009 Norwich City 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Holt  3'
Hoolahan  22'
Elphick  69' (o.g.)
C. Martin  82'
Report Tunnicliffe  61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,617
Referee: Keith Hill

City only had three league games in November due to cup commitments and they went through the month unbeaten. They grabbed a 2-0 win over struggling Tranmere before drawing 2-2 away at improving Southampton. They followed this up with a 4-1 win over Brighton at home. Grant Holt, Chris Martin and Wes Hoolahan all scored and all three were beginning to rack up the goals for Norwich

December

1 December 2009 Southend United 0–3 Norwich City Southend-on-Sea, Essex
19:45 GMT Report Holt  68', 90' (pen.)
Smith  77'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,732
Referee: Phil Crossley
5 December 2009 Norwich City 2–0 Oldham Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Holt  21'
Hoolahan  32'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,404
Referee: David Phillips
12 December 2009 Yeovil Town 3–3 Norwich City Yeovil, Somerset
15:00 GMT Bowditch  21'
MacDonald  67'
Obika  90'
Report C. Martin  60'
Doherty  65', 90'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,964
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 December 2009 Norwich City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Hoolahan  57'
C. Martin  74'
Doherty  79'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,004
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 December 2009 Norwich City 2–0 Millwall Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 GMT Hoolahan  28'
Holt  68'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Norwich again went unbeaten in December and really began to close in on the top 2. They began with a 3-0 away win over Southend. The game was 0-0 at half time but the canaries turned on the style in the second half and they then followed this up with a 2-0 home win over Oldham. Next up was what proved to be one of Citys most exciting game of the season away at Yeovil. Yeovil took the lead through ex-canary Dean Bowditch in what was a dull first half. However City came back with Chris Martin and Gary Doherty giving the Canaries a 2-1 lead. However Yeovil quickly equalised and looked to have won it after a 90th-minute goal, however City didn't give up and a Russell Martin show deflected off Gary Doherty to earn a hard earned point. Norwich followed this up with wins over two fellow promotion chasers firstly beating Huddersfield 3-0 and then beating Millwall 2-0 on boxing day leaving them just 2 points off Charlton.

January

2 January 2010 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Norwich City High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
15:00 GMT Report Smith  77' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,171
Referee: Pat Miller
9 January 2010 Norwich City 3–1 Exeter City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Holt  8', 82'
C. Martin  77'
Report Stewart  81' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,955
Referee: Darren Deadman
16 January 2010 Colchester United 0–5 Norwich City Colchester, Essex
15:00 GMT Henderson  90' Report C. Martin  16', 45'
Doherty  49'
Johnson  81'
Holt  90'
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Mike Dean
23 January 2010 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Holt  41'
C. Martin  77'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Steve Rushton
26 January 2010 Walsall 1–2 Norwich City Walsall, West Midlands
19:45 GMT Deeney  35' Report C. Martin  77'
McDonald  85'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,022
Referee: Mark Haywood
30 January 2010 Norwich City 2–1 Hartlepool United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT McDonald  27'
Rose  32'
Report Austin  26' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,506
Referee: Paul Taylor

January proved to be a pivotal month for Norwich and they started it with a 1-0 win away at Wycombe. Although the Canaries dominated the game they failed to make the breakthrough. But Korey Smith struck a goal in the last 20 minutes of the game to send Norwich into second place. After this Norwich never looked back and followed this up with a 3-1 win at home to Exeter. Next up was probably one of Norwich's biggest game of the season at Colchester away. After the 7-1 defeat on the opening day of the season and Paul Lambert's departure the game was much anticipated. But it was Norwich who gained the ultimate revenge by winning 5-0 on an extremely waterlogged pitch. A Chris Martin double put City 2-0 up at half time before Gary Doherty, Grant Holt and Oli Johnson made it 5-0 and Wes Hoolahan even missed a penalty! Norwich had now also closed the gap on top of the league Leeds and due to their cup commitments City could go top with a win over Brentford. The task was made more difficult after Grant Holt's sending off but they won 1-0 thanks to a Chris Martin goal. Norwich were above Leeds on goal difference but Leeds had two games in hand. Norwich got a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Walsall with two late goals from Chris Martin and Cody Mcdonald and with Leeds losing it extended City's lead at the top to three points. City ended the month with a 2-1 win over Hartlepool meaning they had won 6 games out of 6 in January.

