I have managed to uncover a variety of sources, some of which are primary, such as the photographs and eye witness accounts. Norwich City played at Plough Lane against the then, non-league Wimbledon. This part of the ground would have been an impressive sight on this day, it looking like a stadium bowl. Explore quality news images, ⦠The L&FR thus established its Norwich base at City Station on 36 acres of marshy land at the north-western fringe of the city centre just outside the historic walls. David Cuffley Former World Cup defender Danny Mills makes no secret of where his loyalties are in tomorrow's big League One showdown between ⦠The statistics suggest that the ground was usually half empty. Best bargain ever? No adequate scheme to improve The Nest was realistic however. Perhaps the biggest league game in Norwich’s history occurred a few years later, again against Coventry City, on April 21st, 1934. He strayed far to the right and received from Hooper and lobbed the ball over the city players in front of goal and Rimmer (above) cut in to supply the final touch a few feet from the post.” New United Football Old Trafford Stadium Replica Fun Home Ground 3D Puzzle Game. There are snippets of information regarding some strange goings on over the years. I reckon 40/50 feet high. The first goalkeeper I remember was Norman Wharton and Joe Hannah and Ginger Smith were full backs, Joe Joblin, Tim Williamson and Dougie Lochead, half backs. In front of some sections was a shelf of terrace which fans accessed from the terrace behind the goal to my right that day. Wydell, D (1991) Football League Grounds For A Change, Twydell Many fans would have travelled by public transport (train) but some, like Mr Edge, went by a charabanc and had a very uncomfortable journey. Grounds like the old Wembley, Filbert Street, The Baseball Ground, Roker Park and The Dell, to name just a few, cannot be brought back. Where we going? The 1933/34 edition of the handbook was 72 pages and was a pocket-sized. Offering spacious accommodation and period features, just on the outskirts of Norwich City Centre 'Carved out of a disused chalk pit, it was a very unlikely site for a football ground. Alf Kirchen played three games for England and scored a single goal in two of the games. He said Carrow Road, where the club have played for 82 years, was built in a remarkable 83 days. In April 2021 the city council took back control over delivering its environmental services, including street cleansing, park management and cemeteries and burials. There were more local away games against smaller clubs like Clapton in East London, Southend United and Metrogas who played on the Old Kent Road at the time of that game in 1921. Some secondary sources have suggested that it was felt as early as March 1926 that Norwich City should move on and leave the Nest. A large wall existed to quite a height which sloped down only slowly and stretched to the edge of the penalty area on the far side, where it was about 20/30 feet high. Welsh club Rhyl FC, who liquidated earlier this year, re-form as a new phoenix club and get back their old ground Belle Vue back. In the early evening the King would make his special address to the nation on the wireless (radio). Bernard Robinson had a player’s view of that game when he spoke to the BBC: “I’ll never forget that. Division 2 football meant established and successful northern teams like Manchester United, Blackpool, Newcastle, Sheffield United, Burnley, Notts Co and Nottingham Forest, Bury and Barnsley were coming to The Nest for fully competitive league games for the very first time. Also known as Colonial Cemetery, Old Burying Ground. They only had two seasons alongside Norwich City and, having a bird nickname, their ground was known as The Nest too. Sky Sports pundit and former Celtic attacking midfielder Kris Commons thinks Patrick Roberts is âa waste of talentâ at his current club Norwich City, writing in his regular Scottish Daily Mail column (07/10 print edition, Verdict supplement page 16). Bertram went to Newcastle. Perhaps those who were regulars in the Spion Kop got a view of it for the first time in full. He made the difference and scored the only goal of the game. In 1935 Alf Kirchen was snapped up by Arsenal, having played just a few games for Norwich. For the groggy, Wincarnis advertised a ‘pick me up’ which was a popular non-prescription solution for fatique. Groundhop day. I think we missed two goals from about 6 yards in the first half and in the second half Sheffield Wednesday broke away and the ball was centred very badly, all along the floor and Little, a left half who was running in, didn’t even know where the ball was, it hit his knee and went into the net. Compared with today it was like being