| 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 | ||||
| 288 | 718 | 2.49 | 131 | 45.49% | 80 | 27.78% | 77 | 26.74% |
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 56 | WWWL | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Reading | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 49 | WWWW | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | |
| 3 | 1 | Birmingham City | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 47 | LLWW | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | |
| 4 | Burnley | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 43 | WWXW | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 40 | WWXW | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | XXWL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | XWWW | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |
| 8 | 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 37 | LWWL | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |
| 9 | QPR | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 36 | WXLW | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Swansea City | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 33 | XXXO | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| 11 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 33 | LOWX | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 32 | XLWL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 30 | LXLL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 29 | XLWX | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Derby County | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 29 | WXLL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 29 | XOLW | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Barnsley | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 28 | WLXL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| 18 | 3 | Bristol City | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 28 | LOLO | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |
| 19 | 2 | Watford | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 26 | LWWL | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
| 20 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 26 | WLLW | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | ||
| 21 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 22 | LLLX | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 21 | WOLX | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 23 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 18 | LXLL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | ||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 18 | LLLW | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 16 | +1 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) |
| 14 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 4p) | |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 12 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | |
| 11 | +1 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) |
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 9 | +1 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) |
| +1 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| +1 | Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | |
| +1 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 1p) | |
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| +1 | Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | |
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| +1 | Rob HULSE (Derby County) | |
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| +1 | Leroy LITA (Norwich City) | |
| 6 | Stephen HUNT (Reading, 4p) | |
| Ben BURGESS (Blackpool, 2p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| Jon MACKEN (Barnsley) | ||
| Shefki KUQI (Crystal Palace, 1p) |
| Saturday, 20 December 2008 | |||||
| 24 | QPR | 3-2 | Preston North End | ||
| 16 | Helguson | 28 | Sedgwick | ||
| 34 | Helguson | 60(p) | Davidson | ||
| 86 | Blackstock | ||||
| 24 | Southampton | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 42 | Morgan | ||||
| 75 | Garner | ||||
| 24 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1 | Morrison | 12 | Lisbie | ||
| 56 | Eastwood | 65 | Lisbie | ||
| 24 | Bristol City | 1-2 | Burnley | ||
| 52(p) | Maynard | 57 | Paterson | ||
| 77 | Thompson | ||||
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 0-1 | Wolves | ||
| 81 | Collins | ||||
| 24 | Derby County | 1-0 | Watford | ||
| 83 | Hulse | ||||
| 24 | Sheffield United | 2-2 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 41 | Dyer | 47 | McCarthy | ||
| 88(p) | Beattie | 90 | Carle | ||
| 24 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Swansea City | ||
| 74 | Gow | 67 | Scotland | ||
| 24 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 60 | Lita | ||||
| 24 | Barnsley | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 37 | Anderson Silva | ||||
| 90(p) | Campbell-Ryce | ||||
| 24 | Birmingham City | 1-3 | Reading | ||
| 60 | Phillips | 13 | Hunt | ||
| 66 | Doyle | ||||
| 82 | Cissé | ||||
| 24 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 49 | Johnson | ||||
| 65(p) | Chopra | ||||