| 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 | ||||
| 357 | 886 | 2.48 | 159 | 44.54% | 101 | 28.29% | 97 | 27.17% |
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 62 | WLXL | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Reading | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 58 | OWLW | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 3 | Birmingham City | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 56 | XWLX | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Cardiff City | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 51 | WWXW | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 48 | OLWW | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 6 | Preston North End | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 48 | OLWW | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | ||
| 7 | QPR | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 46 | OWWX | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 43 | +0 | 46 | WLLL | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | |
| 9 | 1 | Swansea City | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 45 | XWWW | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 43 | OWWX | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Bristol City | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 41 | WWXW | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
| 12 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 40 | LLLL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 39 | XLWX | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 33 | ||
| 14 | Coventry City | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 37 | LLWX | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 15 | Blackpool | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 37 | WLWL | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 34 | OLLL | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 33 | LWWW | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Derby County | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 32 | WLLL | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | |
| 19 | 1 | Barnsley | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 32 | LLLL | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | |
| 20 | 1 | Norwich City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 31 | XXWL | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 31 | XWWW | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Watford | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 30 | LWLL | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | |
| 23 | Southampton | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 28 | XXLW | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 22 | LWLL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 17 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 5p) |
| Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | ||
| 14 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| 13 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | |
| Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 2p) | ||
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 11 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| 10 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| 9 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) | ||
| 8 | +1 | Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) |
| Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | ||
| +1 | JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | |
| +1 | Rob HULSE (Derby County) | |
| Leroy LITA (Reading) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | ||
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 2p) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) |
| Friday, 30 January 2009 | |||||
| 30 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-1 | Norwich City | ||
| 23 | Heffernan | 61 | Grounds | ||
| Saturday, 31 January 2009 | |||||
| 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Birmingham City | ||
| 57 | Buxton | 90 | Phillips | ||
| 30 | Burnley | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 76 | Thompson | 41 | Bailey | ||
| 90 | Thompson | ||||
| 30 | Southampton | 2-2 | Swansea City | ||
| 17 | Saganowski | 33 | Jordi Gómez | ||
| 76 | Saganowski | 65 | Pintado | ||
| 30 | Bristol City | 2-0 | Barnsley | ||
| 65 | Williams | ||||
| 79 | McIndoe | ||||
| 30 | Derby County | 2-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 14 | Hulse | 53 | Doyle | ||
| 16 | Commons | ||||
| 30 | Preston North End | 0-0 | Sheffield United | ||
| 30 | Wolves | 3-1 | Watford | ||
| 23 | Ebanks-Blake | 81 | Mariappa | ||
| 67 | Keogh | ||||
| 90 | Vokes | ||||
| 30 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Blackpool | ||
| 41(p) | Campbell | ||||
| 30 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 18 | Parry | ||||
| 87 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 30 | QPR | 0-0 | Reading | ||
| 30 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||