| 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 | ||||
| 489 | 1,198 | 2.44 | 211 | 43.15% | 145 | 29.65% | 133 | 27.20% |
| 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 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 77 | LWWO | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 28 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 41 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 75 | WXWX | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Sheffield United | 41 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 72 | WWWW | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 16 | |
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 69 | OOWL | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cardiff City | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 67 | WXLW | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 21 | |
| 6 | 1 | Burnley | 41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 66 | XWXW | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 41 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 62 | XOWX | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | ||
| 8 | Swansea City | 41 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 | XOLL | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 26 | ||
| 9 | Bristol City | 41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 59 | XLXW | 21 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 1 | QPR | 41 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 38 | +0 | 57 | OWWO | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 56 | LOXW | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 54 | WOXX | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 40 | |
| 13 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 53 | XOOL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 33 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 52 | XOWL | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Watford | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 51 | XWOL | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 36 | |
| 16 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 49 | LLLL | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | |
| 17 | Derby County | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 48 | LXOL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | ||
| 18 | Blackpool | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 47 | LXWX | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 46 | WLLL | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | |
| 20 | 1 | Barnsley | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 45 | LXOW | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 31 | |
| 21 | 1 | Norwich City | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 43 | LXWW | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 42 | XLLL | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 36 | ||
| 23 | Southampton | 41 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 41 | XLXO | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 32 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 67 | -23 | 32 | WOLX | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 24 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 6p) | |
| 18 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 4p) | ||
| 17 | +1 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 8p) |
| 15 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 4p) | |
| 14 | Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | |
| 13 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 1p) | |
| Rob HULSE (Derby County) | ||
| Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | ||
| 12 | James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | |
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle, 1p) | ||
| 11 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (Nottingham Forest) | |
| +1 | Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) | |
| +1 | Tamás PRISKIN (Watford) | |
| +1 | Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) | |
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| +1 | Nicky BAILEY (Charlton Athletic) | |
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| 10 | +1 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 2p) |
| +1 | Rob EARNSHAW (Nottingham Forest) | |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) |
| Saturday, 4 April 2009 | |||||
| 41 | Blackpool | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 86 | Sawyer | ||||
| 41 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-2 | Watford | ||
| 85 | Hayter | 13(og) | Hird | ||
| 18 | Cowie | ||||
| 41 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Reading | ||
| 41 | Bristol City | 1-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 59 | Maynard | 69 | Mawéné | ||
| 41 | QPR | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 41 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 48 | Johnson | ||||
| 41 | Barnsley | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 46 | Campbell-Ryce | 68 | Earnshaw | ||
| 41 | Derby County | 1-1 | Burnley | ||
| 90 | Connolly | 59 | McCann | ||
| 41 | Southampton | 2-3 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 17 | McGoldrick | 7 | Shelvey | ||
| 84 | Wright-Phillips | 60 | Racon | ||
| 69 | Bailey | ||||
| 41 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 19 | Halford | ||||
| 27 | Henderson | ||||
| Sunday, 5 April 2009 | |||||
| 41 | Cardiff City | 2-2 | Swansea City | ||
| 54 | Chopra | 11 | Dyer | ||
| 90(p) | McCormack | 88 | Allen | ||
| Monday, 6 April 2009 | |||||
| 41 | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Wolves | ||
| 45 | Jerome | ||||
| 69 | O'Connor | ||||
| Tuesday, 7 April 2009 | |||||
| 32 | Watford | 2-2 | Southampton | ||
| 21 | Cauņa | 13 | Saeijs | ||
| 66 | Priskin | 89 | Saeijs | ||
| 33 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Barnsley | ||
| 82 | O'Toole | 90 | Bogdanovic | ||
| 87 | Lupoli | ||||
| 33 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 72 | Cadogan | 31 | Gunnarsson | ||
| Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | |||||
| 27 | Cardiff City | 4-1 | Derby County | ||
| 16 | Johnson | 90(og) | Johnson | ||
| 61 | Rae | ||||
| 63 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 79 | Johnson | ||||