| 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 | ||||
| 228 | 575 | 2.52 | 102 | 44.74% | 61 | 26.75% | 65 | 28.51% |
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 46 | WWWW | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 40 | WWWX | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 34 | XLWW | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 31 | LWLW | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Burnley | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 30 | LOWL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 29 | XLWL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | OWWX | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Swansea City | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 28 | XLWW | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 9 | 1 | Preston North End | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | XWWX | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |
| 10 | 2 | QPR | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 28 | WLLW | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 11 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | LWLW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | |
| 12 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | WWLW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Bristol City | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 26 | XLXW | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| 14 | 1 | Derby County | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 25 | XLWL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 25 | WLLW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |
| 16 | 1 | Coventry City | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 24 | XWLL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| 17 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 24 | WLWL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 18 | Blackpool | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 21 | LLLL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Norwich City | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 | LWLX | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 20 | Southampton | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 20 | OWLL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 21 | Watford | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 19 | XWLL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 16 | LLLX | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 14 | OOWL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 13 | OLXX | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 15 | +1 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) |
| 13 | +2 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) |
| 12 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 5p) |
| 11 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 3p) |
| 9 | +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 2p) |
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 8 | +2 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) |
| James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 2p) | ||
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| 6 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | |
| +1 | JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | |
| +1 | Rob HULSE (Derby County) | |
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| 5 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | |
| Stephen HUNT (Reading, 3p) | ||
| +2 | Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | |
| Owen GARVAN (Ipswich Town) | ||
| +1 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | |
| Ben WATSON (Crystal Palace, 2p) | ||
| Leroy LITA (Norwich City) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| +1 | Jon MACKEN (Barnsley) | |
| Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City) | ||
| Garry O'CONNOR (Birmingham City) |
| Monday, 24 November 2008 | |||||
| 19 | Barnsley | 3-2 | Burnley | ||
| 18 | Macken | 69 | Paterson | ||
| 48 | Whaley | 73 | Paterson | ||
| 51 | Diego León | ||||
| Tuesday, 25 November 2008 | |||||
| 19 | Bristol City | 1-1 | Watford | ||
| 71 | Maynard | 72 | Smith | ||
| 19 | Norwich City | 1-2 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 61 | Pattison | 27 | Beattie | ||
| 40 | Oster | ||||
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 19 | Southampton | 0-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 19 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Swansea City | ||
| 87 | Fox | 67 | Jordi Gómez | ||
| 19 | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 9 | Ridgewell | 84 | Bruce | ||
| 14 | Phillips | ||||
| 19 | Derby County | 2-2 | Preston North End | ||
| 8 | Hulse | 21(p) | Davidson | ||
| 32 | Stewart | 29 | Mellor | ||
| 19 | Blackpool | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 61 | Tudgay | ||||
| 86 | Burton | ||||
| 19 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Reading | ||
| 10 | Routledge | 16 | Doyle | ||
| 41(p) | McCormack | 50 | Gunnarsson | ||
| 19 | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Wolves | ||
| 75 | Spring | 5 | Iwelumo | ||
| 59 | Iwelumo | ||||
| 63 | Ebanks-Blake | ||||
| 19 | QPR | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 17 | Blackstock | 30 | Racon | ||
| 80 | Blackstock | ||||