2016–17 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2016–17 season
Chairman Ed Balls
Manager Alex Neil
Stadium Carrow Road
Top goalscorer League: Cameron Jerome, Jacob Murphy (6 goals)
All: Jacob Murphy (7 goals)
Highest home attendance 26,903
Lowest home attendance 25,519
Average home league attendance 26,242
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2016–17 season is Norwich City's return to the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League last season.[1] This season they are participating in the Championship, FA Cup and League Cup. The Norwich City development squad is also participating in the EFL Trophy.[2] The fixture list for the season was announced on 22 June 2016, and the Championship season began on 6 August 2016.[3][4] The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK John Ruddy
2 Scotland DF Steven Whittaker
3 Sweden DF Martin Olsson
4 Scotland MF Graham Dorrans
5 Scotland DF Russell Martin (captain)
6 Cameroon DF Sébastien Bassong
7 Scotland FW Steven Naismith
8 England MF Jonny Howson
9 Portugal FW Nélson Oliveira
10 England FW Cameron Jerome
11 England MF Matt Jarvis
12 Republic of Ireland MF Robbie Brady
13 England GK Paul Jones
14 Republic of Ireland MF Wes Hoolahan
15 Switzerland DF Timm Klose
No. Position Player
17 Spain MF Sergi Canos
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Youssouf Mulumbu
19 Northern Ireland FW Kyle Lafferty
21 England MF Alex Pritchard
22 England FW Jacob Murphy
24 England DF Ryan Bennett
25 Portugal DF Ivo Pinto
26 England DF Michael Turner
27 Norway MF Alexander Tettey (vice-captain)[5]
30 England FW Carlton Morris
31 England FW Josh Murphy
33 Northern Ireland GK Michael McGovern
34 Wales MF Louis Thompson
35 England MF Ben Godfrey
37 Scotland MF Ray Grant

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
20 France MF Tony Andreu (at Dundee United until the end of the 2016–17 season)
23 England DF Harry Toffolo (at Scunthorpe United until January 2017)
28 England MF James Maddison (at Aberdeen until January 2017)
— England GK Declan Rudd (at Charlton Athletic until the end of the 2016–17 season)
— England GK Remi Matthews (at Hamilton Academical until the end of the 2016–17 season)

[6]

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 July 2016 RW Spain Sergi Canós Liverpool £2,550,000 [7]
19 July 2016 GK Northern Ireland Michael McGovern Hamilton Academical Free transfer [8]
4 August 2016 GK England Paul Jones Portsmouth Free transfer [9]
4 August 2016 AM England Alex Pritchard Tottenham Hotspur £8,000,000 [10][11]
25 August 2016 GK Scotland Jon McCracken Hamilton Academical Undisclosed [12]
30 August 2016 CF Portugal Nélson Oliveira Benfica Undisclosed [13]

Total spending: £10,550,000 Decrease

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB England Reiss Awuah None Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB England Afolabi Coker Lewes [lower-alpha 1] Released [14]
1 July 2016 CB Algeria Adel Gafaiti MC Oran Free transfer [16]
1 July 2016 RB England Reece Hall-Johnson Maidstone United Released [14]
1 July 2016 AM Scotland Cameron King None Released [14]
1 July 2016 CF Jamaica Jamar Loza None Released [14]
1 July 2016 RB England Cameron Norman None Released [14]
1 July 2016 CM England Gary O'Neil Bristol City Free transfer [17]
1 July 2016 RW England Nathan Redmond Southampton £10,000,000 [18][19]
1 July 2016 LB England Arinse Uade None Released [14]
1 July 2016 CM England Tom Walters Europa Point Free transfer [20]
18 July 2016 GK England Jake Kean Sheffield Wednesday [lower-alpha 2] Free [22]
28 July 2016 ST Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel Vitesse Arnhem £500,000 [23][24]
5 August 2016 CM Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Legia Warsaw Undisclosed [25]
28 August 2016 GK England Marcus Beauchamp Newport County Free transfer [26]
  1. ↑ Following Coker's release, he signed for Lewes.[15]
  2. ↑ Following Kean's departure, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday.[21]

