List of Norwich City F.C. players
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Below is a list of footballers who have played for Norwich City in 100 or more first-team matches.
Key
- The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then alphabetically by surname.[1]
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
- Statistics are correct as of the match played on 7 May 2017.Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Player
- Players whose names are in bold have been inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.[2][3]
| Pre-1960s | 1960s– | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper | ||
| FB | Full-back | DF | Defender |
| RB | Right-back | LB | Left-back |
| HB | Half-back | MF | Midfielder |
| OR | Outside-right | OL | Outside-left |
| RW | Right-wing | LW | Left-wing |
| IF | Inside-forward | ||
| IR | Inside-right | IL | Inside-left |
| CF | Centre-forward | ||
| FW | Forward | ||
| U | Utility player | ||
Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
League appearances and League goals
- League appearances and goals comprise those in the Southern League, the Football League and the Premier League. Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, are excluded.[4]
Total appearances and Total goals
- Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Football Alliance, Football League (including play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, UEFA Cup, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, and defunct competitions the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Watney Cup, Texaco Cup, Full Members' Cup and ScreenSport Super Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
International selection
- Players who have been selected for full international football (not including amateur, Under-23 or other youth levels) have a link to their national side's Wikipedia page. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level reached for each is shown.
Players are listed according to the date they signed for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team league matches; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 6 May 2017.
Players
| Name | Nationality | Pos | Norwich City career | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy McEwen |  England
|
LB | 1905-1908 | 108 | 0 |
| Billy Bushell | England
|
HB | 1905-1910 | 154 | 7 |
| Archie Livingstone |  Scotland
|
WH | 1905-1910 | 118 | 1 |
| Thomas Allsopp | England |
OL | 1907-1911 | 132 | 27 |
| Gerry Newlands | England
|
HB | 1907-1910 | 105 | 1 |
| Bobby Beale | England
|
GK | 1908-1912 | 107 | 0 |
| Billy Hampson | England
|
RB | 1909-1913 | 140 | 10 |
| Sam Wolstenholme | England
|
HB | 1909-1913 | 145 | 8 |
| William Ingham |  Wales
|
IF | 1910-1914 | 131 | 32 |
| Jock MacKenzie | Scotland
|
LB | 1910-1915 | 204 | 2 |
| Cecil Potter | England
|
OR | 1911-1915 | 131 | 31 |
| Harry Woods | England
|
IF | 1911-1915 | 151 | 37 |
| George Martin | England
|
CH | 1913-1927 | 331 | 1 |
| Sam Austin | England
|
FW | 1920-1924 | 164 | 39 |
| Robert Dennison | England
|
IF | 1920-1924 | 126 | 39 |
