2006–07 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was Norwich City's second consecutive year in the Football League Championship after failing to gain promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.

Norwich City
2006–07 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington 5 August 2006 – 1 October 2006
Peter Grant 15 October 2006 – 6 May 2007
StadiumCarrow Road
Championship16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Earnshaw (19)

All:
Robert Earnshaw (19)
Highest home attendance25,476 (vs. Ipswich Town, 22 April 2007)
Lowest home attendance23,311 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 30 January 2007)
Average home league attendance24,544

Season overview edit

End of the Worthington era edit

Following the departure of key players Robert Green and Leon McKenzie to West Ham United and Coventry City respectively, Norwich's lack of activity in the summer transfer window was somewhat surprising. Indeed, only one player - Lee Croft, from Manchester City, for a fee in the region of £600,000[1] - came into the club on a permanent basis. However, despite this and an opening day defeat, the club enjoyed a relatively good start to the season, with three consecutive home wins in the league and progress in the League Cup. This form did not last - having collected just one point from a possible twelve during September, pressure was mounting on manager Nigel Worthington. Following the 3–1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle on 23 September, joint majority shareholders Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones issued a public ultimatum stating that performances must immediately improve.[2]

In their next match on 1 October, Norwich slumped to a 4–1 defeat against Burnley at Carrow Road - a game which was televised by Sky Sports. The club announced they had parted company with Worthington just hours after the final whistle.[3]

Grant appointed edit

Martin Hunter was appointed caretaker manager going into the October international break. His side came out 3–0 winners in a friendly match at King's Lynn, specially arranged for former Norwich midfielder Shaun Carey who had suffered a double fracture of his leg.[4] During the week leading up to the meeting with Queens Park Rangers on 14 October, it emerged that former City player and West Ham coach Peter Grant was to be appointed new manager of the Canaries. He watched from the stands as his new side - still under the guidance of Hunter - drew 3–3 with QPR, conceding a stoppage-time equaliser by Martin Rowlands.[5]

Grant's start was encouraging, winning four of his first six matches in full charge. This included beating all three sides relegated from the Premier League the previous season, as well as then league leaders, Cardiff City. However, defeat to local rivals Ipswich Town followed by a run of six defeats in nine through December and January left the club languishing in 17th, with no realistic hopes of reaching the play-offs and just four points above the relegation zone.

A key point in the season came on 27 February, in a match against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Norwich were behind twice in the game and defeat would have left them in real relegation danger. However, equalisers from emerging striker Chris Martin and defender Jason Shackell, followed by a vital stoppage-time winning free-kick from new signing Simon Lappin lifted City to the relative safety of 16th.[6]

Norwich's form in the latter part of the season was very inconsistent, often winning one then losing one. The main bright spot was arguably the emergence of young striker Martin, who scored in four consecutive league games through February and March, reportedly attracting interest from Manchester United.[7] The return of top scorer Robert Earnshaw from injury could not stop a run of three defeats from the last four games, which left City ending an overall disappointing campaign in 16th place and hoping for much better in 2007–08.

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

League edit

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 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 5–1 0–3 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–4 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–5 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2
Position 19 10 7 6 2 4 5 10 14 17 19 15 11 17 16 13 9 12 13 12 15 15 16
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 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–3
Position 15 17 15 17 17 17 16 18 18 16 16 17 17 15 15 16 13 16 15 15 15 16 16

August edit

5 August 2006 Leeds United 1 – 0 Norwich City Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST Healy   41' (pen.) Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,417
Referee: Graham Laws
8 August 2006 Norwich City 2 – 0 Preston North End Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST St Ledger   56' (o.g.)
Earnshaw   82'
Report Alexander   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,676
Referee: Phil Joslin
12 August 2006 Norwich City 3 – 2 Luton Town Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby   57'
Croft   67'
Earnshaw   71'
Report Vine   15'
Morgan   52'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,863
Referee: Andy Penn
19 August 2006 Derby County 0 – 0 Norwich City Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,196
Referee: Richard Beeby
26 August 2006 Norwich City 5 – 1 Barnsley Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Earnshaw   13' (pen.), 69'
Robinson   27'
Croft   57'
Huckerby   64'
Report Kay   12'
Hayes   38'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,867
Referee: Iain Williamson

September edit

9 September 2006 Coventry City 3 – 0 Norwich City Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 BST Birchall   12'
Kyle   63'
John   67'
Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 20,006
Referee: Jon Moss
12 September 2006 Southend United 3 – 3 Norwich City Southend-on-Sea, Essex
19:45 BST Eastwood   9'
Hammell   68'
Gower   90'
Report Earnshaw   36', 39'
Etuhu   47'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 11,072
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 September 2006 Norwich City 0 – 1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Kuqi   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,618
Referee: Andy D'Urso
23 September 2006 Plymouth Argyle 3 – 1 Norwich City Plymouth, Devon
15:00 BST Doherty   14' (o.g.)
Seip   47'
Norris   74'
Report Earnshaw   90' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,813
Referee: Jarnail Singh

October edit

1 October 2006 Norwich City 1 – 4 Burnley Norwich, Norfolk
13:15 BST Doherty   60'
Earnshaw   82'
Report O'Connor   32'
Gray   45', 64'
Mahon   89'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,717
Referee: Phil Crossley
14 October 2006 Queens Park Rangers 3 – 3 Norwich City Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Smith   24'
Rowlands   45', 90'
Report Huckerby   4'
Dublin   72'
Earnshaw   84' (pen.)
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,793
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 October 2006 Birmingham City 0 – 1 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
19:45 BST Report Shackell   66' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,537
Referee: Mike Pike
21 October 2006 Norwich City 1 – 0 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Etuhu   7'
McVeigh   90'
Report Gilbert   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,014
Referee: Anthony Bates
28 October 2006 Stoke City 5 – 0 Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
15:00 BST Hendrie   22'
Fuller   38'
Higginbotham   72'
Chadwick   79'
Russell   90'
Report Ashdown   72' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 13,444
Referee: Paul Robinson
31 October 2006 Norwich City 1 – 1 Colchester United Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Etuhu   72' Report Cureton   53' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,065
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

November edit

4 November 2006 Norwich City 1 – 0 Sunderland Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Earnshaw   51' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,652
Referee: Mike Riley
19 November 2006 Ipswich Town 3 – 1 Norwich City Ipswich, Suffolk
11:30 GMT Legwinski   40'
Haynes   77', 90'
Report Chadwick   26' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,276
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 November 2006 Norwich City 1 – 1 Hull City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Earnshaw   72' Report Turner   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Gary Sutton
30 November 2006 Norwich City 3 – 1 Leicester City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Robinson   45'
Earnshaw   59'
McAuley   90' (o.g.)
Report McCarthy   23' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,896
Referee: Darren Deadman

December edit

2 December 2006 Sunderland 1 – 0 Norwich City Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
15:00 GMT Murphy   76' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Phil Joslin
9 December 2006 Norwich City 1 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Dublin   85' Report Camp   80' (o.g.)
Burton   83'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,816
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 December 2006 Southampton 2 – 1 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Bale   41'
Jones   65'
Report Earnshaw   21' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,919
Referee: Uriah Rennie
23 December 2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 2 Norwich City Wolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Henry   36'
Craddock   90'
Report Earnshaw   10', 77' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,910
Referee: Phil Joslin
26 December 2006 Norwich City 0 – 0 Southend United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Sodje   55' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,433
Referee: Andy Hall
30 December 2006 Norwich City 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Dublin   69' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,113
Referee: Phil Dowd

January edit

1 January 2007 Crystal Palace 3 – 1 Norwich City South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT Hudson   26'
Kuqi   29'
Green   45'
Report Earnshaw   45' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,765
Referee: Carl Boyeson
13 January 2007 Norwich City 1 – 3 Plymouth Argyle Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Safri   45' Report Hayles   59'
Buzsáky   63', 75'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,513
Referee: Mike Jones
30 January 2007 Norwich City 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Breen   55'
Kightly   59'
McNamara   4'   90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,311
Referee: Nigel Miller

