Why norwich called canaries

Between the s and s two notable individual records were set, with Ron Ashman accumulating a club-high total of appearances between and while Johnny Gavin set the current record for most goals scored by striking times in games across two spells from to City lifted their first major trophy in when they won the League Cup by defeating Rochdale United over two legs; being captained by the iconic Ashman in both matches. A year later, a record-high attendance was set as 43, spectators packed into Carrow Road to watch Norwich take on Leicester City in the FA Cup sixth round.

They would go one better in , when they won the competition for a second time courtesy of a victory over Sunderland which was decided by an own goal from Black Cats defender Gordon Chisholm. Their route to the final itself was a challenging one, having trailed to East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town following the first leg of the semi-final at Portman Road.

City would have been set for their first season in Europe off the back of their League Cup success, but on May 31, , all English clubs were banned from continental competition indefinitely as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster two days earlier. It is there where the Canaries enjoyed perhaps their finest moment, as they stunned the footballing world by becoming the first British side in history to defeat German giants Bayern Munich at the Olympic Stadium.

Despite City's success in Germany, many still expected Munich to progress at Carrow Road, particularly when the visiting side took the lead with just five minutes played. We use cookies and collect some information about you to enhance your experience of our site ; we use third-party services to provide social media features, to personalize content and ads, and to ensure the website works properly.

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