2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season
Norwich City 2014–15 football season
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The 2014–15 season was Norwich City Football Club's 113th season as a professional club. It was their first season back in the Football League Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 season. Neil Adams began the season as manager, to embark on a first full season in charge, however this was not to be as he was replaced by Alex Neil in January 2015. Norwich started the League Cup in the second round and exited in the third round following a defeat at League Two side Shrewsbury Town, and were also eliminated in the FA Cup third round, following a defeat by Preston North End. Norwich finished third in the regular Championship season, qualifying for the play-offs. They were promoted back to the Premier League after a single season's absence by defeating Middlesbrough 2–0 in the play-off final.
(until 5 January)
Alex Neil
(from 9 January)
(promoted via play-offs)
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Alan Bowkett | ||
| Manager | Neil Adams (until 5 January) Alex Neil (from 9 January) | ||
| Stadium | Carrow Road | ||
| Football League Championship | 3rd (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round (knocked out by Preston) | ||
| League Cup | Third round (knocked out by Shrewsbury Town) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cameron Jerome (20)[1] All: Cameron Jerome (21)[1] | ||
| Highest home attendance | 27,005 vs Ipswich Town, Championship, 1 March 2015[2] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,414 vs Crawley Town, League Cup, 26 August 2014[3] 25,595 (Huddersfield Town, 13 December 2014) (League)[4] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,367 (Average League Attendance)[4] | ||
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Build up to the season
Finishing eighteenth in the Premier League the previous season resulted in relegation to the Championship. The Norwich City board announced shortly after relegation was confirmed on 11 May 2014 that a new manager would be announced within the week.[5][6] On 22 May 2014 Neil Adams was named as the permanent manager despite the relegation from this season and four defeats in five matches as caretaker manager.[7] The upheaval at the club was not limited to change in the management team with a number of first team players being linked to moves away from Carrow Road including Robert Snodgrass, Gary Hooper and John Ruddy.[8][9][10] Chairman Alan Bowkett responded to the reports by stating that the club would be under no pressure to sell players during the transfer window.[11]
On 2 June 2014 Norwich named under-21 coach Mark Robson and former player Gary Holt first team coaches. They also named former player and Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle as football consultant who left the club before the season started.[12][13][14][15][16]
Norwich went into the season as one of the favourites for promotion with odds of 3/1 for promotion and 10/1 for winning the championship title.[17]
Transfers
Transfers in
Norwich started their summer transfer window dealings by signing striker Lewis Grabban from AFC Bournemouth on 5 June.[18] They continued their revamp of their attacking options by signing Kyle Lafferty from 2013–14 Serie B champions Palermo on 27 June with the deal being effective from 1 July.[19] On 5 August Norwich announced the signing of former QPR midfielder Gary O'Neil following his release at the end of the previous season.[20] On 20 August it was announced that Carlos Cuellar had signed a one-year deal following his release from Sunderland at the end of the previous season and that Cameron Jerome had signed from Stoke City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[21][22] On 27 August Norwich continued their summer transfer spending by signing 17-year-old Falkirk midfielder Conor McGrandles for a fee reported to be worth a total of £1,000,000 after add-ons.[23] On 29 August Norwich signed Club Brugge midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe for an undisclosed fee.[24] On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Arsenal's Spanish defender Ignasi Miquel and Swindon Town defender Louis Thompson for both an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[25][26]
| Date | No. | Player | Pos | Moving from | Fee | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2014 | 7 |  Lewis Grabban | FW | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[18] |
| 1 July 2014 | 9 |  Kyle Lafferty | FW |  Palermo | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[19] |
| 5 August 2014 | 28 | Gary O'Neil | MF | Queens Park Rangers | Free | Two-year contract[20] |
| 20 August 2014 | 3 |  Carlos Cuéllar | DF | Sunderland | Free | One-year contract[21] |
| 20 August 2014 | 10 | Cameron Jerome | FW | Stoke City | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[22] |
| 27 August 2014 | 38 |  Conor McGrandles | MF | Falkirk | £1,000,000 | Three-year contract[23] |
| 29 August 2014 | 39 |  Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | MF | Club Brugge | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[24] |
| 1 September 2014 | 15 | Ignasi Miquel | DF | Arsenal | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[25][26] |
— |  Louis Thompson | MF | Swindon | Undisclosed | Three-year contract[26] | |
| 3 February 2015 | 12 |  Tony Andreu | MF | Hamilton Academical | Undisclosed | Three-and-a-half-year contract[27][28] |
Transfers out
Players David Fox and Carlo Nash were allowed to leave following the end of their contracts while Johan Elmander, Joseph Yobo and Jonás Gutiérrez all returned to their parent clubs following the end of their loan periods.[29] The first major departure following Norwich's relegation was the sale of Scotland international Robert Snodgrass to Hull for a fee reported to be in the region of £7,000,000 on 30 June 2014.[30][31] Anthony Pilkington was the next to leave, joining promotion rivals Cardiff City for a reported fee of £1,000,000 on 15 August.[32] Newly promoted Queens Park Rangers completed the transfer of Leroy Fer for a reported fee of £8,000,000 on 20 August.[32] Transfer deadline day saw midfielder Andrew Surman return to Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee.[33]
