Norwich City
Norwich City

Norwich City are back in the Premier League after three seasons away. The Canaries were founder members of the Premier League back in 1992/93 and will be hoping to replicate what happened in that first-ever Premier League season. Norwich finished third which is still their best-ever finish in the top division of English football.
The Club
The Canaries
- Stadium: Carrow Road
- Stadium Capacity: 27,244
- Location: Norwich
- Founded: 1902
- Nickname: The Canaries
- Manager: Daniel Farke
- Kit: Yellow and green shirt with green shorts and yellow socks
Norwich City was founded in 1902 and play their home games at Carrow Road in Norwich, which is in the east of England. The capacity of Carrow Road is 27244, although its highest ever attendance was 43984, for an FA Cup match against Leicester City, in 1963. The current manager is the German, Daniel Farke, who has returned Norwich City to the Premier League in only his second season as manager of the club. Norwich have won two major trophies in their history, which was the League Cup in 1962 and 1985. Norwich qualified for European football for the only time in 1993-94 and famously became the first English team to beat Bayern Munich in Germany.
The Nickname
Norwich City’s nickname is ‘The Canaries’. There has been a picture of a canary on the club badge since 1922 and the team play in yellow shirts, green shorts and yellow socks. In the past, breeding and keeping canaries as pets was very popular in and around the Norwich area and many canaries were imported to the city and fans began calling the team the 'Canaries'.
Famous Fans
Norwich City play their home games at Carrow Road, which has a capacity of 27,244 and have played there since 1935. Two of the most famous Norwich fans are Delia Smith and Stephen Fry. Delia Smith is a director and majority shareholder at Norwich City. She is a famous TV chef and author in the UK and has sold over 21 million cookery books. Stephen Fry, also a director at the club, is a famous comedian and actor. He has over 10 million followers on Twitter.
The Rivals
Norwich’s strongest rivalry is with Ipswich, which is another town in East Anglia, an area of East England. The 'East Anglian Derby' between Norwich City and Ipswich Town was first played in 1902. It has been played 115 times, with Norwich winning 47 times and Ipswich 45. Last season's promotion was made even sweeter for many Norwich fans as Ipswich were relegated to the third tier of English football.
The 'East Anglian Derby' is often called the 'Old Farm' derby in reference to the 'Old Firm' derby between Celtic and Rangers in Scotland, and that agriculture is an important industry in the region.
The Song
'On the Ball City' is said to be the oldest football song in the world (the 1890s) and is still sung by Norwich City fans today. The first lines of the song are:
Kick off, throw in, have a little scrimmage,
Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die;
On the ball, City, never mind the danger,
Steady on, now's your chance,
Hurrah! We've scored a goal.
City!, City!, City!
Players
Three to Watch
Daniel Farke hasn't made many changes to the squad that won the Championship last season. Here are three players to watch out for in the Premier League this season:
Striker
Teemu Pukki
Pukki took the Championship by storm last season. The Finnish international finished the season as top scorer in the Championship with 29 goals and was named the Championship's Player of the Season - not bad for his first season in England after arriving on a free transfer! Pukki has previously played in Finland (KTP & HJK), Spain (Sevilla), Germany (Schalke), Scotland (Celtic) and Denmark (Brondby) but he has never been as prolific as last season. The Canaries will be relying on Pukki to make the step up to Premier League this season.
Fact
Teemu Pukki scored in six consecutive matches in January and February 2019.
Winger
Onel Hernandez
Hernandez will become the first Cuban to play Premier League football when he makes his Premier League debut for Norwich this season. Cuba will become the 114th nationality to play Premier League football when Hernandez plays this season and if he scores a goal Cuba will be the 98th nation to find the back of the net in the Premier League. The winger was a key figure in the team last season with 8 goals and 9 assists and fans will hope he can be as influential in the Premier League. Hernandez is on the verge of realising a dream by playing Premier League football and his other is to play for the Cuban national time which is not permitted for professional players at the moment.
Quote
If I could play in the national team and in the Premier League it would be incredible. Cuba has a lot of history, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. To be a Cuban and play in the Premier League for Norwich would be such a privilege. Onel Hernandez.
New Signing
Patrick Roberts
Roberts has arrived at Carrow Road from one of the biggest clubs in world football: Manchester City. Roberts, who is on a season-long loan at Norwich, can play on the wing or as a striker and made his Premier League debut for Fulham (2014) less than a month after his 17th birthday. A transfer to Manchester City soon followed and City have sent him out on loan to get experience for the past five seasons. He was a big success at Celtic winning the Scottish Championship three times but less of a success at Girona in La Liga where he failed to score.
Fact
Each Premier League team is allowed to have a maximum of two 'loan' players in their squads.
Last Season
Champions
Norwich City won the Championship last season (2018/19), which secured automatic promotion back to the Premier League after a three-year absence. Norwich were very attack-minded and scored 93 goals more than any other team in the division.
Prediction
2019/20: 19th
Norwich City should score goals next season. The manager sends out his players to play attacking football and with players like Teemu Pukki, Onel Hernandez, Emi Buendia and Patrick Roberts on the pitch they should have enough goals in the team. However, they may struggle in defence. Last season Norwich conceded 57 goals which was more than some of the teams finishing in mid-table. They have brought in a new goalkeeper (Ralf Fahrmann from Schalke) but that may not be enough. One thing is for sure - there should be a lot of goals if you watch Norwich this season.
Do you want to know more about Norwich?
