| 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 | ||||
| 180 | 440 | 2.44 | 83 | 46.11% | 50 | 27.78% | 47 | 26.11% |
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 34 | WWWL | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 30 | LLWW | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Reading | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 27 | WLOW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
| 4 | 1 | Burnley | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 26 | WWXW | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sheffield United | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 25 | WOWO | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | Cardiff City | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 25 | LWWX | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | QPR | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | +0 | 22 | LWOO | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 21 | WXWX | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | Derby County | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 21 | XWXL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 1 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 21 | OLWO | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 11 | 3 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 | LOOW | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 12 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | +0 | 21 | LWLW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1 | Blackpool | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 21 | WLXW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 14 | 2 | Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 20 | WXXL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 15 | 3 | Preston North End | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 20 | LWLL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 19 | XLLL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |
| 17 | 4 | Barnsley | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 18 | WWOW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 18 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | +0 | 17 | XLXL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 19 | 1 | Norwich City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 16 | LLWW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 20 | 2 | Southampton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 16 | WXLO | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| 21 | 2 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 15 | LLLX | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 22 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | LXXL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 10 | XWLX | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 9 | OLLL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 11 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 4p) |
| +2 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 10 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 3p) |
| 8 | +1 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) |
| 6 | +1 | Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) |
| +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 1p) | |
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| 5 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +1 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | |
| Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | ||
| +2 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 1p) | |
| +1 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Stephen HUNT (Reading, 3p) | ||
| Owen GARVAN (Ipswich Town) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +2 | Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | |
| Garry O'CONNOR (Birmingham City) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) |
| Saturday, 1 November 2008 | |||||
| 15 | Burnley | 2-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 55 | Eagles | ||||
| 60 | Eagles | ||||
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | QPR | ||
| 73 | Stead | ||||
| 75 | Stead | ||||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 54(p) | Watson | 7 | Clarke | ||
| 15 | Watford | 3-4 | Blackpool | ||
| 4 | Hoskins | 18 | Southern | ||
| 36 | Rasiak | 56 | Burgess | ||
| 68(p) | Smith | 85 | Taylor-Fletcher | ||
| 90 | Gow | ||||
| 15 | Preston North End | 2-3 | Southampton | ||
| 36 | Jones | 64 | Pearce | ||
| 42 | Elliott | 69 | Surman | ||
| 90 | McGoldrick | ||||
| 15 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 49(p) | Beattie | ||||
| 57 | Beattie | ||||
| 15 | Bristol City | 1-4 | Reading | ||
| 90 | John | 14 | Doyle | ||
| 16 | Hunt | ||||
| 47 | Doyle | ||||
| 54 | Cissé | ||||
| 15 | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Wolves | ||
| 19 | McCormack | 4 | Iwelumo | ||
| 8 | Ebanks-Blake | ||||
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 1-3 | Barnsley | ||
| 75 | Hudson | 3 | Macken | ||
| 17 | Macken | ||||
| 39 | Moore | ||||
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 0-0 | Swansea City | ||
| Sunday, 2 November 2008 | |||||
| 15 | Derby County | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 66 | Villa | 55(og) | Villa | ||
| Monday, 3 November 2008 | |||||
| 15 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 53 | Morrison | ||||