daley made his professional debut for norwich in a 1–1 draw against burnley at carrow road on 21 february 2009 as a 78th-minute substitute for jamie cureton. he made two further substitute appearances towards the latter stages of the 2008–09 season, as norwich were relegated to league one. the following season, daley made his first starting appearance for norwich, playing the whole game in the club's 4–1 home defeat to sunderland in the league cup. he made a total of ten appearances for norwich in all competitions during the 2009–10 season, as the club were promoted back to the championship.<ref name="games played by luke daley in 2009/2010"></ref>