2011–12 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 110th season of football for Norwich City. It was their first season in the Premier League for six years following promotion from the Championship in 2010–11 as runners-up.[1]

Norwich City
2011–12 season
ChairmanAlan Bowkett
ManagerPaul Lambert
StadiumCarrow Road
Premier League12th (47 points)
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Grant Holt (15)
All: Grant Holt (17)
Highest home attendance26,819 (vs. Liverpool, 28 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance13,009 (vs. MK Dons, 23 August 2011)
Average home league attendance26,548

Norwich City ended the season in 12th place after winning their last league game 2–0 against Aston Villa on 13 May 2012.[2] They collected 47 points from 38 games.

Club staff

Players

Current squad

As of 31 January 2012.[3][4]

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  ENG John Ruddy
2 DF  SCO Russell Martin (3rd captain)
3 DF  ENG Adam Drury
4 MF  ENG Bradley Johnson
5 FW  WAL Steve Morison
6 DF  USA Zak Whitbread
7 MF  WAL Andrew Crofts
8 FW  ENG James Vaughan
9 FW  ENG Grant Holt (captain)
10 FW  CAN Simeon Jackson
11 MF  ENG Andrew Surman
12 MF  IRL Anthony Pilkington
13 GK  ENG Declan Rudd
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  IRL Wes Hoolahan (vice-captain)
15 MF  ENG David Fox
17 MF  ENG Elliott Bennett
19 MF  SCO Simon Lappin
20 DF  ENG Leon Barnett
21 FW  ENG Aaron Wilbraham
22 DF  ENG Elliott Ward
23 DF  IRL Marc Tierney
24 MF  ENG Jonny Howson
25 DF  ENG Kyle Naughton (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
26 DF  ESP Daniel Ayala
30 MF  NIR Matt Ball
31 GK  ENG Jed Steer

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ENG Chris Martin (at Crystal Palace until 1 June 2012)
18 MF  ENG Korey Smith (at Barnsley until 1 June 2012)
27 MF  ENG Tom Adeyemi (at Oldham Athletic until 10 March 2012)
28 DF  ENG George Francomb (at Hibernian until 1 June 2012)
29 MF  WAL Josh Dawkin (at Kettering Town until 1 June 2012)

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
8 FW James Vaughan 22EU Everton Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
5 FW Steve Morison 27EU Millwall Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
17 MF Elliott Bennett 22EU Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed BBC Football
24 DF Ritchie De Laet 22EU Manchester United Loan Summer 2012 BBC Football
4 MF Bradley Johnson 24EU Leeds United Transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Football
12 MF Anthony Pilkington 23EU Huddersfield Town Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Sky Sports
25 DF Kyle Naughton 22EU Tottenham Hotspur Loan Summer 2012 BBC Football
26 DF Daniel Ayala 20EU Liverpool Transfer Summer £800,000 BBC Football
24 MF Jonathan Howson 23EU Leeds United Transfer Winter 2015 BBC Football
33 DF Ryan Bennett 21EU Peterborough United Transfer Winter 2015 BBC Football

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
4 MF Matthew Gill 30 Out of Contract Bristol Rovers Summer N/A 12 0 Norwich City
25 FW Luke Daley 21 Transfer Plymouth Argyle Summer Undisclosed 11 0 BBC Football
33 DF Jens Berthel Askou 28 Out of Contract Vejle Kolding Summer N/A 27 2 Norwich City
36 DF Sam Habergham 19 Out of Contract Tamworth Summer N/A 0 0 Norwich City
30 DF Owain Tudur Jones 27 Released Inverness Caledonian Thistle Summer N/A 5 1
31 GK Jed Steer 18 Loan Yeovil Town Summer Three-month loan BBC Football
26 DF Steven Smith 26 Transfer Preston North End Summer Free 7 0 Sky Sports
MF Tom Adeyemi 30 Loan Oldham Athletic Summer Five-month loan 11 0 BBC Football
MF Stephen Hughes 28 Contract terminated Motherwell Summer Free 36 3 BBC Football
FW Cody McDonald 25 Transfer Coventry City Summer Undisclosed 32 5 Norwich City
MF Anthony McNamee 27 Transfer MK Dons Summer Free 37 1 Norwich City
MF Oli Johnson 24 Contract terminated Oxford United Winter Free 24 4 BBC Football
28 MF George Francomb 20 Loan Hibernian Winter Loan 4 0 BBC Football

