2007–08 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2007–08 season was Norwich City's third consecutive year in the Football League Championship. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season.

Norwich City

2007–08 season
Chairman	Roger Munby
Manager	Peter Grant (until 9 October) Glenn Roeder (from 30 October to 4 May)
Stadium	Carrow Road
Championship	17th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Cureton (14) All: Jamie Cureton (15)
Highest home attendance	25,497 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 26 April)
Lowest home attendance	23,176 (vs. Scunthorpe United, 2 October)
Average home league attendance	24,527
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Season summary

Norwich had a busy summer with Peter Grant bringing in 9 players, which included goalkeeper David Marshall and former players Jamie Cureton and Darel Russell making returns to Carrow Road. 10 players departed Norwich, most notably Dickson Etuhu and Robert Earnshaw, while Darren Huckerby caused controversy by criticizing the club for selling their best players.

Norwich started off with a goalless draw away at Preston and a 2–1 win over Southampton, but after this Norwich endured a horrendous run of form, winning 1 league game in 8. After a 1–0 away defeat to QPR, Grant and City parted company by mutual consent.

Jim Duffy took over as caretaker boss, but lost his 3 games in charge.

On 30 October, Glenn Roeder was appointed as Grant's successor with the team bottom of the table. His first game was the East Anglian Derby against Ipswich, a 2–2 draw with Norwich coming back from 2–0 down. Norwich lost their next 2 games, including a dreadful 3–0 defeat away at Plymouth Argyle, and were 8 points away from safety. After that defeat Roeder brought in Matty Pattison, Mo Camara and Ched Evans on loan to add to the loan signing of Martin Taylor, who had been signed before the game against Ipswich (Pattison's loan move was made permanent in January). Norwich's form improved greatly, with only one defeat in eleven league games. After a 3–1 win over Barnsley on 12 January Norwich were in 18th position, four points clear of the relegation zone. Roeder began an overhaul of the squad during the January transfer window, selling Chris Brown to Preston and releasing David Strihavka, Julien Brellier and Ian Murray, all of whom had been signed by Grant and who had not figured in the first team since the defeat at Plymouth.

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Result	1–2	12–0	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–0

Exeter City v Norwich City

15 July 2007	Exeter City	2–1	Norwich City	Exeter, Devon
15:00 BST	Mackie 15' Stansfield 16'	Report	Chadwick 36'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

Lowestoft Town v Norwich City

17 July 2007	Lowestoft Town	0–12	Norwich City	Lowestoft, Suffolk
19:45 BST		Report	Martin 15', 37', 43', 61' Brown 18' Safri 22' Eagle 36' Spillane 49' Chadwick 54' Rossi Jarvis 68' Renton 69', 76'	Stadium: Crown Meadow Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

King's Lynn v Norwich City

19 July 2007	King's Lynn	0–4	Norwich City	King's Lynn, Norfolk
19:45 BST		Report	Drury 4' Cureton 82' (pen.), 85' Lathrope 87'	Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Unknown

AGOVV Apeldoorn v Norwich City

23 July 2007	AGOVV Apeldoorn	0–2	Norwich City	Harderwijk, Netherlands
15:00 BST		Report	Brown 76' Cureton 84'	Stadium: Sportpark De Strokel Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

FC Zwolle v Norwich City

23 July 2007	FC Zwolle	2–1	Norwich City	Harderwijk, Netherlands
19:45 BST	Jansen 45' Moisander 69'	Report	Střihavka 8'	Stadium: Sportpark De Strokel Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

Norwich City v West Ham United

31 July 2007	Norwich City	1–2	West Ham United	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Brown 57'	Report	Spector 28' Ashton 44'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 22,751 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Norwich City v Vitesse Arnhem

3 August 2007	Norwich City	1–0	Vitesse Arnhem	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Drury 60'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: Unknown Referee: Andre Marriner

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	0–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–3	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–1	1–0
Position	15	9	15	20	13	17	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	21	21	18

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	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	0–4	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	5–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–4
Position	20	20	20	18	18	16	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	17	18	17	17	16	16	18	16	17

