# 2017–18 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Norwich City's second consecutive season in the Championship. This season they participated in the Championship, FA Cup and League Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Mario Vrančić | Darmstadt | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | Marley Watkins | Barnsley | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Christoph Zimmermann | Borussia Dortmund II | Free |
| 11 July 2017 | LB | James Husband | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2017 | CB | Marcel Franke | Greuther Fürth | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2017 | CM | Adam Phillips | Liverpool | Free |
| 31 July 2017 | CF | Tristan Abrahams | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2017 | CM | Tom Trybull | ADO Den Haag | Free |
| 6 August 2017 | AM | Marco Stiepermann | VfL Bochum | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2017 | CB | Sean Raggett | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2017 | CM | Savvas Mourgos | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2017 | CB | Grant Hanley | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Pierre Fonkeu | Club Brugge | Free |
| 3 January 2018 | LM | Simon Power | University College Dublin | Free |
| 22 January 2018 | CM | Kenny McLean | Aberdeen | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2018 | LM | Onel Hernández | Eintracht Braunschweig | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2018 | CF | Dennis Srbeny | SC Paderborn | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Sébastien Bassong | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Ryan Bennett | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Kyle Lafferty | Hearts | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Conor McGrandles | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Youssouf Mulumbu | Kilmarnock | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Declan Rudd | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | John Ruddy | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Michael Turner | Southend United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Steven Whittaker | Hibernian | Released |
| 6 July 2017 | DM | Graham Dorrans | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2017 | CM | Jonny Howson | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2017 | LM | Jacob Murphy | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2017 | CM | Tony Andreu | Coventry City | Released |
| 31 August 2017 | AM | Ágúst Hlynsson | Brøndby | Undisclosed |
| 26 October 2017 | CF | Benny Ashley-Seal | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Compensation |
| 12 January 2018 | AM | Alex Pritchard | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2018 | CF | Cameron Jerome | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2018 | LB | Harry Toffolo | Millwall | Free |
| 30 January 2018 | CB | Joe Crowe | Linfield | Free |
| 31 January 2018 | LM | Glenn Middleton | Rangers | Free |
* ↑ Ryan Bennett joined Wolverhampton Wanderers following his release.
* ↑ Kyle Lafferty joined Hearts following his release.
* ↑ John Ruddy joined Wolverhampton Wanderers following his release.
* ↑ Michael Turner joined Southend United following his release.
* ↑ Steven Whittaker joined Hibernian following his release.
* ↑ Fee reported as £1,300,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £12,500,000
* ↑ Tony Andreu joined Coventry City following his departure.
* ↑ Fee reported as £10,000,000, rising to £12,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £1,500,000

