2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Norwich City Football Club's 113th season as a professional club. It was their first season back in the Football League Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 season. Neil Adams began the season as manager, to embark on a first full season in charge, however this was not to be as he was replaced by Alex Neil in January 2015. Norwich started the League Cup in the second round and exited in the third round following a defeat at League Two side Shrewsbury Town, and were also eliminated in the FA Cup Third Round, following a defeat by Preston North End. Norwich finished third in the regular Championship season, qualifying for the play-offs. They were promoted back to the Premier League after a single season's absence by defeating Middlesbrough 2–0 in the play-off final.

Norwich City
2014–15 season
ChairmanAlan Bowkett
ManagerNeil Adams
(until 5 January)
Alex Neil
(from 9 January)
StadiumCarrow Road
Football League Championship3rd
(promoted via play-offs)
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Preston)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Shrewsbury Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Cameron Jerome (20)[1]
All: Cameron Jerome (21)[1]
Highest home attendance27,005 (Ipswich, 1 March 2015)[2]
Lowest home attendance14,414 (Crawley Town, 26 August 2014) (League Cup)[3]
25,595 (Huddersfield Town, 13 December 2014) (League)[4]
Average home league attendance26,367 (Average League Attendance)[4]

Build up to the season

Finishing eighteenth in the Premier League the previous season resulted in relegation to the Championship. The Norwich City board announced shortly after relegation was confirmed on 11 May 2014 that a new manager would be announced within the week.[5][6] On 22 May 2014 Neil Adams was named as the permanent manager despite the relegation from this season and four defeats in five matches as caretaker manager.[7] The upheaval at the club was not limited to change in the management team with a number of first team players being linked to moves away from Carrow Road including Robert Snodgrass, Gary Hooper and John Ruddy.[8][9][10] Chairman Alan Bowkett responded to the reports by stating that the club would be under no pressure to sell players during the transfer window.[11]

On 2 June 2014 Norwich named under-21 coach Mark Robson and former player Gary Holt first team coaches. They also named former player and Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle as football consultant who left the club before the season started.[12][13][14][15][16]

Norwich went into the season as one of the favourites for promotion with odds of 3/1 for promotion and 10/1 for winning the championship title.[17]

Transfers

Transfers in

Kyle Lafferty signed for Norwich during the summer transfer window

Norwich started their summer transfer window dealings by signing striker Lewis Grabban from AFC Bournemouth on 5 June.[18] They continued their revamp of their attacking options by signing Kyle Lafferty from 2013–14 Serie B champions Palermo on 27 June with the deal being effective from 1 July.[19] On 5 August Norwich announced the signing of former QPR midfielder Gary O'Neil following his release at the end of the previous season.[20] On 20 August it was announced that Carlos Cuellar had signed a one-year deal following his release from Sunderland at the end of the previous season and that Cameron Jerome had signed from Stoke City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[21][22] On 27 August Norwich continued their summer transfer spending by signing 17-year-old Falkirk midfielder Conor McGrandles for a fee reported to be worth a total of £1,000,000 after add-ons.[23] On 29 August Norwich signed Club Brugge midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for an undisclosed fee.[24] On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Arsenal's Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel and Swindon Town defender Louis Thompson for both an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[25][26]

Date No. Player Pos Moving from Fee Contract
5 June 2014
7
Lewis GrabbanFW AFC BournemouthUndisclosedThree-year contract[18]
1 July 2014
9
Kyle LaffertyFW PalermoUndisclosedThree-year contract[19]
5 August 2014
28
Gary O'NeilMF Queens Park RangersFreeTwo-year contract[20]
20 August 2014
3
Carlos CuéllarDF SunderlandFreeOne-year contract[21]
20 August 2014
10
Cameron JeromeFW Stoke CityUndisclosedThree-year contract[22]
27 August 2014
38
Conor McGrandlesMF Falkirk£1,000,000Three-year contract[23]
29 August 2014
39
Vadis Odjidja-OfoeMF Club BruggeUndisclosedThree-year contract[24]
1 September 2014
15
Ignasi MiquelDF ArsenalUndisclosedThree-year contract[25][26]
Louis ThompsonMF SwindonUndisclosedThree-year contract[26]
3 February 2015
12
Tony AndreuMF Hamilton AcademicalUndisclosedThree-and-a-half-year contract[27][28]