| Date | No. | Player | Pos | Apps | Goals | Moving to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2014 | 20 | Carlo Nash | GK | 0 | 0 | Released | |
| 23 May 2014 | 25 | David Fox | MF | 61 | 1 | Colchester United | Released[34] |
| 30 June 2014 | 7 | Robert Snodgrass | MF | 61 | 12 | Hull City | £7,000,000[30] |
| 15 August 2014 | 12 |  Anthony Pilkington | MF | 75 | 14 | Cardiff City | £1,000,000[32][35] |
| 20 August 2014 | 10 |  Leroy Fer | MF | 30 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | £8,000,000[36] |
| 1 September 2014 | 29 | Andrew Surman | MF | 51 | 7 | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed[33] |
Loaned In
On transfer deadline day Norwich signed Jos Hooiveld on a season long loan from Southampton.[26]
| Date | Player | Pos | Loaned from | Expires | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2014 | Jos Hooiveld | DF | Southampton | 25 January 2015 [N 1] | [26] |
| 17 February 2015 | Graham Dorrans | MF | West Bromwich Albion | 25 May 2015 | [38][39] |
Loaned out
Oxford United signed 2013 FA Youth Cup winner Carlton Morris on a half-season loan deal on 4 August 2014.[40] On 5 August club record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel was allowed to leave on a season long loan to French sign AS Saint-Étienne.[41] On transfer deadline day Luciano Becchio was loaned to Rotherham until January.[42]
| Date | Player | Pos | Loaned to | Expires | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2014 | Carlton Morris |
FW | Oxford United |
23 October 2014 | [40][43] |
| 5 August 2014 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel |
FW | Saint-Étienne |
30 June 2015 | [41] |
| 1 September 2014 | Louis Thompson | MF | Swindon Town | 30 June 2015 | [26] |
 Luciano Becchio | ST | Rotherham United | 1 January 2015 | [42] | |
| 8 October 2014 |  Sébastien Bassong | DF | Watford | 9 January 2015 | [44] |
| 20 October 2014 | Harry Toffolo | DF | Swindon Town | 30 June 2015 | [45][46] |
| 1 November 2014 | Elliott Bennett | MF | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 December 2014 | [47][48] |
| 3 November 2014 | Jacob Murphy | FW | Blackpool | 31 December 2014 | [49][50] |
| 27 November 2014 | Remi Matthews | GK | Burton Albion | 28 December 2014 | [51] |
| 27 November 2014 | Carlton Morris | FW | York City | 4 January 2015 | [52] |
| 8 January 2015 | Jacob Murphy | FW | Scunthorpe United | 7 February 2015 | [53] |
| 13 January 2015 | Cameron McGeehan | MF | Cambridge United | 13 February 2015 | [54] |
| 14 January 2015 |  Jamar Loza | FW | Yeovil Town | 14 February 2015 | [55] |
| 2 February 2015 | Kyle Lafferty | FW |  Çaykur Rizespor | 30 June 2015 | [56] |
| 14 February 2015 | Cameron McGeehan | MF | Luton Town | 30 June 2015 | [57] |
| 13 March 2015 | Michael Turner | DF | Fulham | 30 June 2015 | [58] |
| 16 March 2015 | Josh Murphy | MF | Wigan | 15 April 2015 | [59] |
Pre-season matches
Norwich started their pre-season on 12 July 2014 with a 1–0 away win at Isthmian League side Dereham Town with new signing Kyle Lafferty scoring the only goal of the game.[60] They continued on 15 July 2014 with an emphatic 6–1 away win at Conference Premier side Braintree Town with goals from Andrew Surman, Kyle Lafferty, Nathan Redmond, Bradley Johnson and two from Ricky van Wolfswinkel.[61] They then started their pre-season tour of Italy by beating an Aosta regional select side 0–13 on 20 July 2014.[62] The match was initially credited as being against Serie D side S.C. Vallée d'Aoste but following a complaint from their opponents Norwich added a correction to their match report which blamed the error to the late nature to the arrangement of the fixture.[63][64] The matches on 20 July 2014 was initially announced to be played against Novara before they pulled out of the fixtures.[65] A game on 23 July 2014 was initially due to be played against Sampdoria and then Livorno before both teams pulled out of the fixtures.[66] They finished their tour of Italy with a final game against SC Bastia on 25 July 2014 with Anthony Pilkington scoring late on to snatch a draw.[67] Norwich returned to Norfolk to play their first home pre-season game at against OGC Nice on 28 July 2014 where goals from Nathan Redmond, Lewis Grabban, Bradley Johnson, Andrew Surman and Elliott Bennett saw them win 5–1.[68] They concluded their pre-season with a game at Carrow Road against Celta Vigo on 1 August 2014.[69][70][71]
| 12 July 2014 | Dereham Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | Dereham, England |
| 15:00 BST | url-status=deadReport | Lafferty  76' |
Stadium: Aldiss Park Attendance: 2,136 |
| 15 July 2014 | Braintree Town | 1–6 | Norwich City | Braintree, England |
| 19:45 BST | Marks 69' |
Report | Surman 7' Lafferty 24'van Wolfswinkel 46', 86'Redmond 54'Johnson 62' |
Stadium: Amlin Stadium Attendance: 833 |
| 20 July 2014 | Aosta Valley Select XI | 0–13 | Norwich City | Aosta, Saint-Vincent, Italy |
| 17:00 BST | Report | Hooper 9' Pilkington 15', 75' Hoolahan 35' Martin 36', 44' Whittaker 38' Redmond 51' Loza 58', 71' Jo. Murphy 61' Ja. Murphy 76', 87' |
Stadium: Piergiorgio Perucca Stadium |
| 23 July 2014 | Sampdoria | Cancelled | Norwich City | Châtillon/Saint Vincent |
| TBA BST | Stadium: training venue |
| 25 July 2014 | SC Bastia | 1–1 | Norwich City | Sallanches |
| 17:00 BST | Kamano 65' |
Report | Pilkington 85' |
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 500 |
| 28 July 2014 | Norwich City | 5–1 | Nice | Norwich, England |
| 19:45 BST | Redmond 5' Grabban 9'Johnson 30'Surman 44'E Bennett 61' |
url-status=deadReport | Cvitanich 25' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 1 August 2014 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Celta de Vigo | Norwich, England |
