Gareth Matthews with Kurtis Byrne and Kris Renton

26.09.06 - MATTHEWS HEADS IRELAND TO VICTORY Norwich's recent Academy recruit Gareth Matthews scored with a thumping header from a corner to help the Republic of Ireland to a 2-0 win over hosts Azerbaijan in their UEFA Under-17 qualifying group yesterday. Kurtis Byrne was also involved from the start of the match while the third Norwich player originally in the Irish squad, Kris Renton, has had to withdraw through injury. On Saturday Ireland drew their first game with Denmark 0-0. A draw with Latvia in their final group game on Thursday will see the Irish through to the second qualifying round next year which will hopefully be played a bit closer to home!

24.09.06 - CANARIES RETURN EMPTY-HANDED FROM EAGLES City Under-18's stay rooted to the bottom of their Academy League Group as they failed to make the most of their chances against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Chris Martin was the pick of the Norwich players as they went down 1-0 with three players away on international duty. For the match report click here or on the picture right.

24.09.06 - NORTHAMPTON RESERVES PHOTO SPECIAL Our roving reporter John Landamore was at Sixfields during the week to take in the Reserves' 3-0 defeat at the hands of Northampton. It was a very young Norwich side almost completely made up of Academy scholars. We are pleased to present a photo special from the match which is available by clicking here or on the picture left.

20.09.06 - GOALS GALORE IN FIRST HOME WIN City Under-18's hit the goal trail on Saturday, winning 4-2 against Watford at Colney. Norwich's first home win came after goals from Chris Martin, an own-goal, Seb Muddel and Kris Renton. For the full match report and photos click here or on the picture right.

15.09.06 - ALL THE TEAMS ON CAMERA September 9th 2006 saw the annual Academy "Photo shoot" at Colney. FONCY are very grateful to Academy Manager Ricky Martin for inviting FONCY roving reporter John Landamore along to capture the team groups for posterity and allowing us to reproduce them here. For the full selection of photos click here or on the picture left.

10.09.06 - CITY CRASH TO SPURS City Under-18's went down 4-0 to Spurs at Colney on Saturday with all the goals coming in the second-half. Positive news came in the form of another hour of competitive action for Rossi Jarvis who used the match to continue his quest for match fitness following injury. For the full match report and photos click here or on the picture right.

Gareth Matthews

04.09.06 - WELCOME GARETH MATTHEWS Everyone at FONCY would like to welcome Gareth Matthews to the Academy. Matthew, who played in the pre-season fixture against Spurs, is all set to sign for The Canaries as a first year scholar later this week. Matthew, a full-back, hails from Dublin and played alongside Kurtis Byrne at Cherry Orchard FC. Although he took no part in the weekend game at Reading, as he has not yet signed, he did take part in training with The Reserves at Colney on Sunday morning as Keith Webb prepared them for their game against Colchester at Carrow Road tonight.

03.09.06 - COLNEY SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Although the reporting on this website concentrates on the Under-18'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. Today saw the first of this season's regular sunday's with the visit of Ipswich Town. For an overview of this season's activities click here or on the picture right.

03.09.06 - CITY WIN AT READING City Under-18's picked up their first points of the season with a 1-0 win at Reading on Saturday. Kurtis Byrne was the first-half goalscorer as City won a game which saw several good chances on either side. For the full match report and photos from Reading click here or on the picture left.