Transfers out

Players David Fox and Carlo Nash were allowed to leave following the end of their contracts while Johan Elmander, Joseph Yobo and Jonás Gutiérrez all returned to their parent clubs following the end of their loan periods.[29] The first major departure following Norwich's relegation was the sale of Scotland international Robert Snodgrass to Hull for a fee reported to be in the region of £7,000,000 on 30 June 2014.[30][31] Anthony Pilkington was the next to leave, joining promotion rivals Cardiff City for a reported fee of £1,000,000 on 15 August.[32] Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers completed the transfer of Leroy Fer for a reported fee of £8,000,000 on 20 August.[32] Transfer deadline day saw midfielder Andrew Surman return to Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.[33]

Date No. Player Pos Apps Goals Moving to Fee
23 May 2014
20
Carlo NashGK00Released
23 May 2014
25
David FoxMF611 Colchester UnitedReleased[34]
30 June 2014
7
Robert SnodgrassMF6112 Hull City£7,000,000[30]
15 August 2014
12
Anthony PilkingtonMF7514 Cardiff City£1,000,000[32][35]
20 August 2014
10
Leroy FerMF303 Queens Park Rangers£8,000,000[36]
1 September 2014
29
Andrew SurmanMF517 AFC BournemouthUndisclosed[33]

Loaned In

On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Jos Hooiveld on a season long loan from Southampton.[26]

Date Player Pos Loaned from Expires Notes
1 September 2014 Jos HooiveldDF Southampton25 January 2015 [N 1][26]
17 February 2015 Graham DorransMF West Bromwich Albion25 May 2015[38][39]
  1. This loan deal was supposed to be until 1 July 2015, but on 25 January, the deal was mutually terminated, and Hooiveld joined Millwall on loan.[37]

Loaned out

Oxford United signed 2013 FA Youth Cup winner Carlton Morris on a half-season loan deal on 4 August 2014.[40] On 5 August club record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel was allowed to leave on a season long loan to French sign AS Saint-Étienne.[41] On transfer deadline day Luciano Becchio was loaned to Rotherham until January.[42]

Date Player Pos Loaned to Expires Notes
4 August 2014 Carlton Morris FW Oxford United 23 October 2014 [40][43]
5 August 2014 Ricky van Wolfswinkel FW Saint-Étienne 30 June 2015 [41]
1 September 2014 Louis ThompsonMF Swindon Town30 June 2015[26]
Luciano BecchioST Rotherham United1 January 2015[42]
8 October 2014 Sébastien BassongDF Watford9 January 2015[44]
20 October 2014 Harry ToffoloDF Swindon Town30 June 2015[45][46]
1 November 2014 Elliott BennettMF Brighton & Hove Albion29 December 2014[47][48]
3 November 2014 Jacob MurphyFW Blackpool31 December 2014[49][50]
27 November 2014 Remi MatthewsGK Burton Albion28 December 2014[51]
27 November 2014 Carlton MorrisFW York City4 January 2015[52]
8 January 2015 Jacob MurphyFW Scunthorpe United7 February 2015[53]
13 January 2015 Cameron McGeehanMF Cambridge United13 February 2015[54]
14 January 2015 Jamar LozaFW Yeovil Town14 February 2015[55]
2 February 2015 Kyle LaffertyFW Çaykur Rizespor30 June 2015[56]
14 February 2015 Cameron McGeehanMF Luton Town30 June 2015[57]
13 March 2015 Michael TurnerDF Fulham30 June 2015[58]
16 March 2015 Josh MurphyMF Wigan15 April 2015[59]

