| 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 | ||||
| 276 | 687 | 2.48 | 126 | 45.65% | 77 | 27.90% | 73 | 26.45% |
| 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 53 | WWLX | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 47 | LWWX | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 46 | WWWW | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Burnley | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 40 | WXWW | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 37 | WXWX | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | |
| 6 | 1 | Preston North End | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 37 | WWLW | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 36 | XWLX | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 36 | WWWO | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 9 | QPR | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 33 | XLWO | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 33 | OWXW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 32 | XXOX | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 31 | LWLX | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 30 | XLLL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 28 | LWXL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 15 | Bristol City | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 28 | OLOL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Blackpool | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 28 | OLWW | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Watford | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 26 | WWLX | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 26 | XLLL | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Barnsley | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 25 | LXLL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 23 | LLWL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||
| 21 | Southampton | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 22 | LLXO | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 18 | OLXW | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |
| 23 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 18 | XLLO | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 24 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 18 | LLWX | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |
| 15 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 14 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 4p) | |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 12 | +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) |
| 10 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 4p) | |
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 8 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| +1 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 1p) | |
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +1 | Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | |
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| +1 | John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | |
| 6 | +1 | Stephen HUNT (Reading, 4p) |
| +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | |
| Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Leroy LITA (Norwich City) | ||
| +1 | Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | |
| Jon MACKEN (Barnsley) | ||
| +1 | Shefki KUQI (Crystal Palace, 1p) |
| Saturday, 13 December 2008 | |||||
| 23 | Watford | 2-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 62(p) | Smith | 67 | Morrison | ||
| 72 | O'Toole | ||||
| 23 | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 42 | Stead | 9 | Bothroyd | ||
| 26 | Gyepes | ||||
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | QPR | ||
| 83 | MacLean | 16 | Helguson | ||
| 23 | Swansea City | 1-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| 56(p) | Scotland | 87 | Morgan | ||
| 23 | Burnley | 3-2 | Southampton | ||
| 4(og) | Perry | 49 | Skácel | ||
| 7 | Guðjónsson | 61 | Surman | ||
| 11 | Guðjónsson | ||||
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 21(p) | Kuqi | 15 | Heffernan | ||
| 89 | Lee | ||||
| 23 | Wolves | 2-0 | Barnsley | ||
| 19(og) | Hassell | ||||
| 86 | Foley | ||||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Blackpool | ||
| 23 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Birmingham City | ||
| 90 | Parkin | ||||
| 23 | Reading | 2-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 84(p) | Hunt | ||||
| 86 | Long | ||||
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | Bristol City | ||
| Monday, 15 December 2008 | |||||
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Derby County | ||
| 34 | Gray | 62(p) | Ellington | ||
| 64 | Waghorn | 90 | Ellington | ||