Adam Drury 1687281 219751084 2008-06-16T18:48:02Z Jonathan Winsky 6026862 Added profile {{Football player infobox | | image = [[Image:Replace this image male.svg|150px]] <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | playername = Adam Drury | fullname = Adam James Drury | nickname = | dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|29|df=y}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}} | cityofbirth = [[Cottenham]] | countryofbirth = [[England]] | currentclub = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] | clubnumber = 3 | position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] | youthyears = | youthclubs = | years = 1995&ndash;2001<br>2001&ndash; | clubs = [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] <br> [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] | caps(goals) = 147 (2) <br> 248 (3) | nationalyears = | nationalteam = | nationalcaps(goals) = | pcupdate = [[1 February]] [[2008]] | ntupdate = | }} '''Adam James Drury''' (born [[29 August]] [[1978]] in [[Cottenham]], [[England]]) is a professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who plays for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. ==Career== Drury joined Norwich City from [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] in March 2001 for [[pound sterling|£]]500,000. He is a left-back and has been a regular for the Canaries since he signed for the club. He was voted [[Norwich City player of the year]] in [[2002-03 in English football|2002&ndash;03]]. Norwich manager [[Nigel Worthington]] appointed Drury team captain the following season and he led the team to the Division One Championship. Drury was presented with the trophy as captain on the balcony of City Hall, Norwich in front of tens of thousands of supporters. In the close season of 2004 Norwich signed competition for Drury in the shape of the experienced [[Simon Charlton]] from [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] but Charlton often ended up playing in the centre of defence with Drury retaining his place on the left. Loss of form during the [[2004-05 in English football|2004&ndash;05]] season did lead to Drury being dropped for a short time and he was relieved of the captaincy (which passed to [[Craig Fleming]]) until the start of the [[2006-07 in English football|2006&ndash;07]] season when he was re-instated. Towards the end of the 2004&ndash;05 season he found his form again and turned in an outstanding display as part of the Norwich team that beat [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2&ndash;0 at [[Carrow Road]]. He continued to be a key member of the Norwich squad on their return to the Coca Cola Championship for season [[2005-06 in English football|2005&ndash;06]]. Norwich manager Nigel Worthington named Drury as Norwich City captain for the 2006&ndash;07 season, though Worthington's successor [[Peter Grant (footballer)|Peter Grant]] awarded the captaincy to [[Jason Shackell]] at the beginning of the [[2007-08 in English football|2007&ndash;08]] campaign. On [[9 May]] [[2007]], Drury signed a new four year contract with Norwich. He is married with a son Ethan and is patron of the [[Forces2Canaries]] Supporters Group - an official Norwich City Supporters Group for members and ex-members of the Armed Forces and their Relatives. ==Honours== * First division championship winner 2004 * Norwich City player of the year 2003 ==External links== *[http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~9243,00.html Adam Drury player profile] at canaries.co.uk *{{soccerbase|9172|Adam Drury}} *[http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/drury.htm Career Information] *[http://www.forces2canaries.co.uk/patron.htm Adam Drury - Patron of Forces2Canaries] *[http://www.uptheposh.com/people/93/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database] {{start box}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|title=[[Captains of Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City Captain]]|before=[[Iwan Roberts]] |after=[[Craig Fleming]]||years=2003-2004}} {{succession box|title=[[Captains of Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City Captain]]|before=[[Craig Fleming]] |after=[[Jason Shackell]]||years=2006-2007}} {{end box}} {{Norwich City F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Drury, Adam}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Peterborough United F.C. players]] [[Category:Norwich City F.C. players]] [[Category:Premier League players]] [[Category:The Football League players]]