Pre-season matches

Norwich started their pre-season on 12 July 2014 with a 1–0 away win at Isthmian League side Dereham Town with new signing Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal of the game.[60] They continued on 15 July 2014 with an emphatic 6–1 away win at Conference Premier side Braintree Town with goals from Andrew Surman, Kyle Lafferty, Nathan Redmond, Bradley Johnson and two from Ricky van Wolfswinkel.[61] They then started their pre-season tour of Italy by beating an Aosta regional select side 0–13 on 20 July 2014.[62] The match was initially credited as being against Serie D side S.C. Vallée d'Aoste but following a complaint from their opponents Norwich added a correction to their match report which blamed the error to the late nature to the arrangement of the fixture.[63][64] The matches on 20 July 2014 was initially announced to be played against Novara before they pulled out of the fixtures.[65] A game on 23 July 2014 was initially due to be played against Sampdoria and then Livorno before both teams pulled out of the fixtures.[66] They finished their tour of Italy with a final game against SC Bastia on 25 July 2014 with Anthony Pilkington scoring late on to snatch a draw.[67] Norwich returned to Norfolk to play their first home pre-season game at against OGC Nice on 28 July 2014 where goals from Nathan Redmond, Lewis Grabban, Bradley Johnson, Andrew Surman and Elliott Bennett saw them win 5-1.[68] They concluded their pre-season with a game at Carrow Road against Celta Vigo on 1 August 2014.[69][70][71]

12 July 2014 Dereham Town0–1Norwich CityDereham, England
15:00 BST Report Lafferty  76' Stadium: Aldiss Park
Attendance: 2,136
15 July 2014 Braintree Town1–6Norwich CityBraintree, England
19:45 BST Marks  69' Report Surman  7'
Lafferty  24'
van Wolfswinkel  46', 86'
Redmond  54'
Johnson  62'
Stadium: Amlin Stadium
Attendance: 833
20 July 2014 Novara CancelledNorwich CityStadio Comunale Silvio Piola
TBA BST
20 July 2014 Aosta Valley Select XI 0–13Norwich CityAosta, Saint-Vincent, Italy
17:00 BST Report Hooper 9'
Pilkington 15', 75'
Hoolahan 35'
Martin 36', 44'
Whittaker  38'
Redmond 51'
Loza 58', 71'
Jo. Murphy 61'
Ja. Murphy 76', 87'
Stadium: Piergiorgio Perucca Stadium
23 July 2014 Sampdoria CancelledNorwich CityChatillon/Saint Vincent
TBA BST Stadium: training venue
23 July 2014 Livorno CancelledNorwich CityChatillon/Saint Vincent
TBA BST Stadium: training venue
25 July 2014 SC Bastia 1–1Norwich CitySallanches
17:00 BST Kamano  65' Report Pilkington  85' Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 500
28 July 2014 Norwich City5–1Nice Norwich, England
19:45 BST Redmond  5'
Grabban  9'
Johnson  30'
Surman  44'
E Bennett  61'
Report Cvitanich  25' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 7,327
Referee: Darren Deadman
1 August 2014 Norwich City2–2Celta de Vigo Norwich, England
19:45 BST Grabban  5', 11' Report Nolito  27'
Krohn-Dehli  43'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 9,829

Championship Season

August

Norwich started their first season back in the Championship with a defeat at newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers by a single goal from David Edwards.[72] Martin Olsson was sent off for two yellow cards during the game and accepted a charge of misconduct for an apparent push on referee Simon Hooper.[73][74] The first home game of the season was a home fixture against Watford. The away team had Joel Ekstrand sent off after three minutes and goals from Johnson, Grabban and Tettey saw Norwich finish the game with a convincing 3–0 win.[75][76][77] Their second home game in four days saw Tom Cairney score for Blackburn after 49 seconds but two goals from Lewis Grabban and one from Bradley Johnson saw them end up 3–1 winners.[78][79] They followed that up with a victory in their first East Anglian derby since their 5–1 win Portman Road in April 2011. Lewis Grabban scored the only goal in the game which was his fourth goal in three games.[80][81] Grabban continued his run of scoring by scoring against his former club Bournemouth in the following match but Norwich had to settle for a draw following Callum Wilson's equaliser.[82]

10 August 2014 (2014-08-10) 1Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Norwich CityWolverhampton
16:00 BST (UTC+01) Edwards  64' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,053
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) 2Norwich City3–0WatfordNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Johnson  32'
Grabban  60'
Tettey  61'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,375
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 August 2014 (2014-08-19) 3Norwich City3–1Blackburn RoversNorwich
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Grabban  23', 90'
Johnson  87'
Report Cairney  1' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,835
Referee: Graham Scott
23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) 4Ipswich Town0–1Norwich CityIpswich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Grabban  24' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,245
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 August 2014 (2014-08-30) 5Norwich City1–1BournemouthNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Grabban  15' Report Wilson  45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,814
Referee: Stephen Martin

