Championship| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 96 | 225 | 2.34 | 41 | 42.71% | 28 | 29.17% | 27 | 28.13% |
| 2008/09 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Wolves | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 22 | WWWW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 19 | WLWW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Reading | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 14 | WXWL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | LLWO | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | QPR | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 | LLWW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | LWLO | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 12 | XWXO | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 5 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 | WXWW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 | WOLW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | 5 | Sheffield United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | WLXL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | LXWO | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 12 | 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 | WWWL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 13 | 3 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 | XWLW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | 5 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 10 | LOWL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 | OWLW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | XOXW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | WXXW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 18 | 7 | Swansea City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 | LXXL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 19 | 2 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | LXLL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 20 | 2 | Southampton | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | WOXL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 21 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 7 | LLLL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 22 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 6 | XLLW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 23 | 1 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 | OOLL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 24 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 | LOLL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 8 | +2 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) |
| 6 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | |
| 5 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 2p) |
| +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 2p) | |
| 4 | +1 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) |
| Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | ||
| Billy SHARP (Sheffield United) | ||
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford) | ||
| +1 | John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | |
| 3 | +1 | Noel HUNT (Reading) |
| +1 | Stephen HUNT (Reading, 2p) | |
| Arturo LUPOLI (Norwich City) | ||
| Ibrahima SONKO (Reading) | ||
| +1 | Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | |
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| Sam VOKES (Wolves) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Graham ALEXANDER (Burnley, 2p) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| Michael McINDOE (Bristol City, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Barry NICHOLSON (Preston North End) | |
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) |
| Saturday, 27 September 2008 | |||||
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 0-2 | Southampton | ||
| 50(og) | Mills | ||||
| 58(p) | Surman | ||||
| 8 | Burnley | 3-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 33 | Guðjónsson | 22 | Nicholson | ||
| 64 | Caldwell | ||||
| 90 | Eagles | ||||
| 8 | QPR | 0-2 | Derby County | ||
| 80 | Albrechtsen | ||||
| 89 | Villa | ||||
| 8 | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Birmingham City | ||
| 86 | McCormack | 5 | McFadden | ||
| 41 | Owusu-Abeyie | ||||
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 23 | Stead | 25 | Moses | ||
| 8 | Wolves | 2-0 | Bristol City | ||
| 17 | Kightly | ||||
| 68 | Ebanks-Blake | ||||
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 41 | Fallon | ||||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Watford | ||
| 1 | Speed | 56 | O'Toole | ||
| 66 | Beattie | ||||
| 8 | Barnsley | 0-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 20 | Varney | 39 | Small | ||
| 42 | Tudgay | ||||
| 8 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 58 | Burgess | 69 | Eastwood | ||
| 8 | Reading | 4-0 | Swansea City | ||
| 19 | Hunt | ||||
| 26 | Doyle | ||||
| 40 | Hunt | ||||
| 90 | Doyle | ||||
