 He was voted the club's player of the year by the supporters in 1984 amongst the likes of Wark, Burley, Cooper, Butcher, Osman, Gates and Mariner.He then joined the small band of players who have played for both Ipswich and Norwich City, when he joined the Canaries in the summer of 1986 in a player exchange deal that saw John Deehan join Ipswich.Putney spent three seasons with Norwich, making 100 appearances, and enjoying some of the clubs best success, finishing 4th in the old First Division (now Premier League).