| Reg Wilkinson | England
|
WH | 1920-1923 | 107 | 9 |
| Charles Bradbrook | England
|
HB | 1921-1926 | 106 | 1 |
| Joe Hannah | England
|
HB | 1921-1935 | 427 | 21 |
| Phil Hope | England
|
RB | 1921-1924 | 109 | 1 |
| James Stoakes | England
|
OL | 1921-1925 | 150 | 6 |
| Charles Dennington | England
|
GK | 1922-1929 | 209 | 0 |
| Jimmy Banks | England |
FW | 1923-1926 | 136 | 26 |
| James Jackson | England
|
FW | 1923-1927 | 119 | 57 |
| Joe McGrae | England
|
HB | 1926-1929 | 124 | 3 |
| Joe Richmond | England
|
U | 1926-1930 | 130 | 9 |
| Ernie Porter | England
|
OR | 1927-1931 | 139 | 31 |
| Jacky Slicer | England
|
OL | 1927-1930 | 133 | 14 |
| Duggie Lochhead | Scotland
|
WH | 1929-1935 | 223 | 5 |
| Ken Burditt | England
|
FW | 1930-1936 | 173 | 61 |
| Lionel Murphy | England
|
OL | 1931-1934 | 132 | 35 |
| Bernard Robinson | England
|
WH | 1931-1949 | 380 | 14 |
| Bill Smith | Scotland
|
LB | 1931-1934 | 102 | 1 |
| Norman Wharton | England
|
GK | 1931-1935 | 109 | 0 |
| Tom Halliday | England
|
HB | 1933-1939 | 203 | 0 |
| Jack Vinall | England
|
CF | 1933-1937 | 181 | 80 |
| Billy Warnes | England
|
OR | 1933-1937 | 118 | 49 |
| Sam Bowen | England
|
FB | 1934-1938 | 139 | 2 |
| Harry Dukes | England
|
GK | 1934-1938 1946 |
124 | 0 |
| Harry Proctor | England
|
WH | 1934-1947 | 116 | 3 |
| Peter Burke | England
|
CH | 1935-1939 | 119 | 0 |
| Frank Manders | England
|
IF | 1935-1939 | 137 | 43 |
| John Church | England
|
LW | 1937-1950 | 110 | 16 |
| Len Dutton | Wales
|
WH | 1946-1953 | 152 | 14 |
| Les Eyre | England
|
IF | 1946-1951 | 201 | 69 |
| Norman Low | Scotland
|
HB | 1946-1950 | 163 | 0 |
| Denis Morgan | Wales
|
FB | 1946-1956 | 250 | 3 |
| Maurice Tobin | Scotland
|
LB | 1946-1951 | 102 | 0 |
| Ron Ashman | England |
DF | 1947-1963 | 662 | 66 |
| Noel Kinsey | Wales
|
IF | 1947-1953 | 243 | 65 |
| Ken Nethercott | England
|
GK | 1947-1959 | 416 | 0 |
| Don Pickwick | Wales
|
WH | 1947-1956 | 244 | 11 |
| Johnny Gavin |  Ireland
|
RW | 1948-1955
1955-1958 |
338 | 132 |
| Roy Hollis | England
|
FW | 1948-1952 | 107 | 59 |
| Peter Gordon | England
|
FW | 1949-1958 | 176 | 37 |
| Bill Lewis | England
|
LB | 1949-1956 | 256 | 1 |
| Reg Foulkes | England
|
HB | 1950-1956 | 238 | 8 |
| Roy McCrohan | England
|
WH | 1951-1962 | 426 | 20 |
| Billy Coxon | England
|
OL | 1952-1958 | 105 | 26 |
| Bobby Brennan |  Northern Ireland
|
IF | 1953-1960 | 250 | 52 |
| Ken Oxford | England
|
GK | 1953-1958 | 128 | 0 |
| Ralph Hunt | England
|
FW | 1955-1958 | 124 | 67 |
| Bryan Thurlow | England
|
RB | 1955-1964 | 224 | 1 |
| Barry Butler | England
|
DF | 1957-1966 | 349 | 3 |
| Matt Crowe | Scotland
|
WH | 1957-1962 | 214 | 18 |
| Terry Allcock | England |
IF | 1958-1969 | 389 | 127 |
| Errol Crossan |  Canada
|
FW | 1958-1961 | 102 | 28 |
| Sandy Kennon |  Southern Rhodesia
|
GK | 1958-1965 | 213 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | Northern Ireland
|
FW | 1959-1963 | 195 | 55 |
| Joe Mullett | England
|
LB | 1959-1968 | 248 | 5 |
| Bill Punton | Scotland
|
LW | 1959-1967 | 256 | 29 |
| Gerry Mannion | England
|
RW | 1961-1968 | 100 | 17 |
| Tommy Bryceland | Scotland
