| 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 | ||||
| 144 | 354 | 2.45 | 70 | 48.61% | 39 | 27.08% | 35 | 24.31% |
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 27 | WXWX | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Wolves | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 25 | LWLL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | |
| 3 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 23 | WLWW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Bristol City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | WWLX | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | XWXW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | Burnley | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 19 | WXLW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sheffield United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | OLWW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | WLWX | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | QPR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 18 | OWLX | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 18 | LWLW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 11 | Swansea City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 | OXWW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 17 | WOXX | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 13 | 5 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 17 | LWLL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 14 | 4 | Derby County | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | +0 | 16 | LWWX | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 15 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 15 | LWWW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 16 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | +0 | 15 | XWWL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 | LLWL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 14 | XXLW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | WLLL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 20 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 | LLWL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 21 | 1 | Southampton | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | OLLW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 22 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 11 | WLWL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 8 | LOLL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 6 | XLLL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 9 | +1 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) |
| 8 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 3p) | |
| 7 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 3p) |
| 6 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | |
| 5 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | ||
| Stephen HUNT (Reading, 3p) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Tommy SMITH (Watford) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +1 | John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | |
| 4 | +1 | Rory FALLON (Plymouth Argyle) |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Billy SHARP (Sheffield United) | ||
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 2p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| +1 | Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | |
| +1 | Iain HUME (Barnsley) | |
| Graham ALEXANDER (Burnley, 3p) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) |
| Tuesday, 21 October 2008 | |||||
| 12 | Reading | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 18 | Bikey Amougou | 74 | van Nieuwstadt | ||
| 76 | Doyle | ||||
| 12 | Swansea City | 0-0 | QPR | ||
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 18 | Fallon | ||||
| 12 | Watford | 2-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 2 | O'Toole | 72 | Bothroyd | ||
| 24 | Hoskins | 75 | Bothroyd | ||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 0-0 | Southampton | ||
| 12 | Barnsley | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 4 | Hume | 69(p) | Clarke | ||
| 61(p) | Campbell-Ryce | ||||
| 12 | Norwich City | 5-2 | Wolves | ||
| 28(og) | Ikeme | 41 | Collins | ||
| 39 | Lita | 67(p) | Ebanks-Blake | ||
| 58 | Lita | ||||
| 70 | Lita | ||||
| 75 | Croft | ||||
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 0-2 | Bristol City | ||
| 27 | Trundle | ||||
| 52 | Williams | ||||
| 12 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 90 | O'Connor | ||||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 31 | McCleary | 52(p) | Miller | ||
| 12 | Blackpool | 3-2 | Derby County | ||
| 35 | Gow | 58 | Commons | ||
| 43 | Taylor-Fletcher | 77 | Sterjovski | ||
| 65 | Burgess | ||||
| 12 | Coventry City | 1-3 | Burnley | ||
| 40(p) | Ward | 52 | Duff | ||
| 88 | Blake | ||||
| 90 | Eagles | ||||