| 19:45 BST | Grabban 5', 11' |
Report | Nolito 27' Krohn-Delhi 43' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 9,829 |
Championship Season
August
Norwich started their first season back in the Championship with a defeat at newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers by a single goal from David Edwards.[72] Martin Olsson was sent off for two yellow cards during the game and accepted a charge of misconduct for an apparent push on referee Simon Hooper.[73][74] The first home game of the season was a home fixture against Watford. The away team had Joel Ekstrand sent off after three minutes and goals from Johnson, Grabban and Tettey saw Norwich finish the game with a convincing 3–0 win.[75][76][77] Their second home game in four days saw Tom Cairney score for Blackburn after 49 seconds but two goals from Lewis Grabban and one from Bradley Johnson saw them end up 3–1 winners.[78][79] They followed that up with a victory in their first East Anglian derby since their 5–1 win Portman Road in April 2011. Lewis Grabban scored the only goal in the game which was his fourth goal in three games.[80][81] Grabban continued his run of scoring by scoring against his former club Bournemouth in the following match but Norwich had to settle for a draw following Callum Wilson's equaliser.[82]
| 10 August 2014 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
| 16:00 BST (UTC+01) | Edwards 64' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 22,053 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Watford | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Johnson 32' Grabban 60'Tettey 61' |
url-status=deadReport[link removed] | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,375 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 19 August 2014 3 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Grabban 23', 90' Johnson 87' |
Report | Cairney 1' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,835 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Grabban 24' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,245 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 30 August 2014 5 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Bournemouth | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Grabban 15' |
Report | Wilson 45' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,814 Referee: Stephen Martin |
September
Following the break for the international matches Norwich resumed their league campaign in an away fixture at Cardiff City. First half goals from Joe Ralls and Aron Gunnarson saw Cardiff lead 2–0 at half time but second half goals from Olsson, Hoolahan, Turner and Jerome saw Norwich finish 2–4 winners.[83] The result saw Norwich win the League Managers Association performance of the week award.[84] The following Tuesday saw Norwich travel to a Brentford side who were sixth in the league. After a tight first half finished without a goal Norwich scored three goals in fifteen minutes to go top of the table.[85][86] The following game at home to Birmingham City saw Norwich come back from a two-goal deficit for the second time within a week. Two goals from Cameron Jerome saw the game finish in a draw.[87] Norwich's next game saw them travel to struggling Blackpool where they conceded the first goal shortly after half time but Norwich scored three second half goals to ensure they came from behind for the third time in four matches and also saw them return to the top of the table.[88] Norwich returned to Carrow Road for the following fixture against Charlton Athletic. Despite dominating the game, with fifteen shots to Charlton's four, Charlton won the game with a late winner.[89]
| 13 September 2014 6 | Cardiff City | 2–4 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Ralls 4' Gunnarsson 22' |
Report | Olsson 54' Hoolahan 58'Turner 71'Jerome 87' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,746 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 16 September 2014 7 | Brentford | 0–3 | Norwich City | Brentford, London |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Tettey 68' Jerome 75', 83' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,074 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 20 September 2014 8 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Birmingham City | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Jerome 52', 55' |
Report | Reilly 8' Gray 41' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,351 Referee: Darren Sheldrake |
| 27 September 2014 9 | Blackpool | 1–3 | Norwich City | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Delfouneso 46' |
Report | Daniels  54' (o.g.)Grabban 80'Murphy 81' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,232 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 30 September 2014 10 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Jackson 86' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,983 Referee: Mick Russell |
October
Norwich saw their run of home games without a win stretch to four when they drew to newly promoted Rotherham at Carrow Road. Rotherham took the lead when a late first half penalty was scored by Paul Green. Cameron Jerome equalised in the second half to earn a point for Norwich.[90][91] Despite the draw results elsewhere meant that they went into the international break top of the league. Norwich went into the fixture against Fulham having not beaten them since 1986. In the end a single first half goal from Fulham was enough to settle the matter.[92] The following midweek fixture at home to Leeds saw Norwich score the first goal of the game for the first time since the Brentford fixture. The lead lasted only four minutes though and the game finished in a draw.[93] The following match at Sheffield Wednesday finished in a draw and took the poor run of form to five games. The scoreless first half meant that Norwich hadn't scored a first half goal since the end of August, a run of ten league and cup fixtures.[94] That run of games without a first half goal came to an end in the twelfth minute of their victory at home to Bolton Wanderers.[95]
