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…
Category: Miscellaneous
When the Canaries beat Manchester City 5-0 in a cup final
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…
Published Norwich City Handbooks
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…
1942 Norwich City Football Rattle
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…
Fixture Cards
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…