River Wensum River Wensum The River Wensum is a chalk river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare, despite being the larger of the two rivers. The river is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation. The Wensum is the principal river on which the city of Norwich was founded. The river passes Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City F.C.; one end of the ground was originally named "The River End" in its honour, a name that still persists among fans. The river receives its name from the Old English adjective "wandsum" or
Norwich City F.C. in European football Cup the previous year, but with the introduction of a Scottish Qualifier round to select four from eight teams for the quarter-final stage. Norwich were in Group 4 of the English Qualifiers, with Fulham, Chelsea and Bristol City. Norwich only picked up one point - that coming from a 1-1 draw away at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge - and finished bottom of their group. Fulham progressed from Group 4, and went on to be beaten in the final by Middlesbrough. In the 1976–77 season of the Anglo-Scottish Cup Norwich were the only non-London club in Group 3: Fulham, Chelsea and Orient