September

Following the break for the international matches Norwich resumed their league campaign in an away fixture at Cardiff City. First half goals from Joe Ralls and Aron Gunnarson saw Cardiff lead 2–0 at half time but second half goals from Olsson, Hoolahan, Turner and Jerome saw Norwich finish 2–4 winners.[83] The result saw Norwich win the League Managers Association performance of the week award.[84] The following Tuesday saw Norwich travel to a Brentford side who were sixth in the league. After a tight first half finished without a goal Norwich scored three goals in fifteen minutes to go top of the table.[85][86] The following game at home to Birmingham City saw Norwich come back from a two-goal deficit for the second time within a week. Two goals from Cameron Jerome saw the game finish in a draw.[87] Norwich's next game saw them travel to struggling Blackpool where they conceded the first goal shortly after half time but Norwich scored three second half goals to ensure they came from behind for the third time in four matches and also saw them return to the top of the table.[88] Norwich returned to Carrow Road for the following fixture against Charlton Athletic. Despite dominating the game, with fifteen shots to Charlton's four, Charlton won the game with a late winner.[89]

13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 6Cardiff City2–4Norwich CityCardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Ralls  4'
Gunnarsson  22'
Report Olsson  54'
Hoolahan  58'
Turner  71'
Jerome  87'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,746
Referee: Mark Haywood
16 September 2014 (2014-09-16) 7Brentford0–3Norwich CityBrentford, London
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Tettey  68'
Jerome  75', 83'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,074
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 September 2014 (2014-09-20) 8Norwich City2–2Birmingham CityNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Jerome  52', 55' Report Reilly  8'
Gray  41'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,351
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) 9Blackpool1–3Norwich CityBlackpool
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Delfouneso  46' Report Daniels  54' (o.g.)
Grabban  80'
Murphy  81'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,232
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) 10Norwich City0–1Charlton AthleticNorwich
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Jackson  86' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,983
Referee: Mick Russell

October

Norwich saw their run of home games without a win stretch to four when they drew to newly promoted Rotherham at Carrow Road. Rotherham took the lead when a late first half penalty was scored by Paul Green. Cameron Jerome equalised in the second half to earn a point for Norwich.[90][91] Despite the draw results elsewhere meant that they went into the international break top of the league. Norwich went into the fixture against Fulham having not beaten them since 1986. In the end a single first half goal from Fulham was enough to settle the matter.[92] The following midweek fixture at home to Leeds saw Norwich score the first goal of the game for the first time since the Brentford fixture. The lead lasted only four minutes though and the game finished in a draw.[93] The following match at Sheffield Wednesday finished in a draw and took the poor run of form to five games. The scoreless first half meant that Norwich hadn't scored a first half goal since the end of August, a run of ten league and cup fixtures.[94] That run of games without a first half goal came to an end in the twelfth minute of their victory at home to Bolton Wanderers.[95]

4 October 2014 (2014-10-04) 11Norwich City1–1Rotherham UnitedNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Jerome  77' Report Green  44' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,114
Referee: Phil Gibbs
18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) 12Fulham1–0Norwich CityFulham
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Kavanagh  22' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,776
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 October 2014 (2014-10-21) 13Norwich City1–1Leeds UnitedNorwich
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Martin  59' Report Doukara  63' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,565
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
25 October 2014 (2014-10-25) 14Sheffield Wednesday0–0Norwich CitySheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 20,898
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) 15Norwich City2–1BoltonNorwich
19:45 GMT (UTC) Jerome  12', 61' Report Lee  86' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,070
Referee: Graham Scott

November

Norwich travelled to Middlesbrough for a midweek fixture at the Riverside Stadium but came away from a match they were never really in contention in with nothing. Middlesbrough scored four goals, the first of which was after only five minutes.[96] Their run of poor form continued when they travelled to Nottingham Forest and conceded two late goals to lose the match 2-1. It was Nottingham Forest's first victory in ten matches.[97]

