| 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 | ||||
| 409 | 1,015 | 2.48 | 181 | 44.25% | 116 | 28.36% | 112 | 27.38% |
| 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 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 64 | LXLL | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 61 | OLWX | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 3 | Reading | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 59 | LLOO | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Preston North End | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 56 | WLWO | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bristol City | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 54 | OWLW | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Cardiff City | 32 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 53 | LOXW | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sheffield United | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 52 | XLWO | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | |
| 8 | 1 | Swansea City | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 52 | XWLW | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| 9 | 2 | Burnley | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 52 | LXXW | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 50 | LWWX | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | ||
| 11 | QPR | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 48 | LOLX | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 48 | WWLL | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 37 | ||
| 13 | Coventry City | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 47 | WWXW | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 44 | LOLW | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 43 | WLWW | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 28 | |
| 16 | 1 | Derby County | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 41 | LWWW | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |
| 17 | 1 | Watford | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 39 | WWWL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | |
| 18 | 1 | Barnsley | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 39 | WOWL | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | |
| 19 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 39 | WXLL | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| 20 | 3 | Blackpool | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 39 | OLLX | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 37 | WLLL | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 1 | Southampton | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 51 | -18 | 34 | WWLL | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | |
| 23 | 1 | Norwich City | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 33 | LXLL | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 56 | -21 | 27 | XOWL | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 29 | ||
| 21 | +1 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 5p) |
| 17 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 16 | Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 3p) | |
| 14 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 6p) | |
| 13 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 3p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| +2 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) | |
| 11 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (QPR) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| 10 | Noel HUNT (Reading) | |
| 9 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| Dele ADEBOLA (Bristol City) | ||
| +1 | Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle) | |
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 8 | +1 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 2p) |
| Tamás PRISKIN (Watford) | ||
| Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) | ||
| +1 | Nicky BAILEY (Charlton Athletic) | |
| Clinton MORRISON (Coventry City) | ||
| Leroy LITA (Reading) | ||
| +2 | Leon CLARKE (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) |
| Sunday, 22 February 2009 | |||||
| 34 | Wolves | 2-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 11 | Ebanks-Blake | 31 | Chopra | ||
| 81(og) | Konstantopoulos | 48 | Johnson | ||
| Tuesday, 24 February 2009 | |||||
| 31 | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Birmingham City | ||
| Wednesday, 25 February 2009 | |||||
| 33 | Cardiff City | 0-0 | QPR | ||
| Friday, 27 February 2009 | |||||
| 35 | Doncaster Rovers | 2-1 | Derby County | ||
| 56 | Heffernan | 50 | Savage | ||
| 71 | Wilson | ||||
| Saturday, 28 February 2009 | |||||
| 35 | Preston North End | 3-2 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 6(p) | Davidson | 31 | Miller | ||
| 41 | Parkin | 63 | Miller | ||
| 61 | Elliott | ||||
| 35 | Reading | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 61 | McGugan | ||||
| 35 | Barnsley | 2-1 | QPR | ||
| 26 | Bogdanovic | 35 | Delaney | ||
| 43 | Anderson Silva | ||||
| 35 | Bristol City | 0-0 | Blackpool | ||
| 35 | Swansea City | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 42 | Dyer | 55 | Bailey | ||
| 35 | Watford | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 22 | Cowie | ||||
| 72(og) | José Fonte | ||||
| 35 | Burnley | 2-4 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 53 | McCann | 19 | Tudgay | ||
| 85 | Eagles | 69 | Tudgay | ||
| 79 | Clarke | ||||
| 82 | Clarke | ||||
| 35 | Wolves | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 1 | Gallagher | ||||
| 35 | Southampton | 1-0 | Cardiff City | ||
| 11(p) | McGoldrick | ||||
| 35 | Norwich City | 1-2 | Coventry City | ||
| 53 | Grounds | 19 | Henderson | ||
| 73 | Fox | ||||