out on the wilds. Picture by Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd +44 7904 640267 Norwich secure Championship title with 4-1 win over Reading. They will now be known as CPD Y Rhyl 1879 and are set to go again for the 2020/21 season, what league is ⦠My young heart bled for him.”, Geoffrey Ransome watched school football at The Nest in the 1930’s: “We watched the schools’ football final at The Nest from a vantage point just across the road from our school. Bus - First Group operates both city and county-wide bus services to Norwich, so as long as you can get reasonably close to the city then youâll be able to get a bus to within a mile of the ground. Norwich, New London County , Connecticut, USA Show Map. Some children would have been moved to the front and some spectators may have had a restricted view. A public landing built in 1694 at the head of the Thames River made it possible to offload goods at the harbor. Store opening hours are below. - Credit: Archant Library. Many, of course, came from the local area and other areas within the city of Norwich. Collections He writes: “Once, and only once, I actually played at The Nest. Billy Warnes, Ken Burdett, Jack Vynall (above left), Happy Houghton and Spud Murphy.”, Many of those interviewed by the BBC in the latter 1990’s could still remember their favourite City players at The Nest. Norwich City abandoned their Nest stadium in 1935 amid safety concerns and broke it up to help construct a new ground. Arsenal arranged a friendly match with Norwich at the Nest with the purpose of watching me and they left the ground having signed Alf Kirchen.”. We are looking for state-wise C&F / distributors for ⦠As the players looked around before the game and warmed up, they could have seen much smaller sections of the crowd at the Rosary Road end and in the stand next to the Spion Kop. In the FA Cup Norwich had games at Anfield, Villa Park, Stamford Bridge, Ewood Park, White Hart Lane, Elland Road and Highbury. However, improvements were made on a continued basis at The Nest, some were small and others larger and one would add 3,000 to the capacity when Sexton’s wood yard was bought and replaced with a new terrace in 1932. The sculpture remembering Norwich City's old ground at the Nest on Rosary road, Norwich was unveiled by Hopkin Homes in 2012. Football lovers can take a trip back through time during an illustrated talk on Norwich City's three grounds. Arsenal had just completed a hat-trick of Division 1 titles and, to add a bit of cream, Alf Kirchen was to play for Arsenal against his old club, Norwich. Some supporters’ pre match plans could be ruined. Bell said that the ground would hold 27,000. That’s all I wore, a yellow/green jersey. Sheffield Wednesday, of course, was a First Division side and, I don’t know about the other players, but I was absolutely in awe of them. It was a memorable competition for Norwich who were the only English club to beat Bayern at their old ground, the Olympic Stadium, in the more than 30 years the German side played there. Pull’s Ferry ceased its service and Norwich City moved to Carrow Road: On the 15th May, so soon after the Arsenal game, Norwich City Football Club received a letter regarding safety at The Nest. In 1909/10 Blackburn finished 3rd in division 1 but had an average crowd of just 13,000 and the league champions in 1912/13 (Sunderland) had an average of just 17,000 so Norwich’s average is relatively good. Over the period from 1908 to 1935, Norwich played a number of games against teams who are not familiar to us today. Acknowledgements. We reached Norwich just after midday, booked into our hotel – time for a quick lager while we waited for a cab – and then headed into the city. Arthur Coombe was from Great Yarmouth, Don Thrower from Drayton, Jack Spark from Horsford, Victor Wright and Margaret Gunn of Gorleston and Aubrey Aitkin from North Walsham and then, later, from Great Yarmouth. The average crowd didn’t really change from its regular 8000 per game despite improvements to facilities and an increase in capacity. Photo by Simon Finlay. 