2003–04 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City

2003–04 season
Chairman	Roger Munby
Manager	Nigel Worthington
Stadium	Carrow Road
Football League First Division	1st (promoted to FA Premier League)
FA Cup	Third round
Carling Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Darren Huckerby (14) All: Darren Huckerby (14)
Highest home attendance	23,942 (vs. Ipswich Town, 7 March 2004)
Lowest home attendance	16,082 (vs. Wimbledon, 26 August 2003)
Average home league attendance	18,866
Home colours Away colours
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 season was the 102nd season in the history of Norwich City, and the club's ninth consecutive season competing in the Football League First Division.

Norwich gained promotion to the FA Premier League as league champions with 94 points, finishing eight points ahead of runners-up West Bromwich Albion.

Kit

Norwich maintained their kit manufacturing deal with Xara, who produced a new kit for the next two seasons.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Robert Green	46	0	1	0	1	0	48	0
2	DF	Keith Briggs	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0
3	DF	Adam Drury	42	0	1	0	1	0	44	0
4	MF	Malky Mackay	45	4	1	0	1	0	47	4
5	DF	Craig Fleming	46	3	1	0	1	0	48	3
6	FW	David Nielsen	2	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	0
6*	FW	Darren Huckerby	36	14	1	0	0	0	37	14
7	MF	Philip Mulryne	14 (20)	3	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	14 (22)	3
8	MF	Gary Holt	46	1	1	0	1	0	48	1
9	FW	Iwan Roberts	13 (28)	8	1	0	0	0	14 (28)	8
10	FW	Zema Abbey	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0
11	DF	Jim Brennan	7 (8)	1	1	1	0	0	8 (8)	2
14	FW	Alex Notman	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
14*	FW	Leon McKenzie	12 (6)	9	0	0	0	0	12 (6)	9
15	FW	Mark Rivers	7 (5)	4	0	0	1	0	8 (5)	4
16	MF	Clint Easton	8 (2)	2	0	0	1	0	9 (2)	2
17	DF	Marc Edworthy	42 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	44 (1)	0
18	FW	Paul McVeigh	36 (8)	5	1	0	0 (1)	0	37 (9)	5
19	FW	Elvis Hammond	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
19*	FW	Mathias Svensson	16 (4)	7	0	0	0	0	16 (4)	7
20	MF	Damien Francis	39 (2)	7	0	0	0	0	41 (2)	7
22	FW	Ian Henderson	14 (5)	4	0 (1)	0	1	0	15 (6)	4
23	FW	Ryan Jarvis	0 (12)	1	0 (1)	0	1	0	1 (13)	1
24	DF	Jason Shackell	4 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	4 (2)	0
25	FW	Peter Crouch	14 (1)	4	0	0	0	0	14 (1)	4
25*	MF	Kevin Cooper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Kevin Harper	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

* indicates number taken from departed player

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss

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	2–2	2–0	0–1	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–1	3–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	4–1
Position	9	7	10	7	12	10	7	8	4	4	6	6	8	7	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2

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	2–0	1–0	4–0	0–1	4–4	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–1	1–2	3–0	0–1	1–0	5–3	2–0	1–0	5–0	2–1	3–2	0–1	3–1
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

August

Bradford City v Norwich City

9 August 2003	Bradford City	2 – 2	Norwich City	Bradford, West Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Muirhead  84' Branch  90'	Report	Rivers  44' (pen.) Easton  47'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,159 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Norwich City v Rotherham United

16 August 2003	Norwich City	2 – 0	Rotherham United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Rivers  9' Easton  30'	Report	McIntosh  21', 66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,263 Referee: Neale Barry

Sheffield United v Norwich City

23 August 2003	Sheffield United	1 – 0	Norwich City	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST	Page  23'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,285 Referee: Chris Foy

Norwich City v Wimbledon

26 August 2003	Norwich City	3 – 2	Wimbledon	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Francis  10' Rivers  27' (pen.), 56'	Report	Holdsworth  84' Hawkins  85' Leigertwood  90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Phil Prosser

Nottingham Forest v Norwich City

30 August 2003	Nottingham Forest	2 – 0	Norwich City	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:35 BST	Johnson  30' Harewood  51' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Lee Cable

September

Norwich City v Burnley

13 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 0	Burnley	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Crouch  58' Roberts  90'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,407 Referee: Clive Penton

Gillingham v Norwich City

16 September 2003	Gillingham	1 – 2	Norwich City	Gillingham, Kent
19:45 BST	King  40'	Report	Francis  28' Crouch  67'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,022 Referee: Graham Barber

Stoke City v Norwich City

20 September 2003	Stoke City	1 – 1	Norwich City	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
17:35 BST	Noel-Williams  36'	Report	Huckerby  67'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Phil Joslin

Norwich City v Crystal Palace

27 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Crystal Palace	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Huckerby  38' (pen.) Mackay  89'	Report	Derry  2'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,425 Referee: Brian Curson

Norwich City v Reading

30 September 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Reading	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Huckerby  17' McVeigh  87'	Report	Forster  25'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,387 Referee: Keith Hill