4 November 2014 (2014-11-04) 16Middlesbrough4–0Norwich CityMiddlesbrough
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Bamford  5'
Leadbitter  33' (pen.), 69'
Wildschut  85'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 16,468
Referee: Nigel Miller
8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) 17Nottingham Forest2–1Norwich CityNottingham
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Assombalonga  85'
Antonio  90+3'
Report Howson  16' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,783
Referee: Andy Madley
22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) 18Norwich City3–3Brighton & Hove AlbionNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Howson  38'
Martin  49'
Johnson  56'  90+1'
Hooper  85'
Report Bruno  33'
LuaLua  66'
Colunga  77' (pen.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,379
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) 19Norwich City1–2ReadingNorwich
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Hooper  10' Report Cooper  14', 45' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,002
Referee: David Webb

December

6 December 2014 20Wigan Athletic0–1Norwich CityDW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT Report Howson  5' Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 December 2014 21Norwich City5–0Huddersfield TownCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Johnson  46', 51'
Redmond  48'
Jerome  69'
Grabban  77'
Report Wallace  17' Attendance: 25,595
Referee: Mark Brown
20 December 2014 22Derby County22Norwich CityiPro Stadium, Derby
12:15 GMT Russell  43'
Martin  55' (pen.)
Report Jerome  51'
Whittaker  89'
Attendance: 27,974
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 December 2014 23Norwich City61MillwallCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Whittaker  13'
Jerome  18'
Johnson  54', 61'
Hooper  69', 90+1'
Report Easter  86' Attendance: 26,714
Referee: Andy D'Urso
28 December 2014 24Reading21Norwich CityMadejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 GMT Robson-Kanu  25' (pen.)
Cox  34'
Report Johnson  71' Attendance: 19,430
Referee: James Linington

January

10 January 2015 25Bournemouth12Norwich CityDean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 GMT Ritchie  18'  62'
Arter  20'
Cook  89'
Report Olsson  16'
Hooper  36'
Jerome  56'  80'
Howson  64'
Attendance: 11,318
Referee: Chris Foy
17 January 2015 26Norwich City32Cardiff CityCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Hooper  15'
Lafferty  25'
Jerome  45'
Report Revell  61'
Harris  64'
Attendance: 25,995
Referee: James Adcock
24 January 2015 27Norwich City12BrentfordCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Redmond  27' Report Jota  21'
Prtichard  71' (pen.)
Attendance: 26,148
Referee: Nigel Miller
31 January 2015 28Birmingham City00Norwich CitySt Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 17,835
Referee: Darren Handley

February

7 February 2015 29Norwich City40BlackpoolCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Hooper  12', 24', 56' (pen.)
Redmond  90'
Report Attendance: 26,017
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 February 2015 30Charlton Athletic23Norwich CityThe Valley, London
19:45 GMT Watt  61'
Vetokele  68'
Report Howson  14'
Grabban  43'
Jerome  83'
Attendance: 15,094
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 February 2015 31Norwich City20Wolverhampton WanderersCarrow Road, Norwich
15:00 GMT Johnson  28'
Grabban  67'
Report Attendance: 26,322
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32Watford03Norwich CityVicarage Road, Watford
15:00 GMT Report Grabban  65', 85'
Jerome  70' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,062
Referee: Carl Berry
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 33Blackburn Rovers12Norwich CityEwood Park, Blackburn
19:45 GMT Baptiste  22' Report Jerome  65'
Johnson  84'
Attendance: 13,530
Referee: Scott Duncan

March

Norwich's win over rivals Ipswich Town saw a new all seater stadium record of 27,005 set for Carrow Road. Norwich went on to win the game two goals to nil after goals from Bradley Johnson and Lewis Grabban. It was their fourth East Anglian Derby win in succession.[2]

