30.09.04 - ARSENAL MATCH PREVIEW

Action from last season

This Saturday sees Arsenal visit Colney for Under-18 and Under-16 Academy League games (Kick-off 11.00am). David Williams' Under-18 side will be looking to get back to winning ways after last week's defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. Williams would certainly be happy if the Canaries can go one better than last season's 0-0 draw against the Gunners. This weekend sees the start of the "main season", it being the first of the series of home and away matches against fellow members of City's Academy Group. Southampton continue to dominate the latest league table but behind the Saints there is all to play for.

27.09.04 - ACADEMY STRIKER SIGNS PROFESSIONAL TERMS FONCY members and supporters will be very pleased with this evening's news that Academy Striker Danny Crow has signed professional terms with the Canaries. As the club's website reports the talented forward has signed on until the end of the season with the club having the option of extending that for a further two years. For further details click here or on the picture left.

Ian Henderson

27.09.04 - ENGLAND CALLS FOR HENDO With Ryan Jarvis grabbing all the headlines with his call-up for the England Under-19 match at Carrow Road on October 6th, Ian Henderson's call-up at Under-20 level has gone somewhat unnoticed. "Hendo" joins up with the Under-20 squad for the game against Holland to be played at Huddersfield on Sunday October 10th (12.30 kick-off). The two sides met last season in Holland as Under-19's - a game which saw Henderson score in a 2-0 English victory.

27.09.04 - NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 2 ASTON VILLA UNDER-16'S 2 Adam Mills and John Bell were the scorers for the Under-16's on Saturday as the Canary schoolboys continued their good run of form with a 2-2 draw against their counterparts from Aston Villa.

26.09.04 - VILLA WIN AT COLNEY City's Under-18 Academy side saw their improved run of results come to an abrupt end at Colney on Saturday as Aston Villa ran out 3-0 winners. Two early goals made it difficult for the Canaries before the guests added a third in the second-half. For the full match report click here or on the picture right.

Action from last season

23.09.04 - VILLA MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees Under-18 and Under-16 Academy League games at Colney when Aston Villa are the visitors (Kick-off 12.00pm). David Williams' Under-18 side will be looking for a repeat of their success against Villa at the end of last season when they ran out 4-2 winners. City's win in Milton Keynes last weekend has seen them continue their climb up the latest league table where Southampton continue to head the group with the Academy League's only 100% record.

19.09.04 - YET MORE HOLIDAYS Hot on the heels of your webmaster having a week's break on the sunny Norfolk coast, comes the news that both Chairman and Secretary are off for a well deserved 3-week break to Utah. John and his good lady are jetting out to America to spend 3 weeks with their daughter Claire in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately during that time our reports from the Academy will be somewhat limited, however, rest assured full serviced will be resumed in early October when the Academy visit Fulham.

19.09.04 - SECOND WIN AGAINST DONS City's Under-18 Academy side clocked up their second win in succession on Saturday as came away from Milton Keynes with a 4-2 win. The Canaries' fought hard for the win with the goals coming from Muddel, Rossi Jarvis, Eagle and Chris Martin. For the full match report click here or on the picture right.

19.09.04 - MILTON KEYNES DONS UNDER-16's 0 NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 2 It's a case of two games and two 2-0 victories for Gary Butcher's side as they too scored a win over M.K. Dons. A first half goal from Andrew Howell was followed by a second half strike from Luke Daly. City Line-Up: Hilton, Bussens [Dedman], S.Willis, Howell, Djahansouzi, West, Bell, Spillane, Patterson, Daly, Mills.

15.09.04 - DONS MATCH PREVIEW

Action from last season

Next Saturday sees the Under-18 and Under-16 Academy teams tarvel to Milton Keynes for the first time to take on the recently moved Dons. The games take place at the Milton Keynes Sports Club in Woughton-On-The-Green with an 11am kick-off. With the Dons still to pick up a point this season, Under-18 coach David Williams will be looking for another win following on from last week's success against Watford. The last game between the sides saw City win 2-1 at Colney last January. For an update on recent events in City's Academy Group see the latest league table page.

15.09.04 - COLNEY SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Although the reporting on this website concentrates on the Under-18's and 16's, the Academy is of course very active in the younger age groups and a significant amount of funds raised by FONCY also go towards these younger groups. Sunday mornings is a busy time at Colney with various games and training throughout the season from Under-9 to Under-14 level. The "Sunday Season" started recently. For an overview of this season's activities click here or on the picture right.

14.09.04 - ACADEMY LIFTS RESERVES

Andrew Cave-Brown

The Academy played a big part in yesterday's Reserve team victory away at Chelsea where Ryan Jarvis grabbed both goals in a 2-0 win. Five professionals were in the starting line-up, with three of them (Jarvis, Shackell and Henderson) Academy products. With the first team game at Spurs the day before, the six other players to start the game were all Academy scholars and the bench was also made up of Academy youngsters. By all accounts it was a good display all-round, but special mention goes to first-year scholar Andrew Cave-Brown who came off the bench to make his reserve team debut in the second-half.

13.09.04 - HERBERT SHINES AS EAGLE AND CROW FLY City's Under-18 Academy side picked up their first league win of the season on saturday as they beat Watford 2-0 at Colney with goals from Danny Crow and Robert Eagle. City didn't have the game all their own way however and Shane Herbert in the City goal had enough to do to earn the Man of the Match nomination. For the full match report with a wide range of photos click here or on the picture right.