'The structure of the Newmarket Road ground is still going and it looks the same as it did,' he said. Later on, I used to go up The Nest on Sunday mornings and he’d collect all the shirts in a big apron and I’d put ‘em on my head and walk home to Gypsy Road with ‘em on top of my head. His view is one of the playing staff. - Credit: Archant Library. Into this, the players walked up the steps and onto the pitch. On the other side of the pitch I don’t think there was any grandstand at all.”, It seems Bernard Robinson was not a great fan of The Nest as a venue either but it gave the home side some advantage he said: “The wall I suppose was about 5 feet from the touchline and our wingers knew more about this wall than the opposing team and they used to fight shy of it. Middleton, D & Standley, P (1992) Norwich City-A Portrait in Old Postcards, SB Publications The old ground was shaking when chaos broke out in the stands as Simeon Jackson snatched a dramatic late winner (to seal his hat-trick) to beat a resilient Derby 3-2. was formed after a meeting at the Criterion Café in Norwich on 17 June 1902 and played their first competitive match against Harwich & Parkeston, at Newmarket Road on 6 September 1902. There was Thomas Halliday in his yellow sweater, driving round in a Bentley because I was working in Queens Road and he was lodging in Ashby Street. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. My mother did all the washing: 22 shirts, pairs of shorts and socks and towels. I have used photographs of the ground and a brief, published, first-hand account of the Nest. At the Nest, buntings were hung to commemorate the day and preparations were in hand for the visit of The Arsenal for the Hospital Cup Match which was to kick off at 5.30. My dad stored bikes which was our weekly income apart from what mum earned.” George Fox tells that, with typical Norwich humour that his father cared for bikes in his garden when there was a match on and he charged “a penny a wheel”. May bank holiday bin collections Bin collections in Norwich will be a day later than normal over the May bank holiday week commencing Monday 3 … The strains of Norwichâs famous battle song âOn the ball, Cityâ rang around this famous old ground in the opening few minutes of the match as the the crowd did their level best to lift their relegation-threatened team. Aubrey Aitkin, in his introduction to Ted Bell’s 1972 book On The Ball City describes his experience of playing football at the Nest. I think that was someone named Docherty but I’m not quite sure of that. Colchester Community Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the JobServe Community Stadium, is a football stadium in Colchester, England.It is the home of Colchester United Football Club.It has a capacity of 10,105 and opened in August 2008 in time for the 2008–09 season. Starling was his name and what a gentleman. I remember going round the ring one day with the boards and I got round to Jack Forster’s corner and he’d just been rinsing his mouth out with water and I got the lot all over me as he spat it all out. We had a bath in one corner of the big room which was about 8’ square I suppose and a wall round it about three feet tall and we all crammed into this bath and we had 3 slipper baths at the side of it which were filled with cold water and when we got out of the hot water we got into the cold so we wouldn’t catch cold I suppose.”, He said of joining the club: “When I first signed on I was on £4 per week and a £1 bonus for a win and 10s for a draw. Undercrofts Here’s a of undercrofts open to the public either on a regular basis or occasionally. This was an abandoned chalk pit to the east of the railway station, and from its steep, unpromising slopes, somehow Norwich City carved out a ground that even included a massive concrete wall behind one goal, which supported the kind of terracing offering a sheer drop that today would give Healthy and Safety officers a heart attack. Herbert Coe remembered players from the 1920’s: “The favourite player I had was Sammy Austin. I have managed to uncover a variety of sources, some of which are primary, such as the photographs and eye witness accounts. A minor fight took place between players - squaring up to each other - fisticuffs and kicking rear portions of their anatomy! There is, of course, so much more to Norwich City than a celebrity chef and a half-time rant, not least of which is their famous stadium Carrow Road. Other grounds that Norwich City played on would have been interesting too. On Monday March 24th 1913, before it was usual, an aeroplane was flown over The Nest twice during the 2-2 draw with Northampton. Man United: Old Trafford was a very different ground in 1966 18. New Brompton were not based in Earl’s Court but changed their name to Gillingham. Picture: Archant library Thanks to Groundtastic magazine who gave me permission to use some excellent photographs from their collection. Every week during the football season and the whole family was involved. The match day programme for the Arsenal game in 1935 had a special Jubilee and Hospital Cup cover but with the regular programme cover and content within. After The Great War Norwich played more than one away game at The Nest: Crystal Palace had moved out of The Velodrome and into Croydon Common’s old ground (see painting below). Missing Kind/ KindaKafe Hidden History Tour – Castle Meadow+ Read More Other journeys