# 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.

## Players
### Squad

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | John Ruddy | GK | (1986-10-24) 24 October 1986 (age 38) | Everton | 2010 | 83 (0) | 0 |
| 13 | Declan Rudd | GK | (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34) | Academy (1999) | 2008 | 11 (4) | 0 |
| 28 | Mark Bunn | GK | (1984-11-16) 16 November 1984 (age 40) | Blackburn Rovers | 2012 | – | – |
| 31 | Jed Steer | GK | (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32) | Academy (2003) | 2009 | 2 (0) | 0 |
| 42 | Lee Camp | GK | (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 40) | Nottingham Forest | 2013 | – | – |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Russell Martin | RB/CB | (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 39) | Peterborough United | 2010 | 109 (3) | 7 |
| 3 | Steven Whittaker | RB | (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 40) | Rangers | 2012 | – | – |
| 5 | Sébastien Bassong | CB/LB | (1986-07-09) 9 July 1986 (age 38) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2012 | – | – |
| 6 | Michael Turner | CB | (1983-11-09) 9 November 1983 (age 41) | Sunderland | 2012 | – | – |
| 18 | Javier Garrido | LB | (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39) | Lazio (loan) | 2012 | – | – |
| 20 | Leon Barnett | CB | (1985-11-30) 30 November 1985 (age 39) | West Bromwich Albion | 2010 | 40 (4) | 2 |
| 22 | Elliott Ward | CB | (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 40) | Coventry City | 2010 | 54 (0) | 1 |
| 23 | Marc Tierney | LB | (1985-08-23) 23 August 1985 (age 39) | Colchester United | 2011 | 31 (2) | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Bennett | CB | (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) | Peterborough United | 2012 | 8 (0) | 0 |
| 33 | George Francomb | RB | (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 (age 33) | Academy (2008) | 2009 | 3 (0) | 0 |
| 26 | Daniel Ayala | CB | (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) | Liverpool | 2011 | 9 (1) | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Bradley Johnson | CM | (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) | Leeds United | 2011 | 25 (4) | 2 |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass | LW/RW | (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987 (age 37) | Leeds United | 2012 | – | – |
| 8 | Jonny Howson | CM | (1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 36) | Leeds United | 2012 | 11 (0) | 1 |
| 11 | Andrew Surman | CM | (1986-08-20) 20 August 1986 (age 38) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2010 | 42 (7) | 8 |
| 12 | Anthony Pilkington | LW | (1988-06-06) 6 June 1988 (age 36) | Huddersfield Town | 2011 | 25 (7) | 8 |
| 14 | Wes Hoolahan | AM | (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42) | Blackpool | 2008 | 136 (21) | 31 |
| 15 | David Fox | CM | (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 41) | Colchester United | 2010 | 60 (7) | 1 |
| 17 | Elliott Bennett | RW/AM | (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2011 | 24 (12) | 1 |
| 21 | Jacob Butterfield | AM | (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 34) | Barnsley | 2012 | – | – |
| 27 | Alexander Tettey | DM | (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38) | Rennes | 2012 | – | – |
| 32 | Korey Smith | CM | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | Academy (2007) | 2008 | 61 (12) | 4 |
| – | Tom Adeyemi | CM | (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 33) | Academy (2000) | 2008 | 4 (9) | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Grant Holt (captain) | FW | (1981-04-12) 12 April 1981 (age 43) | Shrewsbury Town | 2009 | 115 (14) | 70 |
| 10 | Simeon Jackson | FW | (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 37) | Gillingham | 2010 | 34 (33) | 18 |
| 19 | Luciano Becchio | FW | (1983-12-28) 28 December 1983 (age 41) | Leeds United | 2013 | – | – |
| 25 | Chris Martin | FW | (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36) | Academy (1998) | 2006 | 82 (29) | 32 |
| – | James Vaughan | FW | (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36) | 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
### Loan

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

## Statistics

    Last updated on 20 May 2013

### Appearances, goals and cards

| No. | Pos | Player | Status | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos | Player | Status | 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 | Pos. | Player | PL | FAC | LC | 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 |
| 5 | FW | Simeon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Russell Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Elliott Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Jonny Howson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | Steve Morison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | Ryan Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Bradley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Kei Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Simon Lappin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Alexander Tettey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Steven Whittaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 41 | 3 | 6 | 50 |

### Captains

| Player | PL | FAC | LC | 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 | Y | League Cup |
| 9 Mar | Grant Holt | Southampton | N | Premier League |
| 4 May | Grant Holt | Aston Villa | Y | Premier League |
Penalties Conceded :
| Date | Penalty Taker | Goalkeeper | Opponent | Scored? | Competition |
| 18 Aug | Steve Sidwell | John Ruddy | Fulham | Y | Premier League |
| 25 Aug | Djibril Cissé | John Ruddy | QPR | N | Premier League |
| 23 Sept | Papiss Cissé | John Ruddy | Newcastle | N | Premier League |
| 31 Oct | Clint Dempsey | Mark Bunn | Tottenham | N | League Cup |
| 1 Jan | Mark Noble | Mark Bunn | West Ham | Y | Premier League |
| 2 Feb | Adel Taarabt | Mark Bunn | QPR | N | Premier League |
| 17 Mar | Craig Gardner | Lee Camp | Sunderland | Y | Premier League |
| 13 Apr | Mikel Arteta | Mark Bunn | Arsenal | Y | Premier League |

## Pre-season

Note: this section relates to first team friendlies only.

## Competitions
### Overall
#### Competition record

| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | — | — | 11th | 18 August 2012 | 19 May 2013 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 026.32 |
| League Cup | 2nd round | — | Quarter-finals | 28 August 2012 | 11 December 2012 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 075.00 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | — | 4th round | 5 January 2013 | 26 January 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 031.82 |
Updated to match played 19 May 2013 Source: Competitions

#### 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Swansea City | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 46 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 44 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 43 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 42 | |
* ↑ Swansea City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as the 2012–13 Football League Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2013. Source: Premier League

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |