2025–26 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
2025–26 season
OwnerNorfolk FB Holdings LLC
Head coachLiam Manning
StadiumCarrow Road
Championship11th
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Josh Sargent (2)
All:
Josh Sargent (3)

The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of Norwich City, and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Current squad

As of 4 August 2025
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Vladan Kovačević GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 Portugal Sporting CP 26 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
12 George Long GK England Sheffield (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 Millwall 17 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
31 Louie Moulden GK England Bolton (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 Crystal Palace 1 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
32 Daniel Grimshaw GK England Salford (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 Plymouth Argyle 6 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
38 Daniel Barden GK Wales (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 Arsenal 8 November 2018 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
Defenders
3 Jack Stacey RB England Ascot (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 Bournemouth 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2027
4 Shane Duffy CB Republic of Ireland Derry (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 Fulham 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
5 Jakov Medić CB Croatia Zagreb (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 Netherlands Ajax 25 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
6 Harry Darling CB England Cambridge (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 Wales Swansea City 1 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2028
14 Ben Chrisene LB England Exeter (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 Aston Villa 30 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
15 Ruairi McConville CB Northern Ireland Belfast (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2030
21 Brad Hills CB England Norwich (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2027
27 Jeffrey Schlupp LB Ghana Germany Hamburg (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 Crystal Palace 24 July 2025 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
33 José Córdoba CB Panama Panama City (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 14 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
35 Kellen Fisher RB England Bexley (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 Bromley 16 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Midfielders
8 Liam Gibbs CM England Bury St Edmunds (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 Ipswich Town 23 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
11 Emiliano Marcondes AM Denmark Hvidovre (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 Free agent 4 October 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
16 Jacob Wright DM England Manchester (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 Manchester City 1 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
18 Forson Amankwah CM Ghana (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 9 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
20 Anis Ben Slimane CM Tunisia Denmark Copenhagen (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 Sheffield United 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
22 Mirko Topić DM Serbia Novi Sad (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 Portugal Famalicão 3 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
23 Kenny McLean CM Scotland Rutherglen (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 Scotland Aberdeen 22 January 2018 £200,000 30 June 2026
26 Marcelino Núñez CM Chile Recoleta (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Chile Universidad Católica 2 August 2022 £3,200,000 30 June 2026
29 Oscar Schwartau AM Denmark Sengeløse (2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 Denmark Brøndby 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
Forwards
9 Josh Sargent CF United States O'Fallon (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 Germany Werder Bremen 9 August 2021 £8,000,000 30 June 2028
10 Matěj Jurásek RW Czech Republic Karviná (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2030
17 Ante Crnac CF Croatia Sisak (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 Poland Raków Częstochowa 22 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
19 Papa Amadou Diallo LW Senegal Saint-Louis (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 France Metz 24 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
24 Jovon Makama CF England Nottingham (2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 Lincoln City 4 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
30 Mathias Kvistgaarden CF Denmark Birkerød (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 Denmark Brøndby 8 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
42 Tony Springett RW Republic of Ireland England Lewisham (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2025
Out on Loan

Transfers

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB England Lewis Shipley England Barrow 1 July 2025 [18][22]
CB England Gabriel Keita Wales Cardiff City 3 July 2025 [18][23]
DM Denmark Jacob Sørensen Norway SK Brann 7 July 2025 [24][25]
RB England Kingston Simbai England Barnsley 15 July 2025 [18][26]
GK England Tom Finch England Milton Keynes Dons 18 July 2025 [18][27]
GK Scotland Angus Gunn England Nottingham Forest 6 August 2025 [24][28]
GK England Ellis Craven [18]
CB England Alfie Doy [18]
LW Cuba Onel Hernández [24]
GK Scotland Archie Mair [18]
CM England Adian Manning [18]
CF England Daniel Ogwuru [18]
CF Wales Alex Roberts [18]
CB United States Jonathan Tomkinson [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 13 May, Norwich City announced a training camp in the Netherlands as part of their pre-season preparations and two friendlies against Northampton Town (behind closed doors) and NAC Breda.[29] Two weeks later, further friendlies were confirmed against Volendam, Zulte Waregem, Olympiacos and NAC Breda.[30]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Norwich City 3–1 Northampton Town Colney
13:00 BST
  • Jurásek 26'
  • Sealey 33'
  • Willis 90' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Colney Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Norwich City 1–1 FC Volendam Burgh-Haamstede
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Sportpark van Zuijen
19 July 2025 Friendly Zulte Waregem 1–1 Norwich City Waregem
19:00 CEST
Report
  • Mundle-Smith 40', Yellow card 73'
  • Bridge Red card 47'
 Stadium: Elindus Arena
25 July 2025 Friendly Olympiacos 3–0 Norwich City Schiedam
12:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Sportvereniging Combinatie Wil Overwinnen
25 July 2025 Friendly ADO Den Haag 0–0 Norwich City The Hague
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Bingoal Stadion
2 August 2025 Friendly Norwich City 0–1 NAC Breda Colney
11:00 BST Report
Stadium: Colney Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 August 2025 Friendly Norwich City 2–0 NAC Breda Norwich
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,748
Referee: Josh Smith

