Norwich City Justin Fashanu mural on Fat Cat and Canary pub

Artwork dedicated to the German head coach appeared on the side of the Fat Cat and Canary pub in Thorpe Road in 2021 after the second Championship title triumph of his reign - but was removed last week after Farke's appointment as manager of Leeds United.

Christian Hodgkinson said he couldn't have the mural of former manager Daniel Farke after his appointment by Leeds (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

Now the popular city boozer has unveiled the replacement features Justin Fashanu, one of the club's star players in the early 1980s, who died aged just 37.

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He scored 40 goals in 103 appearances for Norwich after emerging from the club's youth system in 1979, being sold to Nottingham Forest in 1981 for £1m.

His legacy has been with the LGBTQ+ community though, being inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame in 2020 as the first openly gay professional men's footballer.

Christian said Hopefully everyone will like it - I think it's brilliant (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)

The forward also scored a memorable long-range goal for City against Liverpool in 1980 which won the BBC's Goal of the Season award.

Fat Cat and Canary landlord Christian Hodgkinson said: "He was a great player for starters and is an absolute legend.

The mural was created by Gnasher Murals (Image: Newsquest)

"I didn't want to remove the Farke mural but going to Leeds I couldn't have it.

"Hopefully everyone will like it - I think it's brilliant.

"I've had people walking past and taking pictures of it already - it's something that's going to stay up for a long time."

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Fashanu came out as gay in The Sun in 1990 but his personal life featured regularly in the tabloids. He took his own life in 1998, two months after allegations of sexual assault had emerged in the USA.

Christian added: "Gnasher murals, who created the Farke piece as well as Grant Holt and Jeremy Goss on the garages, has done wonders.

Canaries legends Jeremy Goss, left, and Grant Holt feature on the garage doors behind the Fat Cat and Canary pub (Image: Newsquest)

"He was up from about 8am to 4pm yesterday (Tuesday) - he's an amazing artist."

In December 2022, Proud Canaries - an LGBTQ+ supporter group for City - launched a campaign for a statue of Justin Fashanu, including a memorial garden, hoping to raise £150,000 for the bust.

Christian said Justin Fashanu was a great player and is an absolute legend (Image: Sonya Duncan, Newsquest)