Norwich Ceety F.C.
Norwich Ceety Fitbaa Club (pronounced /ˈnɒrɪdʒ ˈsɪti/) (also kent as The Canaries or "The Yellows") is an Inglis professional fitba club based in Norwich, Norfolk.
Norwich ar currently members o the Fitbaa League Championship, otherwise kent as The Championship, haein been Promoted frae the League One as Champions in the 2009-10 season. Norwich Ceety wur relegated to League One under Bryan Gunn in the 2008-2009 season for the first time in 50 years. They were foonder members o the Premier League in 1992–93, an played in its first three seasons, reaching the UEFA Cup 3rd Round, returning for ane season in 2004–05. They first won promotion to the Fitbaa League First Division in 1972, an hae played a total of 21 seasons in the top flight, with a longest continuous spell o nine seasons. Norwich hae wan the League Cup twice, in 1962 an 1985.
The club wis foondit in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich hae played their home games at Carrow Road an hae a long-standing an fierce rivalry with East Anglian neighbours Ipswich Town, with whom they hae contested the East Anglian derby 137 times, winning 51 since 1902.
[edit] Honours
Norwich Ceety hae wan a number o honours, including the following:
| Honour | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Seicont tier Champions | 1971–72, 1985–86, 2003–04 |
| Third tier Champions | 1933–34, 2009–10 |
| Third tier Runners Up | 1959–60 |
| League Cup Winners | 1962, 1985 |
| League Cup Runners Up | 1973, 1975 |
[edit] Friendship Trophy
Each time they meet, Norwich an Sunderland contest the Friendship Trophy, an honour dating back to the camaraderie forged between fans o the twa clubs at the time o the 1985 League Cup final that they contested. Sunderland ar the current holders o the cup, haein defeated Norwich 4–1 on 24 August 2009.
