Championship| 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 | ||||
| 320 | 795 | 2.48 | 141 | 44.06% | 92 | 28.75% | 87 | 27.19% |
| 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 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 58 | LXXW | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Reading | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 54 | WXXW | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 51 | OWLL | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Sheffield United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 44 | WWXX | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 44 | WXWW | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | |
| 6 | 1 | Preston North End | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 44 | WXWL | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | |
| 7 | 2 | Burnley | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 43 | LLLW | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 40 | LWXW | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 9 | QPR | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 39 | XOXW | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Swansea City | 27 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 38 | WOOX | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 36 | XWLX | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 35 | XLXL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | |
| 13 | 1 | Coventry City | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 34 | XWOX | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
| 14 | 2 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 34 | WWLO | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 33 | LWLX | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Barnsley | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 32 | LXWW | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 17 | Blackpool | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 31 | XXXO | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 18 | Derby County | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 29 | LLWX | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | ||
| 19 | Watford | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 27 | LOLL | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 27 | WWLW | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |
| 21 | 1 | Norwich City | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 26 | LLLW | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | |
| 22 | 1 | Southampton | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 26 | WXLL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
| 23 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 24 | WWLL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 19 | LLXL | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 17 | +1 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) |
| 16 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 5p) |
| 13 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | ||
| 11 | +1 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) |
| +2 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 2p) | |
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 10 | +1 | Noel HUNT (Reading) |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| 8 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | ||
| +1 | Leroy LITA (Reading) | |
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| +1 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) |
| Friday, 9 January 2009 | |||||
| 27 | Reading | 4-0 | Watford | ||
| 38 | Armstrong | ||||
| 67 | Hunt | ||||
| 68 | Doyle | ||||
| 89 | Lita | ||||
| Saturday, 10 January 2009 | |||||
| 27 | Wolves | 1-3 | Preston North End | ||
| 20 | Ebanks-Blake | 24 | Elliott | ||
| 41 | St Ledger | ||||
| 61 | Elliott | ||||
| 27 | Charlton Athletic | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 34 | Tyson | ||||
| 36 | Earnshaw | ||||
| 27 | Barnsley | 0-1 | Southampton | ||
| 76 | McGoldrick | ||||
| 27 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 66 | Couñago | 52 | Watson | ||
| 27 | QPR | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 87 | Blackstock | 73 | Fox | ||
| 27 | Burnley | 0-2 | Swansea City | ||
| 35(p) | Scotland | ||||
| 86 | Scotland | ||||
| 27 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 17 | Henderson | ||||