|
FW | 1962-1969 | 284 | 55 |
| Phil Kelly | Ireland
|
FB | 1962-1967 | 115 | 2 |
| Ron Davies | Wales
|
FW | 1963-1965 | 113 | 58 |
| Kevin Keelan | England
|
GK | 1963-1980 | 673 | 0 |
| Freddie Sharpe | England
|
DF | 1963-1969 | 111 | 0 |
| Gordon Bolland | England
|
FW | 1964-1968 | 105 | 29 |
| Dave Stringer | England
|
DF | 1964-1977 | 499 | 22 |
| Terry Anderson | England |
RW | 1965-1974 | 279 | 19 |
| Mal Lucas | Wales
|
HB | 1965-1970 | 204 | 8 |
| Alan Black | Scotland |
LB | 1966-1974 | 203 | 1 |
| Hugh Curran | Scotland
|
FW | 1966-1969 | 112 | 46 |
| Ken Foggo | Scotland
|
RW | 1967-1973 | 201 | 57 |
| Trevor Howard | England
|
MF | 1967-1974 | 156 | 19 |
| Max Briggs | England
|
MF | 1968-1974 | 170 | 2 |
| Duncan Forbes | Scotland
|
DF | 1968-1981 | 357 | 12 |
| Clive Payne | England
|
RB | 1968-1974 | 150 | 3 |
| Geoff Butler | England
|
DF | 1969-1976 | 196 | 1 |
| Graham Paddon | England
|
MF | 1969-1973
1976-1981 |
340 | 47 |
| Peter Silvester | England
|
FW | 1969-1974 | 113 | 37 |
| Doug Livermore | England
|
MF | 1970-1975 | 139 | 6 |
| David Cross | England
|
FW | 1971-1973 | 106 | 30 |
| Colin Suggett | England
|
MF | 1972-1978 | 243 | 29 |
| Ted MacDougall | Scotland
|
FW | 1973-1977 | 112 | 51 |
| Mel Machin | England
|
DF | 1973-1977 | 117 | 4 |
| Phil Boyer | England
|
FW | 1974-1977 | 116 | 34 |
| Tony Powell | England
|
DF | 1974-1981 | 275 | 5 |
| David Jones | Wales
|
DF | 1975-1980 | 132 | 5 |
| Mick McGuire | England
|
MF | 1975-1983 | 203 | 12 |
| Martin Peters | England
|
MF | 1975-1980 | 232 | 50 |
| Kevin Bond | England
|
DF | 1976-1981 | 161 | 14 |
| Greg Downs | England
|
LB | 1976-1985 | 206 | 8 |
| Jimmy Neighbour | England
|
RW | 1976-1979 | 115 | 5 |
| Kevin Reeves | England
|
FW | 1976-1980 | 133 | 42 |
| John Ryan | England
|
MF | 1976-1980 | 132 | 29 |
| Justin Fashanu | England
|
FW | 1978-1981 | 103 | 40 |
| Peter Mendham | England
|
MF | 1978-1987 | 267 | 29 |
| Paul Haylock | England
|
RB | 1979-1986 | 193 | 4 |
| Mark Barham | England |
RW | 1980-1987 | 223 | 25 |
| Dave Watson | England
|
DF | 1980-1986 | 256 | 11 |
| Keith Bertschin | England |
FW | 1981-1985 | 114 | 29 |
| John Deehan | England
|
FW | 1981-1986 | 199 | 70 |
| Steve Walford | England
|
DF | 1981-1983 | 108 | 2 |
| Chris Woods | England
|
GK | 1981-1986 | 267 | 0 |
| Mick Channon | England
|
FW | 1982-1985 | 112 | 25 |
| Dennis van Wijk |  Netherlands
|
LB | 1982-1986 | 155 | 4 |
| Jeremy Goss | Wales
|
MF | 1983-1996 | 238 | 14 |
| Robert Rosario | England
|
FW | 1983-1991 | 161 | 29 |
| Steve Bruce | England
|
DF | 1984-1987 | 180 | 21 |
| Dale Gordon | England
|
RW | 1984-1991 | 261 | 31 |
| Ian Culverhouse | England
|
RB | 1985-1994 | 369 | 2 |
| Kevin Drinkell | England
|
FW | 1985-1988 | 150 | 57 |
| Mike Phelan | England
|
MF | 1985-1989 | 194 | 10 |
| Ian Butterworth | England
|
DF | 1986-1994 | 293 | 4 |
| Ian Crook | England
|
MF | 1986-1997 | 418 | 24 |
| Ruel Fox |  Montserrat
|
RW | 1986-1994 | 173 | 22 |
| Bryan Gunn | Scotland
|
GK | 1986-1998 | 477 | 0 |
| Trevor Putney | England
|
LW | 1986-1989 | 100 | 10 |
| Mark Bowen | Wales
|