Total incoming: £10,500,000 Increase

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 July 2016 GK England Remi Matthews Hamilton Academical End of season [27]
2 August 2016 GK England Declan Rudd Charlton Athletic End of season [28]
31 August 2016 MF France Tony Andreu Dundee United End of season [29]
31 August 2016 AM England James Maddison Aberdeen 4 January 2017 [30]
31 August 2016 LB England Harry Toffolo Scunthorpe United 3 January 2017 [31]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 27 May 2016, Norwich City announced their pre-season schedule, which is scheduled to include a week long pre-season training camp in Burgenland, Austria;[32] their opponents for the two friendlies in Austria were later announced as FK Dukla Prague and Rubin Kazan.[33] On 9 June 2016, they announced that Norwich's final pre-season friendly would be against Hannover 96.[34]

Championship

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Birmingham City 19 8 7 4 24 22 +2 31 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Sheffield Wednesday 19 9 4 6 22 21 +1 31
7 Norwich City 19 9 3 7 34 30 +4 30
8 Huddersfield Town 19 9 3 7 21 24 −3 30
9 Derby County 19 8 5 6 17 13 +4 29
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAH
Result W D W D L W W W W L W W D L L L L L W                                                      
Position 1 5 2 4 12 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 4 5 6 8 7                                                      

Last updated: 26 November 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 9 3 7 34 30  +4 30 6 1 2 19 9  +10 3 2 5 15 21  −6

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source:

Matches

The Championship fixture list was released on 22 June 2016. Norwich's first game was away to Blackburn Rovers.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated: 3 December 2016

No. Pos Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Red card
1 GK John Ruddy 5 0 0 - - - 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 0
2 RB Steven Whittaker 1 3 0 – – - 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
3 LB Martin Olsson 13 0 2 - - - - - - 13 0 2 3 1
4 MF Graham Dorrans 13 0 5 - - - 0 1 0 13 1 5 6 0
5 CB Russell Martin 13 1 0 - - - 1 0 1 14 1 1 3 0
6 CB Sébastien Bassong 4 0 0 - - - 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
7 CAM Steven Naismith 8 3 3 - - - 2 0 1 10 3 4 4 0
8 CM Jonny Howson 11 1 3 - - - - - - 11 1 3 2 0
9 ST Nélson Oliveira 2 7 1 - - - 2 0 1 4 7 2 0 0
10 ST Cameron Jerome 16 1 6 - - - – – – 16 1 6 4 0
11 LM Matt Jarvis - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Robbie Brady 15 1 3 – – – 2 0 0 17 1 3 2 0
13 GK Paul Jones - - - – – - 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
14 CAM Wes Hoolahan 16 0 2 – – – - - - 16 0 2 4 0
15 CB Timm Klose 15 0 0 - - - - - - 15 0 0 2 0
17 MF Sergi Canós 1 2 0 - - - 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0
18 MF Youssouf Mulumbu 2 5 0 - - - 1 1 0 3 6 0 2 0
19 ST Kyle Lafferty 0 5 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 6 2 2 0
21 MF Alex Pritchard 4 5 1 - - - 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 0
22 RM Jacob Murphy 15 2 6 - - - 1 0 1 16 2 7 0 0
24 CB Ryan Bennett 11 5 0 - - - 2 0 0 13 5 0 2 0
25 RB Ivo Pinto 13 0 1 - - - - - - 13 0 1 1 0
26 CB Michael Turner - - - - - - 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
27 CDM Alexander Tettey 15 0 0 – – – 1 0 0 15 0 0 6 0
30 ST Carlton Morris - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
31 LM Josh Murphy 0 7 1 - - - 2 1 1 2 8 2 0 0
33 GK Michael McGovern 13 1 0 - - - - - - 13 1 0 0 0
34 MF Louis Thompson 1 2 0 - - - 3 0 0 4 2 0 1 0
35 MF Ben Godfrey - - - - - - 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0
37 MF Ray Grant - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Louis Ramsay - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
Players out on loan:
20 MF Tony Andreu – – – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 LB Harry Toffolo - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF James Maddison - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
— GK Declan Rudd - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
— GK Remi Matthews - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0
Players now not at club:

