title: 2010–11 Norwich City F.C. season
text: # 2010–11 Norwich City F.C. season
  
  The 2010–11 season was the 109th season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season back in the Football League Championship (second tier of the English football pyramid), following promotion from League One in 2009–10. Norwich finished as runners-up to Queens Park Rangers, confirming promotion to the Premier League in the penultimate match of the season with a 1–0 victory against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Thus they became the first side since Manchester City in the 1999–2000 season to win successive promotions to the top flight. This article shows statistics and details of all matches played by the club during the season.
  
  ## Board and staff members
  
  ### Board members
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Chairman | Alan Bowkett |
  | Joint Majority Shareholder | Delia Smith |
  | Joint Majority Shareholder | Michael Wynn-Jones |
  | Director | Stephen Fry |
  | Director | Michael Foulger |
  | Director | Stephan Phillips |
  | Chief Executive | David McNally |
  
  Last updated: 13 July 2010 Source: Norwich FC
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Staff |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Paul Lambert |
  | Assistant manager | Ian Culverhouse |
  | First Team coach Reserve Team manager | Vacant |
  | Head of Football Operations | Gary Karsa |
  | Goalkeeping Coach | Laurence Batty |
  | Head of Strength and Conditioning | Mike Watts |
  | Academy Manager | Ricky Martin |
  | Assistant Academy Manager | Gary Holt |
  | Under 14s coach | Neil Adams |
  | Performance Analyst | Gareth Payne |
  | Head of Physiotherapy | Neal Reynolds |
  | Physiotherapist | Stuart Wardle |
  | Club Doctor | Dr Nick Wilford |
  | Chief Scout | Ewan Chester |
  
  Last updated: 19 July 2010 Source: Norwich FC
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances, goals and cards
  
      Last updated on 7 May 2011.
      (Substitute appearances in brackets)
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
  | 1 | GK | John Ruddy | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Russell Martin | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | Adam Drury | 19 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | Matthew Gill | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 7 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5* | DF | Rob Edwards | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | Zak Whitbread | 20 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Andrew Crofts | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | Stephen Hughes | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | Grant Holt | 44 (1) | 21 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 46 (2) | 23 | 7 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | Simeon Jackson | 20 (19) | 13 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (20) | 13 | 3 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | Andrew Surman | 18 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Henri Lansbury | 15 (8) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (8) | 4 | 7 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | Declan Rudd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | 36 (5) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 (5) | 10 | 2 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | David Fox | 30 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (2) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | Chris Martin | 21 (9) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 (9) | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | Tom Adeyemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | Korey Smith | 19 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Simon Lappin | 20 (7) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 (8) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | Leon Barnett | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
  | 21 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | 6 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (6) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | Elliott Ward | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | Oli Johnson | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | Anthony McNamee | 5 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 6 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | FW | Luke Daley | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | Steven Smith | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | George Francomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | MF | Josh Dawkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 30 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 31 | GK | Jed Steer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 32 | DF | Marc Tierney | 14 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 33 | DF | Jens Berthel Askou | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 35 | FW | Sam Vokes | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 36 | DF | Sam Habergham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 37 | FW | Daniel Pacheco | 3 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ### Captains
  
      Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 7 May 2011.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | FW | Grant Holt | 45 |
  | 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 2 |
  | 7 | MF | Andrew Crofts | 1 |
  | 2 | DF | Russell Martin | 1 |
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
      Lists at most top 10 goalscorers only. Players are ranked by the total number of goals scored. At the end of the season, players with one goal only and are in the top 10 should be classified according to most recently scored – the top 3 of these few will remain in the list.
      Legend: LG = Championship; 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 | Total | Last scored against |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | FW | Grant Holt | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 | Coventry City (Championship) |
  | 2 | 10 | FW | Simeon Jackson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Portsmouth (Championship) |
  | 3 | 14 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Leicester City (Championship) |
  | 4 | 7 | MF | Andrew Crofts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Barnsley (Championship) |
  | 5 | 16 | FW | Chris Martin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | Derby County (Championship) |
  | 6 | 2 | DF | Russell Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Ipswich Town (Championship) |
  | 7 | 12 | MF | Henri Lansbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Bristol City (Championship) |
  | 8 | 11 | MF | Andrew Surman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Ipswich Town (Championship) |
  | 9 | 37 | FW | Daniel Pacheco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Coventry City (Championship) |
  | 9 | 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United (Championship) |
  
  ### Penalties Awarded
  
  | Date | Success? | Penalty Taker | Opponent | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 28 September | Y | Wes Hoolahan | Leicester City | Championship |
  | 2 October | Y | Wes Hoolahan | Bristol City | Championship |
  | 16 October | N | Wes Hoolahan | Queens Park Rangers | Championship |
  | 28 December | Y | Wes Hoolahan | Sheffield United | Championship |
  | 28 December | Y | Wes Hoolahan | Sheffield United | Championship |
  | 5 March | N | Wes Hoolahan | Preston North End | Championship |
  | 8 March | Y | Grant Holt | Leicester City | Championship |
  | 14 March | Y | Grant Holt | Bristol City | Championship |
  | 2 April | Y | Grant Holt | Scunthorpe United | Championship |
  
  ## Players
  
      Updated 7 May 2011.
  
  ### First team squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | John Ruddy |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Russell Martin |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury |
  | 4 | MF | ENG | Matthew Gill |
  | 6 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread |
  | 7 | MF | WAL | Andrew Crofts |
  | 8 | MF | SCO | Stephen Hughes |
  | 9 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt (captain) |
  | 10 | FW | CAN | Simeon Jackson |
  | 11 | MF | ENG | Andrew Surman |
  | 12 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury (on loan from Arsenal) |
  | 13 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd |
  | 14 | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan |
  | 15 | MF | ENG | David Fox |
  | 16 | FW | ENG | Chris Martin |
  | 18 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 19 | MF | SCO | Simon Lappin |
  | 20 | DF | ENG | Leon Barnett |
  | 21 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham |
  | 22 | DF | ENG | Elliott Ward |
  | 23 | FW | ENG | Oli Johnson |
  | 24 | MF | ENG | Anthony McNamee |
  | 25 | FW | ENG | Luke Daley |
  | 28 | DF | ENG | George Francomb |
  | 31 | GK | ENG | Jed Steer |
  | 32 | DF | ENG | Marc Tierney |
  | 33 | DF | DEN | Jens Berthel Askou |
  | 34 | MF | NIR | Matt Ball |
  | 36 | DF | ENG | Sam Habergham |
  | 37 | FW | ESP | Daniel Pacheco (on loan from Liverpool) |
  | 38 | MF | WAL | Josh Dawkin |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 | MF | ENG | Tom Adeyemi (on loan at Bradford City until 8 May 2011) |
  | 26 | DF | SCO | Steven Smith (on loan at Aberdeen until 8 May 2011) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 27 | FW | ENG | Cody McDonald (on loan at Gillingham until 8 May 2011) |
  | 30 | MF | WAL | Owain Tudur Jones (on loan at Brentford until 31 May 2011) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | # | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21 May 2010 | 7 | MF | Andrew Crofts | Brighton & Hove Albion | £300,000 |
  | 4 June 2010 | 15 | MF | David Fox | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
  | 22 June 2010 | 11 | MF | Andrew Surman | Wolverhampton | Undisclosed |
  | 1 July 2010 | 22 | DF | Elliott Ward | Coventry City | Free |
  | 1 July 2010 | 26 | DF | Steven Smith | Rangers | Free |
  | 5 July 2010 | 1 | GK | John Ruddy | Everton | Undisclosed |
  | 15 July 2010 | 10 | FW | Simeon Jackson | Gillingham | Undisclosed |
  | 1 January 2011 | 20 | DF | Leon Barnett | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed |
  | 1 January 2011 | 21 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
  | 13 January 2011 | 32 | DF | Marc Tierney | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | # | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 May 2010 | 36 | MF | Damon Lathrope | Torquay United | Released |
  | 14 May 2010 | 29 | FW | Danny Kelly | Barnet | Released |
  | 14 May 2010 | 10 | FW | Jamie Cureton | Exeter City | Released |
  | 14 May 2010 | 12 | DF | Gary Doherty | Charlton Athletic | Released |
  | 14 May 2010 | 18 | FW | Paul McVeigh | Unattached | Released |
  | 1 July 2010 | 20 | MF | Darel Russell | Preston | Released |
  | 2 July 2010 | 15 | DF | Michael Spillane | Brentford | Undisclosed |
  | 5 July 2010 | 35 | DF | David Stephens | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
  | 31 January 2011 | 5 | DF | Michael Nelson | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Loans in
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 August 2010 | DF | Leon Barnett | West Bromwich Albion | Jan 2011 |
  | 22 November 2010 | MF | Henri Lansbury | Arsenal | Jan 2011 |
  | 1 January 2011 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | Milton Keynes Dons | Jan 2011 |
  | 27 January 2011 | MF | Henri Lansbury | Arsenal | May 2011 |
  | 21 February 2011 | DF | Rob Edwards | Blackpool | May 2011 |
  | 24 March 2011 | FW | Daniel Pacheco | Liverpool | May 2011 |
  | 24 March 2011 | FW | Sam Vokes | Wolverhampton | May 2011 |
  
  ### Loans out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Name | To | Until |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 July 2010 | MF | Tom Adeyemi | Bradford City | Jan 2011 |
  | 15 July 2010 | FW | Cody McDonald | Gillingham | May 2011 |
  | 27 August 2010 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | Yeovil Town | Dec 2010 |
  | 22 September 2010 | MF | Matthew Gill | Peterborough United | Sep 2010 |
  | 7 October 2010 | DF | George Francomb | Barnet | Dec 2010 |
  | 14 January 2011 | FW | Oli Johnson | Yeovil Town | Apr 2011 |
  | 19 January 2011 | DF | Jens Berthel Askou | Millwall | Feb 2011 |
  | 21 January 2011 | FW | Luke Daley | Stevenage | Feb 2011 |
  | 21 January 2011 | MF | Owain Tudur Jones | Brentford | Feb 2011 |
  | 21 January 2011 | MF | Matthew Gill | Walsall | Feb 2011 |
  | 10 February 2011 | MF | Stephen Hughes | Milton Keynes Dons | Mar 2011 |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ### Pre-season
  
  Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.
  
  | Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Result | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
  
  ### League
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Result | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
  | Position | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | Round | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
  | Result | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
  | Position | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  **August**
  
  City got off to a bad start losing 3–2 to Watford who were expected to struggle over the season. However City would record their first league win of the season in the next game away at Scunthorpe. Grant Holt grabbed a last minute winner, something that became very common in City's season. Next up were Swansea and City won again with late goals in dramatic circumstances. After saving a penalty from Swansea, City would again win it late with an Ashley Williams o.g. and Simeon Jackson netting his first of the season, and City would then go onto grab a point away at Nottingham Forest with Andrew Crofts scoring his first goal for Norwich.
  
  **September**
  
  After a decent start to the season, City began September with a 2–1 win over Barnsley with an own goal and Chris Martin getting the victory, before City suffered their first away defeat of the season at the hands of Doncaster losing 3–1, James Coppinger scoring a hat-trick with Russell Martin grabbing a consolation. However Norwich bounced straight back with a 1–0 away win at Preston, Grant Holt grabbing only his second goal of the season. Norwich then faced a Hull side without an away win in 18 months and even though Norwich dominated the game for large parts Hull stole the victory with two late goals, however City immediately bounced back with a 4–3 win against Leicester, Andrew Crofts equalised for City after an early mistake from John Ruddy allowed Martyn Waghorn to give Leicester the lead. Wes Hoolahan scored two second half goals with Adam Drury himself getting his first goal in over four years.
  
  **October**
  
  Norwich began October still in the play-off positions and began with a 3–0 win away at Bristol City with Wes Hoolahan opening the scoring with a penalty before a Simeon Jackson double gave Norwich the victory. After two weeks off, City faced top of the league QPR who had yet to concede a goal at Loftus Road or drop a point, and Wes Hoolahan had the perfect opportunity to put City ahead but his penalty went wide. However City held on for a point, but in the following game City lost to their bogey side Crystal Palace in what would come to be their only away win of the season, Grant Holt gave City the lead in the first half before Palace would come back to win the game in the second half. City then faced Middlesbrough and scored a 1–0 win in a tight affair with Simeon Jackson scoring before half time, before City faced Cardiff away from home and lost 3–1.
  
  **November**
  
  Norwich looked to bounce back from their defeat at Cardiff a week later with the visit of Burnley to Carrow Road. The visitors tore Norwich apart in the first half taking a 2–0 lead into half-time. However City showed fighting spirit with Chris Martin reducing the deficit and Andrew Crofts getting an injury time equaliser. Norwich then faced fellow promoted side Millwall, City took the lead through a David Fox volley and looked to be heading for a victory before Millwall equalised with virtually the last kick of the game. Norwich were then frustrated at Reading, taking a 3–1 lead into half-time with Russell Martin, Grant Holt and Chris Martin scoring the goals. However Holt would be wrongly sent off before half-time and Reading got a 3–3 draw out of the game. Holt's ban for the card was overturned. City then faced fellow promotion contenders Leeds at Carrow Road and got a 1–1 draw with Leon Barnett scoring his first goal for the club in the second half. The next game was the East Anglian derby – Holt gave city the lead before Damien Delaney equalised. Holt then put City back in front before Delanay was sent off. Holt then sealed his hat-trick before Hoolahan quickly made it 4–1. City ended the month oback in the play-off places.
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | 3 |
  | - | - |
  | Result | 0–1 |
  
  ### League Cup
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Result | 4–1 | 1–3 |
  
  ## Final league table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Queens Park Rangers (C, P) | 46 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 88 | Promotion to the Premier League |
  | 2 | Norwich City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 84 | Promotion to the Premier League |
  | 3 | Swansea City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  