30.11.04 - PALACE MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees the Academy Under-18 and Under-16 sides travel to Beckenham in Kent to take on Crystal Palace at their training ground in 11am kick-offs. The Under-18's will be looking to improve their points total before Christmas and as the league table shows they could do with a win to follow on from their point against Ipswich ten days ago. Last season the youngsters certainly did well against The Eagles. In October 2003 they drew 2-2 in Kent before securing a 2-1 victory at Colney in December.

Action from last season

23.11.04 - LATEST LEAGUE TABLE This weekend sees a break from Academy League action and the chance for a free weekend - or some work on the training ground. Saturday's draw with Ipswich has kept Norwich in touch in the latest league table and leaves them all to play for in their final two games before the Christmas break. City travel to Crystal Palace on December 4th before welcoming West Ham to Colney on December 11th in the run up to the festive season.

21.11.04 - YOUNGSTERS MAKE THEIR POINT City's Under-18 Academy side picked up their first point in six games on Saturday in a hard-fought derby against Ipswich Town at Colney. Town went ahead in the second-half but Chris Martin grabbed an equaliser and a point for the Canary youngsters soon after in a good Norwich performance. For the full match report with pictures click here or on the picture left.

21.11.04 - NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 1 IPSWICH TOWN UNDER-16'S 1 There was also a 1-1 draw at Under-16 level against Ipswich at Colney yesterday. Patrick Bexfield was City's scorer in another hard-fought game.

20.11.04 - FONCY 2004 AGM MINUTES Ten days ago the FONCY AGM took place at Carrow Road and Chairman John Landamore was delighted to announce that the organisation has now raised over £200,000 for the Academy in it's eight year history. For more information on this year's achievements, the minutes of the AGM and associated reports and links are now available by clicking here or on the picture right.

18.11.04 - BURNLEY AWAY IN THE CUP Today's Youth Cup 3rd Round draw saw Norwich's Under-18 side give a long trip to Lancashire to take on Burnley. The difficult looking match is to be played before December 18th. As soon as we know a date for the game we will post more information here.

17.11.04 - IPSWICH MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees the Academy Under-18 side take on local neighbours Ipswich at Colney in a 11am kick-off. Although Dave Williams will rightly pay little attention to the league table, the Canaries could do with a morale-boosting win against their rivals who lost 1-0 at Charlton last week. The league table would then make for better reading. The Canaries will certainly be looking for a better result than in the corresponding match last season when Ipswich went away from Colney as 3-1 winners.

David Chick in action in last season's match at Colney

Chris Martin

16.11.04 - ACADEMY SCHOOLBOYS IN RESERVE TEAM DEBUT Academy schoolboys Chris Martin and Michael Spillane last night both made their Reserve team debuts as Keith Webb struggled to get a team together for the game at Charlton. Although another heavy defeat was the result at the Valley, both lads will have been pleased to be nominated for this difficult task. Both have made several appearances at Under-18 level this season. One reason that Webb was struggling is that Ryan Jarvis is currently with the England Under-19 squad who are preparing for Thursday's friendly against France at Barnsley FC.

16.11.04 - GUSTERSON PENALTY NOT ENOUGH AGAINST LEADERS Adam Gusterson scored a second-half penalty at Southampton on Saturday but City's Under-18's side went down 2-1 to the league leaders on the south coast. With John Landamore having returned from his trip to the Saints, we can now present the full match report with pictures which can be found by clicking here or on the picture right.

13.11.04 - SOUTHAMPTON UNDER-16's 5 NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 0 City's Under-16's suffered a heavy defeat at Southampton this morning, going down 5-0 with all the Saints' goals coming in the first half. City Line-Up: Lemay (Smith), Willis, Clapham (Clausen), Howell, Djahansouzi, Smart, Bexfield, Bell (West), Mills, Muddel (Bussens), Daley (Chadwick).

13.11.04 - FONCY BREAK £200,000 BARRIER Last week saw the FONCY AGM take place and Chairman John Landamore was delighted to announce that the organisation has now raised over £200,000 for the Academy in it's eight year history. A full report on the AGM will appear next week on this site. In the meantime for more infomation on how Nigel Worthington helped celebrate this achievement click here or on the picture left.

10.11.04 - SOUTHAMPTON MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees the Academy Under-18 side travel down to Southampton for an 11am kick-off. The match against the run-away league leaders is the Canaries toughest test in what has so far proved to be a tough season for the youngsters. Southampton meanwhile, having won the Academy League play-offs last year, have not dropped a point this season as the updated league table shows. The Canaries can take hope from the fact that they are the last side to have beaten the Saints in the league, all of thirteen months ago, with Ryan Jarvis and Danny Crow scoring in a 2-1 win on the south coast.

A scene from last season's match

The Under-16's join their older colleagues in Southampton for their next match on Saturday, as will our roving reporter. His match report and photos will be available on this site early next week.

07.11.04 - A TALE OF TWO PENALTIES City's Under-18 Academy side lost 1-0 to Charlton at Colney on Saturday, the winner coming from a second-half penalty. David Williams' side had plenty of chances themselves, including a first-half penalty which Matthew Halliday put wide. For the full match report with pictures click here or on the picture left.

07.11.04 - CHARLTON ATHLETIC UNDER-16's 5 NORWICH CITY UNDER-16'S 2 With Gary Butcher unavailable for the trip to Sparrows Lane, Academy Manager Ricky Martin was at the helm as the Under-16's were well beaten. And all this after they took an early lead through Luke Daley, fresh from his England Under-16 debut as a second-half substitute in Northern Ireland during the week. Charlton lead 4 -1 at the break and while City pulled one back via an own-goal, the home side went onto score a fifth. City Line-Up: Lemay, Willis, Howell, Claussen [Chadwick], Djahansouzi, Smart [Forshaw], Patterson [West], Bell, Bexfield, Mills, Daley. Sub Not Used: Buffens.

03.11.04 - CHARLTON MATCH PREVIEW This Saturday sees the Academy Under-18 side face Charlton Athletic at Colney in a 12 noon kick-off. Charlton won 2-0 against West Ham last Saturday and have made a good start to the season as the updated league table shows. With the Canaries trying to find their form, it looks like a difficult game. Exactly a year ago City lost 2-0 to the same opponents at Colney. The Under-16's will this weekend be travelling down to London to take on their counterparts from Charlton.

Action From Last Season