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 RM Jacob Murphy 6 0 1 7
2 ST Cameron Jerome 6 0 0 6
3 MF Graham Dorrans 5 0 0 5
4 CAM Steven Naismith 3 0 1 4
5 MF Jonny Howson 3 0 0 3
DF Robbie Brady 3 0 0 3
7 CAM Wes Hoolahan 2 0 0 2
ST Kyle Lafferty 1 0 1 2
MF Alex Pritchard 1 0 1 2
ST Nélson Oliveira 1 0 1 2
LM Josh Murphy 1 0 1 2
MF Sergi Canós 0 0 2 2
13 DF Martin Olsson 1 0 0 1
DF Ivo Pinto 1 0 0 1
DF Russell Martin 0 0 1 1
MF Ben Godfrey 0 0 1 1
Totals 34 0 10 44
Last updated: 3 December 2016

References

  1. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (11 May 2016). "Norwich City 4-2 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Davitt, Paddy (27 July 2016). "Norwich City to enter new EFL Trophy competition". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Key Dates". The Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "All the key dates for the 2016/17 Premier League and Football League campaigns". London24. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: Norwich 1–0 Swansea". canaries.co.uk.
  6. ↑ Club, Norwich City Football. "Norwich City have announced their squad numbers for the 2016-17 Sky Bet Championship season".
  7. ↑ "Norwich City Sign Sergi Canos". Norwich City Official Site. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Michael McGovern Joins Norwich City". Norwich City Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Canaries Sign Goalkeeper Paul Jones". Norwich City Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Alex Pritchard Joins City". Norwich City Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Tottenham offload midfielder to Championship club on permanent deal". Express. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Wishaw teen Jon McCracken swaps Hamilton Accies for Norwich City and hopes to follow in Michael McGovern's footsteps". Daily Record. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nelson Oliveira Joins Norwich City". Norwich City Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nine Out-of-Contract Players to Leave City". Norwich City F.C. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sow and Coker sign for Rooks". Lewes Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Norwich City : Adel Gafaiti rejoint le MC Oran". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Bristol City sign O'Neil from Norwich". BBC. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Nathan Redmond Joins Southampton For Club-Record Fee". Norwich City Official Site. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Southampton sign Norwich's Redmond". BBC. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Tom Walters". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Wednesday sign Norwich goalkeeper Kean". BBC. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jake Kean Leaves By Mutual Consent". Norwich City Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel completes permanent move to Vitesse Arnhem". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Norwich City Tipped For Instant Return To Top". NewsHub. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Vadis Departs For Legia Warsaw". Norwich City Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Goalkeeper Marcus Beauchamp Signs For County". Newport County Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Remi Matthews In Hamilton Academical Loan". Norwich City Official Site. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  28. ↑ "Declan Rudd Joins Charlton On Loan". Norwich City Official Site. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "Tony Andreu: Norwich City midfielder joins Dundee United on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Aberdeen Sign James Maddison On Loan". Norwich City Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Harry Toffolo In Scunthorpe United Loan Move". Norwich City Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  32. ↑ "Norwich City Reveal 2016–17 Pre-season Schedule". Norwich City F.C. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  33. ↑ "Austrian Training Camp Games Confirmed". Norwich City F.C. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  34. ↑ "City to Play Hannover 96 in Carrow Road Friendly". Norwich City F.C. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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