1 March 2015 (2015-03-01) 34Norwich City2–0Ipswich TownNorwich
14:05 GMT Johnson  24'
Grabban  62'
Olsson  76'
Tettey  86'
Report Skuse  16'
Mings  84'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,005
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 March 2015 (2015-03-04) 35Norwich City01Wigan AthleticNorwich
19:45 GMT Howson  34'
Olsson  43'
Jerome  64'
Martin  90+1'
Report Kim  8'
Pennant  45+2'
Pearce  67'
Waghorn  90+5'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,208
Referee: Gavin Ward
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 36Millwall14Norwich CityBermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Tonge  62'
Gregory  82' (pen.)
Report Cuéllar  22'
Howson  38', 60'
Hooper  45+1' (pen.)
Hoolahan  57'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: Keith Stroud
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 37Norwich City11Derby CountyNorwich
15:00 GMT Jerome  31'
Tettey  41'
Martin  81'
Report Shotton  34'
Ruddy  66' (o.g.)
Albentosa  77'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,766
Referee: Lee Probert
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 38Huddersfield Town22Norwich CityHuddersfield
19:45 GMT Miller  55'
Lynch  75'
Vaughan  90+4'  90+6',  90+5'
Report Johnson  7'
Hoolahan  67'
Martin  90+3'
Loza  90+8',  90+9'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 11,879
Referee: Nigel Miller
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 39Norwich City31Nottingham ForestNorwich
15:00 GMT Olsson  17'
Howson  45+1'
Jerome  56'
Hoolahan  59' (pen.)
Report Mancienne  66'
Burke  76'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,976
Referee: James Linington

April

3 April 2015 40Brighton & Hove Albion01Norwich CityFalmer
15:00 BST Greer  20'
Ince  90+1'
Report Whittaker  28'
Johnson  62'
Hooper  90+4'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 28,890
Referee: Andy Davies
6 April 2015 41Norwich City20Sheffield WednesdayNorwich
15:00 BST Tettey  17'
Johnson  33', 45+1',  55'
Martin  52'
Report Filipe Melo  6'
McGugan  22'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,993
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 April 2015 42Bolton Wanderers12Norwich CityHorwich
15:00 BST Le Fondre  18'
Walker  26'
Moxey  90'
Report Dorrans  9'
R. Bennett  80'
Hooper  90+3'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 16,027
Referee: James Adcock
14 April 2015 43Leeds United02Norwich CityLeeds
19:45 BST Report Olsson  25'
Tettey  37'
Howson  57'
Whittaker  63'
Dorrans  90+1',  90+2'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,471
Referee: Mike Jones
17 April 2015 44Norwich City01MiddlesbroughNorwich
19:45 BST Hoolahan  45+3'
Olsson  74'
Report Tettey  8' (o.g.)
Adomah  64'
Clayton  75'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,933
Referee: Robert Madley
25 April 2015 45Rotherham United11Norwich CityRotherham
15:00 BST Bowery  86' Report Grabban  26'
Ruddy  31'
Hooper  59'
Jerome  80'
Howson  83'
Johnson  90+4'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 11,498
Referee: Mark Brown

May

2 May 2015 46Norwich City42FulhamNorwich
12:15 BST Johnson  23',  36', 90+1'
Redmond  39'
Olsson  75'
Dorrans  81'
Report Guthrie  90'
Smith  83'
Johnson  90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,662
Referee: David Coote

Play-Offs

9 May 2015 SF1Ipswich Town11Norwich CityIpswich
12:15 BST Anderson  45+4',  84' Report Howson  41'
Dorrans  47'
Jerome  58'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,166
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 May 2015 SF2Norwich City31Ipswich TownNorwich
12:15 BST Johnson  30'
Hoolahan  50' (pen.)
Redmond  64'
Jerome  76'
Report Berra  49'
Smith  60'
Skuse  90+4'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,994
Referee: Roger East
25 May 2015 FinalMiddlesbrough02Norwich CityLondon
15:00 BST Report Jerome  12'
Redmond  15'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,656
Referee: Mike Dean

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bournemouth (C, P) 46 26 12 8 98 45 +53 90 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford (P) 46 27 8 11 91 50 +41 89
3 Norwich City (O, P) 46 25 11 10 88 48 +40 86 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Middlesbrough 46 25 10 11 68 37 +31 85
5 Brentford 46 23 9 14 78 59 +19 78
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 25 11 10 88 48  +40 86 12 6 5 50 24  +26 13 5 5 38 24  +14

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: [98]

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWDWWDWLDLDDWLLDLWWDWLWWLDWWWWWWLWDDWWWWWLDW
Position171063421211145637101011877777788776553555443222443
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Norwich started their FA cup campaign in the third round of the competition, against Preston North End FC. This proved to be their only game in the competition, as Norwich lost 2-0 at Preston, failing to register a shot on target in the match.[99]

