# 2025–26 Norwich City F.C. season
The 2025–26 season was [Norwich City F.C.](https://www.edgepedia.org/norwich-city-f-c)'s fourth consecutive campaign in the [EFL Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-championship), the second tier of English football, and one of the most turbulent in the club's recent history: the team cycled through three managers, sold several leading players for more than €56 million, and finished outside the promotion places, extending its second-tier stay into a fifth season in 2026–27.[1](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?teamTabs=managers&team_id=1855) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) • [3](https://readnorwich.com/2026/07/14/norwich-city-2026-27-season-preview-signings-fixtures/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Division | EFL Championship (second tier), the club's fourth straight season at that level[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) • [3](https://readnorwich.com/2026/07/14/norwich-city-2026-27-season-preview-signings-fixtures/) |
| Managers | Liam Manning (3 Jun – 8 Nov 2025), Ryan Garry as caretaker (9–17 Nov 2025), Philippe Clement (from 17 Nov 2025)[1](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?teamTabs=managers&team_id=1855) |
| Transfer balance | Income €56.28m from 16 departures against €34.76m spent on 22 arrivals, a surplus of +€21.52m[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) |
| Major sales | Josh Sargent to Toronto (€18.65m), Jonathan Rowe to Marseille (€14.50m), Borja Sainz to Porto (€13.33m), Marcelino Núñez to Ipswich (€8.65m)[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) |
| League opener | Lost 1–2 at home to Millwall on 9 August 2025 before 26,546 spectators, with Josh Sargent scoring[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/2025-2026/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/Norwich-City-Scores-and-Fixtures-All-Competitions) |
| EFL Cup | Eliminated in round 2: one win (2–1 at Watford) and one defeat (0–3 at home to Southampton), scoring 2 and conceding 4[5](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/history/Norwich-City-Stats-and-History) • [6](https://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/matches/season/2026/) |
| Goalkeeping change | Long-serving goalkeeper Angus Gunn left on a free transfer to Nottingham Forest; Daniel Grimshaw arrived from Plymouth for €690k and Vladan Kovacevic from Sporting for €2.50m[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) |
## Managerial turnover
The season began under Liam Manning, appointed on 3 June 2025 after [Jack Wilshere](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-wilshere)'s brief caretaker spell at the end of the previous campaign.[1](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?teamTabs=managers&team_id=1855) Manning was dismissed on 8 November 2025, with Ryan Garry taking the team for just over a week before [Philippe Clement](https://www.edgepedia.org/philippe-clement), who had left Rangers in February 2025, agreed to take charge on 17 November 2025.[1](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?teamTabs=managers&team_id=1855) • [7](https://www.squawka.com/en/features/tactical-analysis-norwich-city-how-philippe-clement-has-turned-things-around-2026/) Clement's arrival was the club's third managerial appointment in twelve months, a measure of the turbulence of the campaign.[8](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/philippe-clement-tactics-norwich-city-2025-2026-analysis)
## Transfers
**A net-selling summer.** Norwich recorded a positive transfer balance of +€21.52m, taking €56.28m in income from 16 departures while spending €34.76m on 22 arrivals.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) The four largest sales removed the core of the previous attack: striker [Josh Sargent](https://www.edgepedia.org/josh-sargent) went to Toronto for €18.65m, winger Jonathan Rowe to [Marseille](https://www.edgepedia.org/marseille) for €14.50m, winger Borja Sainz to Porto for €13.33m, and midfielder Marcelino Núñez to rivals Ipswich Town for €8.65m.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) Goalkeeper Angus Gunn and midfielder Jacob Lungi Sørensen left on free transfers.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1)
The largest incoming fee was the €8.00m paid to Brøndby IF for Danish center-forward Mathias Kvistgaarden.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) Other permanent signings included Papa Amadou Diallo from Metz (€5.00m), Mirko Topic from Famalicão (€3.50m), Pelle Mattsson from Silkeborg (€3.12m), Mohamed Touré from Randers (€3.00m), [Jacob Wright](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacob-wright) from Manchester City's under-21 side (€2.70m), and defenders Jakov Medic from Ajax and Harry Darling from Swansea, the latter on a free transfer.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1) Experienced additions arrived on free transfers or loans, including [Jeffrey Schlupp](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeffrey-schlupp) from Crystal Palace, Sam Field from QPR on loan, and 18-year-old left-back [Harry Amass](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-amass) on loan from Manchester United.[2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1)
## Cup competitions
Norwich entered the [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup) in the first round and beat Watford 2–1 away on 12 August 2025, with Josh Sargent scoring.[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/2025-2026/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/Norwich-City-Scores-and-Fixtures-All-Competitions) Their run ended in round 2 on 26 August 2025, when [Southampton](https://www.edgepedia.org/southampton) won 0–3 at Carrow Road.[6](https://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/matches/season/2026/) Across the two ties Norwich scored 2 and conceded 4, with Sargent and Marcelino Núñez the scorers, and Daniel Grimshaw appearing as goalkeeper.[5](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/history/Norwich-City-Stats-and-History)
## The league campaign and Clement's impact
The Championship season opened with a 1–2 home defeat to Millwall on 9 August 2025, played before a crowd of 26,546 at Carrow Road in a 3-4-3 shape against Millwall's 4-2-3-1.[4](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/2025-2026/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/Norwich-City-Scores-and-Fixtures-All-Competitions) Results under Manning did not improve enough to save his job, and the side that Clement inherited had been scoring just 0.9 goals per Championship game; under Clement the rate rose to 1.6 per game, and the 51-year-old was credited with improving work behind the scenes as well as on the pitch.[7](https://www.squawka.com/en/features/tactical-analysis-norwich-city-how-philippe-clement-has-turned-things-around-2026/) Tactical writers noted that Clement restored structure at Carrow Road, though opponents increasingly adapted to how he involved his goalkeeper in build-up play.[8](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/philippe-clement-tactics-norwich-city-2025-2026-analysis)
The improvement under Clement was not enough to reach the Premier League: the 2026–27 season preview describes the following campaign as the club's fifth straight in the second tier, confirming that the 2025–26 season ended without promotion.[3](https://readnorwich.com/2026/07/14/norwich-city-2026-27-season-preview-signings-fixtures/)
## References
1. [Norwich Manager History, Soccerbase](https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?teamTabs=managers&team_id=1855)
2. [Norwich City – Transfers 25/26, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/norwich-city/transfers/verein/1123/saison_id/2025/pos//detailpos/0/w_s//plus/1)
3. [Norwich City 2026/27 Season Preview, Read Norwich](https://readnorwich.com/2026/07/14/norwich-city-2026-27-season-preview-signings-fixtures/)
4. [2025-2026 Norwich City Scores and Fixtures, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/2025-2026/matchlogs/all_comps/schedule/Norwich-City-Scores-and-Fixtures-All-Competitions)
5. [Norwich City Stats, Records and History, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/squads/1c781004/history/Norwich-City-Stats-and-History)
6. [Norwich City match record: 2026, 11v11](https://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/matches/season/2026/)
7. [Norwich City analysis: How Philippe Clement has turned things around, Squawka](https://www.squawka.com/en/features/tactical-analysis-norwich-city-how-philippe-clement-has-turned-things-around-2026/)
8. [Philippe Clement Tactics At Norwich City 2025/2026, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/philippe-clement-tactics-norwich-city-2025-2026-analysis)
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