involved matches at Bournemouth, Bristol and Gillingham. Interestingly, the report admits that The Nest “is by no means an ideal arena but no better ground within easy reach is available, and there is little doubt that It will continue to be home of the club.” This is hardly a seal of approval after just 10 years at the ground. Bell, D (1972) On The Ball City, Wensum Books Norwich City played Bolton at The Nest before the northerners went on to win the first FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1923 (this match was ‘comparatively easy’ for Bolton according to notes in the 1923 FA Cup Final programme). He would walk toward the City along Drayton Road and then follow Wensum Park round to Oak Street and then walk toward The Barracks and either take Kett’s Hill up to Quebec Road and turn right or walk along to Gas Hill and walk up there to the Malvern Road turnstile. There were no serious injuries. Davage, M, Eastwood J & Platt K (2002) Canary Citizens-Centenary Edition, Jarrold Photos. Of all the FA Cup winners just 4 visited the Nest for an FA Cup game: Sunderland in 1910 (11,000 spectators), Tottenham (9,758) and Bradford City (8,043) in 1915 and Barnsley in 1922 (12,008). Geoffrey Ransome, a local lad, was a collector: “At the top of Lollards Road was a high iron stairway to Rosary Road up which we went to school and on Saturdays wriggle through the fence into The Nest! When ready for its first match in 1908, the capacity was 12,000. Aside from the small teams drawn in the earliest stages of the FA Cup, Norwich played Millwall Athletic (now Millwall), Leicester Fosse (Leicester City) and Leyton (now Leyton Orient after having been Clapton Orient and just Orient). A new sculpture has been unveiled to remember Norwich City's first football ground. The antics of the Norwich players after each goal were amusing, but were as naught compared to the scenes when the final whistle blew. Taken 1928/9 between Coventry and Norwich. On the day of the King’s Silver Jubilee in May 1935, Norwich City had a Hospital Cup charity game against The Arsenal who, in the previous 5 seasons had been Champions of Division 1 four times and FA Cup winners too. Austin later played in the 1928 FA Cup Final and for England. Brian Hickling knew that some of the players were locals. Paddy Hawes: ”Russell was on our wing weren’t he, what I remember, chap named Russell. I have used photographs of the ground and a brief, published, first-hand account of the Nest. This Monday turned out to be the perfect sunny spring day for King George V and Queen Mary’s Silver Jubilee celebration. There was a game at The Nest in the mid 1920’s that collected together many fewer fans than those on a Saturday afternoon as it was between the Norwich Schoolboys Team and The Grammar School Under 14’s. Hundreds came via Pulls’ Ferry across the Wensum. I can’t imagine where they were all packed in.”, For those of us who can recall games before all-ticket and all-seater football, getting into a big match at Carrow Road and the packed terrace inside, it is easy to imagine the possible events surrounding the game against Sheffield Wednesday at The Nest. Benny Smith he got disbanded from football. One or two of the players moved on to greater things: (Samual William) Austin (cigarette card above) played for England v Northern Ireland in October 1925 after he had left Norwich. Outlook for Saturday to Monday. Unlike today too, there wasn’t always a fixed day for mid-week games. He said if we were lucky enough to win today we are lucky enough to win the cup and they did.”, Of the scenes in the ground that day Robinson said: “Why the stand didn’t give way from the roof I don’t know. Check out a collection of Man builds all football grounds England Wales photos and editorial stock pictures. Tom Wilston was the groundsman up there. The property benefits from gas central heating, full double glazing and an allocated parking space. Arthur Coombe: “The gates were shut and so we couldn’t get in but we all rushed round to another entrance and the gates were shut there but I rather think it was an exit rather than an entrance. The top half dozen leading Norwich scorers are listed for each season from 1905 too. Postcards of the team were very popular too. District Office: 89 Midland Drive | Norwich, NY 13815 | P: 607.334.1600 | F: 607.336.8652 We were well paid, there’s no getting away from it because money was so much different in those days.”, Speaking of the successful Norwich City side of 1934 (winners of Division 3 South) Bernard Robinson talks of his fellow players who took to the pitch with him. Many seasons I watched every home game. The expansion plans which would have made Old Trafford as one of the largest stadiums in Europe has been put on hold. For the smoker, swan vestas were supposed to be the best to light their tobacco. When the winger centred, Sharpe cleared but clever passing between Kirchen, Naughton, and Russell almost gained the first score for the city but custodian Brown (above) in the Sheffield goal made a fine save from a furious shot from Russell”. It wasn’t a very pleasant ground to play on at all.”