The latter game's attendance of 9,616 was then the largest crowd that had watched a friendly game involving the women's team.--> In February 2022 a crowd of 14,284 saw England draw 0-0 with Spain in the Arnold Clark Cup, with Norfolk-born player Lauren Hemp making a substitute appearance at her local stadium. Hemp and the Lionesses returned to the stadium in July 2024, when a crowd of 23,003 saw them secure a 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in a UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 qualifier, with Alessia Russo and Georgia Stanway scoring England’s goals.

1986 WFA Cup final

Prior to 2015, finals of the Women's FA Cup were held at various grounds across the country. By coincidence, the year that Carrow Road was chosen in 1986, Norwich reached the final and they beat Doncaster Belles 4-3.

Music

The stadium has occasionally hosted music concerts. Status Quo played a concert there in 1997. Elton John, supported by Lulu, appeared at the venue in 2005. George Michael gave a performance there on 12 June 2007, supported by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and Rod Stewart performed a concert at the stadium in June 2011.

The Elton John and George Michael concerts both attracted crowds of over 20,000 people. Andrew Cullen, the director of sales and marketing for the Carrow Road ground, told BBC Radio Norfolk prior to the George Michael performance that he hoped such concerts would become an annual summer event for the venue, if big enough star names could be attracted. Westlife were due to be performing in the stadium on 19 June 2020 for their "Stadiums in the Summer Tour" before it was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Take That performed at the stadium in 2017, 2019 and 2024. Summer 2022 saw The Killers perform on 9 June and Elton John perform on 15 June. Arctic Monkeys performed there on 7 June 2023.

Summary of ground records

  • Highest attendance: 43,984, Norwich City 0–2 Leicester City, 1962–63 FA Cup sixth round, 30 March 1963.
  • Biggest margin of defeat: 6, Norwich City 1–7 Colchester United, Football League One, 8 August 2009.
  • Goals in a game: 9 (several occurrences). Most recently; Norwich City 4–5 Liverpool, 2015–16 Premier League, 23 January 2016.

See also

  • Lists of stadiums
  • List of football stadiums in England

References

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