News & Articles
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The Trust contributed an article in the programme for yesterday’s Championship match against Sheffield United as shown below. The full text of the article is also published here. We asked the Historical Trust to tell us about some aspects of The Nineties. Historians, it seems, see things from a different perspective… Norwich City Football Club
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This new film tells the story of former player Tony Powell as he reflects on his past. This is a moving and layered portrait of Tony, a former 1970s football star, now an ageing manager of the dilapidated Holloway motel. He disappeared for more than 40 years after abandoning his life and family for a
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The next Football Collectors Fair is at the Forum between 10am – 4pm on Sunday 22 March 2026. The Trust will again be attending this great event to offer visitors information on the history of Norwich City as well as discussing and valuing any items brought into the event. There will also the ever popular
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He was born in the Bristol area on 11 June 1947, with the birth registered at Thornley. Boxing & Amateur Football He boxed as a bantamweight when young and won the Western Counties Championship. He played for Lawrence Weston Boys and for National Smelting. Then in 1967/68 he played 9 games, scoring 3 goals, for
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Hugh Curran won the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy in 1968. Born in Scotland He was born in Carstairs, Scotland on 28 September 1943. When he was aged 11 he moved with his family to Dublin. He played hurling and Gaelic football. He played for Home Farm in Dublin before joining Manchester United as an apprentice
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The Trust have published the first edition of a new email newsletter to share progress and news on acitivities and events. You can read the first newsletter here. If you would like to receive the next edition of the newsletter, please sign-up and and join our mailing list here.
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This month, we look at the life and career of Terry Allcock; the first winner of the Barry Butler trophy. Born in Leeds He was born in Leeds on 10 December 1935. When young he lived at Colenso Terrace, Holbeck which is close to Leeds United’s ground at Elland Road. He attended and played for
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Our feature for this month is on former Canary captain Barry Butler. Early Life He was born in the Robson Maternity home, Stockton on Tees on 30 July 1934. He attended and played for the Richard Hind Secondary School and played for Stockton Schoolboys. On leaving school he became an apprentice electrical fitter at Imperial
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Printed match tickets are increasingly rare given the widespread adoption of digital ticketing. It’s a shame as printed tickets provide wonderful souvenirs of games that have been seen and stadiums that have been visited. This ticket is one of the items within the collection preserved and maintained by Norwich City Football Club Historical Trust. It
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The Historical Trust will be attending the next Collector’s Fair in the atrium of the Forum on Sunday 2 November 2025, 10am – 4pm. We will be providing information on the history of Norwich City as well as discussing and valuing any items brought into the event. We will also be running a lucky dip!