3 January 2015 (2015-01-03) 3Preston North End2–0Norwich CityPreston
15:00 GMT (UTC+00) Gallagher  71', 84' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,807
Referee: Stuart Attwell

League Cup

Cameron Jerome scored on his début in Norwich's league cup second round fixture

Norwich will start their league cup campaign in the second round of the competition at home against Crawley Town. In their first ever competitive meeting Norwich City won the match 3−1 with two goals from Josh Murphy and one from Cameron Jerome on his début. Norwich City academy products Kyle Callan-McFadden, who started the match, and Reece Hall-Johnson, who came on as a substitute, both made their professional débuts within the match.[100] Norwich started their third round match against Shrewsbury Town having made eleven changes from the side that played against Birmingham City the previous Saturday. They lost to a single goal from James Collins.[101]

26 August 2014 (2014-08-26) 2Norwich City3–1Crawley TownNorwich
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Jerome  14'
Murphy  49', 90'
Report Cuéllar  55' (o.g.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,414
Referee: Darren Deadman
23 September 2014 (2014-09-23) 3Shrewsbury Town1–0Norwich CityShrewsbury
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Collins  54' Report Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Statistics

Overall competition record

Last updated: 26 May 2015
Sources:[102]

Competition Started round Current position/round Final position/round First match Last match Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
2014–15 Championship 3 (promoted through play-offs) 10 August 201425 May 2015 49 27 12 10 94 50 +44 055.10
League Cup Second round Third round 26 August 201423 September 2014 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
FA Cup Third round Third round 3 January 20153 January 2015 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 52 28 12 12 97 54 +43 053.85

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated: 26 May 2015
Sources:[103][104][105]

No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals
1GKJohn Ruddy 4900100 500020
2RBSteven Whittaker 3902100200 430230
3CBCarlos Cuéllar 800200 100030
4CMBradley Johnson 43115100 44115131
5RBRussell Martin 4802100 490280
7STLewis Grabban 231312 23141221
8CMJonny Howson 3529100100 372951
10STCameron Jerome 35920101 3692180
11STGary Hooper 161612100100 18161220
12MFAnthony Andreu 060 06000
13GKMark Bunn
14CAMWes Hoolahan 29105109 3010530
15DFIgnasi Miquel 100100 20000
16STJamar Loza 021010110 14110
17RMElliott Bennett 370200 57000
18LBJavier Garrido 340100 44010
19STLuciano Becchio 010 01000
22RMNathan Redmond 31761 327610
23LBMartin Olsson 4501 450181
24CBRyan Bennett 340100 44030
26GKDeclan Rudd 200 20000
27CDMAlexander Tettey 3722 3822130
28CMGary O'Neil 10120100100 1212010
29STCarlton Morris 010 010
30CBSébastien Bassong 21 21
31CBAdel Gafaiti
32GKRemi Matthews
33DFKyle Callan-McFadden 100 10010
34MFReece Hall-Johnson 010 01000
36MFCameron McGeehan
37DFReiss Awuah
38MFConor McGrandles
39MFVadis Odjidja-Ofoe 140100 24000
40MFCameron King 010 01000
41MFGraham Dorrans 1443 144320
Players out on loan:
6CBMichael Turner 2211100 231150
9STKyle Lafferty 1171010100 128170
20STRicky van Wolfswinkel
21LMJosh Murphy 1121010102 213310
25RMJacob Murphy 100 10000
35DFHarry Toffolo
36MFCameron McGeehan
MFLouis Thompson
Players no longer at the club:
10CMLeroy Fer 010 01000
12LMAnthony Pilkington
12DFJos Hooiveld 600 60000
29CMAndrew Surman 100100 20000

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player Champ FAC LC Total
1STCameron Jerome200121
2MFBradley Johnson150015
3STLewis Grabban120012
STGary Hooper120012
4MFJonny Howson9009
5MFNathan Redmond6006
6MFWes Hoolahan5005
7MFGraham Dorrans3003
MFJosh Murphy1023
8DFRussell Martin2002
MFAlexander Tettey2002
DFSteven Whittaker2002
9DFMartin Olsson1001
DFMichael Turner1001
STJamar Loza1001
STKyle Lafferty1001
Own goal1001
Totals940397
Last updated: 26 May 2015 Sources:[1]

Awards

See also

List of Norwich City F.C. seasons

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