. George Travers, who had played for Barnsley in the 1912 Cup Final, had been leading scorer with 14 but had been sold to Gillingham who finished bottom of the third tier in 1920/21. Waring, P (2005) Head to Head, Breedon Books This campaign the Norwich City Under-21 Development Squad, managed by newly-appointed Mark Robson, will compete in the Barclays U21 Premier League, which has replaced the old reserve league format. Boots and all the gear you couldn’t afford them then. Taken 1928/9 between Coventry and Norwich. Very friendly people stood round you and knew you. We had our traffic problems even in those days.” Despite moving further out to Yarmouth Aitkin continued to travel into Norwich: “After 1920 we came from Yarmouth arriving after a bumpy ride across what then seemed like an interminable ‘Acle Straight’. The Canaries took residence at Carrow Road after being told by the Football League that their old ground, the Nest, was not suitable for competitive football to be played on. Memorials. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. A tongue not entirely unrelated to Old Saxon English, ... A s ensible idea considering the number of burial grounds in the city, ... Another fabulous read, you should start âNickâs Norwich City History Toursâ you have so many interesting stories. Above, the writer is playing football at The Nest and on the very ground itself…, Bibliography 14-day weather forecast for Norwich. Handbook, Quite possibly the best football magazine in the World, © 2021 All Rights Reserved - Read The League Built by B[]X, FA CUP 1961-62. I have been sent photographs of a model of The Nest made during the Norwich City centenary year (2002). Norwich City F.C. Some young people viewed a match at The Nest with great anticipation as the games presented an opportunity to make some money. Don Thrower added: “When they brought the rolos round at thruppence they would throw it up to you.”, In the introduction to On The Ball City, Aubrey Aitkin writes: “Yet the togetherness at Carrow Road is as nothing to the intimacy and compactness which we knew up to 1935 at The Nest.” In 1972 Aitkin reflected on attendance at The Nest with his twin brother: “My twin brother and I established a regular watching place on top of what we called Spion Kop (above). In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. Mrs Alma Powell remembers: “I and my friends used to meet the football fans pushing their bikes up St Matthews Hill to go to the match at The Nest. For members of the Norwich Society, often described as the city's civic watchdog, the event is free, but costs £5 for guests. The very first memory I have is of 7 years old in 1928 and I always remember them saying ‘give it to Varco’.” George Fox remembered: “He had a long throw; One of the longest in British football.”, Fans were able to get close to the players in other ways too. The chances of getting a ‘plumb’ home draw in the FA Cup were lessened by the fact that, as a third tier team, Norwich entered the competition at an earlier stage and risked being ‘out’ before the big boys were ‘in’. One of my sisters, she’s still alive by the way, 92 years old, she knitted me a yellow/green jersey. Carrow Road never got the same atmosphere with me at any rate. Newmarket Road sports ground and pavillion on the outer ring road in Norwich. Davies H, (2003) Boots Balls and Haircuts, Cassalls Norwich had lost their home record in their first match. As late on as March 1935, Norwich City were looking at plans and estimates to rebuild the Main Stand. Because, you see technology hadn’t got that far so it was mainly shouting over this hailer.”, Bernard Robinson gives us a unique view of The Nest from behind the scenes. Norwich’s previous season, their first in the third tier, was a very average one. Before the match some would have a read. The last match at The Nest was on May 6th and by August 31st Norwich City had a new stadium and broke their attendance record with 29,779 watching a 4-3 win over West Ham. It included some of the regular information from the match day programme but had photographs of all the players in the first team squad. by Matthew Rowell | Dec 22, 2017 | The Big Feature |, Norwich City Football Club Ground, (1908-1935). Booking train tickets in advance will normally save you money! Berditt came into prominence with a clever dribble which he ended with a pass