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
Chairman	Alan Bowkett
Manager	Bryan Gunn until 14 August Paul Lambert from 19 August
Stadium	Carrow Road
League One	1st - promoted to The Championship
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	Area semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Grant Holt (24) All: Grant Holt (30)
Highest home attendance	25,506 (vs. Hartlepool United, 30 January)
Lowest home attendance	23,041 (vs. Walsall, 5 September)
Average home league attendance	24,756
Home colours Away colours

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

Dartford v Norwich City

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

Raith Rovers v Norwich City

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

St Johnstone v Norwich City

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

Airdrie United v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Manchester United XI

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

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Wigan Athletic

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

Norwich City v Colchester United

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

Exeter City v Norwich City

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

Brentford v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Hartlepool United v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Walsall

5 September 2009	Norwich City	0–0	Walsall	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,041 Referee: Russell Booth

Milton Keynes Dons v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Charlton Athletic

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

Gillingham v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Leyton Orient

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

Norwich City v Bristol Rovers

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

Carlisle United v Norwich City

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

Leeds United v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Swindon Town

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

Stockport County v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Tranmere Rovers

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

Southampton v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Southend United v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Oldham Athletic

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

Yeovil Town v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Huddersfield Town

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

Norwich City v Millwall

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

Wycombe Wanderers v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Exeter City

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

Colchester United v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Brentford

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

Walsall v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Hartlepool United

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

Millwall v Norwich City

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Southampton

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

Norwich City v Southend United

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

Oldham Athletic v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Yeovil Town

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

Huddersfield Town v Norwich City

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

Swindon Town v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Leeds United

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

Tranmere Rovers v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Stockport County

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

Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons

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

Leyton Orient v Norwich City

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

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Gillingham

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

Bristol Rovers v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Carlisle United

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

Paulton Rovers v Norwich City

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

Carlisle United v Norwich City

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

Yeovil Town v Norwich City

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

Norwich City v Sunderland

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

Norwich City v Brentford

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

Gillingham v Norwich City

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

Swindon Town v Norwich City

10 November 2009 Area quarter-final	Swindon Town	0–0 (3–5 p)	Norwich City	Swindon, Wiltshire
19:30 GMT		Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,978 Referee: Graham Horwood
	Penalties
	Paynter Austin Amankwaah Easton		Tudur Jones Hughes Nelson Askou Cureton

Southampton v Norwich City

15 December 2009 Area semi-final	Southampton	2–2 (6–5 p)	Norwich City	Southampton, Hampshire
19:45 GMT	Papa Waigo  14', 90'	Report	Doherty  33' C. Martin  55'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 15,453 Referee: Kevin Wright
	Penalties
	Lambert Papa Waigo James Lallana Wotton Hammond Antonio Thomas		Holt R. Martin C. Martin Nelson Russell Otsemobor Gill McDonald

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

• 2009–10 in English football

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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.