List of Norwich City F.C. seasons

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Norwich City Seasons from 1920 until 2023

This is a list of seasons played by Norwich City F.C. in English and European football, from 1902 (the year of the club's foundation) to the most recent completed season.

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Following their foundation in 1902, Norwich City played amateur football against teams from around Norfolk. Norwich were stunned in 1904 when an FA Commission declared them to be professional and ejected them from the FA Amateur Cup. This made them even more determined and at a meeting in 1905 at the Agricultural Hall new officials established a professional football club. Norwich joined the Southern League that year and played their home games in Newmarket Road.[ citation needed ]

The club has won the Football League Cup twice, the second flight five times, the third flight twice and has a highest ever league finish of third in the Premier League. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Professional era

SeasonLeague record [n 1] FA Cup League
Cup
[n 2]
Europe/OtherTop goalscorer(s) [n 3]
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals
1902–03 N&SL 148063433163rd
1903–04 N&SL 145543220153rd
1904–05 N&SL 1610423316241st
1905–06 SL 341310114638367thR2David Ross21
1906–07 SL 381512115748428thR2David Ross26
1907–08 SL 381291746493316thR2James Bauchop12
1908–09 SL 4012111759753519thR3John Smith23
1909–10 SL 421392059783517thR1William Rayner13
1910–11 SL 381581546483810thR2William Ingham15
1911–12 SL 3810141440603412thR1Dick Birchall8
1911–12 SL 381091939502918thR2 Harry Woods 9
1912–13 SL 389171249513514thR1 Arthur Wolstenholme 15
1914–15 SL 3811141353563613thR3 Cecil Potter
Danny Wilson
13
1919–20 SL 4215111664574112thR1John Doran18
1920–21 Div 3 4210161644533616thR1 George Travers 14
1921–22 Div 3(S) 4212131750623715thR1Sam Austin12
1922–23 Div 3(S) 4213101951713618thR1 Bob Dennison 15
1923–24 Div 3(S) 421681860594011thR3James Jackson15
1924–25 Div 3(S) 4214131553514112thR214
1925–26 Div 3(S) 421591858733916thR121
1926–27 Div 3(S) 4212111959713516thR3Reg Cropper15
1927–28 Div 3(S) 4210161666703617thR2Percy Verco32
1928–29 Div 3(S) 421462269813417thR3Frank McKenna18
1929–30 Div 3(S) 421810108877468thR2 Thomas Hunt 25
1930–31 Div 3(S) 421082447762822ndR2Thomas Williams12
1931–32 Div 3(S) 4217121376674610thR2 Cyril Blakemore 16
1932–33 Div 3(S) 42221378855573rdR1 Oliver Brown
Ken Burditt
19
1933–34 Div 3(S) 42251168849611stR1 Jack Vinall
Billy Warnes
24
1934–35 Div 2 4214111771613914thR5 Jack Vinall 19
1935–36 Div 2 421791672654311thR324
1936–37 Div 2 421482063713617thR4 Frank Manders 17
1937–38 Div 2 4214111756753914thR3Tim Coleman16
1938–39 Div 2 421352450913121stR3Frank Manders8
1939–40 Div 3(S) n/a [n 4]
Norwich played no league football between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46 n/a [n 5] R3
1946–47 Div 3(S) 4210824641002821stR2 Les Eyre 18
1947–48 Div 3(S) 421382161763421stR216
1948–49 Div 3(S) 4216121467494410thR2 Ron Ashman 13
1949–50 Div 3(S) 4216101665634211thR3 Noel Kinsey 17
1950–51 Div 3(S) 46251478245642ndR5 Johnny Gavin 18
1951–52 Div 3(S) 46269118950613rdR3 Roy Hollis 22
1952–53 Div 3(S) 462510119955604thR2 Alf Ackerman 22
1953–54 Div 3(S) 462011157366517thR5 Tommy Johnston 16
1954–55 Div 3(S) 4618101860604612thR2 Bobby Brennan
Fred Kearns
11
1955–56 Div 3(S) 461913148682517thR3 Ralph Hunt 33
1956–57 Div 3(S) 468152361943124th [n 6] R121
1957–58 Div 3(S) 461915127570538thR3 Johnny Gavin 22
1958–59 Div 3 462213118962574thSF Terry Bly 29
1959–60 Div 3 462411118254592ndR1 Terry Allcock
Jimmy Hill
16
1960–61 Div 2 42209137053494thR5R4 Terry Allcock 16
1961–62 Div 2 4214111761703917thR5W21
1962–63 Div 2 421781780794213thR6QF37
1963–64 Div 2 4211131864803517thR3QF Ron Davies 30
1964–65 Div 2 42207156157476thR3R4 Gordon Bolland 20
