| 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 | ||||
| 345 | 863 | 2.50 | 154 | 44.64% | 95 | 27.54% | 96 | 27.83% |
| 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 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 59 | LXLX | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Reading | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 57 | WLWX | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 55 | WLXO | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Cardiff City | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 48 | WXWX | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sheffield United | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 47 | LWWW | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | |
| 6 | 1 | Preston North End | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 47 | LWWX | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | |
| 7 | 1 | QPR | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 45 | WWXO | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | |
| 8 | 1 | Swansea City | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 44 | WWWO | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | |
| 9 | 2 | Burnley | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 43 | LLLL | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 42 | WWXW | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | |
| 11 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 40 | LLLW | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | |
| 12 | 2 | Bristol City | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 34 | +0 | 38 | WXWW | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 38 | LWXL | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 33 | |
| 14 | 1 | Coventry City | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 37 | LWXW | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 34 | LWLX | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 33 | LLLW | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 33 | WWWW | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | |
| 18 | 1 | Barnsley | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 32 | LLLX | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 19 | Norwich City | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 30 | XWLL | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Watford | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 30 | WLLO | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | |
| 21 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 30 | WWWW | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | |
| 22 | 2 | Derby County | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 29 | LLLL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |
| 23 | Southampton | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 27 | XLWX | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 51 | -21 | 22 | WLLL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | ||
| 17 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 16 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 5p) | |
| 14 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) |
| 13 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | |
| +1 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 2p) | |
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | ||
| 11 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 10 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| 9 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) | ||
| 8 | Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | |
| Leroy LITA (Reading) | ||
| +2 | Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | |
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 2p) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| +1 | JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | |
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) |
| Tuesday, 27 January 2009 | |||||
| 29 | Barnsley | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 47 | Bogdanovic | 8 | Stead | ||
| 10 | Stead | ||||
| 29 | Swansea City | 4-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 2 | Jordi Gómez | 90 | Brown | ||
| 29 | Scotland | ||||
| 69 | Bussy | ||||
| 88 | Tate | ||||
| 29 | Reading | 1-0 | Wolves | ||
| 2(og) | Collins | ||||
| 29 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 34 | Tyson | 27 | Johnson | ||
| 75 | Chambers | ||||
| 29 | Sheffield United | 0-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 50 | O'Connor | ||||
| 29 | Watford | 3-0 | Burnley | ||
| 2 | McAnuff | ||||
| 78 | Priskin | ||||
| 90 | Priskin | ||||
| 29 | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 14 | Spring | ||||
| 29 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Southampton | ||
| 40 | Fotheringham | 57 | McLaggon | ||
| 42 | Hoolahan | 78 | Saganowski | ||
| 29 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-2 | Bristol City | ||
| 62 | McIndoe | ||||
| 86 | Fontaine | ||||
| 29 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Derby County | ||
| 59 | Carsley | ||||
| 29 | Blackpool | 0-3 | QPR | ||
| 17 | Helguson | ||||
| 58(p) | Helguson | ||||
| 90 | Ephraim | ||||
| Wednesday, 28 January 2009 | |||||
| 29 | Coventry City | 0-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 34 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 61 | McCormack | ||||