October

Wigan Athletic v Norwich City

4 October 2003	Wigan Athletic	1 – 1	Norwich City	Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	Liddell  25'	Report	Roberts  63'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Roy Pearson

West Ham United v Norwich City

15 October 2003	West Ham United	1 – 1	Norwich City	Upton Park, London
19:45 BST	Edworthy  6' (o.g.)	Report	Crouch  63'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,308 Referee: Steve Tomlin

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

18 October 2003	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 0	Norwich City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST	Koumas  35'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,966 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Norwich City v Derby County

21 October 2003	Norwich City	2 – 1	Derby County	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST	Harper  45' Roberts  81' (pen.) Mulryne  90'	Report	Taylor  61' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,346 Referee: Richard Beeby

Norwich City v Sunderland

25 October 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Sunderland	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Francis  33'	Report	Oster  70'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,427 Referee: Graham Poll

November

Walsall v Norwich City

1 November 2003	Walsall	1 – 3	Norwich City	Walsall, West Midlands
15:00 GMT	Birch  10' Ritchie  23', 89'	Report	Henderson  52' McVeigh  60' Crouch  64'  47', 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,331 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Norwich City v Millwall

8 November 2003	Norwich City	3 – 1	Millwall	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	McVeigh  12' Henderson  15', 30'	Report	Ward  90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Norwich City v Watford

15 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 2	Watford	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Jarvis  88'	Report	Fitzgerald  24' Cox  81' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,420 Referee: Steve Bennett

Preston North End v Norwich City

22 November 2003	Preston North End	0 – 0	Norwich City	Preston, Lancashire
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,775 Referee: Joe Ross

Norwich City v Coventry City

25 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 1	Coventry City	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Henderson  35' Mackay  72', 78'	Report	McAllister  49' (pen.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Paul Taylor

Norwich City v Crewe Alexandra

29 November 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby  39'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,367 Referee: Andy Penn

December

Millwall v Norwich City

6 December 2003	Millwall	0 – 0	Norwich City	Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT	Muscat  48', 81'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,850 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Norwich City v Cardiff City

13 December 2003	Norwich City	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby  34' Roberts  54' Fleming  71' Vidmar  79' (o.g.)	Report	Thorne  59'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,428 Referee: Alan Butler

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

21 December 2003	Ipswich Town	0 – 2	Norwich City	Ipswich, Suffolk
12:00 GMT		Report	McKenzie  37', 76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 30,152 Referee: Alan Kaye

Norwich City v Nottingham Forest

26 December 2003	Norwich City	1 – 0	Nottingham Forest	Norwich, Norfolk
17:35 GMT	Svensson  14'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Keith Hill

Derby County v Norwich City

28 December 2003	Derby County	0 – 4	Norwich City	Derby, Derbyshire
15:00 GMT		Report	Fleming  51' Mackay  78' McVeigh  81' McKenzie  88' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,783 Referee: Graham Laws

January

Norwich City v Bradford City

10 January 2004	Norwich City	0 – 1	Bradford City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT		Report	Armstrong  45'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,360 Referee: Kevin Friend

Rotherham United v Norwich City

17 January 2004	Rotherham United	4 – 4	Norwich City	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT	Butler  28', 42', 65' Branston  45' Mullin  75'	Report	Roberts  29' McKenzie  33' Huckerby  45' (pen.) Francis  89'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mike Jones

Norwich City v Sheffield United

31 January 2004	Norwich City	1 – 0	Sheffield United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Roberts  59'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,977 Referee: Barry Knight

February

Wimbledon v Norwich City

7 February 2004	Wimbledon	0 – 1	Norwich City	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
15:00 GMT	Banks  82' Williams  83'	Report	Huckerby  9'	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Michael Ryan

Coventry City v Norwich City

14 February 2004	Coventry City	0 – 2	Norwich City	Coventry, West Midlands
15:00 GMT		Report	Holt  38' Brennan  85'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,757 Referee: Paul Robinson

Norwich City v West Ham United

21 February 2004	Norwich City	1 – 1	West Ham United	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Huckerby  76'	Report	Harewood  61' Etherington  55', 87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,940 Referee: Ray Olivier

March

Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion

2 March 2004	Norwich City	0 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,223 Referee: Brian Curson

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

7 March 2004	Norwich City	3 – 1	Ipswich Town	Norwich, Norfolk
12:00 GMT	Mackay  50', 59' Santos  89' (o.g.)	Report	Diallo  76' Miller  88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,942 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Cardiff City v Norwich City

13 March 2004	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Norwich City	Cardiff, Wales
15:00 GMT	Parry  17' Earnshaw  20'	Report	McKenzie  55'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Jeff Winter

Norwich City v Gillingham

16 March 2004	Norwich City	3 – 0	Gillingham	Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 GMT	Pouton  63' (o.g.) Mulryne  65' McVeigh  67'	Report	Ashby  26'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,198 Referee: Anthony Bates

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

20 March 2004	Crystal Palace	1 – 0	Norwich City	South Norwood, London
15:00 GMT	Routledge  41'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,798 Referee: Paul Durkin