August

Preston North End v Norwich City

11 August 2007	Preston North End	0–0	Norwich City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,408 Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Southampton

18 August 2007	Norwich City	2–1	Southampton	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Cureton 61', 71'	Report	Jones 37'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,004 Referee: Clive Oliver

Hull City v Norwich City

25 August 2007	Hull City	2–1	Norwich City	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Windass 49' Garcia 77'	Report	Dublin 71'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,939 Referee: Nigel Miller

September

Norwich City v Cardiff City

1 September 2007	Norwich City	1–2	Cardiff City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Lappin 12'	Report	Whittingham 64' Johnson 84'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,292 Referee: Clive Penton

Norwich City v Crystal Palace

15 September 2007	Norwich City	1–0	Crystal Palace	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Střihavka 75'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,228 Referee: Lee Probert

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City

18 September 2007	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Norwich City	Charlton, London
19:45 BST	Reid 85' (pen.), 88' (pen.)	Report	Dublin  90'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 21,543 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City

22 September 2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Norwich City	Wolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Foley 23' Keogh 35'	Report	Shackell  63' Brellier  75'  75'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,564 Referee: Steve Bennett

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

29 September 2007	Norwich City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich, Norfolk
17:20 BST		Report	Small 76'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,293 Referee: Lee Probert

October

Norwich City v Scunthorpe United

2 October 2007	Norwich City	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,176 Referee: Kevin Friend

Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City

8 October 2007	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Norwich City	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Rowlands 67' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,514 Referee: Andy Penn

Norwich City v Bristol City

20 October 2007	Norwich City	1–3	Bristol City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Huckerby 82'	Report	McIndoe 48' Murray 85' Trundle 90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley v Norwich City

23 October 2007	Burnley	2–1	Norwich City	Burnley, Lancashire
19:45 BST	Blake 1' Gray 4' (pen.)	Report	Brown 68'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,133 Referee: Mike Jones

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

27 October 2007	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Norwich City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Miller 16' Phillips 51'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,247 Referee: Phil Joslin

November

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

4 November 2007	Norwich City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 GMT	Garvan 56' (o.g.) Cureton 67' Huckerby  90'	Report	Lee 27' Couñago 41'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,461 Referee: Rob Styles

Norwich City v Watford

6 November 2007	Norwich City	1–3	Watford	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Croft 65'	Report	Henderson 36' Marshall 43' (o.g.) King 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,192 Referee: Clive Penton

Plymouth Argyle v Norwich City

10 November 2007	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Norwich City	Plymouth, Devon
15:00 GMT	Martin 26' Connolly 47' Norris 49'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Norwich City v Coventry City

24 November 2007	Norwich City	2–0	Coventry City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Chadwick 34' Cureton 77'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,590 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Blackpool v Norwich City

27 November 2007	Blackpool	1–3	Norwich City	Blackpool, Lancashire
19:45 GMT	Ślusarski 38'	Report	Dublin 30', 90' Taylor 74'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,759 Referee: Mark Haywood

December

Stoke City v Norwich City

1 December 2007	Stoke City	2–1	Norwich City	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
15:00 GMT	Cort 38' Cresswell 89'	Report	Huckerby 5'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 19,285 Referee: Lee Probert

Norwich City v Plymouth Argyle

4 December 2007	Norwich City	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Evans 2' Huckerby 87' (pen.)	Report	Timár 89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,434 Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Sheffield United

8 December 2007	Norwich City	1–0	Sheffield United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Evans 10'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,493 Referee: Darren Deadman

Colchester United v Norwich City

15 December 2007	Colchester United	1–1	Norwich City	Colchester, Essex
17:20 GMT	McLeod 78'	Report	Granville 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Mike Jones

Scunthorpe United v Norwich City

22 December 2007	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Norwich City	Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
15:00 GMT		Report	Cureton 78'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 6,648 Referee: Graham Laws

Norwich City v Charlton Athletic

26 December 2007	Norwich City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Russell 73'	Report	Zheng 21' Sodje  30'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,327 Referee: Mick Russell

Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 December 2007	Norwich City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Cureton 75'	Report	Keogh 52'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Lee Probert

