2012–13 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the 111th season of football for Norwich City. It was Norwich City's second campaign in the Premier League since being promoted in the 2010–11 season. It was their 23rd season in the top flight of English football. During the season, they competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup exiting at the quarter final and fourth rounds respectively. During their FA Cup campaign Norwich became the first top flight club to lose to a non-league club since 1989 when they lost 1–0 at home to Luton Town in the fourth round. Sébastien Bassong was named player of the season.

Club staff

Backroom staff PositionNameManager Chris HughtonAssistant manager Colin CalderwoodFirst team coach Paul TrollopeReserve team manager Scott MarshallGoalkeeping coach Dave WatsonHead of Strength and Conditioning Mike WattsSport Scientist Graham StarkAcademy manager Ricky MartinAssistant Academy managerAcademy goalkeeping coach Jani VianderUnder 14s coach Neil AdamsPerformance and team analyst Donald BarronHead of Physiotherapy Neal ReynoldsPhysiotherapist Stuart WardleClub doctor Dr Nick WifordChief scout Ewan Chester

Board of directors

PositionNameChairman Alan BowkettChief Executive David McNallyJoint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith Michael Wynn-JonesDirectors Stephen Fry Michael Foulger Stephan Phillips

Players

Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 John Ruddy GK Everton 2010 83 (0) 0 13 Declan Rudd GK Academy (1999) 2008 11 (4) 0 28 Mark Bunn GK Blackburn Rovers 2012 – – 31 Jed Steer GK Academy (2003) 2009 2 (0) 0 42 Lee Camp GK Nottingham Forest 2013 – – Defenders 2 Russell Martin RB/CB Peterborough United 2010 109 (3) 7 3 Steven Whittaker RB Rangers 2012 – – 5 Sébastien Bassong CB/LB Tottenham Hotspur 2012 – – 6 Michael Turner CB Sunderland 2012 – – 18 Javier Garrido LB Lazio (loan) 2012 – – 20 Leon Barnett CB West Bromwich Albion 2010 40 (4) 2 22 Elliott Ward CB Coventry City 2010 54 (0) 1 23 Marc Tierney LB Colchester United 2011 31 (2) 0 24 Ryan Bennett CB Peterborough United 2012 8 (0) 0 33 George Francomb RB Academy (2008) 2009 3 (0) 0 26 Daniel Ayala CB Liverpool 2011 9 (1) 0 Midfielders 4 Bradley Johnson CM Leeds United 2011 25 (4) 2 7 Robert Snodgrass LW/RW Leeds United 2012 – – 8 Jonny Howson CM Leeds United 2012 11 (0) 1 11 Andrew Surman CM Wolverhampton Wanderers 2010 42 (7) 8 12 Anthony Pilkington LW Huddersfield Town 2011 25 (7) 8 14 Wes Hoolahan AM Blackpool 2008 136 (21) 31 15 David Fox CM Colchester United 2010 60 (7) 1 17 Elliott Bennett RW/AM Brighton & Hove Albion 2011 24 (12) 1 21 Jacob Butterfield AM Barnsley 2012 – – 27 Alexander Tettey DM Rennes 2012 – – 32 Korey Smith CM Academy (2007) 2008 61 (12) 4 – Tom Adeyemi CM Academy (2000) 2008 4 (9) 1 Forwards 9 Grant Holt (captain) FW Shrewsbury Town 2009 115 (14) 70 10 Simeon Jackson FW Gillingham 2010 34 (33) 18 19 Luciano Becchio FW Leeds United 2013 – – 25 Chris Martin FW Academy (1998) 2006 82 (29) 32 – James Vaughan FW Everton 2011 1 (5) 0 Nationality: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth Apps/goals: statistics prior to 2012/13 season

Transfers

In Player Moving from Date Contract Transfer fee Steven Whittaker (DF) Rangers June 30 2012 4-year free Jacob Butterfield (MF) Barnsley July 6 2012 4-year free Robert Snodgrass (MF) Leeds United July 30 2012 3-year undisclosed Michael Turner (DF) Sunderland July 31 2012 2-year undisclosed Sébastien Bassong (DF) Tottenham Hotspur August 21 2012 3-year undisclosed Alexander Tettey (MF) Rennes August 26 2012 2-year undisclosed Mark Bunn (GK) Blackburn Rovers August 29 2012 2-year undisclosed Lee Camp (GK) Nottingham Forest Jan 23 2013 6-month free Luciano Becchio (FW) Leeds United Jan 31 2013 3½-year player-swap