| 4 October 2014 11 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Jerome 77' |
Report | Green 44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,114 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 18 October 2014 12 | Fulham | 1–0 | Norwich City | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Kavanagh 22' |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,776 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 21 October 2014 13 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Martin 59' |
Report | Doukara 63' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,565 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 25 October 2014 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Norwich City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,898 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 31 October 2014 15 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Bolton | Norwich |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Jerome 12', 61' |
Report | Lee 86' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,070 Referee: Graham Scott |
November
Norwich travelled to Middlesbrough for a midweek fixture at the Riverside Stadium but came away from a match they were never really in contention in with nothing. Middlesbrough scored four goals, the first of which was after only five minutes.[96] Their run of poor form continued when they travelled to Nottingham Forest and conceded two late goals to lose the match 2–1. It was Nottingham Forest's first victory in ten matches.[97]
| 4 November 2014 16 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Norwich City | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Bamford 5' Leadbitter 33' (pen.), 69'Wildschut 85' |
Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 16,468 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 8 November 2014 17 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Norwich City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Assombalonga 85' Antonio 90+3' |
Report | Howson 16' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,783 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Norwich City | 3–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Howson 38' Martin 49'Johnson  56'  90+1'Hooper 85' |
Report | Bruno 33' LuaLua 66'Colunga 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,379 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
December
| 6 December 2014 20 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Norwich City | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Howson 5' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 11,475 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 13 December 2014 21 | Norwich City | 5–0 | Huddersfield Town | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 46', 51' Redmond 48'Jerome 69'Grabban 77' |
Report | Wallace  17' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,595 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 20 December 2014 22 | Derby County | 2–2 | Norwich City | Derby |
| 12:15 GMT | Russell 43' Martin 55' (pen.) |
Report | Jerome 51' Whittaker 89' |
Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 27,974 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 26 December 2014 23 | Norwich City | 6–1 | Millwall | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Whittaker 13' Jerome 18'Johnson 54', 61'Hooper 69', 90+1' |
Report | Easter 86' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,714 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 28 December 2014 24 | Reading | 2–1 | Norwich City | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT | Robson-Kanu 25' (pen.) Cox 34' |
Report | Johnson 71' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,430 Referee: James Linington |
January
| 10 January 2015 25 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Norwich City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Ritchie 18' 62' Arter 20'Cook 89' |
Report | Olsson 16' Hooper 36'Jerome 56' 80'Howson 64' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,318 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 17 January 2015 26 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Hooper 15' Lafferty 25'Jerome 45' |
Report | Revell 61' Harris 64' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,995 Referee: James Adcock |
| 24 January 2015 27 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Brentford | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Redmond 27' |
Report | Jota 21' Prtichard 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,148 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 31 January 2015 28 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Norwich City | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,835 Referee: Darren Handley |
February
| 7 February 2015 29 | Norwich City | 4–0 | Blackpool | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Hooper 12', 24', 56' (pen.) Redmond 90' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,017 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 10 February 2015 30 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Norwich City | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Watt 61' Vetokele 68' |
Report | Howson 14' Grabban 43'Jerome 83' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,094 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 14 February 2015 31 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 28' Grabban 67' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,322 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 21 February 2015 32 | Watford | 0–3 | Norwich City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Grabban 65', 85' Jerome 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,062 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 24 February 2015 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Norwich City | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT | Baptiste 22' |