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 First round 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Hull City 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
10 Charlton Athletic 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
11 Norwich City 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
12 Leicester City 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
13 Portsmouth 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[31]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 3 3  0 3 0 0 1 1 2  −1 1 0 0 2 1  +1

Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234
GroundHAHA
ResultLW
Position1811
Points03
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Norwich City 1–2 Millwall Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,546
Referee: Adam Herczeg
16 August 2025 2 Portsmouth 1–2 Norwich City Milton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,382
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[32]
23 August 2025 3 Norwich City v Middlesbrough Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
30 August 2025 4 Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
13 September 2025 5 Coventry City v Norwich City Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
20 September 2025 6 Norwich City v Wrexham Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
27 September 2025 7 Stoke City v Norwich City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
1 October 2025 8 Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Norwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
5 October 2025 9 Ipswich Town v Norwich City Ipswich
12:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 October, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[33]
18 October 2025 10 Norwich City v Bristol City Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
21 October 2025 11 Derby County v Norwich City Derby
19:45 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
25 October 2025 12 Swansea City v Norwich City Landore
15:00 GMT Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
1 November 2025 13 Norwich City v Hull City Norwich
12:30 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[33]
5 November 2025 14 Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City Owlerton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
8 November 2025 15 Norwich City v Leicester City Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
22 November 2025 16 Birmingham City v Norwich City Bordesley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Andrew's
25 November 2025 17 Norwich City v Oxford United Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 26 November, but was moved due to Oxford's previous fixture rescheduling.[33]
29 November 2025 18 Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
6 December 2025 19 Watford v Norwich City Watford
12:30 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[33]
9 December 2025 20 Sheffield United v Norwich City Sheffield
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
13 December 2025 21 Norwich City v Southampton Norwich
12:30 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[33]
20 December 2025 22 Preston North End v Norwich City Deepdale
12:30 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[33]
26 December 2025 23 Norwich City v Charlton Athletic Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
29 December 2025 24 Norwich City v Watford Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
1 January 2026 25 Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT Stadium: Loftus Road
4 January 2026 26 Norwich City v Stoke City Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
17 January 2025 27 Wrexham v Norwich City Wrexham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground
20 January 2026 28 West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
24 January 2026 29 Norwich City v Coventry City Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
31 January 2026 30 Middlesbrough v Norwich City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
7 February 2026 31 Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
14 February 2026 32 Oxford United v Norwich City Littlemore
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
21 February 2026 33 Norwich City v Birmingham City Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
25 February 2026 34 Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
28 February 2026 35 Leicester City v Norwich City Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
7 March 2026 36 Southampton v Norwich City Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
10 March 2026 37 Norwich City v Sheffield United Norwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
14 March 2026 38 Norwich City v Preston North End Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
21 March 2026 39 Charlton Athletic v Norwich City Charlton
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Valley
3 April 2026 40 Norwich City v Portsmouth Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
6 April 2026 41 Millwall v Norwich City Bermondsey
13:00 BST Stadium: The Den
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved on request by Millwall.[32]
11 April 2026 42 Norwich City v Ipswich Town Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
18 April 2026 43 Bristol City v Norwich City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
21 April 2026 44 Norwich City v Derby County Norwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
25 April 2026 45 Norwich City v Swansea City Norwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
2 May 2026 46 Hull City v Norwich City Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Stadium: MKM Stadium

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Norwich were drawn away to Watford in the first round[34][35] and Southampton in the second round.[36][37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Watford 1–2 Norwich City Watford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,243
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 August 2025 Second round Norwich City v Southampton Norwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Carrow Road

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 2025

Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina Vladan Kovačević 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Jack Stacey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Croatia Jakov Medić 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF England Harry Darling 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Liam Gibbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW United States Josh Sargent 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1
10 FW Czech Republic Matěj Jurásek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Denmark Emiliano Marcondes 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 GK England George Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England Ben Chrisene 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Northern Ireland Ruairi McConville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England Jacob Wright 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Croatia Ante Crnac 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Ghana Forson Amankwah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Senegal Papa Amadou Diallo 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Tunisia Anis Ben Slimane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Serbia Mirko Topić 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Scotland Kenny McLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Jovon Makama 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF Chile Marcelino Núñez 3 1 1+1 0 0 0 1 1
27 DF Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 MF Denmark Oscar Schwartau 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Denmark Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK England Louie Moulden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK England Daniel Grimshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England Kellen Fisher 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
38 GK Wales Daniel Barden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Scotland Gabriel Forsyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Wales Elliot Myles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF England Lucien Mahovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 16 August 2025
Rnk No Pos Nat Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW United States Josh Sargent 2 0 1 3
2 6 DF England Harry Darling 1 0 0 1
26 MF Chile Marcelino Núñez 0 0 1 1
Total 3 0 2 5

Notes

  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May, and would become official on 1 June when the transfer window had reopened
  2. ^ a b c d Initially signed for the U21s
  3. ^ The transfer of Darling was announced on 16 June, and became official on 1 July when his Swansea City contract expired.
  4. ^ The transfer of Moulden was announced on 18 June, and became official on 1 July when his Crystal Palace contract expired.
  5. ^ a b Initially signed for the U18s

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