List of Norwich City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Below is a list of footballers who have played for Norwich City in 25-99 competitive first-team matches.

Key edit

The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then alphabetically by surname.[1][2] Appearances as a substitute are included. Players are listed according to the date they signed for the club – those with their names in bold have been inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.[3][4] Statistics are correct as of the match played on 16 December 2013. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.

Positions key
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
RB Right-back
LB Left-back
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
WH Wing-half MF Midfielder
OR Outside-right RW Right-wing
OL Outside-left LW Left-wing
IR Inside-right RM Right midfield
IL Inside-left LM Left midfield
CF Centre-forward FW Forward
U Utility player

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Club career

This is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

Appearances and goals

League appearances and goals comprise those in the Southern League, the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded. Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, Football League (including play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, UEFA Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, and defunct competitions the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Watney Cup, Texaco Cup, Full Members' Cup and ScreenSport Super Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.[2][5]

International selection

Players who have been selected for full international football (not including amateur, Under-23 or other youth levels) have a link to their national side's Wikipedia page, denoted with a green box and asterisk*. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each is shown.

Name Nationality Pos NCFC career Lge apps Lge goals Total apps Total goals Notes
Zema Abbey   England FW 2000–2004 59 7 63 8
Alf Ackerman   South Africa FW 1951–1954 66 31 70 35
Chris Adams   England OL 1952–1955 29 3 30 3
George Addy   England LH 1920–1922 31 6 33 6
John Aitken   Scotland OL 1926–1927 42 8 46 8
Ade Akinbiyi   Nigeria* FW 1993–1997 49 3 58 5
Malcolm Allen   Wales* FW 1988–1990 35 8 46 15
George Anderson   Scotland IL 1929–1930 28 12 30 12
Cédric Anselin   France MF 1998–2001 26 1 29 1
Ivan Armes   England WH 1946–1950 61 1 65 1
Dean Ashton   England* FW 2005–2006 44 17 46 18 Norwich's record transfer fee received at the time
Jens Berthel Askou   Denmark DF 2009–2011 27 2 33 3
Ronnie Bacon   England OR 1955–1958 42 6 42 6
Ron Barnes   England OR 1963–1964 21 1 25 1
Leon Barnett   England DF 2010–2013 50 2 55 2
Darren Beckford   England FW 1991–1993 38 8 49 13 Norwich's record signing at the time
Jackie Bell   England LH 1962–1964 48 3 58 5
Sam Bell   England IR 1930–1934 76 26 79 27
Craig Bellamy   Wales* FW 1996–2001 84 32 91 34 Norwich's record transfer fee received at the time
Albert Bennett   England FW 1968–1971 55 15 60 16
Dave Bennett   England MF 1978–1984 71 9 75 11
Elliott Bennett   England RW 2011–2015 67 2 79 3
John Benson   Scotland RB 1973–1975 30 1 37 1
David Bentley   England* MF 2004–2005 26 2 28 2 On loan from Arsenal
William Bertram   England IR 1921–1922 25 2 30 3
Ryan Bertrand   England* LB 2007–2009 56 0 60 0 On loan from Chelsea (two spells)
Wayne Biggins   England FW 1985–1988 79 16 97 21
Paul Blades   England DF 1990–1992 47 0 62 0 Norwich's record signing at the time
Cecil Blakemore   England IL 1931–1933 70 29 70 29
Jean-Yves de Blasiis   France MF 1999–2001 35 0 38 0
Terry Bly   England CF 1956–1960 57 31 67 38
Jimmy Bone   Scotland* FW 1971–1973 39 9 47 13 Scored Norwich's first ever First Division goal
