| 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 | ||||
| 552 | 1,350 | 2.44 | 239 | 43.30% | 162 | 29.35% | 151 | 27.36% |
| 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 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 90 | WXWW | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | ||
| 2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 83 | WLWX | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 80 | OWLO | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | LWWO | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 76 | WXWL | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | |
| 6 | 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 74 | WWWW | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | |
| 7 | 2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 74 | LLXL | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 30 | |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 | LLWW | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | WWWX | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | ||
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | +0 | 61 | LXLX | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | ||
| 11 | QPR | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 61 | LOLW | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 61 | WXWL | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 58 | WWLL | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | |
| 14 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 58 | LWWL | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | |
| 15 | 1 | Crystal Palace1 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 56 | OLWL | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | |
| 16 | 2 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 56 | WXXX | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 54 | LLXL | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 54 | LWLL | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | |
| 19 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 53 | WXWO | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | |
| 20 | 1 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 52 | WXXO | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | |
| 21 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 51 | LOLX | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | |
| 22 | Norwich City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 46 | LLLW | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | ||
| 23 | Southampton | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 45 | LXLW | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | ||
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 39 | WLXX | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | ||
| 1 | Crystal Palace (-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE (Wolves, 6p) | |
| 21 | Ross McCORMACK (Cardiff City, 9p) | |
| Jason SCOTLAND (Swansea City, 5p) | ||
| 18 | Kevin DOYLE (Reading) | |
| 17 | Tommy SMITH (Watford, 4p) | |
| 15 | Rob HULSE (Derby County) | |
| 14 | Marcus TUDGAY (Sheffield Wednesday, 2p) | |
| Chris IWELUMO (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Kevin PHILLIPS (Birmingham City) | |
| 13 | Dexter BLACKSTOCK (Nottingham Forest) | |
| +1 | Nicky BAILEY (Charlton Athletic) | |
| Paul GALLAGHER (Plymouth Argyle, 2p) | ||
| 12 | David McGOLDRICK (Southampton, 2p) | |
| James BEATTIE (Sheffield United, 5p) | ||
| +1 | Rob EARNSHAW (Nottingham Forest) | |
| Tamás PRISKIN (Watford) | ||
| Jay BOTHROYD (Cardiff City) | ||
| Martin PATERSON (Burnley) | ||
| JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche (Swansea City, 1p) | ||
| Jon STEAD (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 11 | +1 | Jon PARKIN (Preston North End) |
| Noel HUNT (Reading) | ||
| Nicky MAYNARD (Bristol City, 1p) |
| Sunday, 3 May 2009 | ||||||
| 46 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Coventry City | |||
| 24 | Giovani | 79 | Morrison | |||
| 26 | Couñago | |||||
| 46 | Preston North End | 2-1 | QPR | |||
| 37 | Parkin | 57 | Agyemang | |||
| 74 | St Ledger | |||||
| 46 | Wolves | 1-0 | Doncaster Rovers | |||
| 90 | Stearman | |||||
| 46 | Swansea City | 0-1 | Blackpool | |||
| 13 | Campbell | |||||
| 46 | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Sheffield United | |||
| 46 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Cardiff City | |||
| 71 | Johnson | |||||
| 46 | Charlton Athletic | 4-2 | Norwich City | |||
| 9 | Bailey | 45 | Lee | |||
| 25 | Burton | 61 | Clingan | |||
| 39 | Burton | |||||
| 51 | Burton | |||||
| 46 | Reading | 1-2 | Birmingham City | |||
| 61 | Matějovský | 19 | Fahey | |||
| 60 | Phillips | |||||
| 46 | Burnley | 4-0 | Bristol City | |||
| 42(p) | Alexander | |||||
| 44 | Elliott | |||||
| 76(p) | Alexander | |||||
| 86 | Guðjónsson | |||||
| 46 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Southampton | |||
| 73 | Garner | 16 | Wright-Phillips | |||
| 87 | Chambers | |||||
| 90 | Earnshaw | |||||
| 46 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Barnsley | |||
| 12 | Sawyer | 34 | Hammill | |||
| 47 | Campbell-Ryce | |||||
| 46 | Watford | 3-1 | Derby County | |||
| 14 | McAnuff | 82 | Eustace | |||
| 28 | Rasiak | |||||
| 41 | Rasiak | |||||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| Friday, 8 May 2009 | ||||||
| sfl1 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Sheffield United | |||
| 21 | St Ledger | 46 | Howard | |||
| Saturday, 9 May 2009 | ||||||
| sfl1 | Burnley | 1-0 | Reading | |||
| 84(p) | Alexander | |||||
| Monday, 11 May 2009 | ||||||
| sfl2 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Preston North End | 2-1 | ||
| 59 | Halford | |||||
| Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | ||||||
| sfl2 | Reading | 0-2 | Burnley | 0-3 | ||
| 51 | Paterson | |||||
| 58 | Thompson | |||||
| Monday, 25 May 2009 | ||||||
| f | Burnley | 1-0 | Sheffield United | |||
| 13 | Elliott | |||||