Report | Jerome 65' Johnson 84' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,530 Referee: Scott Duncan |
March
Norwich's win over rivals Ipswich Town saw a new all seater stadium record of 27,005 set for Carrow Road. Norwich went on to win the game two goals to nil after goals from Bradley Johnson and Lewis Grabban. It was their fourth East Anglian Derby win in succession.[2]
| 1 March 2015 34 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
| 14:05 GMT | Johnson 24' Grabban 62'Olsson 76'Tettey 86' |
Report | Skuse 16' Mings 84' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 4 March 2015 35 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Norwich |
| 19:45 GMT | Howson 34' Olsson 43'Jerome 64'Martin 90+1' |
Report | Kim 8' Pennant 45+2'Pearce 67'Waghorn 90+5' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,208 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 7 March 2015 36 | Millwall | 1–4 | Norwich City | Bermondsey, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Tonge 62' Gregory 82' (pen.) |
Report | Cuéllar 22' Howson 38', 60'Hooper 45+1' (pen.)Hoolahan 57' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,116 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 14 March 2015 37 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Derby County | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Jerome 31' Tettey 41'Martin 81' |
Report | Shotton 34' Ruddy 66' (o.g.)Albentosa 77' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,766 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 17 March 2015 38 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Norwich City | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Miller 55' Lynch 75'Vaughan 90+4' 90+6', 90+5' |
Report | Johnson 7' Hoolahan 67'Martin 90+3'Loza 90+8', 90+9' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,879 Referee: Nigel Miller |
April
| 3 April 2015 40 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Norwich City | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Greer 20' Ince 90+1' |
Report | Whittaker 28' Johnson 62'Hooper 90+4' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 28,890 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 6 April 2015 41 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST | Tettey 17' Johnson 33', 45+1', 55'Martin 52' |
Report | Filipe Melo 6' McGugan 22' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,993 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 11 April 2015 42 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Norwich City | Horwich |
| 15:00 BST | Le Fondre 18' Walker 26'Moxey 90' |
Report | Dorrans 9' R. Bennett 80'Hooper 90+3' |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 16,027 Referee: James Adcock |
| 14 April 2015 43 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Norwich City | Leeds |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Olsson 25' Tettey 37'Howson 57'Whittaker 63'Dorrans 90+1', 90+2' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,471 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 17 April 2015 44 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST | Hoolahan 45+3' Olsson 74' |
Report | Tettey 8' (o.g.) Adomah 64'Clayton 75' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,933 Referee: Robert Madley |
May
Play-Offs
| 9 May 2015 SF1 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Norwich City | Ipswich |
| 12:15 BST | Anderson 45+4', 84' |
Report | Howson 41' Dorrans 47'Jerome 58' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,166 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 16 May 2015 SF2 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
| 12:15 BST | Johnson 30' Hoolahan 50' (pen.)Redmond 64'Jerome 76' |
Report | Berra 49' Smith 60'Skuse 90+4' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,994 Referee: Roger East |
| 25 May 2015 Final | Middlesbrough | 0–2 | Norwich City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Jerome 12' Redmond 15' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,656 Referee: Mike Dean |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bournemouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | |
| 3 | Norwich City (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 |
Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: [98]
Results by matchday
FA Cup
Norwich started their FA cup campaign in the third round of the competition, against Preston North End FC. This proved to be their only game in the competition, as Norwich lost 2–0 at Preston, failing to register a shot on target in the match.[99]
| 3 January 2015 Third round | Preston North End | 2–0 | Norwich City | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC+00) | Gallagher 71', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
League Cup
Norwich will start their league cup campaign in the second round of the competition at home against Crawley Town. In their first ever competitive meeting Norwich City won the match 3–1 with two goals from Josh Murphy and one from Cameron Jerome on his début. Norwich City academy products Kyle Callan-McFadden, who started the match, and Reece Hall-Johnson, who came on as a substitute, both made their professional débuts within the match.[100] Norwich started their third-round match against Shrewsbury Town having made eleven changes from the side that played against Birmingham City the previous Saturday. They lost to a single goal from James Collins.[101]
| 26 August 2014 Second round | Norwich City | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Norwich |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Jerome 14' Murphy 49', 90' |
Report | Cuéllar 55' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,414 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 23 September 2014 Third round | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Norwich City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Collins 54' |