February edit

3 February 2007 Norwich City 2 – 1 Leeds United Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Dublin   59'
Huckerby   78'
Report Howson   20' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,018
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2007 Preston North End 2 – 1 Norwich City Preston, Lancashire
19:45 GMT Pergl   28'
Dichio   43'
Report Shackell   62' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,601
Referee: Phil Dowd
24 February 2007 Norwich City 1 – 1 Coventry City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Martin   81' Report Tabb   42' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,220
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 February 2007 Luton Town 2 – 3 Norwich City Luton, Bedfordshire
19:45 GMT Runström   11'
Talbot   48'
Report Martin   26'
Shackell   73'
Lappin   90'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,868
Referee: Uriah Rennie

March edit

3 March 2007 Barnsley 1 – 3 Norwich City Barnsley, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Ferenczi   45' Report Huckerby   7'
Croft   26'
Martin   41'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,010
Referee: Colin Webster
6 March 2007 Norwich City 1 – 2 Derby County Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Martin   52' Report Jones   62', 72' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,462
Referee: Lee Probert
10 March 2007 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Norwich City Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT Parry   3' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,276
Referee: Graham Salisbury
13 March 2007 Norwich City 1 – 0 Birmingham City Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Huckerby   47' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,504
Referee: Russell Booth
17 March 2007 Norwich City 1 – 0 Stoke City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Huckerby   31' Report Griffin   84' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,293
Referee: Paul Taylor
31 March 2007 Colchester United 3 – 0 Norwich City Colchester, Essex
15:00 BST Cureton   52'
Garcia   64'
Iwelumo   73'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Iain Williamson

April edit

6 April 2007 Hull City 1 – 2 Norwich City Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
15:00 BST Dawson   88' Report Huckerby   39'
Etuhu   55'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 19,053
Referee: Mike Thorpe
9 April 2007 Norwich City 1 – 2 West Bromwich Albion Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Etuhu   58' Report Sodje   73'
Kamara   90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,422
Referee: Jon Moss
14 April 2007 Leicester City 1 – 2 Norwich City Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 BST Kenton   1' Report Earnshaw   74' (pen.)
McAuley   78' (o.g.)
Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 21,483
Referee: Colin Webster
17 April 2007 Burnley 3 – 0 Norwich City Burnley, Lancashire
19:45 BST Akinbiyi   30'
Gray   86'
Elliott   89'
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 9,681
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 April 2007 Norwich City 1 – 1 Ipswich Town Norwich, Norfolk
12:00 BST Etuhu   5' Report Wright   30' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,476
Referee: Steve Tanner
28 April 2007 Norwich City 0 – 1 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Best   30' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,437
Referee: Lee Probert

May edit

6 May 2007 Sheffield Wednesday 3 – 2 Norwich City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
13:00 BST Johnson   26'
Burton   45'
Etuhu   50' (o.g.)
Report Earnshaw   56'
Dublin   75'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 28,287
Referee: Clive Penton

FA Cup edit

Round 3 4 4(R) 5
Result 4–1 1–1 3–2 0–4
6 January 2007 Round 3 Tamworth 1 – 4 Norwich City Tamworth, Staffordshire
12:30 GMT Weaver   20'
McGrath   26'
Storer   68'
Report Dublin   40', 62'
Huckerby   42', 51'
Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Peter Walton
27 January 2007 Round 4 Blackpool 1 – 1 Norwich City Blackpool, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Evatt   52' Report Huckerby   45'
Brown   45'   82'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,491
Referee: Chris Foy
13 February 2007 Round 4 (replay) Norwich City 3 – 2 (AET) Blackpool Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT Huckerby   78', 95'
Martin   112'
Report Jackson   37'
Barker   108'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 February 2007 Round 5 Chelsea 4 – 0 Norwich City Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Wright-Phillips   39'
Drogba   51'
Essien   90'
Shevchenko   90'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,537
Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup edit

23 August 2006 First round Torquay United 0 – 2 Norwich City Torquay, Devon
19:45 BST Report McKenzie   48'
Etuhu   64'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 September 2006 Second round Rotherham United 2 – 4 Norwich City Rotherham, South Yorkshire
19:45 BST Keane   24'
Williamson   49' (pen.)
Report Thorne   6'
Jarvis   53', 90'
Fleming   54'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,958
Referee: Scott Mathieson
24 October 2006 Third round Port Vale 0 – 0 (AET)
(3 – 2 p)
Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Mark Halsey
Penalties
Walker  
Constantine  
Harsley  
Whitaker  
Smith  
  Robinson
  Thorne
  Shackell
  Eagle
  Dublin

