Everton striker James Vaughan became Norwich's first signing after clinching promotion to the Premiership at the end of the 2010/11 season. The 22 year old striker signed a three year contract for a fee reported to be £1.5million.

The England Under-21 international spent much of the 2010/11 season on loan at Championship club Crystal Palace, scoring nine goals in 30 games

"I've got no worries. I think he'll do great. He was a handful for Palace and more than helped them stay up," said Norwich boss Paul Lambert. "He's a terrific lad. He's been in the Premier League before and scored goals at that level. Sometimes, when kids burst on the scene, pretty early it can take a bit of time before that newness goes away. He just needs a fresh start I think and Norwich can provide that for him.

Vaughan became the youngest Premier League goalscorer when he scored on his Everton debut, at the age of 16 years and 271 days, in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace at Goodison Park in April 2005. But his time with the Toffees was disrupted by injury and he struggled to establish a first team place, heading off on loan spells at Derby, Leicester and eventually Palace

At the time of signing, he has 4 England Under-21 caps and has also been capped at Under-17 and Under-19 levels.

Injured during pre-season, Vaughan made his Norwich debut on 11th September 2011 in the televised home clash with West Brom that City lost 1-0. He received a face wound aftr being elbowed in the face by Baggies' defender Gabrial Tamas, and needed hospital treatment.

Vaughan was injured in his third appearance for City, against Sunderland, damaging his knee and requiring surgery that will keep him out of action for three or four months. He ended up only making 6 appearances all season.