LB | 1987-1996 | 399 | 27 |
| Robert Fleck | Scotland
|
FW | 1987-1992
1995-1998 |
299 | 84 |
| Andy Linighan | England
|
DF | 1988-1990 | 106 | 8 |
| David Phillips | Wales
|
MF | 1989-1993 | 186 | 20 |
| John Polston | England
|
DF | 1990-1998 | 263 | 12 |
| Daryl Sutch | England
|
U | 1990-2002 | 352 | 9 |
| Robert Ullathorne | England
|
LB | 1990-1996 | 115 | 8 |
| Rob Newman | England
|
DF | 1991-1998 | 249 | 17 |
| Chris Sutton | England
|
FW | 1991-1995 | 127 | 43 |
| Darren Eadie | England
|
LW | 1993-1999 | 204 | 38 |
| Neil Adams | England |
RW | 1994-1999 | 206 | 30 |
| Jamie Cureton | England
|
FW | 1994-1996
2007-2010 |
108 | 23 |
| Andy Marshall | England
|
GK | 1994-2001 | 219 | 0 |
| Mike Milligan | Ireland
|
MF | 1994-2000 | 142 | 5 |
| Adrian Forbes | England
|
RW | 1996-2001 | 112 | 8 |
| Matt Jackson | England
|
DF | 1996-2001 | 172 | 6 |
| Darren Kenton | England
|
DF | 1996-2003 | 175 | 9 |
| Chris Llewellyn | Wales
|
MF | 1996-2003 | 158 | 18 |
| Craig Fleming | England
|
DF | 1997-2007 | 382 | 13 |
| Lee Marshall | England
|
MF | 1997-2001 | 131 | 13 |
| Iwan Roberts | Wales
|
FW | 1997-2004 | 306 | 96 |
| Darel Russell | England
|
MF | 1997-2003
2007-2010 |
271 | 19 |
| Malky Mackay | Scotland
|
DF | 1998-2004 | 232 | 15 |
| Phil Mulryne | Northern Ireland
|
MF | 1998-2005 | 178 | 20 |
| Robert Green | England
|
GK | 1999-2006 | 241 | 0 |
| Paul McVeigh | Northern Ireland
|
FW | 2000-2007
2009-2010 |
246 | 40 |
| Adam Drury | England
|
LB | 2001-2012 | 361 | 4 |
| Gary Holt | Scotland
|
MF | 2001-2005 | 182 | 3 |
| Jason Shackell | England
|
DF | 2002-2008
2009 |
145 | 2 |
| Darren Huckerby | England
|
FW | 2003-2008 | 203 | 48 |
| Gary Doherty | Ireland
|
DF | 2004-2010 | 227 | 14 |
| Lee Croft | England
|
RW | 2006-2009 | 118 | 9 |
| Chris Martin | Scotland
|
FW | 2006-2013 | 117 | 34 |
| Simon Lappin | Scotland
|
MF | 2007-2013 | 109 | 2 |
| David Marshall | Scotland
|
GK | 2007-2009 | 105 | 0 |
| Jon Otsemobor | England
|
RB | 2007-2010 | 104 | 2 |
| Wes Hoolahan | Ireland
|
MF | 2008- | 324 | 53 |
| Grant Holt | England
|
FW | 2009-2013 | 168 | 78 |
| Russell Martin | Scotland
|
DF | 2010- | 302 | 17 |
| John Ruddy | England
|
GK | 2010-2017 | 243 | 0 |
| Bradley Johnson | England
|
MF | 2011-2015 | 155 | 22 |
| Sébastien Bassong |  Cameroon
|
DF | 2012-2017 | 132 | 5 |
| Ryan Bennett | England
|
DF | 2012-2017 | 119 | 2 |
| Jonny Howson | England
|
MF | 2012-2017 | 188 | 24 |
| Alexander Tettey |  Norway
|
MF | 2012- | 224 | 8 |
| Steven Whittaker | Scotland
|
RB | 2012-2017 | 106 | 7 |
| Martin Olsson |  Sweden
|
LB | 2013-2017 | 129 | 4 |
| Nathan Redmond | England
|
RW | 2013-2016 | 123 | 13 |
| Cameron Jerome | England
|
FW | 2014-2018 | 138 | 42 |
References
- ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/norwich/norwich.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110904052200/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0%2C%2C10355~1023742%2C00.html
- ^ "Paul Lambert 'uneasy' in Norwich City Hall of Fame". 24 February 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "First Team - Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.