| 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 | ||||
| 120 | 294 | 2.45 | 56 | 46.67% | 32 | 26.67% | 32 | 26.67% |
| 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 | 1 | Birmingham City | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 23 | WXWL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | Wolves | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 22 | LLWW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
| 3 | Reading | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 20 | WWWX | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 | WWWL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | WXWW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 15 | WLXW | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | XWLX | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Swansea City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | WWLX | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 5 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 15 | LWWX | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 10 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 | LWWO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 11 | 3 | QPR | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 14 | LXLL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 12 | 3 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | LLLL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 13 | 3 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | LXLW | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 14 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 13 | WLLO | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 13 | WXWX | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 16 | 2 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13 | XXXW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 17 | 6 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | LWXO | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 18 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | WWXL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 | WLLX | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 20 | 4 | Southampton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | LWWO | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 21 | 2 | Norwich City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10 | LLOW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 22 | 1 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 | WLOO | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 23 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 7 | LLLL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 | LLLO | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 6 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 3p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 5 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford) | |
| Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 2p) | ||
| 4 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +1 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Billy SHARP (Sheffield United) | ||
| +1 | Stephen HUNT (Reading, 2p) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 2p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Graham ALEXANDER (Burnley, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | |
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) |
| Saturday, 4 October 2008 | |||||
| 10 | Norwich City | 1-2 | Derby County | ||
| 51(p) | Clingan | 26 | Hulse | ||
| 85 | Ellington | ||||
| 10 | Reading | 3-1 | Burnley | ||
| 4 | Hunt | 89 | McCann | ||
| 52 | Hunt | ||||
| 64 | Long | ||||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 4-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 15(og) | Beevers | ||||
| 25 | Gallagher | ||||
| 30 | Mackie | ||||
| 90 | Seip | ||||
| 10 | Coventry City | 4-1 | Southampton | ||
| 19 | Tabb | 63 | Surman | ||
| 33 | McKenzie | ||||
| 47 | Best | ||||
| 87 | Tabb | ||||
| 10 | Watford | 2-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 12 | Harley | 5 | St Ledger | ||
| 21 | Smith | ||||
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 6 | Bailey | 34(og) | Cranie | ||
| 60(og) | Volz | ||||
| 10 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | QPR | ||
| 45 | Phillips | ||||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 4 | Ifill | ||||
| 81 | Kuqi | ||||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Bristol City | ||
| 45 | Beattie | ||||
| 56(og) | Fontaine | ||||
| 69 | Beattie | ||||
| 10 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 90 | Gow | 83 | Parry | ||
| 10 | Swansea City | 3-1 | Wolves | ||
| 1 | Jordi Gómez | 16 | Keogh | ||
| 41 | Scotland | ||||
| 57 | Scotland | ||||
| 10 | Barnsley | 4-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 54 | Foster | 11(p) | Stock | ||
| 60 | Campbell-Ryce | ||||
| 73 | Macken | ||||
| 87 | Hume | ||||