1965–66 Div 2 4212151552523913thR5R2 Ron Davies 21
1966–67 Div 2 4213141549554011thR5R2 Tommy Bryceland
Laurie Sheffield
9
1967–68 Div 2 421611156065439thR4R3 Hugh Curran 18
1968–69 Div 2 4215101753564013thR3R422
1969–70 Div 2 4216111549464311thR3R2 Ken Foggo 11
1970–71 Div 2 4215141354524410thR3R319
1971–72 Div 2 42211566036571stR3QF13
1972–73 [n 7] Div 1 4211102136633220thR3RU David Cross 11
1973–74 Div 1 427152037622922ndR3SF Ted MacDougall 11
1974–75 Div 2 42201395837533rdR3RU17
1975–76 Div 1 4216101658584210thR5R223
1976–77 Div 1 421491947643716thR3R3 Viv Busby 11
1977–78 Div 1 4211181352664013thR3R2 John Ryan 16
1978–79 Div 1 427231251573716thR3R4 Martin Peters 12
1979–80 Div 1 4213141558664012thR4QF Justin Fashanu 11
1980–81 Div 1 421372249733320thR4R322
1981–82 Div 2 4222515645071 [n 8] 3rdR5R3 Ross Jack 14
1982–83 Div 1 4214121652585414thR6R4 John Deehan 21
1983–84 Div 1 4212151548495114thR5QF17
1984–85 Div 1 4213101946644920thR4W18
1985–86 Div 2 4225988437841stR3R4 Kevin Drinkell 23
1986–87 Div 1 42171785351685thR4R419
1987–88 Div 1 401291940524514thR3R312
1988–89 Div 1 381711104846604thSFR3 Robert Fleck 15
1989–90 Div 1 3813141144425310thR4R312
1990–91 Div 1 381361941644515thR6R3 Robert Fleck
Dale Gordon
9
1991–92 Div 1 4211121947634518thSFQF Robert Fleck 19
1992–93 Prem 42219126165723rd [n 9] R3R4 Mark Robins 16
1993–94 Prem 4212171365615312thR4R3 UEFA Cup R3 Chris Sutton 25
1994–95 Prem 4210131937544320thR5QF Ashley Ward 8
1995–96 Div 14614151759555716thR3QF13
1996–97 Div 14617121763686313thR4R1 Darren Eadie 17
1997–98 Div 14614131952695515thR3R1 Craig Bellamy 13
1998–99 Div 1461517146261629thR3R3 Iwan Roberts 23 [2]
1999–2000 Div 14614151745505712thR3R219 [3]
2000–01 Div 14614122046585415thR3R319 [4]
2001–02 Div 146229156051756th [n 10] R3R114 [5]
2002–03 Div 1461912156049698thR5R1 Paul McVeigh 15 [6]
2003–04 Div 146281087939941stR4R2 Darren Huckerby 14 [7]
2004–05 Prem 387121942773319thR3R3 Dean Ashton 7 [8]
2005–06 Chmp 46188205665629thR3R311 [9]
2006–07 Chmp [10] 461692156715716thR5R3 Robert Earnshaw 19 [9]
2007–08 Chmp 4615102157705517thR3R3 Jamie Cureton 14 [9]
2008–09 Chmp 4612102449594622ndR3R1 Leroy Lita 7 [9]
2009–10 L1 4629898947951stR2R2 Football League Trophy SSF Grant Holt 30 [9]
2010–11 Chmp 46231588358842ndR3R223
2011–12 Prem 3812111552664712thR5R217
2012–13 Prem 3810141441584411thR4QF8
2013–14 Prem 38892128623318thR3R4 Gary Hooper 8
2014–15 Chmp 462511108848863rd [n 11] R3R3 Cameron Jerome 21
2015–16 Prem 38972239673419thR3R4 Dieumerci Mbokani 7
2016–17 Chmp 462010168569708thR3R4 Cameron Jerome 16
2017–18 Chmp 4615151649606014thR3R4 James Maddison 15
2018–19 Chmp 46271369357941stR3R4 Teemu Pukki [n 12] 30
2019–20 Prem 38562726752120thQFR211
2020–21 Chmp 46291077536971stR4R126
2021–22 Prem 38572623842220thR5R311
2022–23 Chmp 4617111857546213thR3R2 Josh Sargent 13
2023–24 Chmp 462110157964736th [n 13] R4R316
  1. All statistics, other than top scorers, from the football club history database. [1] Top scorers from Playfair Football Annual for relevant years, or equivalent annual publication before 1960.
  2. The League Cup was founded in 1961.
  3. Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and European) are counted.
  4. The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled. At the time of the abandonment, Norwich had played three competitive matches, winning one, drawing one and losing one.
  5. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  6. Lowest League finish.
  7. Texaco Cup runners-up.
  8. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  9. Highest league finish.
  10. Lost in play-off final to Birmingham City.
  11. Promoted to the Premier League as winners of the 2015 Football League play-offs.
  12. In 2018–19, Teemu Pukki was the winner of the Golden Boot.
  13. Lost in play-off semi-finals to Leeds United.

Key

WinnersRunners-up Promoted Relegated

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