Curtis Booth   England IF 1920–1923 62 11 65 13
Carl Bradshaw   England RB 1994–1998 65 2 74 3
Robbie Brady   Republic of Ireland* MF 2015–2017 59 7 62 7
Jim Brennan   Canada* LB 2003–2006 43 1 48 2
Kenny Brown   England RB 1986–1988 25 0 28 0
Laurie Brown   England DF 1966–1968 81 2 91 2
Oliver Brown   England CF 1931–1933 51 33 51 33
William Brown   Scotland RH 1929–1931 50 2 53 2
Mark Bunn   England GK 2012–2015 23 0 31 0
Ben Burley   England OL 1935–1938 35 4 37 4
Ollie Burton   Wales* WH 1960–1963 57 8 73 9
Viv Busby   England FW 1976-1977 22 11 26 11
Sam Byram   England DF 2019-2023 47 1 54 1
Archie Campbell   Scotland FB 1924–1928 87 0 97 0
Shaun Carey   Republic of Ireland MF 1995–2000 68 0 77 0
Simon Charlton   England DF 2004–2006 45 2 50 2
Sammy Chung   England WH 1954–1957 47 9 48 9
Sammy Clingan   Northern Ireland* MF 2008–2009 40 6 43 6
Ernest Coleman   England IR 1937–1939 63 25 64 26
Jürgen Colin   Netherlands RB 2004–2006 58 0 64 0
Tony Collins   England IF 1953–1955 29 2 31 2
Bryan Conlon   England FW 1968–1970 29 8 31 8
Jim Conway   Scotland FW 1961–1964 42 13 50 15
Adrian Coote   Northern Ireland FW 1997–2001 54 3 61 3
Tom Coulthard   England FB 1924–1926 40 1 42 1
William Cousins   England OR 1927–1928 26 0 26 0
Charlie Crickmore   England LW 1967–1970 56 9 64 10
Andrew Crofts   Wales* MF 2010–2012 68 8 70 8
Reg Cropper   England IR 1926–1928 49 16 53 18 His brother Arthur also played for Norwich
Paul Dalglish   Scotland FW 1998–2001 43 2 48 2
Ian Davies   England LB 1973–1979 32 2 34 2
Derek Davis   Wales GK 1946–1948 26 0 28 0
Fernando Derveld   Netherlands LB 2000–2001 22 1 25 1
John Devine   Republic of Ireland* DF 1983–1985 53 3 69 3
George Dobson   England OL 1920–1921 27 1 28 1
Tom Docherty   England OL 1950–1953 85 4 92 7
Louie Donowa   England RW 1982–1986 62 11 80 15 FA Youth Cup winner (1983)
Graham Dorrans   Scotland* MF 2015–2017 61 9 77 9
Kieran Dowell   England MF 2020–2023 67 11 76 12
Allenby Driver   England IF 1947–1950 49 19 49 19
Dion Dublin   England* FW 2006–2008 70 12 78 16 Norwich City Player of the Season 2007–2008
John Duffy   Scotland RB 1949–1954 78 0 87 0
John Duthie   Scotland IL 1925–1927 27 4 27 4
Sidney Earl   England WH 1924–1926 29 1 30 1
Robert Earnshaw   Wales* FW 2006–2007 45 27 47 27 Norwich's record transfer fee received at the time
Clint Easton   England MF 2001–2004 50 5 57 5
Marc Edworthy   England RB 2003–2005 71 0 76 0
Efan Ekoku   Nigeria* FW 1993–1994 37 15 45 17 Africa Cup of Nations winner (1994)
Shaun Elliott   England DF 1986–1988 31 2 39 2
Johan Elmander   Sweden* FW 2013–2014 28 1 33 3 On loan from Galatasaray
Dickson Etuhu   Nigeria* MF 2005–2007 62 7 70 8
Ched Evans   Wales* FW 2007–2008 28 10 28 10 On loan from Manchester City
Len Featherby   England OR 1924–1926 26 3 26 3
Leroy Fer   Netherlands* MF 2013–2014 30 3 33 4 First Norwich player to score at a World Cup
Richard Field   England HB 1923–1924 28 0 29 0
Len Flack   England WH 1934–1947 49 0 54 0
Fraser Forster   England* GK 2009–2010 38 0 43 0 On loan from Newcastle United
Mark Fotheringham   Scotland MF 2007–2009 69 3 76 4
David Fox   England MF 2010–2013 62 1 76 1
Damien Francis   Jamaica* MF 2003–2005 73 14 78 14
John Friar   Scotland OR 1935–1939 82 18 86 18
Erik Fuglestad   Norway FB 1997–2000 74 2 80 2
Billy Furness   England* IF 1937–1947 93 21 96 21
Paul Gallacher   Scotland* GK 2005–2007 31 0 36 0
Javi Garrido   Spain LB 2012–2015 48 0 54 0
Dimitris Giannoulis   Greece* DF 2021–Present 81 0 87 0
Roger Gibbins   England FW 1976–1978 48 12 52 13
Liam Gibbs   England MF 2022–present 34 1 37 1
Ben Gibson   England CB 2020–present 78 0 84 0
Billy Gilmour   Scotland* MF 2021–2022 24 0 28 0 On loan from Chelsea
Steve Goble   England LW 1979–1981

