A grim season that ended in relegation for Norwich City was watched by crowds reaching very nearly one million. Attendances for the Canaries' 49 matches in all competitions in 2008-09 totalled 998,394.

A grim season that ended in relegation for Norwich City was watched by crowds reaching very nearly one million.

Attendances for the Canaries' 49 matches in all competitions in 2008-09 totalled 998,394.

Once again Carrow Road was packed with 564,483 spectators watching their 23 home Championship fixtures at an average of 24,542, the third highest in the division below Derby with 29,440 and Sheffield United with 26,023.

It is remarkable that City's average home gate was better than champions Wolves and more than 5,000 higher than runners-up Birmingham, both looking forward to Premier League football while Bryan Gunn's men prepare for life in League One.

Highest home crowd of the season was 25,487 for the Easter Monday visit of Watford, but the biggest gate home or away was the 28,274 at Ipswich six days later.

The only four-figure gate for a Championship match involving Norwich was 7,505 at Blackpool in March.

Goalkeeper David Marshall was the only ever-present player for the second season running, making 49 appearances, and has now played 100 consecutive games for the club.

Player of the season Lee Croft was next on the appearances chart with 44 outings in all competitions.

City once again had a huge turnover of players with 33 appearing for the first team, 15 of them on loan.

One of those loan recruits, Reading striker Leroy Lita, finished as top scorer with seven goals, with midfielder Sammy Clingan second on six - the same total as own goals - and Croft and Arturo Lupoli on five each.

City collected five red cards, two of them for Darel Russell, with Gary Doherty, John Kennedy and Dejan Stefanovic also sent off. Doherty had a second red card overturned after referee Andy D'Urso controversially dismissed him in the home game against Bristol City.

t Senior appearances (maximum 49, including Coca-Cola Championship, FA Cup, Carling Cup) - Marshall 49; Croft 44; Clingan 43; Russell 41; Bertrand, Otsemobor 40; Doherty 36; Hoolahan 35; Fotheringham 30; Pattison 26; Omozusi 24; Cureton 23; Bell, Lupoli 20; Grounds, Kennedy, Lita, Shackell, Sibierski 16; Drury 14; Cort, Gow 13; Stefanovic 12; Carney, Mooney 9; Lee, McDonald 7; Koroma 6; Lappin 5; Killen, Leijer 4; Daley 3; Smith 2 (33 players used).

t Goals (all competitons) - Lita 7; Clingan 6; Croft, Lupoli 5; Russell 4; Doherty, Grounds, Mooney, Pattison 3; Cureton, Hoolahan, Kennedy, Lee, Sibierski 2; Cort, Fotheringham, McDonald 1. Own goals 6. Total 58.

t League appearances (maximum 46) - Marshall 46; Croft 41; Clingan 40; Bertrand, Russell 38; Otsemobor 37; Doherty 34; Hoolahan 32; Fotheringham 27; Pattison 24; Cureton 22; Omozusi 21; Bell 19; Lupoli 17; Grounds, Lita 16; Kennedy, Shackell, Sibierski 15; Gow 13; Cort, Stefanovic 12; Drury 11; Carney, Mooney 9; Lee, McDonald 7; Koroma, Lappin 5; Killen, Leijer 4; Daley 3; Smith 2 (33 players used).

t League goals - Lita 7; Clingan 6; Croft 5; Lupoli, Russell 4; Doherty, Grounds, Mooney, Pattison 3; Cureton, Hoolahan, Kennedy, Lee, Sibierski 2; Cort, Fotheringham, McDonald 1. Own goals 6. Total 57

t Aggregate senior appearances (players appearing in 2008-09) - Drury 284; Russell 232; Doherty 183; Shackell 145; Croft 131; Marshall 105; Cureton 100; Otsemobor 87; Fotheringham 76; Bertrand 60; Pattison 55; Clingan 43; Lappin 38; Hoolahan 35; Omozusi 24; Bell, Lupoli 20; Grounds, Kennedy, Lita, Sibierksi 16; Cort, Gow 13; Stefanovic 12; Carney, Mooney 9; Lee, McDonald 7; Koroma 6; Killen, Leijer 4; Daley 3; Smith 2.

t Aggregate senior goals (players appearing in 2008-09) - Cureton 22; Russell 18; Croft 9; Doherty, Lita 7; Clingan 6; Lupoli 5; Fotheringham 4; Drury, Grounds, Lappin, Mooney, Pattison 3; Hoolahan, Kennedy, Lee, Shackell, Sibierski 2; Cort, McDonald, Otsemobor 1.

t Under-18 appearances (maximum 32, including FA Premier Academy Under-18 League, FA Youth Cup) - Kelly, Omoregie 30; David Stephens 29; Dawkin, Dumic 27; Francomb 26; Rudd 24; Adeyemi, Lathrope 23; Brindley, Davey 22; Smith 21; Habergham 18; Daley, Reeves 16; Clarke 15; Renton 11; Steer 7; Ball, Drmola 5; Cooper, Alex Stephens 4; Gordon, Oakley 3; Clark, Dean, Swaine 2; Chalmers, Grieveson, Johnston, Ramm, Ujcik, Walker 1 (33 players used).

t Under-18 goalscorers - Davey, Renton 9; Kelly 7; Daley, Dawkin 4; Adeyemi, David Stephens 3; Clarke, Lathrope, Omoregie 2; Brindley, Cooper, Dumic, Alex Stephens 1. Total 49.

t Attendances (2007-08 figures in brackets)

Home total: 578,480 (597,917).

Home average: 24,103 (23,916).

Home league total: 564,483 (564,131).

Home league average: 24,542 (24,527).

Away total: 418,160 (419,914).

Away average: 16,726 (16,150).

Away league total: 399,284 (391,480).

Away league average: 17,360 (17,020).

Overall total: 998,394 (1,017,831).

Overall average: 20,375 (19,957).

League total: 963,767 (955,611).

League average: 20,951 (20,774).