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 | ||||
| 108 | 255 | 2.36 | 47 | 43.52% | 31 | 28.70% | 30 | 27.78% |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 22 | LWWW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 20 | XWLW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 17 | WWXW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 15 | WWXW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 15 | WWOL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | Sheffield United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | WWLX | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 4 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | WLXW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | QPR | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 14 | XLLW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | Preston North End | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 14 | LLLW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 | 4 | Bristol City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 | XLWL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 11 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | WXOX | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | XWWW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 12 | LXWX | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 14 | 1 | Blackpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 12 | XXWL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 | Swansea City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 12 | WLXX | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 16 | 4 | Southampton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 | WWOX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 17 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | LLOW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | 1 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | XWXX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 19 | 4 | Norwich City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | LOWL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 20 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | WXLL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 21 | 2 | Watford | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | LLXL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 22 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 7 | LLLL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 23 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 | LOOL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 | LLOL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 6 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 3p) |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 5 | +1 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) |
| Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 2p) | ||
| 4 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| Billy SHARP (Sheffield United) | ||
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 2p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| +1 | Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford) | ||
| +1 | Graham ALEXANDER (Burnley, 3p) | |
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| 3 | +1 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) |
| +1 | Rory FALLON (Plymouth Argyle) | |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Stephen HUNT (Reading, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | |
| Arturo LUPOLI (Norwich City) | ||
| Ibrahima SONKO (Reading) | ||
| Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| Sam VOKES (Wolves) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +1 | Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | |
| Michael McINDOE (Bristol City, 1p) | ||
| Barry NICHOLSON (Preston North End) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) |
| Tuesday, 30 September 2008 | |||||
| 9 | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 31 | Bothroyd | 89 | Dann | ||
| 85(p) | McCormack | ||||
| 9 | Preston North End | 0-2 | Swansea City | ||
| 19 | Bodde | ||||
| 80(p) | Jordi Gómez | ||||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 0-2 | Sheffield United | ||
| 14(og) | Roberts | ||||
| 60 | Quinn | ||||
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 48 | Esajas | ||||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 63 | Beattie | ||||
| 9 | QPR | 1-1 | Blackpool | ||
| 79 | Blackstock | 18 | Taylor-Fletcher | ||
| 9 | Bristol City | 2-2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 63 | Akinde | 6 | Mackie | ||
| 88 | Noble | 18 | Fallon | ||
| 9 | Derby County | 1-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 87 | Davies | 26 | Owusu-Abeyie | ||
| 9 | Wolves | 0-3 | Reading | ||
| 4(og) | Hennessey | ||||
| 71 | Bikey Amougou | ||||
| 88 | Cissé | ||||
| 9 | Burnley | 3-2 | Watford | ||
| 25(p) | Alexander | 6 | Hoskins | ||
| 46 | Paterson | 45 | Hoskins | ||
| 69 | Elliott | ||||
| 9 | Southampton | 2-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 29 | Robertson | ||||
| 64(p) | McGoldrick | ||||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Barnsley | ||
| 20 | Stead | ||||
| 66 | Garvan | ||||
| 69 | Iván Campo | ||||