13.09.04 - NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 2 WATFORD UNDER-16's 0 Gary Butcher saw his young side record a win on their opening game of the season as two first half goals from Chris Martin made it a double celebration at Colney on Saturday. Norwich Line-Up: Hilton, S.Willis, Chadwick, Spillane, Howell [Bussens], West [Patterson], Bell, Bexfield [Foreshaw], Mills, Martin, Daley. Sub Not Used: P. Smith.

10.09.04 - JARVIS ON TARGET FOR ENGLAND Ryan Jarvis was on target for England-19's last night as they won 2-0 against the Republic of Ireland at Cork City's Turner's Cross ground. Jarvis started the game on the bench but was on hand in the second-half to score England's second. The rising star stepped up to dispatch a 25-yard free-kick over the wall and beyond the keeper with great finesse. The result and Jarvis' goal certainly sets the scene well for the next Engaland U19 friendly at Carrow Road on Ocotber 6th against the Czech Republic.

09.09.04 - MORE PHOTOS FROM GERMANY As promised we have prepared a further selection of photos from the Under-15 tournament in Lohne, Germany at the weekend. Thanks to Hennes Zell of German Canaries for also providing some pictures. We hope you find the photos of interest. To view the gallery please click here or on the picture left.

08.09.04 - WATFORD MATCH PREVIEW

Next Saturday sees the Under-18 and Under-16 Academy teams take on their Watford counterparts at Colney (11am kick-off). The Under-18's will be looking to continue last week's good form at Spurs and pick up their league first win of the season. Last season's match saw City win 4-2 at Watford. Last week Watford lost 3-0 against Southampton, who are continuing last season's good form as the latest league table shows. The Under-16's will be looking to play their first Academy match of the season after last week's visit to Spurs was called off due to injuries.

08.09.04 - JARVIS FOR ENGLAND Ryan Jarvis has joined up with the England Under-19 squad for their friendly with Ireland in Cork on Thursday evening (7.30 pm kick-off). This would seem to indicate that, baring injury, Jarvis can look forward to a Carrow Road appearance in the next England Under-19 friendly against the Czech Republic next month.

06.09.04 - LOHNE YOUTH TOURNAMENT The Academy squad at the Lohne Youth Tournament in Germany failed to get amongst the top places but gained a wealth of experience against some top European clubs. City managed a notable draw with finalists Bayer Leverkusen on a hot weekend in this small German town. Wins were also booked against Slagelse from Denmark and local side Dinklage. For the tournament report with photos click here or on the picture left. We will bring you a further selection of photos later in the week.

06.09.04 - UNDER-18'S MAKE THEIR POINT City's Under-18 Academy side won their first Acdemy League point of the season at Tottenham on Saturday. Robert Eagle and Danny Crow gave the Canaries a 2-0 lead before Spurs pulled back to 2-2. Despite Norwich having lost the lead, our correspondent John Landamore saw this very much as a point gained for the Canary youngsters in a much improved performance. For the full match report with photos click here or on the picture right.

01.09.04 - LOHNE YOUTH TOURNAMENT

A mixed Under-14 / Under-15 team will be travelling to Lohne in northern Germany at the weekend to take part in the local high class C-Jugend tournament organised by the local club Blau-Weiss Lohne. FONCY have funded the trip. Several Bundesliga clubs will be represented and City's group includes Bayer Leverkusen who are strong in youth football as well as in the bundesliga. We will bring you a report from Lohne as well as the Academy games early next week.

01.09.04 - TOTTENHAM MATCH PREVIEW Next Saturday sees the Under-18 and Under-16 Academy teams travelling down to Chigwell for League matches against Tottenham Hotspur. In the case of the Under-16's it is their first league match of the season. The Under-18's will be looking to emulate last season's visit and pick up their first points of the season after two defeats. The latest league table is not yet of much relevance but the page also shows the results from the last two weeks. Joe Lewis will be missing after beaking a thumb. We wish him the best for a speedy recovery.

01.09.04 - HUDDERSFIELD PICTURES AND REPORT City's Under-18 Academy side returned from Yorkshire empty-handed last friday as they went down 2-0 against Huddersfield. David Williams was again forced to start with three schoolboys as injuries continue to hit the start of the season. Nevertheless the return of Rossi Jarvis to competitive action after a year out was very good news for all at Colney. For the full match report with photos click here or on the picture right.

01.09.04 - GORLESTON UNDER-16 FRIENDLY Monday 23rd August saw the Academy take a young Under-16 side to Gorleston for a friendly. An entertaining game saw City eventually run out 5-3 winners against the Greens. It was a successful evening at Emerald Park. Current Academy players Andrew Howell and Adam Mills started with Gorleston and it was clear to see that plenty of good football development is taking place in the seaside town. For a brief match report with a couple of photos click here or on the picture left.

01.09.04 - LEEDS UNITED PICTURES AND REPORT It was a disappointing start to the season at Colney on August 21st as visitors Leeds ran out comfortable 4-1 at the start of the Academy season. With three schoolboys in the City side, Leeds had gone 4-0 up before a Danny Crow free-kick from all of thirty yards gave the Canaries a consolation goal. For the full match report with photos click here or on the picture right.