Norwich City Football Club are a football team based in Norwich, England. They are known as the "Canaries" due to their yellow strip. They are currently in the First Division of the Football League.
The traditional club colours are yellow shirts and green shorts; the club badge contains a canary, reflecting the heritage of the 'Norwich Canary'.
The club was formed in 1902 and first played at Newmarket Road. In 1908, the club moved to a new home, in a converted disused chalk pit in Rosary Road which became known as 'The Nest'.
By the 1930s, the ground capacity was proving insufficient for the growing crowds and in 1935 the club moved to its current home in Carrow Road.
One of the club's greatest achievements was its run to the semi-final of the 1958-59 F.A. Cup as a Third division side, defeating First Division sides Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur on the way.
In 1972, under manager Ron Saunders, Norwich City reached the First Division, for the first time in its history. The club won the Milk Cup at Wembley Stadium in 1985 defeating Sunderland 1-0 after a semi-final triumph over its near neighbours and rivals, Ipswich Town.
In 1992-93, the inaugural season of the English Premier League, Norwich City lead the league for most of the season, before faltering in the final weeks to finish third behind the champions, Manchester United, and Aston Villa F.C. The following seaon, Norwich played in Euopean competition for the first time, defeating Vitesse Arnhem of Holland, and Bayern Munich of Germany, before going down to Inter Milan, 2-0, over two legs.
In 1995, Norwich City were relegated to Division 1 where they have remained since, though narrowly missing promotion back to the Premier League in the play-off final in 2002. At the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Birmingham City beat Norwich on penalties, after the teams drew 1-1 after extra time.History