January

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

1 January 2008	Crystal Palace	1–1	Norwich City	South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT	Morrison 50'	Report	Russell 9'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,199 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Barnsley v Norwich City

12 January 2008	Barnsley	1–3	Norwich City	Barnsley, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	Devaney 18'	Report	Evans 48' Fotheringham 70' Dublin 74'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Norwich City v Leicester City

19 January 2008	Norwich City	0–0	Leicester City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Anthony Bates

Southampton v Norwich City

29 January 2008	Southampton	0–1	Norwich City	Southampton, Hampshire
19:45 GMT		Report	Evans 45'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 18,004 Referee: Andy Penn

February

Norwich City v Preston North End

2 February 2008	Norwich City	1–0	Preston North End	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Russell 90'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,092 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Cardiff City v Norwich City

9 February 2008	Cardiff City	1–2	Norwich City	Cardiff, Wales
12:00 GMT	Rae 45'	Report	Evans 15', 88'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,937 Referee: Richard Beeby

Norwich City v Hull City

12 February 2008	Norwich City	1–1	Hull City	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Dublin 19'	Report	Campbell 53'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,259 Referee: Andy Hall

Leicester City v Norwich City

16 February 2008	Leicester City	4–0	Norwich City	Leicester, Leicestershire
15:00 GMT	Hume 22' Howard 57' Campbell 77' Clemence 82'	Report	Russell  60'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 25,854 Referee: Clive Oliver

Norwich City v Barnsley

23 February 2008	Norwich City	1–0	Barnsley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Cureton 26'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,197 Referee: Grant Hegley

March

Norwich City v Blackpool

1 March 2008	Norwich City	1–2	Blackpool	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Cureton 65' (pen.)	Report	McPhee 15', 39'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,531 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Watford v Norwich City

4 March 2008	Watford	1–1	Norwich City	Watford, Hertfordshire
19:45 GMT	Shittu 11'	Report	Cureton 81'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,537 Referee: Keith Stroud

Coventry City v Norwich City

8 March 2008	Coventry City	1–0	Norwich City	Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT	Tabb 6'	Report	Doherty  45'  54' Russell  58'  85'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,108 Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Stoke City

11 March 2008	Norwich City	0–1	Stoke City	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT		Report	Sidibe 58'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,471 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Sheffield United v Norwich City

15 March 2008	Sheffield United	2–0	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	Sharp 52' Kilgallon 56'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,536 Referee: Michael Oliver

Norwich City v Colchester United

22 March 2008	Norwich City	5–1	Colchester United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Otsemobor 6' Cureton 36', 53' (pen.), 87' Dublin 90'	Report	Lisbie 41'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,215 Referee: Mark Haywood

Bristol City v Norwich City

29 March 2008	Bristol City	2–1	Norwich City	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Adebola 41' Brooker 90'	Report	Huckerby 70'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,511 Referee: Andy D'Urso

April

Norwich City v Burnley

5 April 2008	Norwich City	2–0	Burnley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Dublin 2' Evans 90'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,049 Referee: Russell Booth

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

13 April 2008	Ipswich Town	2–1	Norwich City	Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 BST	Pearce 13' (o.g.) Haynes 40'	Report	Evans 4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,656 Referee: Mike Jones

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion

19 April 2008	Norwich City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Evans 73' (pen.)	Report	Koren 2' Gera 71'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,442 Referee: Iain Williamson

Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers

26 April 2008	Norwich City	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Evans 7' Fotheringham 56' Russell 83'	Report	Stewart  5'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,497 Referee: Phil Joslin

May

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City

4 May 2008	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
14:00 BST	Burton 23' (pen.), 76' Sahar 53' Clarke 87'	Report	Huckerby 9'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 36,208 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

FA Cup

Round	3	3(R)
Result	1–1	1–2

Norwich City v Bury

5 January 2008 Round 3	Norwich City	1–1	Bury	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Doherty 80'	Report	Bishop 71'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,815 Referee: Steve Bratt