Out Player Moving to Date Fee Apps Goals Matt Ball (MF) Stevenage June 30 2012 released 0 0 Josh Dawkin (MF) Braintree Town June 30 2012 released 3 0 Zak Whitbread (DF) Leicester City June 30 2012 released 48 1 Aaron Wilbraham (FW) Crystal Palace June 30 2012 released 28 2 Adam Drury (DF) Leeds United June 19 2012 free 362 4 Andrew Crofts (MF) Brighton & Hove Albion August 2 2012 undisclosed 70 8 Simon Lappin (MF) Cardiff City January 21 2013 released 126 4 Steve Morison (FW) Leeds United January 31 2013 player-swap 59 12

Loan Date Player Loaned from/to Expires Notes In 16 August 2012 Javier Garrido (DF) Lazio 30 June 2013 season-long 1 September 2012 Harry Kane (FW) Tottenham Hotspur 1 February 2013 season-long, recalled (01/02) 30 January 2013 Kei Kamara (FW) Sporting Kansas City 6 May 2013 four-month Out 7 August 2012 Daniel Ayala (DF) Nottingham Forest 30 June 2013 season-long 24 August 2012 James Vaughan (FW) Huddersfield Town 30 June 2013 season-long 29 August 2012 Tom Adeyemi (MF) Brentford 30 June 2013 six-month, extended (29/01) 31 August 2012 George Francomb (DF) AFC Wimbledon 5 November 2012 one-month, extended (04/10), (05/11) 15 September 2012 Korey Smith (MF) Yeovil Town 17 December 2012 three-month 26 October 2012 Elliott Ward (DF) Nottingham Forest 29 December 2012 two-month 8 November 2012 Jacob Butterfield (MF) Bolton Wanderers 5 January 2013 one-month, extended (10/12) 9 November 2012 Jed Steer (GK) Cambridge United 8 December 2012 one-month 15 November 2012 Chris Martin (FW) Swindon Town 2 February 2013 two-month, extended (07/01) 21 November 2012 Simon Lappin (MF) Cardiff City 1 January 2013 six-week 10 January 2013 Elliott Ward (DF) Nottingham Forest 30 Jun 2013 season-end 16 January 2013 Jacob Butterfield (MF) Crystal Palace 17 March 2013 one-month, extended (19/02) 29 January 2013 Declan Rudd (GK) Preston North End 30 June 2013 season-end 22 February 2013 Chris Martin (FW) Derby County 30 June 2013 one-month, extended (21/03) 14 March 2013 Leon Barnett (DF) Cardiff City 24 April 2013 one-month, extended (12/04), recalled (24/04) 15 March 2013 Korey Smith (MF) Oldham Athletic 30 June 2013 one-month, extended (15/04)

Active loan deals in bold

Statistics Last updated on 20 May 2013

Appearances, goals and cards Player Status Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals 1 GK John Ruddy HG 15 0 0 – – – – – – 15 0 0 0 0 2 RB Russell Martin HG 30 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 1 3 2 0 3 RB Steven Whittaker PL 12 1 1 – – – 1 0 0 13 1 1 0 0 4 CM Bradley Johnson HG 37 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 39 0 1 10 0 5 CB Sébastien Bassong PL 34 0 3 – – – 1 0 0 35 0 3 3 0 6 CB Michael Turner HG 25 1 3 – – – 2 0 0 27 1 3 6 0 7 RW Robert Snodgrass PL 35 2 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 38 2 7 8 0 8 CM Jonny Howson HG 22 8 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 8 2 2 0 9 FW Grant Holt HG 28 6 8 0 1 0 2 1 0 30 8 8 8 0 10 FW Simeon Jackson HG 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 4 1 7 12 3 0 0 11 CM Andrew Surman HG 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 12 LW Anthony Pilkington HG 25 5 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 26 7 5 2 0 14 CAM Wes Hoolahan PL 28 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 29 7 4 3 0 15 CM David Fox HG 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 17 RW Elliott Bennett HG 9 15 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 12 16 2 4 0 18 LB Javier Garrido (on loan) PL 34 0 0 1 0 0 – – – 35 0 0 4 0 19 FW Luciano Becchio PL 2 6 0 – – – – – – 2 6 0 0 0 20 CB Leon Barnett HG 6 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 21 CAM Jacob Butterfield HG – – – 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 23 LB Marc Tierney HG 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 24 CB Ryan Bennett HG 10 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 15 5 1 2 0 27 CDM Alexander Tettey PL 21 6 0 – – – 1 1 1 22 7 1 4 0 28 GK Mark Bunn HG 22 1 0 – – – 3 0 0 25 1 0 3 1 31 GK Jed Steer U21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 33 RB George Francomb U21 – – – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 LW Joshua Murphy U21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 42 GK Lee Camp HG 1 2 0 – – – – – – 1 2 0 1 0 Players away from the club on loan: 13 GK Declan Rudd U21 – – – 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22 CB Elliott Ward – – – – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 FW Chris Martin – 0 1 0 – – – 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 32 CM Korey Smith U21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CM Tom Adeyemi U21 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CB Daniel Ayala – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FW James Vaughan – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Players no longer at the club: – FW Kei Kamara (on loan) PL 7 4 1 – – – – – – 7 4 1 0 0 – FW Steve Morison – 4 15 1 – – – 3 0 1 7 15 2 0 0 – FW Harry Kane (on loan) – 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 – LM Simon Lappin – – – – 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0

