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Nickname:
Canaries
Founded: 1902
Clothing: XARA
Sponsor: Proton Cars / Lotus Cars
Stadium: Carrow Road (attendance: 25500) |
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Club Honors |
»League Cup winners: 1962,1985
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History |
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Norwich were originally formed at a meeting
held in the Criterion Cafe in the city's White Lion Street in
June 1902. Their first competitive match was against Lowestoft
Town in an FA Cup preliminary round match in September that
year, where they lost 5-0. In March 1905 the club turned
professional and entered the Southern League, where they
remained until the end of the 1919-20 season when the Football
League set up a Third Division. With crowds on the up, they were
forced to move from Newmarket Road to The Nest on Rosary Road.
But in 1917 the club went into voluntary liquidation and was
then formally wound up. In 1919 the club was reformed and joined
the Football League for the start of the 1920-21 season. Under
manager Jimmy Kerr, they won their first honours when becoming
champions of Division Three (South) in the 1933-34 season and a
year later they moved to Carrow Road. Having finished Division
Three as runners-up in 1959-1960, the Canaries went on to lift
the League Cup in 1962 and were losing finalists in both 1973
and 1975. Norwich were crowned Division Two champions in 1972,
but had to wait 13 more years for their next piece of
silverware, beating Sunderland in the League Cup final at
Wembley under Ken Brown - the same season they were also
relegated. But Brown led Norwich to instant promotion to
Division One and they remained in the top-flight as initial
members of the Premiership from 1992 until relegation in 1995.
After nine years in the Football League, the Canaries - who also
lost a Division One play-off final - are now back in the big
time following a stunning transformation under manager Nigel
Worthington. |
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