I may be mistaken, but of those I think the ones we would consider the most

successful would be Lewis, Aarons, Godfrey and for a while Cantwell? Maybe Omobamidele?

Aarons was signed from Luton aged 16
Lewis was signed from Luton aged 16
Godfrey was signed from York aged 18
Omobamidele was signed from Leixlip aged 17

So of those 5, only Cantwell was really a product of our academy.

The next most successful is arguably Idah who was also 16 when he signed from Ireland. I don't know, but they all felt like young cheap signings with potential rather than genuine Norwich youth products. Plenty in that era didn't get much of a chance (Martin, Adshead, Famewo, Abrahams for example).

Of course Adams' FA Cup winning youth side of 12/13 did churn out some fairly successful players albeit mostly for other sides - the Murphys, Morris, Toffolo and McGeehan.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 16th 2026 at 18:08:57

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