was formed after a meeting at the Criterion Café in Norwich on 17 June 1902 and played their first competitive match, against Harwich & Parkeston, at Newmarket Road on 6 September 1902.

[2] They joined the Norfolk & Suffolk League for the 1902–03 season,[3] but following a FA commission, the club was ousted from the amateur game in 1905, as it was deemed a professional organisation.

[8][9] With crowds continuing to rise, and with the Football Association raising concerns over the suitability of The Nest, the club considered renovation of the ground, but ultimately decided on a move to Carrow Road.

The inaugural match, on 31 August 1935 against West Ham United, ended in a 4–3 victory for the home team and set a new record attendance of 29,779.

[13] In 1962 Ron Ashman guided Norwich to their first trophy, defeating Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate in a two-legged final to win the League Cup.

[21] A highly successful first season saw promotion back to the First Division,[24] and another visit to Wembley, again in the League Cup final, this time losing 1–0 to Aston Villa.

[27] In August 1981, Norwich City striker Justin Fashanu became the first black footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee when he moved to Nottingham Forest.

[28] The 1984–85 season was of mixed fortunes for the club; under Brown's guidance, they reached the final of the Football League Cup at Wembley Stadium, having defeated Ipswich Town in the semi-final.

[35][36] During 1992–93, the inaugural season of the Premier League, Norwich City quickly emerged as surprise title contenders,[37] before faltering in the final weeks to finish third behind the champions, Manchester United, and runners-up Aston Villa.

[40][41] Mike Walker quit as Norwich City manager in January 1994,[42] to take charge of Everton and was replaced by first team coach John Deehan who led the club to 12th place in the 1993–94 season in the Premier League.

[43][44] Norwich began the 1994–95 season well, despite the pre-season departure of top scorer Chris Sutton to Blackburn Rovers for a British record fee of £5 million,[45] and by Christmas they were seventh in the league.

[53] English television cook Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones took over the majority of Norwich City's shares from Watling in 1996,[53] and Mike Walker was re-appointed as the club's manager.

He had been on the coaching staff under Hamilton who resigned with the club 20th in the First Division and in real danger of relegation to the third tier of English football for the first time since the 1960s.

[57] The 2003–04 season saw the club win the First Division title, finishing eight points clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion and returned to the top flight for the first time since 1995.

[65][66] In January 2009, Roeder was relieved of his duties as manager[67] and, shortly after, former Norwich goalkeeper Bryan Gunn was appointed until the end of the season.

[75] However, Lambert resigned within a month of the season's close to take up the vacant managerial spot at league rivals Aston Villa and was replaced by Chris Hughton.

[76] Hughton led Norwich to an 11th-place finish, including a ten-game unbeaten run in the league,[77][78] but they were relegated back to the Championship after the 2013–14 season.

[81][82] The appointment reinvigorated Norwich's season, and victory in the 2015 Championship play-off final secured an immediate return to the top division of English football.

The following season was far more successful; helped by top scorer Teemu Pukki, the club was promoted back to the Premier League after a three-year absence as Championship winners.

[97] On 6 January 2023, the club appointed former Huddersfield Town, Schalke and Young Boys manager David Wagner as their new head coach.

[103] The following season, to match the nickname, City played for the first time in Canary livery; "yellow shirts with green collars and cuffs.

[106] The current club badge consists of a canary resting on a football with a stylised version of the City of Norwich arms in the top left corner.

[109] Norwich City played at Newmarket Road from 1902 to 1908, with a record attendance of 10,366 against Sheffield Wednesday in a second round FA Cup match in 1908.

[112] The original stadium, "the largest construction job in the city since the building of Norwich Castle... was "miraculously" built in just 82 days... it was referred to [by club officials] as 'The eighth wonder of the world'"[113][114] An aerial photograph from August 1935 shows three sides of open terracing and a covered stand, with a Colman's Mustard advertisement painted on its roof, visible only from the air.

[102] The chorus is:[117] Kick it off, throw it in, have a little scrimmage, Keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die; On the ball City, never mind the danger, Steady on, now's your chance, Hurrah!

[127] The purpose of the mini-bond, called the Canaries Bond[128] was to raise money to fund new academy facilities at Colney Training Ground for the Norwich City F.C.

[53][133] At the 2006–07 Norwich City FC Annual General Meeting (on 18 January 2007), Smith and Wynn-Jones announced that they would be open to offers to buy their majority stake-holding in the club.

[137] In April 2024, Attanasio's stake in the club was increased to 40.4% following EFL ratification, making him joint majority shareholder alongside Smith and Wynn-Jones.

[140] Norwich have taken part in European competition once, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup in 1993–94 and are the only English side to beat Bayern Munich in the Olympiastadion.

[159] Since 2022, the general manager is Flo Allen,[160] and they currently compete in Division One South East,[160] in the fourth tier of English women's football.