The 2008–09 season was Norwich City's fourth consecutive year in the Football League Championship. On 3 May 2009, the club was relegated to play League One football for the first time in 49 years after losing 4–2 to Charlton Athletic and finishing in 22nd place. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.
Club sponsors From 26 April 2008, it was announced that Flybe would be stepping down as the main club sponsor. On 29 April 2008 it was announced that Aviva would be the new shirt sponsors, having signed a three-year contract. Aviva are the parent company of Norwich Union.
Board changes On 2 September 2008, Andrew and Sharon Turner announced that they were leaving the football club's board of directors. This left a £2 million hole in Norwich City's budget. On 4 September 2008, Delia Smith and Michael Wynn Jones announced that they would be injecting £2 million, avoiding financial problems for the club.
Board and staff members
Board members
Coaching staff
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Transfers In #PosPlayerFromFeeWhen14 MF Wes Hoolahan Blackpool £250,000 26 June 20088 MF Sammy Clingan Nottingham Forest Free 17 June 20086 DF Dejan Stefanović Fulham Undisclosed 19 July 200817 MF David Bell Luton Town Undisclosed 23 July 200825 GK Stuart Nelson Leyton Orient Free Summer29 FW Carl Cort Unattached Free 11 December 200827 FW Cody McDonald Dartford Undisclosed 2 February 2009
Out #PosPlayerToFeeWhen9 FW Dion Dublin Retired Summer12 GK Matthew Gilks Blackpool Part ofHoolahan deal 26 June 20086 MF Darren Huckerby San Jose Earthquakes* Released 30 June 200814 DF Juan Velasco Panthrakikos* Released 30 June 200823 FW Ryan Jarvis Leyton Orient* Released 30 June 200825 DF Rossi Jarvis Luton Town* Released 30 June 200829 DF Matthew Halliday Wroxham* Released 30 June 200831 DF Andrew Cave-Brown Leyton Orient* Released 30 June 200834 GK Steven Arnold Grays Athletic* Released 30 June 200836 MF Bally Smart Kerkyra* Released 30 June 200837 DF Patrick Bexfield Released Released 30 June 20084 DF Jason Shackell Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 1 September 200811 MF Luke Chadwick MK Dons Free 2 January 200917 MF David Bell Coventry City £500,000 30 January 200916 MF Mark Fotheringham Released Released 9 April 200926 DF Robert Eagle Released Released 9 April 2009
* Indicates player joined club after being released by Norwich City
Loans in #PosPlayerFromWhenUntil21 DF Ryan Bertrand Chelsea 5 July 2008 Season22 DF Elliot Omozusi Fulham 19 July 2008 2 February 200918 FW Arturo Lupoli ACF Fiorentina 23 July 2008 2 February 20095 DF John Kennedy Celtic 27 July 2008 January 200923 FW Omar Koroma Portsmouth 4 August 2008 January 2009 27 DF Troy Archibald-Henville Tottenham Hotspur 8 August 2008 December 200815 DF Jonathan Grounds Middlesbrough 1 September 2008 2 October 2008 9 MF Antoine Sibierski Wigan Athletic 1 September 2008 18 January 200944 FW Leroy Lita Reading October 2008 December 2008 15 DF Jonathan Grounds Middlesbrough January 2009 March 2009 11 MF David Carney Sheffield United January 2009 May 2009 9 FW Chris Killen Celtic January 2009 May 2009 17 FW Alan Gow Rangers January 2009 May 2009 22 DF Adrian Leijer Fulham 2 February 2009 May 2009 18 FW David Mooney Reading 5 March 2009 End of season
Loans out #PosPlayerToWhenUntil28 MF Michael Spillane Luton Town 8 August 2008 End of season 35 FW Chris Martin Luton Town 8 August 2008 End of season 11 MF Luke Chadwick MK Dons 1 October 2008 2 January 2009 10 FW Jamie Cureton Barnsley 27 November 2008 February 2009
Results by round
Competitions
Pre-season
DateOpponentsH/AResultF–AScorers25 July 2008Dereham TownA1–2Martin 28 July 2008Tottenham HotspurH1–5Cureton 29 July 2008King's LynnA2–2Daley Renton 2 August 2008Colchester UnitedH2–2 Russell
League
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
FA Cup Round 3 3(R) Result1–10–1
League Cup Round 1 Result0–1
League table
Notes
References