| 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 | ||||
| 252 | 631 | 2.50 | 113 | 44.84% | 70 | 27.78% | 69 | 27.38% |
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 47 | LXWW | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 44 | WXWW | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 40 | WWXL | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Burnley | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | WWLO | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | WXXL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sheffield United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 32 | LXLW | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | |
| 7 | 3 | QPR | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 32 | WOWL | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2 | Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 31 | LWXW | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |
| 9 | 4 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 30 | WOWW | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |
| 10 | 2 | Swansea City | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 30 | OXXL | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 11 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 29 | LLOW | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 29 | XWWL | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 28 | LXLW | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 27 | OLXL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Blackpool | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 27 | WWLL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
| 16 | 1 | Derby County | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 25 | LLXL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 25 | XLXW | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Barnsley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 24 | LLWL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| 19 | 2 | Norwich City | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 23 | WLLW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
| 20 | 1 | Southampton | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 22 | XOOW | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| 21 | 1 | Watford | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 20 | LXXW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| 22 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 18 | WXOO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 17 | XWOL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 24 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 17 | LOLL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 15 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 12 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 3p) | |
| 10 | +1 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 4p) |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 8 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| +1 | Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | |
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +1 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | |
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| 6 | Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | |
| Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| Leroy LITA (Norwich City) |
| Saturday, 6 December 2008 | |||||
| 21 | Birmingham City | 3-2 | Watford | ||
| 8 | Phillips | 7 | Priskin | ||
| 18 | Bent | 89 | Jenkins | ||
| 85 | Jerome | ||||
| 21 | Bristol City | 0-0 | Swansea City | ||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 42 | Johnson | ||||
| 76(p) | Chopra | ||||
| 21 | Southampton | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 14 | Wright-Phillips | 87 | Tudgay | ||
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 37 | Stock | ||||
| 21 | Sheffield United | 2-3 | Burnley | ||
| 36(p) | Beattie | 19 | Paterson | ||
| 87 | Quinn | 42(p) | Alexander | ||
| 79 | Eagles | ||||
| 21 | Blackpool | 2-0 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 47 | Dickinson | ||||
| 56 | Dickinson | ||||
| 21 | Derby County | 1-2 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 41 | Varney | 3 | McCarthy | ||
| 61 | Kuqi | ||||
| 21 | QPR | 1-0 | Wolves | ||
| 63 | Rowlands | ||||
| 21 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2 | Ward | 27 | Earnshaw | ||
| 29 | Morrison | 61 | Garner | ||
| 21 | Barnsley | 0-1 | Reading | ||
| 64 | Gunnarsson | ||||
| Sunday, 7 December 2008 | |||||
| 21 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 61 | Croft | ||||
| 82 | Pattison | ||||