Norwich City v Colchester United, 08 August 2009
| Score | 7-1 to Colchester United |
| Referee | Rob Shoebridge |
| Competition | League One |
| Venue | Carrow Road |
| Attendance | 25,217 |
View Norwich City v Colchester United head to head
Goals:
| Cody McDonald | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Michael Theoklitos
Defender/Right back
Jon Otsemobor
Defender
Gary Doherty
Defender/Centre back
Michael Nelson
Defender/Left back
Adam Drury
Midfielder
Matt Gill
Midfielder
Wes Hoolahan
Midfielder
Owain Tudur-Jones
Midfielder
Simon Whaley
Forward
Grant Holt
Forward
Chris Martin
Substitutions:
| Cody McDonald for Chris Martin | 58 |
| Tom Adeyemi for Matt Gill | 59 |
Cards:
| Gary Doherty | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ben Alnwick
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Spillane
Midfielder
Tom Adeyemi
Midfielder
Simon Lappin
Forward
Jamie Cureton
Forward
Goran Maric
Forward
Cody McDonald
Comments:
This opening day setback set a new record for Norwich City's heaviest-ever home defeat. The old record had stood since Boxing Day 1946 when Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic won 6-1 at Carrow Road in Division Three (South)... a day after losing to the same opponents (0-1) at Dean Court.Goals:
| Kevin Lisbie | 10 |
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| Clive Platt | 13 |
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| Clive Platt | 19 |
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| Dave Fox | 22 |
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| Kevin Lisbie | 38 |
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| David Perkins | 76 |
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| Scott Vernon | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Ben Williams
Goalkeeper
Lee Beevers
Defender/Right back
Marc Tierney
Defender
Pat Baldwin
Defender/Centre back
Magnus Okuonghae
Defender/Centre back
Dave Fox
Midfielder
Simon Hackney
Midfielder
Dean Hammond
Midfielder
Ashley Vincent
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Lisbie
Forward
Clive Platt
Forward
Substitutions:
| Scott Vernon for Kevin Lisbie | 62 |
| David Perkins for Simon Hackney | 66 |
| Kem Izzet for Ashley Vincent | 70 |
Cards:
| Marc Tierney | 60 | Y |
| Dave Fox | 65 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mark Cousins
Defender
Alan Maybury
Midfielder
Gary Holt
Midfielder
Kem Izzet
Midfielder
David Perkins
Forward
Joel Thomas
Forward
Scott Vernon
Comments:
This opening day setback set a new record for Norwich City's heaviest-ever home defeat. The old record had stood since Boxing Day 1946 when Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic won 6-1 at Carrow Road in Division Three (South)... a day after losing to the same opponents (0-1) at Dean Court.