Norwich is in the East of England in a region called East Anglia. Before the Industrial Revolution, the only city that was bigger than Norwich in England was London. Norwich is a popular city for a weekend break. Apart from visiting Carrow Road for a Premier League match, Norwich has plenty of museums, a lovely cathedral and is also good for shopping. Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature.
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Comments
07/04/2021
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First of all, I liked their uniform! And how they managed to have foreign players from countries that we won't see frequently playing at a league with such prestige.
07/04/2021 18:33
Arsenal
876
First of all, I liked their uniform! And how they managed to have foreign players from countries that we won't see frequently playing at a league with such prestige.
28/02/2021
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they play good in the premier league season
28/02/2021 16:04
Arsenal
158
they play good in the premier league season
08/02/2021
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Good
08/02/2021 21:09
Wolverhampton Wanderers
76
Good
15/06/2020
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Norwich City is considered one of the most entertaining attacking football in the Premier League with the likes of Temmu Pukki , Onel Hernandez, Emi Buendia and Todd Cantwell.
My favourite Norwich City player is the youngster Todd Cantwell because I like his playing style.
Wish that Norwich City would survive from relegation this season even it seems a hard way but with their strength and spirit , they can do it.
15/06/2020 17:40
Manchester United
5800
Norwich City is considered one of the most entertaining attacking football in the Premier League with the likes of Temmu Pukki , Onel Hernandez, Emi Buendia and Todd Cantwell.
My favourite Norwich City player is the youngster Todd Cantwell because I like his playing style.
Wish that Norwich City would survive from relegation this season even it seems a hard way but with their strength and spirit , they can do it.
25/04/2020
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I think that Norwich City will have to score many goals to stay in the Premier League.
25/04/2020 01:38
Manchester United
495
I think that Norwich City will have to score many goals to stay in the Premier League.
01/01/2020
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I think what Norwich City has little chances for stay in the Premier League. But many things can change. This is Premier League. I think what fight at the bottom of table will continue intensively.
01/01/2020 16:42
Arsenal
244
I think what Norwich City has little chances for stay in the Premier League. But many things can change. This is Premier League. I think what fight at the bottom of table will continue intensively.
31/08/2019
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I agree with you, they will fight against relegation.
But the team is used to play together and if they get better defensive maybe they stay on Premier League.
31/08/2019 01:55
Wolverhampton Wanderers
663
I agree with you, they will fight against relegation.
But the team is used to play together and if they get better defensive maybe they stay on Premier League.
31/08/2019
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Teemu Pukki is a play to watch. If he continues with his goal scoring record, he will be one of the top goal scorers of 2019/20 season.He is dreaming big.
Despite a bad start, I don't see The Canaries going down to second division at the end of this season. I think the team will finish somewhere below the mid-table at 12th place.
It is sad the city of Norwich failed to get its second largest city status after the Industrial Revolution.
31/08/2019 01:05
Chelsea
1739
Teemu Pukki is a play to watch. If he continues with his goal scoring record, he will be one of the top goal scorers of 2019/20 season.He is dreaming big.
Despite a bad start, I don't see The Canaries going down to second division at the end of this season. I think the team will finish somewhere below the mid-table at 12th place.
It is sad the city of Norwich failed to get its second largest city status after the Industrial Revolution.
05/08/2019
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Already champions
05/08/2019 19:10
Manchester City
1727
Already champions
04/08/2019
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I am very happy
04/08/2019 12:48
Manchester City
1727
I am very happy
04/08/2019
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I think norwich will win again the first place
04/08/2019 12:22
Manchester City
1727
I think norwich will win again the first place
31/07/2019
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I love their nickname because my ancestors were Canaries too. No birds, people from the Canary Islands, hahaha
31/07/2019 18:46
Leeds United
4690
I love their nickname because my ancestors were Canaries too. No birds, people from the Canary Islands, hahaha
08/04/2016
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I think they will be relegated to the Championship for the next season.
08/04/2016 03:55
Liverpool
3705
I think they will be relegated to the Championship for the next season.
25/01/2016
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The game played between Nor and Liv 4-5 is only the 4th with that result in the PL history.
25/01/2016 16:46
Arsenal
3557
The game played between Nor and Liv 4-5 is only the 4th with that result in the PL history.
08/12/2015
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I like the atmosphere the canaries make on the Carrow Road. Absolutely amazing! Proud of East Anglia.
08/12/2015 20:56
Arsenal
3557
I like the atmosphere the canaries make on the Carrow Road. Absolutely amazing! Proud of East Anglia.
25/11/2015
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A friend of mine who is often coming to Ukraine from the UK on business trips happens to be a Norwich City fan. When he is forced to stay here on the matchday, he always invites me to watch his favourite team playing. And I am impressed how he is able to bring in the atmosphere of Carrow Road here. Amazing!
25/11/2015 09:25
Arsenal
2453
A friend of mine who is often coming to Ukraine from the UK on business trips happens to be a Norwich City fan. When he is forced to stay here on the matchday, he always invites me to watch his favourite team playing. And I am impressed how he is able to bring in the atmosphere of Carrow Road here. Amazing!
19/11/2015
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Real fans at carrow Road's stadium
19/11/2015 18:34
Arsenal
2320
Real fans at carrow Road's stadium
23/10/2015
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It's always a pleasure to see Norwich city playing on the Carrow Road when all the fans are singing loud while wearing their green and yellow t-shirts. That's beautiful example of how everyone should support a football club.
23/10/2015 17:27
Arsenal
3557
It's always a pleasure to see Norwich city playing on the Carrow Road when all the fans are singing loud while wearing their green and yellow t-shirts. That's beautiful example of how everyone should support a football club.