1988–89 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1988–89 English football season, Norwich City competed in the Football League First Division.

Norwich City
1988–89 season
ManagerDave Stringer
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division4th
FA CupSemi-final
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robert Fleck
All:
Robert Fleck (15)

Season summary

Norwich were tipped by many to struggle during the season, but shocked the rest of the First Division by going top in September; by the end of October, they held a six-point lead over Arsenal, having played a game more. The lead at the top was maintained until December, finished the season in fourth – until 1993, this was their highest ever league placing. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing to Everton, which had made them unlikely contenders for the double of the league title and FA Cup this season – an accolade which had only previously been achieved five times in a whole century of league football in England.

Norwich's fourth place in the league saw them finish only behind champions Arsenal, runners-up Liverpool and third placed Nottingham Forest. They finished above a number of higher-spending and traditionally better-supported and more successful clubs including Everton, Manchester United and relegated Newcastle United.

Stars of the season included goalkeeper Bryan Gunn, defender Andy Linighan, midfielder Mike Phelan, winger Dale Gordon and striker Robert Fleck. However, it was the last season at Carrow Road for Phelan, who was then sold to Manchester United.

Squad
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
— DF England ENG Ian Butterworth (vice-captain)
— DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse
— DF England ENG Andy Linighan
— DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
— MF England ENG Paul Cook
— MF England ENG Ian Crook
— MF England ENG Ruel Fox[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Dale Gordon
— MF England ENG Mike Phelan (captain)
— MF England ENG Trevor Putney
— MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend[3]
— FW England ENG Robert Rosario
— FW Wales WAL Malcolm Allen
— FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Alan Taylor (retired)

Youth team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Nick Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK New Zealand NZL Jason Batty

Transfers

In

Out

Final league table
Main article: 1988–89 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool[lower-alpha 1] 38 22 10 6 65 28 +37 76 Excluded from the European Cup Winners' Cup[4]
3 Nottingham Forest[lower-alpha 2] 38 17 13 8 64 43 +21 64 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[5]
4 Norwich City 38 17 11 10 48 45 +3 62
5 Derby County 38 17 7 14 40 38 +2 58
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 12 11 60 46 +14 57
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Liverpool would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
  2. Nottingham Forest would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results

First Division
27 August 1988 Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Fleck 13'
Bowen 15'		 Chettle Stadium: Carrow Road
3 September 1988 Middlesbrough 2–3 Norwich City Middlesbrough
Mowbray
Burke 		Rosario
Fleck 		Stadium: Ayresome Park
10 September 1988 Norwich City 1–0 Queen's Park Rangers Norwich
Phelan Stadium: Carrow Road
17 September 1988 Newcastle United 0–2 Norwich City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fleck Stadium: St James' Park
24 September 1988 Norwich City 2–2 Millwall Norwich
Crook
Rosario 		Cascarino
O'Callaghan 		Stadium: Carrow Road
1 October 1988 Norwich City 1–3 Charlton Athletic Norwich
Linighan Williams
Mortimer 		Stadium: Carrow Road
8 October 1988 Derby County 0–1 Norwich City Derby
Wright o.g.' Stadium: Baseball Ground
22 October 1988 Norwich City 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
26 October 1988 Manchester United 1–2 Norwich City Manchester
Hughes 59' Phelan 85'
Townsend 86'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
29 October 1988 Norwich City 1–1 Southampton Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
5 November 1988 Wimbledon 0–2 Norwich City
12 November 1988 Norwich City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
19 November 1988 Everton 1–1 Norwich City
Steven 74' (pen.) Allen 62'
26 November 1988 Norwich City 2–2 Luton Town Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
3 December 1988 Aston Villa 3–1 Norwich City
10 December 1988 Norwich City 0–0 Arsenal Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
17 December 1988 Liverpool 0–1 Norwich City
27 December 1988 Norwich City 2–1 West Ham United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
31 December 1988 Norwich City 0–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
2 January 1989 Queen's Park Rangers 2–1 Norwich City
14 January 1989 Norwich City 1–2 Coventry City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
22 January 1989 Millwall 2–3 Norwich City
Cascarino 11'
Carter 42'		 Butterworth 2'
Bowen 7'
Fleck 90'
4 February 1989 Norwich City 2–1 Charlton Athletic Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11 February 1989 Norwich City 1–0 Derby County Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
21 February 1989 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Norwich City
25 February 1989 Norwich City 2–1 Manchester United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11 March 1989 Norwich City 1–0 Wimbledon Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
25 March 1989 Norwich City 0–2 Newcastle United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
27 March 1989 West Ham United 0–2 Norwich City
1 April 1989 Norwich City 0–1 Liverpool Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
5 April 1989 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Norwich City
8 April 1989 Coventry City 2–1 Norwich City
19 April 1989 Southampton 0–0 Norwich City
22 April 1989 Norwich City 2–2 Aston Villa Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
1 May 1989 Arsenal 5–0 Norwich City
6 May 1989 Norwich City 1–0 Everton Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
13 May 1989 Luton Town 1–0 Norwich City
17 May 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Norwich City

League Cup
28 September 1988 Norwich City 2–0 Preston North End Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
11 October 1988 Preston North End 0–3 Norwich City
2 November 1988 Leicester City 2–0 Norwich City

FA Cup
8 January 1989 Port Vale 1–3 Norwich City
28 January 1989 Norwich City 8–0 Sutton United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
18 February 1989 Norwich City 3–2 Sheffield United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
18 March 1989 West Ham United 0–0 Norwich City
22 March 1989 Norwich City 3–1 West Ham United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
15 April 1989 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park

Awards
  • Barry Butler Memorial Trophy for Norwich City F.C. Player of the Year: Dale Gordon

References
  1. "Norwich City » squad 1988/1989". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Fox was born in Ipswich, England, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally and would make his international debut for Montserrat in 2004.
  3. Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  4. English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  5. English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
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