February

6 February 2010 Millwall 2–1 Norwich City Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Craig  25'
Harris  51'
Report C. Martin  4' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,371
Referee: Grant Hegley
13 February 2010 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Norwich City Brighton, East Sussex
15:00 GMT Bennett  21' Report Holt  80'
Doherty  84'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 7,258
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 February 2010 Norwich City 0–2 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Russell  64' Report Barnard  33', 77' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,103
Referee: Russell Booth
23 February 2010 Norwich City 2–1 Southend United Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Johnson  78', 90' Report Vernon  45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,824
Referee: Mick Russell
27 February 2010 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Norwich City Oldham, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Holt  53' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Rob Shoebridge

City got off to a bad start in February, losing 2-1 away at Millwall - their first defeat since October. However, they bounced back with a probably undeserved 2-1 win away at Brighton. With City 1-0 down, Lambert had four strikers on the pitch and it paid off as City grabbed two late goals through Holt and Doherty to grab the three points. City, however, again suffered defeat, losing their first home game under Paul Lambert to Southampton, but they had a chance to put it right against struggling Southend. Southend were 1-0 up with just 1 minute remaining, but two Oli Johnson goals won the game for Norwich in dramatic circumstances and they followed this up with a 1-0 win away at Oldham. Even though Norwich lost a few games, their rivals were also inconsistent and they had now built up a 5-point gap on second place Leeds and a 9-point gap on third place Charlton.

March

6 March 2010 Norwich City 3–0 Yeovil Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Hoolahan  2'
Holt  69'
C. Martin  75'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: James Linington
13 March 2010 Huddersfield Town 1–3 Norwich City Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Trotman  3' Report Holt  69'
Elliott  74', 85'
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 17,959
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 March 2010 Swindon Town 1–1 Norwich City Swindon, Wiltshire
15:00 GMT Greer  90' Report Holt  52' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,972
Referee: Scott Mathieson
27 March 2010 Norwich City 1–0 Leeds United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT C. Martin  89' Report Kandol  90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,445
Referee: Lee Probert

March was one of Norwich's most important months of the season with 3 games against promotion chasers, including a home game against second place Leeds. City began with an easy 3-0 win over Yeovil at Carrow Road but they now faced Huddersfield away who had yet to lose at the Galpharm Stadium that season. City had a poor first half and were 1-0 down going into the break. However, City produced a stirring comeback in the second half. Grant Holt, who had a hand in all of the goals, grabbed the equaliser before on-loan striker Stephen Elliot scored two to give City a 3-1 win. They followed this up with a 1-1 draw against another promotion chasing team, Swindon, and it was then time for the big game against Leeds. The game itself proved to be dull, but City scored another dramatic late winner with Chris Martin coming off the bench to head in the winner. The win meant that with eight games to go, City were 11 points clear of second and third place, with many feeling they were now champions in waiting.

April

2 April 2010 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Norwich City Birkenhead, Merseyside
19:45 BST Thomas-Moore  6' (pen.), 12' (pen.)
Curran  31'
Report Forster  10'
Holt  58'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
5 April 2010 Norwich City 2–1 Stockport County Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST McNamee  3'
Holt  25'
Report Ibehre  12' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,353
Referee: Fred Graham
10 April 2010 Norwich City 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST C. Martin  90' Report Wilbraham  20'  53'  90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,888
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 April 2010 Leyton Orient 2–1 Norwich City Leyton, London
19:45 BST Thornton  3', 29' Report Smith  19' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Graham Scott
17 April 2010 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Norwich City Charlton, London
15:00 BST Report Nelson  34' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,023
Referee: Andy Hall
24 April 2010 Norwich City 2–0 Gillingham Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Russell  74'
Nelson  82'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,227
Referee: Trevor Kettle