Status (Premier League eligibility): HG = Home grown player named in 25 man squad PL = Non home grown player named in 25 man squad U21 = Under 21 players

Source: Premier League Squad list: Sept 2012, Feb 2013

Goalscorers Rank Player Total 1 FW Grant Holt 8 0 0 8 2 MF Robert Snodgrass 6 1 0 7 3 MF Anthony Pilkington 5 0 0 5 4 MF Wes Hoolahan 3 0 1 4 5 DF Sébastien Bassong 3 0 0 3 FW Simeon Jackson 1 1 1 3 DF Russell Martin 3 0 0 3 DF Michael Turner 3 0 0 3 6 MF Elliott Bennett 1 1 0 2 MF Jonny Howson 2 0 0 2 FW Steve Morison 1 0 1 2 7 DF Ryan Bennett 1 0 0 1 MF Bradley Johnson 1 0 0 1 FW Kei Kamara 1 0 0 1 MF Simon Lappin 0 0 1 1 MF Alexander Tettey 0 0 1 1 DF Steven Whittaker 1 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 1 2Totals 41 3 6 50

Captains Player Total Grant Holt 28 0 2 30 Russell Martin 9 2 0 11 Wes Hoolahan 1 0 1 2 Jonny Howson 0 0 1 1

Penalties

Penalties Awarded Date Penalty Taker Opponent Scored? Competition 28 Aug Wes Hoolahan Scunthorpe League Cup 9 Mar Grant Holt Southampton Premier League 4 May Grant Holt Aston Villa Premier League

Penalties Conceded Date Penalty Taker Goalkeeper Opponent Scored? Competition 18 Aug Steve Sidwell John Ruddy Fulham Premier League 25 Aug Djibril Cissé John Ruddy QPR Premier League 23 Sept Papiss Cissé John Ruddy Newcastle Premier League 31 Oct Clint Dempsey Mark Bunn Tottenham League Cup 1 Jan Mark Noble Mark Bunn West Ham Premier League 2 Feb Adel Taarabt Mark Bunn QPR Premier League 17 Mar Craig Gardner Lee Camp Sunderland Premier League 13 Apr Mikel Arteta Mark Bunn Arsenal Premier League

Pre-season Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

Competitions

Overall

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! colspan="6" style="text-align: right;"| Total

Summary Clean sheets 12 (10 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Yellow cards 63 (60 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Red cards 1 (1 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Worst discipline Bradley Johnson (10 , 0 ) Biggest Win 4–0 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Biggest Defeat 0–5 vs Fulham (A), vs Liverpool (A) Most appearances Robert Snodgrass (40) Top scorer Grant Holt (8)

Premier League

Norwich City's second season in the premier league started with a heavy defeat away to Fulham. Damien Duff, Alexander Kačaniklić both scored one, Mladen Petrić scored two and Steve Sidwell scored a penalty. Manager Chris Hughton said that Norwich simply didn't defend enough. Chris Hughton responded by signing defender Sébastien Bassong and defensive midfielder Alexander Tettey before the following game at home to QPR. Bassong and summer loan signing Javier Garrido made their débuts for the club in the match. Simeon Jackson opened the scoring and with Bobby Zamora scoring an equaliser. Djibril Cissé missed a penalty which was awarded following a coming together between Cissé and Bassong. The month ended with Norwich signing goalkeeper Mark Bunn from Blackburn Rovers.

League table

Results summary

Results by round

FA Cup

League Cup

Notes

References