| 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 | ||||
| 300 | 752 | 2.50 | 134 | 44.67% | 85 | 28.33% | 81 | 27.00% |
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 57 | XWWW | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 2 | Reading | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 50 | XWWW | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 50 | WLLW | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Burnley | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 43 | LWWX | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Cardiff City | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 41 | XWWX | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 40 | WXWW | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Preston North End | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 40 | WLWW | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sheffield United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | XXXW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |
| 9 | QPR | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 37 | XWXL | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Swansea City | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 34 | OXXX | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 34 | XLOW | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 33 | WLXL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |
| 13 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 32 | LXLW | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |
| 14 | 4 | Bristol City | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 31 | WLOL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 2 | Barnsley | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 31 | WWLX | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |
| 16 | 2 | Coventry City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 | OXLW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | |
| 17 | 1 | Blackpool | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 30 | XXOL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |
| 18 | 3 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 29 | LWXL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | |
| 19 | Watford | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 26 | LLWW | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 26 | LWLL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | ||
| 21 | Southampton | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 22 | LLLL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 | LWOL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 21 | WLLL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | |
| 24 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 19 | XLXL | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| 16 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 14 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 4p) | |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 12 | +1 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | ||
| 11 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 10 | +1 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) |
| 9 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +2 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) | ||
| Leroy LITA (Norwich City) |
| Friday, 26 December 2008 | |||||
| 25 | Crystal Palace | 3-1 | Norwich City | ||
| 6 | José Fonte | 19 | Doherty | ||
| 31 | José Fonte | ||||
| 90 | Butterfield | ||||
| 25 | Watford | 2-4 | Bristol City | ||
| 49 | Rasiak | 1 | Maynard | ||
| 65(og) | Elliott | 29 | Maynard | ||
| 52 | Elliott | ||||
| 90 | Adebola | ||||
| 25 | Swansea City | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| 25 | Reading | 1-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 90 | Federici | 89 | Chopra | ||
| 25 | Burnley | 1-2 | Barnsley | ||
| 38 | McCann | 6 | Cureton | ||
| 67(og) | McCann | ||||
| 25 | Nottingham Forest | 2-4 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 68(og) | Hird | 12 | Heffernan | ||
| 85 | Garner | 33 | Woods | ||
| 45 | Wellens | ||||
| 65 | Heffernan | ||||
| 25 | Wolves | 1-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| 19 | Collins | 22 | Beattie | ||
| 25 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 39(p) | McFadden | ||||
| 25 | Preston North End | 2-0 | Derby County | ||
| 30 | St Ledger | ||||
| 68 | Parkin | ||||
| 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Blackpool | ||
| 55 | Ślusarski | 48(p) | Gow | ||
| 25 | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | QPR | ||
| 49 | Bailey | 18 | Cook | ||
| 79 | Bailey | 68 | Blackstock | ||
| 25 | Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Southampton | ||
| 38 | Fallon | ||||
| 52(p) | Summerfield | ||||