Transfers edit

Summer edit

In edit

Name Price From
Lee Croft £600,000 Manchester City

Out edit

Name Price To
Simon Charlton Free Oldham Athletic
Robert Green £2 million West Ham United
Leon McKenzie £1 million Coventry City

Winter edit

In edit

Name Price From
Luke Chadwick Undisclosed Stoke City
Chris Brown Undisclosed Sunderland
David Marshall Loan Celtic
Mark Fotheringham Free Unattached
Simon Lappin £100,000 St Mirren

Out edit

Name Price To
Ian Henderson Loan Rotherham United
Craig Fleming Free Rotherham United

Players edit

First team squad edit

Squad at end of season.[8]

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   SCO David Marshall (on loan from Celtic)
2 DF   FRA Matthieu Louis-Jean
3 DF   ENG Adam Drury (captain)
4 DF   ENG Jason Shackell
6 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF   ENG Lee Croft
8 FW   ENG Peter Thorne
9 FW   ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw[notes 1]
11 MF   ENG Luke Chadwick
12 GK   TRI Tony Warner[notes 2] (on loan from Fulham)
14 FW   ENG Chris Brown
15 MF   MAR Youssef Safri
16 MF   SCO Mark Fotheringham
17 MF   ENG Andrew Hughes
18 MF   NIR Paul McVeigh
19 MF   SCO Simon Lappin
20 MF   NGA Dickson Etuhu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   SCO Paul Gallacher
22 FW   ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW   ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF   NED Jürgen Colin
25 DF   ENG Rossi Jarvis
26 MF   ENG Robert Eagle
27 DF   IRL Gary Doherty
28 MF   IRL Michael Spillane[notes 3]
29 DF   ENG Matthew Halliday
30 GK   ENG Joe Lewis
31 DF   SCO Andrew Cave-Brown[notes 4]
32 MF   ENG Andrew Fisk
33 FW   SCO Kris Renton
34 GK   ENG Steven Arnold
35 FW   ENG Chris Martin[notes 5]
36 MF   RSA Bally Smart
37 MF   ENG Patrick Bexfield

Left club during season edit

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 Robert Green (to West Ham United)
1 GK   ENG Jamie Ashdown (on loan from Portsmouth)
5 DF   ENG Craig Fleming (to Rotherham United)
12 GK   ENG Lee Camp[notes 6] (on loan from Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie (to Coventry City)
16 DF   SCO Patrick Boyle (on loan from Everton)
33 MF   WAL Carl Robinson (to Toronto FC)

Board and staff members edit

Board members edit

Position Name Nationality
Chairman Roger Munby   England
Vice Chairman Barry Skipper   England
Joint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith   England
Joint Majority Shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones   Wales
Director Michael Foulger   England
Chief Executive Neil Doncaster   England

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Peter Grant
Assistant manager   Jim Duffy
First team coach   Martin Hunter
Goalkeeping coach   James Hollman
Youth coach   Ricky Martin
Physiotherapist   Neal Reynolds
Sports Science   Dave Carolan
Club Liaison   Bryan Gunn

Last updated: 6 May 2007
Source: Norwich FC

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Ipswich Town 46 18 8 20 64 59 +5 62
15 Burnley 46 15 12 19 52 49 +3 57
16 Norwich City 46 16 9 21 56 71 −15 57
17 Coventry City 46 16 8 22 47 62 −15 56
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 11 21 54 68 −14 53
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Notes edit

  1. ^ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.
  2. ^ Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in February 2006.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Cave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level.
  5. ^ Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in 2014.
  6. ^ Camp was born in Derby, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2011.

References edit

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  2. ^ Jackson, Stewart (27 September 2006). "Delia turns up the heat on Worthington". blogs.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Norwich sack manager Worthington". BBC Sport. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Hunter pleased with Canaries bow". BBC Sport. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (16 October 2006). "Queen's Park Rangers 3 Norwich City 3: Grant faces sizeable task". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Coca-Cola Football League Championship - 27/02/2007". Norwich City F.C. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Martin's a Premiership striker in the making". eveningnews24.co.uk. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  8. ^ "First team Profiles". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2007.