1984–1985

31 2 35 2
Ben Godfrey   England* DF 2016–2020 67 4 78 5
Herbert Goffey   England IR 1935–1937 32 9 35 9
Steve Govier   England DF 1971–1974 22 1 30 2
Lewis Grabban   England FW 2014–2016 41 13 44 13
Bob Graham   Scotland LB 1929–1931 50 0 52 0
Peter Grant   Scotland* MF 1997–1999 68 3 75 3 Manager of Norwich City (2006–2007)
Steve Grapes   England MF 1970–1977 41 3 52 4
George Gray   England RB 1920–1921 50 0 51 0
Wilf Greenwell   England CH 1928–1931 47 2 52 3
Fred Hall   England GK 1935–1947 90 0 94 0
Roger Hansbury   England GK 1974–1981 78 0 84 0
Ron Hansell   England IF 1953–1956 29 7 36 10
Åge Hareide   Norway* DF 1982–1984 40 2 55 3
Asa Hartford   Scotland* MF 1984–1985 28 2 40 5
Don Heath   England OR 1964–1968 82 15 91 18
Ian Henderson   England FW 2002–2007 68 7 79 7
Ken Hill   England WH 1963–1966 44 0 50 0
Phil Hoadley   England DF 1978–1982 77 0 89 1
James Hodge   Scotland FB 1922–1923 51 1 55 1
Oscar Hold   England IF 1946–1949 44 18 47 20
Bert Holmes   England CH 1948–1955 58 1 59 1
Gary Hooper   England FW 2013–2015 64 18 70 20
Harry Hopewell   England HB 1920–1922 27 0 27 0
Harold Houghton   England IL 1934–1935 52 10 56 10
Gerry Howshall   England MF 1967–1971 40 0 43 0
Andy Hughes   England MF 2005–2007 72 2 79 2
Stephen Hughes   Scotland MF 2009–2011 30 3 36 3
Jordan Hugill   England FW 2020–2023 38 4 44 6
Tommy Hunt   England CF 1929–1932 50 33 51 33
Ross Jack   Scotland FW 1980–1983 56 10 67 14
Simeon Jackson   Canada* FW 2010–2013 73 17 83 21
John Jarvie   Scotland GK 1929–1930 42 0 44 0
Ryan Jarvis   England FW 2003–2008 29 3 38 5
Joe Jobling   England HB 1929–1932 72 1 76 1
Andy Johnson   Wales* MF 1991–1997 66 13 75 15
Tommy Johnston   Scotland CF 1952–1955 60 28 67 33
Bryn Jones   Wales* IL 1949–1950 23 1 26 2 The world's most expensive footballer in 1938
Sid Jones   Wales OL 1946–1948 40 9 48 10
Mattias Jonson   Sweden* FW 2004–2005 28 0 30 0
Freddie Kearns   Republic of Ireland* CF 1954–1956 28 11 30 14
Mike Kenning   England RW 1966–1968 44 9 50 11
Kyle Lafferty   Northern Ireland* FW 2014–2017 31 2 39 4
Joseph Lamb   England HB 1927–1930 80 2 86 2
Bunny Larkin   England IF 1959–1962 41 12 48 16
Pierre Lees-Melou   France MF 2021–2022 33 1 37 1
Moritz Leitner   Germany MF 2017–2020 50 2 53 2
Marc Libbra   France FW 2001–2002 34 7 38 7
Roy Lockwood   England LB 1955–1958 36 0 37 0
William Lumley   England CF 1921–1922 24 6 29 6
Derrick Lythgoe   England IF 1957–1962 62 22 74 29 His son, Philip, also played for Norwich City
James Mackrell   Scotland LB 1937–1939 38 0 39 0
Owen Madden   Republic of Ireland* OL 1936–1938 22 1 25 1