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 14 April 2012.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK John Ruddy 320000032011
2DF Russell Martin 26 (2)2301030 (2)210
3DF Adam Drury 90301013020
4MF Bradley Johnson 21 (3)20 (1)00021 (4)200
5FW Steve Morison 21 (8)71 (1)10 (1)022 (10)910
6DF Zak Whitbread 180201021020
7MF Andrew Crofts 13 (10)0200015 (10)030
8FW James Vaughan 0 (3)00 (1)0000 (4)000
9FW Grant Holt 20 (11)10220022 (11)1230
10FW Simeon Jackson 8 (12)22 (1)21011 (13)400
11MF Andrew Surman 20 (3)3111022 (3)410
12MF Anthony Pilkington 21 (5)7200023 (5)710
13GK Declan Rudd 1 (1)010103 (1)000
14MF Wes Hoolahan 22 (7)2311026 (7)320
15MF David Fox 17 (4)0301021 (4)020
17MF Elliott Bennett 12 (9)02 (1)00014 (10)020
18MF Korey Smith 0000101000
19MF Simon Lappin 10000 (2)01 (2)000
20DF Leon Barnett 13 (4)1000014 (4)121
21FW Aaron Wilbraham 0 (3)00 (3)0101 (6)000
22DF Elliott Ward 2010003000
23DF Marc Tierney 170000017020
24DF Ritchie De Laet 61000 (1)06 (1)110
25DF Kyle Naughton 22 (1)0000022 (1)050
26DF Daniel Ayala 6 (1)020109 (1)010
28DF George Francomb 0000000000
29MF Josh Dawkin 0000000000
30MF Matt Ball 0000000000
31GK Jed Steer 0020000000
Players out on loan:
16FW Chris Martin 3 (1)000003 (1)000
27MF Tom Adeyemi 0000000000
FW Oli Johnson 0000000000

Captains

Accounts for all competitions.
No. Pos. Name Starts
9FW Grant Holt16
14MF Wes Hoolahan9
2DF Russell Martin3

Top goalscorers

Lists at most top 10 goalscorers only.
Legend: LG = Premier League; L. Cup = League Cup
Classification: 1. Goals in total 2. Goals in league 3. Goals in FA Cup 4. Goals in League Cup 5. Most recently scored
Rank # Pos. Player LG FA Cup L. Cup Total Last scored against
1 9 FW Grant Holt 15 2 0 17 Aston Villa (Premier League)
2 5 FW Steve Morison 9 1 0 10 Arsenal (Premier League)
3 12 MF Anthony Pilkington 8 0 0 8 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
4 10 FW Simeon Jackson 3 2 0 5 Aston Villa (Premier League)
14 MF Wes Hoolahan 4 1 0 5 Arsenal (Premier League)
11 MF Andrew Surman 4 1 0 5 Manchester City (Premier League)
7 2 DF Russell Martin 2 0 0 2 Queens Park Rangers (Premier League)
4 MF Bradley Johnson 2 0 0 2 Blackburn Rovers (Premier League)
9 20 DF Leon Barnett 1 0 0 1 Sunderland (Premier League)
24 DF Ritchie De Laet 1 0 0 1 Stoke City (Premier League)

Penalties awarded

Last updated on 24 March 2012.

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
29 October Y Grant Holt Blackburn Rovers Premier League
7 January N Grant Holt Burnley FA Cup
24 March Y Grant Holt Wolves Premier League

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

16 July 2011 Gorleston 0–7 Norwich City Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Holt 7', 29' (pen.)
Whitbread 13'
K. Smith 35'
Jackson 44'
B. Johnson 50'
Wilbraham 75'
Stadium: Emerald Park
Attendance: 1,100[5]
Referee: Michael George
20 July 2011 Sparta/RSV Göttingen 0–8 Norwich City Göttingen, Lower Saxony
17:30 BST Report Vaughan 7', 17'
Jackson 21'
Francomb 30'
Morison 50'
Bennett 67'
Ward 80', 90'
Stadium: Jahnstadion
26 July 2011 Crystal Palace 1–0 Norwich City Croydon, London
19:30 BST Pinney 89' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,188
Referee: Pat Miller
28 July 2011 Southend United 0–0 Norwich City Southend-on-Sea, Essex
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 July 2011 Coventry City 0–3 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 BST Report Wilbraham 2'
Morison 67'
Bennett 87'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Phil Gibbs
3 August 2011 Norwich City 1–1 Real Zaragoza Norwich, Norfolk
19:30 BST De Laet 15' Report Braulio 45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 10,825
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
6 August 2011 Norwich City 3–0 Parma Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Holt 34'
Surman 62', 86'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Michael Oliver

Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 8 17 45 52 7 47
11 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 44 51 7 47
12 Norwich City 38 12 11 15 52 66 14 47
13 Sunderland 38 11 12 15 45 46 1 45
14 Stoke City 38 11 12 15 36 53 17 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLLWWLWDDLLWLWDDLDWWDLWWLLDLWLDWLLLDW
Position6101417139998891110111099111199911988101213111212101112131312
Source: stats.football365.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Premier League

13 August 2011 1 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Norwich City Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Watson 21' (pen.)  84'
Diamé  85'
Report Fox  1'
Hoolahan 45'
Morison  72'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 17,454
Referee: Stuart Attwell
21 August 2011 2 Norwich City 1–1 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk
13:30 BST De Laet 37'
Barnett  63'
Report Woodgate  37'
Shawcross  39'
Jones 90+4'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,272
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 August 2011 3 Chelsea 3–1 Norwich City Hammersmith and Fulham, London
15:00 BST Bosingwa 6',  36'
Torres  56'
Lampard 82' (pen.)
Mata 90+11'
Report Crofts  41'
Naughton  59'
Holt 63'
Ruddy  80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,765
Referee: Mike Jones
11 September 2011 4 Norwich City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Norwich, Norfolk
13:30 BST De Laet  75' Report Odemwingie 3'
Scharner  16'
Reid  90+5'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,158
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 September 2011 5 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Norwich City Bolton, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Jääskeläinen  9'
Klasnić  45+2'
Reo-Coker  54'
Petrov 64' (pen.)
Robinson  80'
Report Pilkington 37'
B. Johnson 42'
Holt  90+2'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,223
Referee: Howard Webb
26 September 2011 6 Norwich City 2–1 Sunderland Norwich, Norfolk
20:00 BST Barnett 31'
Morison 49'
Ruddy  90+2'
Naughton  90+4'
Report Richardson 86'
O'Shea  89'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,107
Referee: Chris Foy
1 October 2011 7 Manchester United 2–0 Norwich City Trafford, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST Anderson 68'
Welbeck  71', 87'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,514
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 October 2011 8 Norwich City 3–1 Swansea City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Pilkington 1', 63'
R. Martin 10'
Report Graham 12'
Monk  4'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,567
Referee: Jon Moss
22 October 2011 9 Liverpool 1–1 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
17:30 BST Bellamy 45+1' Report Tierney  34'
Holt 60'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,931
Referee: Peter Walton
29 October 2011 10 Norwich City 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Bennett  24'
Morison 53'
Barnett  64'
B. Johnson 82'
Holt 90+4' (pen.)
Report Hoilett 45+3'
Yakubu 62'
Samba 64'
Lowe  79'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,440
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 November 2011 11 Aston Villa 3–2 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Bent 30', 62'
N'Zogbia  37'
Agbonlahor 48'
Report Pilkington 25',  75'
Hoolahan  33'
Crofts  45+1'
Barnett  45+2'
Morison 77'
Holt  90+1'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,290
Referee: Kevin Friend
19 November 2011 12 Norwich City 1–2 Arsenal Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 GMT Morison 16'
Bennett  66'
Tierney  81'
Holt  86'
Report Van Persie 26', 59' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,801
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 November 2011 13 Norwich City 2–1 QPR Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT R. Martin 15'
Holt 73'
Naughton  87'
Report Young 59' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,781
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 December 2011 14 Manchester City 5–1 Norwich City Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00 GMT Agüero 32'
Nasri 51'
Y. Touré 68'
Balotelli 88'
A. Johnson 90+1'
Report Surman  24'
Morison 81'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,201
Referee: Howard Webb
10 December 2011 15 Norwich City 4–2 Newcastle United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Crofts  15'
Fox  34'
Hoolahan 39',  55'
Holt 59', 82'
Morison 63'
Report Ameobi  40'
Ba 45+1', 71'
Gosling  57'  66'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,816
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 December 2011 16 Everton 1–1 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 GMT Neville  78'
Osman 81'
Report Naughton  4'
Holt 28'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,004
Referee: Lee Probert
20 December 2011 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Norwich City Wolverhampton, West Midlands
19:45 GMT Zubar  30', 82'
Hunt  32'
Ebanks-Blake 37'
Report Surman 12'
Naughton  39'
R. Martin  73'
Jackson 76'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 27,067
Referee: Chris Foy
27 December 2011 18 Norwich City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich, Norfolk
19:30 GMT Whitbread  69' Report Gallas  52'
Bale 55', 67'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,807
Referee: Michael Oliver
31 December 2011 19 Norwich City 1–1 Fulham Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Jackson 90+4' Report 7' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,406
