| 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 | ||||
| 264 | 660 | 2.50 | 120 | 45.45% | 72 | 27.27% | 72 | 27.27% |
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 50 | WLXW | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 47 | WWXW | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 43 | WWWX | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Burnley | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 37 | XWWL | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Sheffield United | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 35 | WLXL | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 34 | XWXX | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
| 7 | 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 34 | WLWX | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |
| 8 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 33 | WWOW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | |
| 9 | 2 | QPR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 32 | LWOW | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| 10 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 32 | WXWW | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | WLXL | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
| 12 | 2 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 31 | XOXX | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 29 | LLLO | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 14 | 3 | Coventry City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 28 | WXLX | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
| 15 | 1 | Bristol City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 27 | LOLX | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |
| 16 | 1 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 27 | LWWL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |
| 17 | 1 | Barnsley | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 | XLLW | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 18 | 2 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 25 | LLLX | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |
| 19 | 2 | Watford | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 23 | WLXX | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| 20 | 1 | Norwich City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 23 | LWLL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | |
| 21 | 1 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 22 | LXOO | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 18 | LWXO | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 17 | LXWO | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 17 | LLOL | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 14 | +2 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 4p) |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 11 | +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 2p) |
| 10 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 4p) | |
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 8 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +2 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City) | |
| 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) | ||
| +1 | Jon MACKEN (Barnsley) |
| Monday, 8 December 2008 | |||||
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Southampton | ||
| 9 | Kuqi | ||||
| 15 | Beattie | ||||
| 75 | Ifill | ||||
| Tuesday, 9 December 2008 | |||||
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | QPR | ||
| 75 | Clarke | ||||
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 1-2 | Coventry City | ||
| 49(p) | Burton | 40 | Simpson | ||
| 50 | Fox | ||||
| 22 | Swansea City | 2-2 | Barnsley | ||
| 66 | Scotland | 49 | Macken | ||
| 90 | Scotland | 56(p) | Campbell-Ryce | ||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| 31 | Howard | ||||
| 22 | Reading | 1-0 | Blackpool | ||
| 27 | Ingimarsson | ||||
| 22 | Burnley | 2-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 14 | Blake | 26 | Bothroyd | ||
| 76 | Thompson | 47 | Routledge | ||
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 62 | Carsley | ||||
| 22 | Wolves | 3-0 | Derby County | ||
| 2(p) | Ebanks-Blake | ||||
| 40 | Edwards | ||||
| 58 | Ebanks-Blake | ||||
| 22 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 82 | Parkin | ||||
| Wednesday, 10 December 2008 | |||||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Bristol City | ||
| 49 | Walters | 5 | John | ||
| 51 | Couñago | ||||
| 56(og) | Fontaine | ||||
| 22 | Watford | 2-1 | Norwich City | ||
| 16 | Priskin | 61 | Croft | ||
| 64 | Smith | ||||