With promotion and the championship looking all but sealed, it was a case of finishing the job off. City faced struggling Tranmere away and it proved to be one of City's more bizarre games of the season. Tranmere were awarded two debatable penalties in the opening 10 minutes, scoring both, with Fraser Forster also sent off for Norwich. Tranmere added a third with a clear handball. City got a goal in the second half but the damage was already done and the game ended 3-1. Norwich faced bottom of the league Stockport three days later. The game ended in a 2-1 win but Norwich were not at their best. A few days later, City again had a home game against MK Dons in a fiery affair. The Dons went 1-0 up in the first half. City were denied a clear-cut penalty in the second half and the Dons were picking up yellow cards for fun. Chris Martin salvaged a point though in the last minute. Promotion was looking as if it could soon be sealed, but City lost 2-1 away at Leyton Orient. However, they had a chance to put this right at Charlton. If results went their way, Norwich could be promoted with a win at the ground they were relegated at last season. City went ahead through a Michael Nelson header in the first half and, after some terrific saves from Fraser Forster, City survived the Charlton onslaught to seal the win. City were finally promoted back to the championship at the first time of asking. Considering the opening day defeat and the 15 point lead Leeds had once held, it was a massive achievement. City only needed 1 point from their remaining three games to seal the title and they beat Gillingham 2-0 to seal the championship with two games left.

May

1 May 2010 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Norwich City Bristol
15:00 BST Report C. Martin  31'
Johnson  78'
Hughes  68'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,836
Referee: Phil Gibbs
8 May 2010 Norwich City 0–2 Carlisle United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Madine  1'
Price  7'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,181
Referee: Andy Penn

With promotion and the championship already sealed, it was a case of ending the season on a high for Norwich. They started the month off with a convincing 3-0 win at Bristol Rovers before surprisingly losing the last game of the season 2-0 to Carlisle. However, this did not stop fans from celebrating promotion at the final whistle. Norwich ended the season with a nine-point lead over second-placed Leeds and a ten-point lead over third place Millwall. Norwich also finished the season as the league's highest scorers, with a huge 89 goals scored all season.

FA Cup

Round 1 2
Result 7–0 1–3
7 November 2009 Round 1 Paulton Rovers 0–7 Norwich City Paulton, Somerset
12:45 GMT Report Holt  15', 43'
C. Martin  24', 77', 83', 85'
Hoolahan  74'
Stadium: Winterfield Road
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: Andy Hall
28 November 2009 Round 2 Carlisle United 3–1 Norwich City Carlisle, Cumbria
17:45 GMT Péricard  12'
Hurst  46'
Keogh  72'
Report Holt  26' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Nigel Miller

Due to being in League One, City started in the FA Cup in the first round for a number of years. They started off with a potential banana skin away at non-league Paulton Rovers. However City made easy work of Paulton winning 7-0, although City would not make it to the third round of the cup, losing 3-1 away at Carlisle

League Cup

Round 1 2
Result 4–0 1–4
11 August 2009 Round 1 Yeovil Town 0–4 Norwich City Yeovil, Somerset
19:45 BST Report Hoolahan  55' (pen.)
Holt  64', 82', 90'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: James Linington
24 August 2009 Round 2 Norwich City 1–4 Sunderland Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Hoolahan  63'
Spillane  83'
Report Tainio  26'
Reid  30', 36'
Tudur Jones  67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,345
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Norwich once again failed to make any sort of real impact in the Carling Cup, going out in the second round. They managed to pick up a 4-0 away win away at Yeovil with Grant Holt getting a hat-trick in what proved to be Bryan Gunn's final game as manager. Then, in Paul Lambert's second as manager, they lost 4-1 with Lambert putting out a below strength team. Wes Hoolahan grabbed the only goal. The game ended bizarrely with Michael Spillane sent off. Ben Alnwick was forced off injured so City were down to nine men and Cody McDonald was forced to go in goal.

Football League Trophy

Round 1 2 3 4
Result 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2
1 September 2009 Round 1 Norwich City 1–0 Brentford Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST C. Martin  30' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,540
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 October 2009 Round 2 Gillingham 0–1 Norwich City Gillingham, Kent
19:30 BST Report McDonald  66' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,814
Referee: Steve Cook

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 46 29 8 9 89 47 +42 95 Promotion to Football League Championship
2 Leeds United (P) 46 25 11 10 77 44 +33 86
3 Millwall (O, P) 46 24 13 9 76 44 +32 85 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic 46 23 15 8 71 48 +23 84
5 Swindon Town 46 22 16 8 73 57 +16 82
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

See also

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Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Wiggins was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
  3. Stephens was born in Welwyn Garden City, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
  4. Kelly was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
  5. Dawkin was born in St Ives, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his mother and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  6. Đumić was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Denmark internationally and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in March 2017.
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