url-status=deadReport | Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 6,187 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
Statistics
Overall competition record
Last updated: 26 May 2015
Sources:[102]
| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||||
| 2014–15 Championship | — | — | 3 (promoted through play-offs) | 10 August 2014 | 25 May 2015 | 49 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 94 | 50 | +44 | 55.10 |
| League Cup | Second round | — | Third round | 26 August 2014 | 23 September 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FA Cup | Third round | — | Third round | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 52 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 97 | 54 | +43 | 53.85 | |||||
Appearances, goals and cards
Last updated: 26 May 2015
Sources:[103][104][105]
| No. | Pos | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | |
| ||||
| 1 | GK | John Ruddy | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | RB | Steven Whittaker | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | CB | Carlos Cuéllar | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | CM | Bradley Johnson | 43 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 44 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | |
| 5 | RB | Russell Martin | 48 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | ST | Lewis Grabban | 23 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | CM | Jonny Howson | 35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
| 10 | ST | Cameron Jerome | 35 | 9 | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 0 | |
| 11 | ST | Gary Hooper | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Anthony Andreu | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Mark Bunn | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 | CAM | Wes Hoolahan | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Ignasi Miquel | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | ST | Jamar Loza | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | RM | Elliott Bennett | 3 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | LB | Javier Garrido | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | ST | Luciano Becchio | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | RM | Nathan Redmond | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | LB | Martin Olsson | 45 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 24 | CB | Ryan Bennett | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | GK | Declan Rudd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | CDM | Alexander Tettey | 37 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
| 28 | CM | Gary O'Neil | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | ST | Carlton Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |
| 30 | CB | Sébastien Bassong | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | |
| 31 | CB | Adel Gafaiti | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 32 | GK | Remi Matthews | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 33 | DF | Kyle Callan-McFadden | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Reece Hall-Johnson | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Cameron McGeehan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 37 | DF | Reiss Awuah | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 38 | MF | Conor McGrandles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 39 | MF | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | MF | Cameron King | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | MF | Graham Dorrans | 14 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | CB | Michael Turner | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | ST | Kyle Lafferty | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 20 | ST | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | LM | Josh Murphy | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | RM | Jacob Murphy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Harry Toffolo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 36 | MF | Cameron McGeehan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| – | MF | Louis Thompson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | CM | Leroy Fer | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | LM | Anthony Pilkington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | DF | Jos Hooiveld | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | CM | Andrew Surman | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Champ | FAC | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | Cameron Jerome | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | MF | Bradley Johnson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | ST | Lewis Grabban | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ST | Gary Hooper | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 4 | MF | Jonny Howson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | Nathan Redmond | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Graham Dorrans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Josh Murphy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | DF | Russell Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Alexander Tettey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | Steven Whittaker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | DF | Martin Olsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Michael Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | Jamar Loza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ST | Kyle Lafferty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 94 | 0 | 3 | 97 | ||
| Last updated: 26 May 2015 Sources:[1] | ||||||
Awards
- The Norwich City F.C. Player of the Season was awarded to Bradley Johnson, with Wes Hoolahan and Cameron Jerome in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
- LMA Performance of the week award – Awarded following the second half comeback away at Cardiff City on 13 September 2014.[84]
- Alex Neil awarded Football League Championship Manager of the Month for February 2015.[106]