Bury v Norwich City

15 January 2008 Round 3 (replay)	Bury	2–1	Norwich City	Bury, Greater Manchester
19:45 GMT	Futcher 18' Bishop 61'	Report	Dublin 86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Colin Webster

League Cup

Round	1	2	3
Result	5–2	1–1	0–1

Norwich City v Barnet

14 August 2007 Round 1	Norwich City	5–2	Barnet	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Cureton 3', 16' Lappin 21' Fotheringham 25' Russell 31'	Report	Puncheon 66' Birchall 74' Bishop  86'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,971 Referee: Darren Deadman

Rochdale v Norwich City

28 August 2007 Round 2	Rochdale	1–1 (AET) (3–4 p)	Norwich City	Rochdale, Greater Manchester
19:45 BST	Murray 9'	Report	Dublin 49'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Colin Webster
	Penalties
	Kennedy Le Fondre Prendergast Dagnall Jones		Brown Lappin Martin Huckerby

Manchester City v Norwich City

25 September 2007 Round 3	Manchester City	1–0	Norwich City	Bradford, Greater Manchester
19:45 BST	Samaras 90'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 20,938 Referee: Andre Marriner

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2007	Jon Otsemobor	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[1]
1 July 2007	Matthew Gilks	Rochdale	Free	[2]
1 July 2007	Jamie Cureton	Colchester United	Undisclosed	[3]
3 July 2007	Julien Brellier	Hearts	Free	[4]
4 July 2007	David Marshall	Celtic	Undisclosed	[5]
11 July 2007	David Střihavka	Baník Ostrava	Undisclosed	[6]
30 July 2007	Darel Russell	Stoke City	£600,000	[7]
24 August 2007	Ian Murray	Rangers	Free	[8]
4 January 2008	Matty Pattison	Newcastle United	Undisclosed	[9]
19 February 2008	Juan Velasco	—	Free	[10]

Loans in

Date from	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
19 July 2007	Jimmy Smith	Chelsea	31 December 2008	[11]
12 October 2007	John Hartson	West Bromwich Albion	8 November 2007	[12][13]
1 November 2007	Martin Taylor	Birmingham City	1 December 2007	[14]
15 November 2007	Matty Pattison	Newcastle United	1 January 2007	[15]
20 November 2007	Mo Camara	Derby County	30 June 2008	[16][17]
22 November 2007	Ched Evans	Manchester City	1 January 2008	[18]
4 January 2008	Ryan Bertrand	Chelsea	30 June 2008	[9]
31 January 2008	James Henry	Reading	17 March 2008	[19]
31 January 2008	Kieran Gibbs	Arsenal	29 April 2008	[19]
31 January 2008	Matthew Bates	Middlesbrough	30 April 2008	[19]
31 January 2008	Alex Pearce	Reading	30 June 2008	[19]
19 March 2008	Maceo Rigters	Blackburn Rovers	1 April 2008	[20][21]

Transfers out

Date	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
4 May 2007	Ian Henderson	Northampton Town	Released	[22]
4 May 2007	Peter Thorne	Bradford City	Released	[22]
4 May 2007	Andrew Fisk	King's Lynn	Released	[22]
4 May 2007	Paul McVeigh	Luton Town	Released	[22]
4 May 2007	Matthieu Louis-Jean		Released	[22]
1 July 2007	Robert Earnshaw	Derby County	£3.5 million	[23]
1 July 2007	Jürgen Colin	Ajax	£67,500	[24]
17 July 2007	Dickson Etuhu	Sunderland	£1.5 million	[25]
2 August 2007	Youssef Safri	Southampton	Undisclosed	[26]
9 August 2007	Andrew Hughes	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[27]
31 December 2007	Paul Gallacher	Dunfermline Athletic	Released	[28]
8 January 2008	Joe Lewis	Peterborough United	£400,000	[29]
10 January 2008	Chris Brown	Preston North End	£400,000	[30]
18 January 2008	Ian Murray	Hibernian	Free	[31]
11 January 2008	David Střihavka		Released	[32]
11 January 2008	Julien Brellier	FC Sion	Released