out to Kirchen. Although a regular player at The Nest, Bernard Robinson remained modest: “I don’t consider myself a great footballer. Within the year there were many more changes than could have been expected. PHOTO SIMON FINLAY. Some fans may still be queueing for chips at Pye’s fish and chip shop or getting sweets from next door on Quebec Road. Here we were at the top of a sheer concrete wall 30 feet high. Coventry City will be playing their home games at Birmingham Cityâs St Andrewâs Trillion Trophy Stadium next season. Our Fan Hub store is now open. That suited the crowd and they really thought that was funny.” (Paddy Hawes). The Guide gives you all the information you need when travelling away with your team. The Club hopes that if planning permission is granted that the Club will move into the new stadium in 2023. A picture taken in Norwich Then and Now A Third Selection, by Philip Standley, showing Newmarket Road sports gound. ... Secondly you have the name for Barnetâs new stadium but still the location of their old ground; the closest station should be Canons Park. After school she went out to play in Fenn Crescent. To the club, these were unacceptable demands and, to cut a long story, Norwich City had to find a new place to play and soon. In 1910, Newcastle United played at the Nest and 13,473 were in attendance. Download this stock image: A Norwich City fan holds up a half-and-half scarf outside the ground ahead of the Premier League match at Old Trafford, Manchester. Godfrey Greener, a local lad, remembers delivering the Pink ‘Un to Kinsey at the Clyffe. Alex Tettey spent nine memorable years at Norwich City from 2012 - 2021. I bet they all say that probably because he scored a lot of goals and he was a wing player and eventually got transferred to Man City and I don’t think I’ll ever forgive the club for getting rid of him. Each one, like Wikipadia, is a piece of the puzzle. - Credit: Eastern Counties Newspapers, Mr Litster said: 'I've been fascinated with the history of football from a very young age, I founded and edited a magazine on it for 30 years, and it's something that's very much in my DNA. Kirchen, Russell and Berditt figured and in several moments that threatened danger and a shot from Russell hit the side netting. Norwich City Football Club. I think they had a dozen, probably more, hard shots on goal and he saved the lot”. Arthur Coombes remembered: “At half time there used to be a chap come along with a tray of chocolate biscuits and chocolates and one thing and another, nougat, and if you were near the front you’d be able to get a bar of chocolate and if not you’d give someone at the back someone would yell out, you’d throw the chocolate back and they’d pass you the money down.” Later that year Norwich were elected to play in the Southern League. They had to dry all these shirts so you can imagine the work.”, The players had a separate pre-match routine of course. He used to sing solo at the Scott Memorial church yard on Thorpe Road. Warners are pleased to offer this 2 bedroom, 1st floor apartment in a desirable location approximately 3 miles North of the city of Norwich. Aside from Sunderland, no division 1 champion ever played at The Nest. The pitch was not good either. Picture: Archant Library Luton Town were the visitors and a very good crowd gathered for the game. The Goldstone Ground - Brighton and Hove Albion's old stadium - Between 1960 and 1997 I was a very regular visitor to this football stadium. The latter very kindly took their model of The Nest out of storage to take photographs for me while the museum was being renovated. I mentioned Norwich City’s old ground, which was called “The Nest” and involved several hundred spectators perching on a high bluff which overlooked the ground and its low-level stands. Tom Parker was a different man altogether. Not so much to see the game, but to collect the ‘fag cards’ from the discarded packets on the floor of the stand.”, At the Manor House Pub on Drayton Road in Norwich, children would gather round visiting supporters, asking them for their spare coppers so they could get some sweets, Joan Edge remembers. Thank you to Mr George Fox who undertook a telephone interview with me and who gave me a copy of Memories of Thorpe Hamlet which included many first hand memories of life in the area on matchday. ', Where it all began, former NCFC player Ron Ashman visits the club's first ground on Newmarket Road. Only half of Norwich City’s games would have been played at The Nest of course. Read about some of Norwich’s most important dates in history, including when Norwich Castle, Norwich Cathedral and other historic and important buildings were built. Photo by Simon Finlay.
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