James Maddison   England* MF 2016–2018 47 15 53 16
Ken Mallender   England DF 1968–1971 46 1 48 1
John Manning   England FW 1967–1969 60 21 67 22
Fred Mansfield   England RB 1947–1948 34 0 37 0
Dieumerci Mbokani   DR Congo* FW 2015–2016 29 7 30 7 On loan from Dynamo Kyiv
Frank McCudden   England IR 1924–1926 38 14 41 14
Sam McCallum   England LB 2020–present 19 0 22 0
Cody McDonald   England FW 2009–2011 24 4 32 5
John McDowell   England RB 1979–1981 41 1 45 1
Brian McGovern   Republic of Ireland DF 2000–2002 21 1 25 1
Michael McGovern   Northern Ireland* GK 2016–2023 32 0 42 0
Frank McKenna   England IL 1928–1929 41 18 44 18
Leon McKenzie   England FW 2003–2006 79 20 81 22
Daniel McKinney   Republic of Ireland* OR 1924–1926 48 4 52 4
Bernard McLaverty   England CH 1928–1929 55 4 56 4
Anthony McNamee   England RW 2009–2011 34 1 37 1
Matt McNeil   England CH 1955–1957 44 2 44 2
Gary Megson   England CM 1992–1995 46 1 54 1 Manager of Norwich City (1996)
Ian Mellor   England LW 1972–1974 29 2 43 9
Ally Miller   Scotland OL 1962–1964 23 2 25 2
Johnny Miller   England RW 1974–1976 23 2 29 5 Norwich City's first black player
Danny Mills   England* RB 1995–1998 66 0 73 1
Jimmy Moran   Scotland IR 1957–1960 36 17 40 18
George Morgan   Wales OL 1946–1950 65 15 67 15
Steve Morison   Wales* FW 2011–2013 53 10 59 12
Peter Morris   England MF 1974–1976 66 1 86 1
Robert Morris   England HB 1933–1938 41 0 46 0
Alf Moule   England IL 1927–1928 32 11 35 12 Also played cricket for Essex and Devon
Jacob Murphy   England RW 2013–2017 37 9 42 10 FA Youth Cup winner (2013)
John Murphy   Scotland CH 1924–1926 35 0 36 0
Steven Naismith   Scotland* FW 2016–2018 44 6 48 8
Kyle Naughton   England RB 2011–2012 32 0 32 0 On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Steen Nedergaard   Denmark RB 2000–2003 90 5 97 5
Michael Nelson   England DF 2009–2011 39 5 45 5
Jon Newsome   England DF 1994–1996 62 7 76 8 Norwich City Player of the Season 1994–1995
David Nielsen   Denmark FW 2001–2003 58 14 65 15
Mark Nightingale   England U 1977–1982 35 0 39 0
Maurice Norman   England* CH 1955 35 0 35 0
Mathias Normann   Norway* MF 2021-2022 23 1 25 1 On loan from FC Rostov
Joe North   England IL 1924–1926 56 19 60 20
Alex Notman   Scotland FW 2000–2003 54 1 61 1
Marcelino Núñez   Chile* MF 2022–present 37 3 39 3
Neil O'Donnell   Scotland MF 1967–1974 50 2 64 3
Bill O'Hagan   Republic of Ireland* GK 1922–1923 53 0 57 0
Gary O'Neil   England MF 2014–2016 58 0 66 0
Keith O'Neill   Republic of Ireland* LW 1994–1999 73 9 87 10
Martin O'Neill   Northern Ireland* MF 1981

