1996–97 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1996–97 English football season, Norwich City F.C.In 1996, Mike Walker returned for a second spell as Norwich manager to the delight of the fans but during the season he could not achieve promotion during his first season back at the club with only a 13th-place finish.After a great start which saw the Canaries lose only 2 out of the first 14 games, Norwich's brilliant form deteriorated from the end of October, picking up 3 points from the next 10 matches with 7 defeats during the winless run which all but ended their chances of automatic promotion.Norwich City's score comes first[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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