| 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 | ||||
| 384 | 955 | 2.48 | 172 | 44.79% | 108 | 28.13% | 104 | 27.08% |
| 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 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 63 | LLXW | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Birmingham City | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 60 | WXXW | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |
| 3 | 1 | Reading | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 59 | OOWL | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | |
| 4 | 2 | Preston North End | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 53 | WOXO | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 51 | WWXW | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 15 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sheffield United | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 51 | LWOL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | |
| 7 | 3 | Burnley | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 51 | XWXW | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 50 | LWWW | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Swansea City | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 48 | LWXW | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 47 | WXLO | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | |
| 11 | 2 | QPR | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 47 | XOWW | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 43 | WLLL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 21 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 42 | LLWX | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 41 | XWLL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 40 | WWWX | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 38 | WWWL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Blackpool | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 38 | LXLW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |
| 18 | 3 | Barnsley | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 35 | WLLL | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |
| 19 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 35 | LLLX | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | |
| 20 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 34 | LLXL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | |
| 21 | 1 | Watford | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 33 | WLWL | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | |
| 22 | 2 | Norwich City | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 32 | LLXX | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |
| 23 | Southampton | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 28 | LLXX | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 25 | WLLW | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 20 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 5p) | |
| 17 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 15 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 2p) | |
| 14 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| 13 | +1 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| 11 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| 10 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| 9 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| 8 | Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) | |
| Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | ||
| +1 | Dele ADEBOLA (Bristol City) | |
| Leroy LITA (Reading) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 7 | Michael KIGHTLY (Wolves) | |
| David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Tamás PRISKIN (Watford) | |
| Andy GRAY (Charlton Athletic, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Nicky BAILEY (Charlton Athletic) | |
| Neil MELLOR (Preston North End, 2p) | ||
| Ferry BODDE (Swansea City) | ||
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| John-Joe O'TOOLE (Watford) |
| Saturday, 14 February 2009 | |||||
| 33 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Blackpool | ||
| 34 | Miller | 28 | Baptiste | ||
| 33 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 62 | Bent | ||||
| 75 | Fahey | ||||
| 33 | Bristol City | 2-0 | Southampton | ||
| 34 | Adebola | ||||
| 90 | Sproule | ||||
| 33 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 31 | Heffernan | ||||
| 33 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Norwich City | ||
| 41 | Parkin | ||||
| 33 | Burnley | 1-0 | Wolves | ||
| 6 | McCann | ||||
| 33 | Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 33 | Racon | ||||
| 68 | Bailey | ||||
| Tuesday, 17 February 2009 | |||||
| 27 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-3 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 68 | Sawyer | 21 | Danns | ||
| 28 | Lee | ||||
| 43 | Oster | ||||
| 27 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Bristol City | ||
| 4 | Heffernan | ||||
| 33 | Watford | 2-0 | Swansea City | ||
| 23 | Priskin | ||||
| 33 | Smith | ||||
| 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Barnsley | ||
| 38 | Campbell-Ryce | ||||
| 31 | Burnley | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 90 | Eagles | 44 | Best | ||
| Wednesday, 18 February 2009 | |||||
| 31 | Derby County | 4-1 | Blackpool | ||
| 9 | Commons | 31 | Edwards | ||
| 74 | Commons | ||||
| 87 | Green | ||||
| 89 | Barazite | ||||
| 31 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 14(og) | Perch | 77 | Tyson | ||
| 60 | Wright | ||||