1982–1983

66 12 75 13 Manager of Norwich City (1995)
Jack O'Reilly   Republic of Ireland* CF 1936–1939 33 11 37 12
Nélson Oliveira   Portugal* FW 2016–2019 65 19 70 20
Jim Oliver   Scotland FW 1962–1965 40 14 47 17
Andrew Omobamidele   Republic of Ireland* CB 2021–2023 50 2 55 2
Matty Pattison   South Africa* MF 2008–2009 51 3 55 3
Anthony Pilkington   Republic of Ireland* LW 2011–2014 65 14 71 15
Przemysław Płacheta   Poland* LW 2020–2024 54 1 61 2
Sid Plunkett   England OR 1938–1947 28 7 36 7
Ivo Pinto   Portugal RB 2016–2019 86 3 95 3
Lee Power   Republic of Ireland FW 1990–1994 44 10 48 10
Spencer Prior   England DF 1993–1996 74 1 89 2 Norwich City Player of the Season 1995–1996
Alex Pritchard   England MF 2016–2018 38 8 43 8
Colin Prophett   England DF 1973–1974 35 0 48 0
Milot Rashica   Kosovo* LW 2021–2023 35 1 40 2
Peter Rattray   Scotland IL 1952–1953 24 5 27 5
Martin Reagan   England OL 1954–1956 34 4 36 4
Harrison Reed   England MF 2017–2018 39 1 43 1 On loan from Southampton
Len Reilly   England CH 1937–1946 30 0 30 0
Jordan Rhodes   Scotland* FW 2018–2019 36 6 40 9 On loan from Sheffield Wednesday
Mark Rivers   England FW 2001–2004 74 10 82 11
Mark Robins   England FW 1992–1994 67 20 78 21
Carl Robinson   Wales* MF 2005–2007 49 2 54 2
Les Robinson   England IR 1927–1928 31 10 34 12
Keith Robson   England FW 1977–1981 65 13 71 4
Jonathan Rowe   England MF 2021–present 42 12 50 13
Joe Royle   England* FW 1980–1981 42 9 47 10
Declan Rudd   England GK 2008–2017 21 0 34 0
Lukas Rupp   Germany MF 2020–2022 54 0 62 2
Jack Russell   England OL 1934–1936 12 2 61 23
Terry Ryder   England OR 1946–1950 46 12 51 12 His father Terry Sr also played for Norwich
Gabriel Sara   Brazil MF 2022–Present 63 12 68 12
Youssef Safri   Morocco* MF 2004–2007 83 3 92 4
Josh Sargent   United States* FW 2021–Present 70 18 75 20
Ray Savino   England OR 1957–1962 22 3 27 4
Dick Scott   England WH 1961–1963 28 1 36 3
Jack Scott   England CH 1932–1937 33 0 45 1
Keith Scott   England FW 1995–1997 24 5 29 5
Kevin Scott   England DF 1997–1998 33 0 36 0
Sidney Scott   England CH 1921–1922 21 0 26 1
Tom Scott   England IR 1932–1934 53 26 55 26
Víctor Segura   Spain DF 1997–1999 29 0 33 0
Laurie Sheffield   Wales FW 1966–1967 27 16 29 16
Mike Sheron   England FW 1994–1996 28 2 36 7
Tim Sherwood   England* MF 1989–1991 71 10 88 13
Herbert Skermer   England GK 1920–1922 67 0 73 0
Oliver Skipp   England DM 2020–2021 45 1 47 1 On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
Bill Slack   England OL 1930–1931 29 2 31 2
Tom Smalley   England LH 1938–1939 42 1 43 1
Ben Smith   England LB 1920–1924 73 0 81 0
James Smith   Scotland GK 1930–1931 31 0 32 0
Korey Smith   England MF 2008–2012 67 4 73 4
Robert Snodgrass   Scotland* RW 2012–2014 67 12 74 14
Jacob Sørensen   Denmark MF 2020–present 52 1 56 1
Tony Spearing   England LB 1984–1988 69 0 82 0 FA Youth Cup winner (1983)
Michael Spillane   Republic of Ireland MF 2005–2010 26 1 35 1
Dennis Srbeny   Germany FW 2018–2020 37 3 43 5
Barry Staton   England LB 1962–1963 23 1 31 1
Billy Steele   Scotland MF 1973–1977 68 3 76 3
Albert Sturgess   England* FB 1923–1925 47 0 52 0 Norwich's oldest League debutant, aged 40
Johnny Summers   England IF 1950–1954 71 33 76 36
Andrew Surman   South Africa MF 2010–2014 52 7 58 8
Mike Sutton   England WH 1962–1967 51 3 54 3 His son, Chris, also played for Norwich
Mathias Svensson   Sweden* FW 2003–2005 42 11 44 11
Richard Symonds   England U 1979–1983 59 0 68 0
Alan Taylor   England FW 1979–1980

