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The club was founded in 1902 by a group of friends led Robert Webster and Joseph Cowper . Home games are played at Carrow Road (Capacity: 26,034)) Norwich have won the League Cup twice, in 1962 and 1985. It also claims the title of 'world's oldest fans song' ("On the Ball City") which was written in the 1890s and adapted for Norwich City on the club's formation. Norwich City F.C. is a public limited company that, in 2003, comprised approximately 8,000 individual shareholdings. Since purchasing their shares from Geoffrey Watling, Delia Smith and husband Michael Wynn-Jones have been joint majority shareholders.

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www.canaries.co.uk
Financial Overview: 
YearTurnover (£M)Pre Tax Profit (£M)Wages to Turnover Ratio (%)Employees
2007 - 0818.960-2.771.7210
2006 - 0723.7710.660.4208
2005 - 0624.737362.1214
2004 - 0537.4259.245.2201
2003 - 0413.928-3.387.5185
2002 - 0312.965-4.777.1170
2001 - 0215.2710.454.2167
2000 - 019.3910.986.4162
1999 - 007.696-0.7588.7143
1998 - 996.236-391.6109
1997 - 986.9100.665.596
1996 - 976.271-1.261.190
1995 - 966.5300.2106
1994 - 957.8551.1
1993 - 949.4770.9
Attendance: 
SeasonAttendance
2008 - 0924900
2007 - 0824900
2006 - 0724900
2005 - 0625000
2004 - 0524900
2003 - 0419000
2002 - 0321000
2001 - 0218000
2000 - 0117000
1999 - 0016000
1998 - 9916000
1997 - 9814000
1996 - 9714000
1995 - 9614000
1994 - 9518000

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