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2011–12 Norwich City F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Norwich City |
| season | 2011–12 |
| manager | Paul Lambert |
| chairman | Alan Bowkett |
| stadium | Carrow Road |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | 12th (47 points) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 5th round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | 2nd round |
| league topscorer | Grant Holt (15) |
| season topscorer | Grant Holt (17) |
| highest attendance | 26,819 (vs. Liverpool, 28 April 2012) |
| lowest attendance | 13,009 (vs. MK Dons, 23 August 2011) |
| average attendance | 26,548 |
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| prevseason | 2010–11 |
| nextseason | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 season was the 110th season of football for Norwich City. It was their first season in the Premier League for six years following promotion from the Football League One as champions in 2009–10 and as runners-up in the Football League Championship the previous season.
Norwich City ended the season in 12th place after winning their last league game 2–0 against Aston Villa on 13 May 2012. They collected 47 points from 38 games.
Club staff
Backroom staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Scotland Paul Lambert |
| Assistant manager | England Ian Culverhouse |
| Head of Football Operations | England Gary Karsa |
| Reserve team manager | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | England Jeff Wood |
| Head of Strength and Conditioning | England Mike Watts |
| Academy manager | England Ricky Martin |
| Assistant Academy Manager | Scotland Gary Holt |
| Under 14s coach | England Neil Adams |
| Performance and Team Analyst | England Gareth Payne |
| Head of physiotherapy | England Neal Reynolds |
| Physiotherapist | England Stuart Wardle |
| Club doctor | England Dr Nick Wiford |
| Chief Scout | England Colin Jackson |
Board of directors
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | England Alan Bowkett |
| Chief Executive | Scotland David McNally |
| Joint Majority Shareholder | England Delia Smith |
| WAL Michael Wynn-Jones | |
| Directors | England Stephen Fry |
| England Michael Foulger | |
| England Stephan Phillips |
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Transfers
In
Out
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
:Last updated on 14 April 2012. :(Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | [[Image:Yellow card.svg | 13px]] | [[Image:Red card.svg | 13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ENG John Ruddy | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | DF | SCO Russell Martin | 26 (2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG Adam Drury | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG Bradley Johnson | 21 (3) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | FW | WAL Steve Morison | 21 (8) | 9 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 22 (10) | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | DF | USA Zak Whitbread | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | WAL Andrew Crofts | 13 (10) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (10) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | FW | ENG James Vaughan | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG Grant Holt | 20 (11) | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 (11) | 17 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | FW | CAN Simeon Jackson | 8 (12) | 3 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 (13) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | ENG Andrew Surman | 20 (3) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 (3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | MF | IRL Anthony Pilkington | 21 (5) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (5) | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | GK | ENG Declan Rudd | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | IRL Wes Hoolahan | 22 (7) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 (7) | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG David Fox | 17 (4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG Elliott Bennett | 12 (9) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (10) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | MF | ENG Korey Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | MF | SCO Simon Lappin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | DF | ENG Leon Barnett | 13 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (4) | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 21 | FW | ENG Aaron Wilbraham | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | DF | ENG Elliott Ward | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | DF | ENG Marc Tierney | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | DF | BEL Ritchie De Laet | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | MF | ENG Jonny Howson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | DF | ENG Kyle Naughton | 22 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | ESP Daniel Ayala | 6 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | DF | ENG George Francomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | MF | WAL Josh Dawkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | MF | ENG Matt Ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | GK | ENG Jed Steer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | ENG Chris Martin | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | MF | ENG Tom Adeyemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| — | FW | ENG Oli Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Captains
:*Accounts for all competitions. *
| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | ENG Grant Holt | 16 |
| 14 | MF | IRE Wes Hoolahan | 9 |
| 2 | DF | SCO Russell Martin | 3 |
Top goalscorers
:Lists at most top 10 goalscorers only. :Legend: LG = Premier League; L. Cup = League Cup :Classification: 1. Goals in total 2. Goals in league 3. Goals in FA Cup 4. Goals in League Cup 5. Most recently scored
| Rank | # | Pos. | Player | LG]] | FA Cup | L. Cup]] | Last scored against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||||
| 1 | 9 | FW | ENG Grant Holt | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | 5 | FW | WAL Steve Morison | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 12 | MF | IRL Anthony Pilkington | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | CAN Simeon Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | MF | IRE Wes Hoolahan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ENG Arsenal (Premier League) |
| 11 | MF | ENG Andrew Surman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ENG Manchester City (Premier League) |
| 7 | 2 | DF | SCO Russell Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | ENG Bradley Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ENG Blackburn Rovers (Premier League) |
| 9 | 20 | DF | ENG Leon Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | BEL Ritchie De Laet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ENG Stoke City (Premier League) |
Penalties awarded
Last updated on 24 March 2012.
| Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October | ENG Grant Holt | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | |
| 7 January | ENG Grant Holt | Burnley | FA Cup | |
| 24 March | ENG Grant Holt | Wolves | Premier League |
Competitions
Pre-season
Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.
Whitbread K. Smith Jackson B. Johnson Wilbraham
Jackson Francomb Morison Bennett Ward
Hoolahan Crofts Wilbraham Surman C. Martin Jackson Holt B. Johnson
Morison Bennett
Surman
Premier League
Main article: 2011–12 Premier League
Table
Results by round
Premier League
Diamé Hoolahan Morison
Barnett
Shawcross
Jones
Torres Lampard Mata Naughton Holt Ruddy
Scharner Reid
Klasnić Reo-Coker Petrov Robinson B. Johnson Holt
Morison Ruddy Naughton O'Shea
Welbeck ,
R. Martin Monk
Holt
Morison
Barnett
B. Johnson
Holt
Yakubu
Samba
Lowe
N'Zogbia Agbonlahor Hoolahan Crofts Barnett Morison Holt
Bennett
Tierney
Holt
Holt
Naughton
Nasri
Y. Touré
Balotelli
A. Johnson
Morison
Fox
Hoolahan ,
Holt
Morison
Ba
Gosling
Osman Holt
Hunt Ebanks-Blake Naughton R. Martin Jackson
Bale
Helguson Wright-Phillips Ayala Morison
Ayala Morison
Campbell Sessègnon Ayala
Pilkington
Holt , Pilkington
Giggs
Whitbread Naughton
Holt Whitbread Drury McCarthy Alcaraz McArthur
Whitbread Jónsson Johnson
Duff Holt
E. Bennett
Bennett Agüero Nasri Johnson
Hoilett
Van Persie Holt Morison
Jackson
[[2011-12 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
Jackson Surman Morison Whitbread Ayala
Fortuné Martin Ayala Jackson
Hoolahan Morgan Nugent
[[2011–12 Football League Cup|League Cup]]
Baldock Williams Powell
References
References
- (2 May 2011). "Norwich seal Premier League place". BBC Sport.
- premierleague.com. "Barclays Premier League Table".
- Hardy, David. (16 July 2011). "It's Not About the Result!". Gorleston F.C..
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