1988–1989

29 6 34 8
Jack Taylor   England FB 1938–1946 50 0 56 0
James Thompson   England CF 1929–1930 28 17 30 17
Peter Thorne   England FW 2005–2007 36 1 42 2
Albert Thorpe   England RB 1932–1935 61 0 62 0
Marc Tierney   England LB 2011–2013 34 0 39 0
Andy Townsend   Republic of Ireland* MF 1988–1990 71 8 88 10
George Travers   England CF 1920–1921 29 14 30 14
Tom Trybull   Germany MF 2017–2020 67 3 80 5
Michael Turner   England DF 2012–2017 71 4 75 4
Christos Tzolis   Greece* LW 2021–present 27 1 30 3
Ricky van Wolfswinkel   Netherlands* FW 2013–2016 25 1 28 2 Norwich's record signing at the time
Peter Vasper   England GK 1968–1970 31 0 32 0
Percy Varco   England FW 1927–1929 57 37 65 47
George Waites   England OF 1961–1962 36 11 40 11
Nick Walls   England WH 1925–1927 30 2 31 2
Mark Walton   Wales GK 1990–1992 22 0 28 0
Ashley Ward   England FW 1994–1996 53 18 60 21
Elliott Ward   England DF 2010–2012 51 0 55 1
Harry Ware   England CF 1937–1946 43 13 45 14
Marley Watkins   Wales* RW 2017–2018 24 0 27 1
Zak Whitbread   United States DF 2009–2012 44 1 48 1
Brian Whitehouse   England CF 1960–1962 41 14 49 18
Aaron Wilbraham   England FW 2011–2012 23 2 28 2
Yanic Wildschut   Suriname* LW 2017–2019 25 2 29 2
Brandon Williams   England LB 2021–2022 26 0 29 0 On loan from Manchester United
David Williams   Wales* MF 1985–1988 60 11 74 12
Grenville Williams   Wales WH 1946–1947 40 0 43 0
Tom Williams   England OL 1930–1932 27 13 28 13
Ernest Williamson   England* GK 1923–1925 43 0 47 0
Tom Williamson   Scotland CH 1931–1933 82 4 85 4
Bob Wilson   Scotland WH 1957–1959 62 0 66 0
Che Wilson   England DF 1998–2000 22 0 25 0
Joe Wilson   England OL 1924–1926 41 4 41 4
John Wilson   England RB 1953–1958 47 0 48 0
Harry Wingham   England FB 1925–1926 43 1 44 1
Clive Woods   England LW 1980–1981 32 4 37 4
Colin Woodthorpe   England FB 1990–1994 43 1 53 1
Stephen Wright   England LH 1922–1923 36 1 40 1

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