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Angus Gunn | Manchester City | 30 June 2018 |
| 5 July 2017 | CM | Harrison Reed | Southampton | 30 June 2018 |
| 15 January 2018 | AM | Marcus Edwards | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 January 2018 | CM | Moritz Leitner | FC Augsburg | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Ebou Adams | Shrewsbury Town | January 2018 |
| 6 July 2017 | CB | Joe Crowe | Limerick | 5 November 2017 |
| 11 July 2017 | CF | Carlton Morris | Shrewsbury Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 25 July 2017 | RB | Louis Ramsay | Woking | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 July 2017 | CF | Tristan Abrahams | Leyton Orient | 31 August 2017 |
| 9 August 2017 | RM | Diallang Jaiyesimi | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 August 2017 | CB | Sean Raggett | Lincoln City | January 2018 |
| 24 August 2017 | CM | Ben Godfrey | Shrewsbury Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Michee Efete | Torquay United | 3 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | LB | Harry Toffolo | Doncaster Rovers | 3 January 2018 |
| 19 October 2017 | GK | Remi Matthews | Plymouth Argyle | 26 October 2017 |
| 19 December 2017 | CB | Marcel Franke | Dynamo Dresden | 30 June 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | CM | Adam Phillips | Cambridge United | 30 June 2018 |
| 9 January 2018 | DM | Ebou Adams | Leyton Orient | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 January 2018 | RM | Yanic Wildschut | Cardiff City | 30 June 2018 |
| 16 January 2018 | CB | Russell Martin | Rangers | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 January 2018 | AM | Steven Naismith | Hearts | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 January 2018 | CM | Kenny McLean | Aberdeen | 30 June 2018 |
| 28 January 2018 | CM | Todd Cantwell | Fortuna Sittard | 30 June 2018 |
* ↑ Loan contract was terminated by both clubs on 31 August 2017, due to the player's lack of appearances for the club.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 29 January 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Angus Gunn (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 2 | DF | POR | Ivo Pinto (stand-in captain$^1$) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | James Husband |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Harrison Reed (on loan from Southampton) |
| 6 | DF | GER | Christoph Zimmermann |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Mario Vrančić |
| 9 | FW | POR | Nélson Oliveira |
| 10 | MF | GER | Moritz Leitner (on loan from FC Augsburg) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Murphy |
| 12 | FW | WAL | Marley Watkins |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan (vice-captain) |
| 15 | DF | SUI | Timm Klose |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matt Jarvis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | GER | Marco Stiepermann |
| 19 | MF | GER | Tom Trybull |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Sean Raggett |
| 23 | MF | ENG | James Maddison |
| 25 | MF | GER | Onel Hernández |
| 26 | DF | NIR | Jamal Lewis |
| 27 | MF | NOR | Alexander Tettey |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Remi Matthews |
| 31 | DF | SCO | Grant Hanley |
| 32 | FW | GER | Dennis Srbeny |
| 33 | GK | NIR | Michael McGovern |
| 34 | MF | WAL | Louis Thompson |
$^1$ Current captain Russell Martin is on loan at Rangers, therefore Ivo Pinto will be the stand-in captain for the remainder of the season.

## Pre-season
### Friendlies

As of 27 June 2017, Norwich City have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Lowestoft Town, Stevenage, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cobh Ramblers, Sutton United, MSV Duisburg and Arminia Bielefeld.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| EFL Championship | 5 August 2017 | 6 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 032.61 |
| FA Cup | 6 January 2018 | 17 January 2018 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 8 August 2017 | 24 October 2017 | First round | Fourth round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 034.62 |
Source: Soccerway

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2018. Source:

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Norwich City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Chelsea.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with Swindon Town confirmed as opponents. A home tie was also confirmed for the second round, against Charlton Athletic. For the third round, an away tie against Brentford was confirmed. After reaching the fourth round for the third consecutive season, they were drawn to face Arsenal away from home.

## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

| No. | Pos | Player | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Angus Gunn | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ivo Pinto | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Husband | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Harrison Reed | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Christoph Zimmermann | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mario Vrančić | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | Nélson Oliveira | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Moritz Leitner | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Josh Murphy | 34 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Marley Watkins | 12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Timm Klose | 36 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Matt Jarvis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Marco Stiepermann | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tom Trybull | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Sean Raggett | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | James Maddison | 42 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Onel Hernández | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Jamal Lewis | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Alexander Tettey | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Grant Hanley | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Dennis Srbeny | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Michael McGovern | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Louis Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | ST | Tristan Abrahams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Russell Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Steven Naismith | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ben Godfrey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Marcel Franke | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Remi Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | ST | Carlton Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Adam Phillips | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Todd Cantwell | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | Louis Ramsay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | Ebou Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Kenny McLean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ST | Cameron Jerome | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Alex Pritchard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Marcus Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Harry Toffolo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Tony Andreu | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | James Maddison | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | Josh Murphy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | ST | Nélson Oliveira | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | DF | Timm Klose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Tom Trybull | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Mario Vrančić | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | Ivo Pinto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | ST | Cameron Jerome | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Wes Hoolahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Harrison Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Marco Stiepermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Alex Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Christoph Zimmermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Grant Hanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | ST | Dennis Srbeny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Jamal Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Marley Watkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 1 | 11 | 61 |