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Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup

11 June 202512 June 2025 adminMiscellaneous, Programmes

The idea for the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup originally came from a local bookbinder called Mr E Smith. The intention being to hold an annual end of season football match to raise funds for the hospital. Working with a…

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When the Canaries beat Manchester City 5-0 in a cup final

5 May 20255 May 2025 adminMiscellaneous, Programmes

The Daily Express Five-a-Side was a national tournament that ran from 1967/68 to 1986/87. Competitors were mostly English league teams with occasional invites to Scottish teams. The annual event was held at Wembley Arena with crowds reaching 10,000. The 4…

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Published Norwich City Handbooks

27 March 20257 April 2025 adminMiscellaneous

I’ve been looking closely at Norwich City handbooks over the last few weeks. I wanted to compile and share this definitive list of all of the handbooks that have been published over the years. I’m thankful to the Norwich City…

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1942 Norwich City Football Rattle

15 May 202415 May 2024 adminMiscellaneous

This football rattle is a wonderful piece of Norwich City memorabilia. It is very different to the many shirts and programmes I have in this collection. It was originally purchased by a young city fan who was going to watch…

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Fixture Cards

19 June 202314 April 2025 adminMiscellaneous

The new football fixtures for the 23/24 season get published this week. I will be refreshing my phone repeatedly on Thursday at 9am to try and find out who Norwich are going to be playing, where and when. New fixture…

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