Loans out

Date from	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2007	Joe Lewis	Morecambe	31 December 2007	[33]
20 August 2007	Paul Gallacher	Dunfermline Athletic	31 December 2007	[34]
24 August 2007	Ryan Jarvis	Kilmarnock	January 2008	[35]
12 September 2007	Bally Smart	Milton Keynes Dons	December 2007	[36]
31 January 2008	Simon Lappin	Motherwell	30 June 2008	[37]
31 January 2008	Ryan Jarvis	Notts County	30 June 2008	[38]

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season^[39]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SCO David Marshall 2 DF  ENG Jon Otsemobor 3 DF  ENG Adam Drury 4 DF  ENG Jason Shackell 6 FW  ENG Darren Huckerby 7 MF  ENG Lee Croft 8 FW  NED Maceo Rigters (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 9 FW  ENG Dion Dublin 10 FW  ENG Jamie Cureton 11 MF  ENG Luke Chadwick 12 GK  ENG Matthew Gilks 13 GK  ENG Declan Rudd 14 DF  ESP Juan Velasco 15 DF  SCO Alex Pearce[notes 1] (on loan from Reading) 16 MF  SCO Mark Fotheringham (captain) 17 DF  GUI Mo Camara (on loan from Derby County) 20 MF  ENG Darel Russell

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand (on loan from Chelsea) 24 MF  RSA Matty Pattison 25 DF  ENG Rossi Jarvis 26 MF  ENG Robert Eagle 27 DF  IRL Gary Doherty 28 MF  IRL Michael Spillane[notes 2] 29 DF  ENG Matthew Halliday 30 MF  ENG Korey Smith 31 DF  SCO Andrew Cave-Brown[notes 3] 32 FW  WAL Ched Evans (on loan from Manchester City) 33 FW  SCO Kris Renton 34 GK  ENG Steven Arnold 35 FW  ENG Chris Martin[notes 4] 36 MF  RSA Bally Smart 37 MF  ENG Patrick Bexfield 38 MF  ENG Damon Lathrope 39 FW  ENG Luke Daley

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  ENG Martin Taylor (on loan from Birmingham City) 8 MF  FRA Julien Brellier (released) 14 FW  ENG Chris Brown (to Preston North End) 15 MF  SCO Ian Murray (to Hibernian) 17 FW  WAL John Hartson (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 18 MF  ENG Jimmy Smith (on loan from Chelsea) 18 DF  ENG Kieran Gibbs (on loan from Arsenal)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  SCO Simon Lappin (on loan to Motherwell) 21 GK  SCO Paul Gallacher (to Dunfermline Athletic) 22 FW  CZE David Střihavka (released) 22 DF  ENG Matthew Bates (on loan from Middlesbrough) 23 FW  ENG Ryan Jarvis (on loan to Notts County) 30 GK  ENG Joe Lewis (to Peterborough United) 30 MF  ENG James Henry (on loan from Reading)

Board and staff members

Board members

Position	Name	Nationality
Chairman	Roger Munby	England
Joint majority shareholder	Delia Smith	England
Joint majority shareholder	Michael Wynn-Jones	Wales
Director	Andrew Turner	England
Director	Sharon Turner	England
Director	Michael Foulger	England
Chief executive	Neil Doncaster	England

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Glen Roeder
Assistant manager	Lee Clark
First team coach	Paul Stephenson
Goalkeeping coach	Tommy Wright
Fitness coach	Dave Carolan
Youth coach	Ricky Martin
Physiotherapist	Neal Reynolds
Sports science	Dave Carolan
Club liaison	Bryan Gunn
Club doctor	Dr Peter Harvey
Chief scout	Bryan Gunn

Last updated: 26 June 2008
Source: Norwich FC

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Preston North End	46	15	11	20	50	56	−6	56
16	Sheffield Wednesday	46	14	13	19	54	55	−1	55
17	Norwich City	46	15	10	21	49	59	−10	55
18	Barnsley	46	14	13	19	52	65	−13	55
19	Blackpool	46	12	18	16	59	64	−5	54

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Notes

1. Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
2. Spillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level.
3. Cave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level.
4. Martin was born in Beccles, England, and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Scotland in 2014.