Norwich city football club were formed following a meeting at the criterion caf in norwich on 17 june 1902 the clubc original nickname was the citizens but this was superseded in 1907 bt the canaries after the clubs chairman a canary breeder changed their strip to yellow and greenmug design reads 1902 the birth of football criterion caf white lion streetour ceramic mugs are all white barring the printed design and are a standard mug size