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2012 20 QPR 1–2 Norwich City Hammersmith and Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Barton 11',  36'
Helguson  45+1'
Wright-Phillips  65'
Report Pilkington 42'
Ayala  53'
Morison 83'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,033
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
14 January 2012 21 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Norwich City Sandwell, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Long 68' (pen.) Report Surman 42'
Ayala  67'
Morison 79'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,474
Referee: Mike Dean
21 January 2012 22 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,792
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 February 2012 23 Sunderland 3–0 Norwich City Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
20:00 GMT Gardner  19'
Campbell 21'
Sessègnon 28'
Ayala 54' (o.g.)
Report Naughton  90' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,476
Referee: Lee Mason
4 February 2012 24 Norwich City 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Surman 70'
Pilkington 85'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,358
Referee: Lee Probert
11 February 2012 25 Swansea City 2–3 Norwich City Swansea, Wales
15:00 GMT Graham 23', 87' Report Drury  43'
Holt 47', 63',  64'
Pilkington 51'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,927
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 February 2012 26 Norwich City 1–2 Manchester United Norwich, Norfolk
13:30 GMT Holt 83' Report Scholes 7'
Giggs 90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,811
Referee: Andre Marriner
3 March 2012 27 Stoke City 1–0 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
15:00 GMT Etherington 83' Report E. Bennett  62'
Whitbread  78'
Naughton  90+3'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,483
Referee: Michael Oliver
11 March 2012 28 Norwich City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
16:00 GMT Hoolahan 10',  55'
Holt  43'
Whitbread  61'
Drury  72'
Report Moses 68',  90+3'
McCarthy  79'
Alcaraz  81'
McArthur  90+5'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,653
Referee: Kevin Friend
24 March 2012 30 Norwich City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Holt 26', 45+1' (pen.),  63'  85'
Whitbread  90'
Report Jarvis 25'
Jónsson  45'
Johnson  63'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,752
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
31 March 2012 31 Fulham 2–1 Norwich City Hammersmith and Fulham, London
15:00 BST Dempsey 2'
Duff 13'
Report Wilbraham 77' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 April 2012 32 Norwich City 2–2 Everton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Howson 39'
Holt 76'
Report Jelavić 22', 61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,554
Referee: Andre Marriner
14 April 2012 34 Norwich City 1–6 Manchester City Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST Surman 51'
Bennett  59'
Report Tevez  9', 18', 73', 80'
Agüero 27', 75'
Nasri  43'
Johnson 90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,812
Referee: Chris Foy
21 April 2012 35 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Norwich City Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 BST Formica 41'
Hoilett 49'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,218
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 April 2012 36 Norwich City 0–3 Liverpool Norwich, Norfolk
17:30 BST Report Suárez 24', 28', 82' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,819
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 May 2012 37 Arsenal 3–3 Norwich City Islington, London
12:45 BST Benayoun 2'
Van Persie 72', 80'
Report Hoolahan 12'
Holt 27'
Morison 85'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,092
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 May 2012 38 Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Holt 9'
Jackson 22'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,803
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

7 January 2012 Round 3 Norwich City 4–1 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Holt 6'
Jackson 12'
Surman 60'
Morison 73'
Whitbread  79'
Ayala  84'
Report Rodriguez 15' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,898
Referee: Mike Jones
28 January 2012 Round 4 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Norwich City Sandwell, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Thomas  30'
Fortuné 54'
Report Holt 36',  60'
Martin  69'
Ayala  82'
Jackson 85'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 17,434
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 February 2012 Round 5 Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Ward  17'
Hoolahan 23'
Report St Ledger 5'
Morgan  37'
Nugent 71'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,658
Referee: Mike Dean

League Cup

23 August 2011 Round 2 Norwich City 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Report Chadwick 21', 60'
Baldock 28'
Williams  50'
Powell 68'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Mark Haywood

References

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  2. premierleague.com. "Barclays Premier League Table". Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. "First Team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  4. "2011–12 Squad Numbers Confirmed". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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