Norwich City v Stoke City

27 March 2004	Norwich City	1 – 0	Stoke City	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Svensson  45'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,565 Referee: Mike Riley

April

Burnley v Norwich City

3 April 2004	Burnley	3 – 5	Norwich City	Burnley, Lancashire
15:00 BST	Wood  7' May  30' Blake  38'	Report	Svensson  14', 62' Huckerby  32', 89' McKenzie  51'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Andy Hall

Norwich City v Wigan Athletic

9 April 2004	Norwich City	2 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Norwich, Norfolk
17:30 BST	Svensson  55' Huckerby  72'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,669 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Reading v Norwich City

12 April 2004	Reading	0 – 1	Norwich City	Reading, Berkshire
17:35 BST		Report	Mulryne  86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,460 Referee: Neale Barry

Norwich City v Walsall

17 April 2004	Norwich City	5 – 0	Walsall	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	Francis  2' McKenzie  45' Svensson  51', 86' Huckerby  73'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,558 Referee: Mike Pike

Watford v Norwich City

24 April 2004	Watford	1 – 2	Norwich City	Watford, Hertfordshire
15:00 BST	Blizzard  78'	Report	Francis  29' McKenzie  48'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,290 Referee: Mick Feltcher

May

Norwich City v Preston North End

1 May 2004	Norwich City	3 – 2	Preston North End	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST	McKenzie  2' Francis  28' Huckerby  84'	Report	McKenna  5' Healy  48' Broomes  45', 69'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,673 Referee: Iain Williamson

Sunderland v Norwich City

4 May 2004	Sunderland	1 – 0	Norwich City	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
20:00 BST	Robinson  44'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 35,174 Referee: David Pugh

Crewe Alexandra v Norwich City

9 May 2004	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 3	Norwich City	Crewe, Cheshire
13:00 BST	Ashton  82'	Report	Fleming  28' Roberts  31', 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 9,833 Referee: Paul Taylor

FA Cup

Round	3
Result	1–3

Everton v Norwich City

3 January 2004 Round 3	Everton	3 – 1	Norwich City	Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 GMT	Kilbane  15' Ferguson  38' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	(Report)	Brennan  27'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,955 Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup

Round	1
Result	0–1

Northampton Town v Norwich City

12 August 2003 Round 1	Northampton Town	1 – 0	Norwich City	Northampton, Northamptonshire
19:45 BST	Low  8'	(Report)		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Ray Olivier

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Norwich City	46		18	3	2	44	15		10	7	6	35	24		79	39	+ 40		94
2	West Bromwich Albion	46		14	5	4	34	16		11	6	6	30	26		64	42	+ 22		86
3	Sunderland	46		13	8	2	33	15		9	5	9	29	30		62	45	+ 17		79
4	West Ham United	46		12	7	4	42	20		7	10	6	25	25		72	61	+ 22		74
5	Ipswich Town	46		12	3	8	49	36		9	7	7	35	36		84	72	+ 12		73
6	Crystal Palace	46		10	8	5	34	25		11	2	10	38	36		72	61	+ 11		73
7	Wigan Athletic	46		11	8	4	29	16		7	9	7	31	29		60	45	+ 15		71
8	Sheffield United	46		11	6	6	37	25		9	5	9	28	1		65	56	+ 9		71
9	Reading	46		11	6	6	29	25		9	4	10	26	32		55	57	– 2		70
10	Millwall	46		11	8	4	28	15		7	7	9	27	33		55	48	+ 7		69	UEFA Cup 2004–05 First round
11	Stoke City	46		11	7	5	35	24		7	5	11	23	31		58	55	+ 3		66
12	Coventry City	46		9	9	5	34	22		8	5	10	33	32		67	54	+ 13		65
13	Cardiff City	46		10	6	7	40	25		7	8	8	28	33		68	58	+ 10		65
14	Nottingham Forest	46		8	9	6	33	25		7	6	10	28	33		61	58	+ 3		60
15	Preston North End	46		11	7	5	43	29		4	7	12	26	42		69	71	– 2		59
16	Watford	46		9	8	6	31	28		6	4	13	23	40		54	68	– 14		57
17	Rotherham United	46		8	8	7	31	27		5	7	11	22	34		53	61	– 8		54
18	Crewe Alexandra	46		11	3	9	33	26		3	8	12	24	40		57	66	– 9		53
19	Burnley	46		9	6	8	37	32		4	8	11	23	45		60	77	– 17		53
20	Derby County	46		11	5	7	39	33		2	8	13	14	34		53	67	– 14		52
21	Gillingham	46		10	1	12	28	34		4	8	11	20	33		48	67	– 19		51
22	Walsall	46		8	7	8	29	31		5	5	13	16	34		45	65	– 20		51
23	Bradford City	46		6	3	14	23	35		4	3	16	15	34		38	69	– 31		36
24	Wimbledon	46		3	4	16	21	40		5	1	17	20	49		41	89	– 48		29

• Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
• NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Key
	Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
	Promoted to FA Premier League
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
	FA Cup runners-up, qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated