| 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 | ||||
| 240 | 703 | 2.92 | 105 | 43.75% | 58 | 24.17% | 77 | 32.08% |
| 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 | Leicester City | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 17 | +19 | 44 | WWWW | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 2 | Millwall | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 42 | WWWO | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 40 | WLWW | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Peterborough United | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 37 | XWXW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 37 | XWLL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | XXWW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Stockport County | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 34 | WLWW | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | Leeds United | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 32 | LLLW | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 30 | LWWL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 29 | WWLW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |
| 11 | 1 | Walsall | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 27 | LLWL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |
| 12 | 1 | Southend United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 27 | LLOL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 26 | XOXL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 25 | WLXX | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | |
| 15 | 1 | Northampton Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 25 | XXLW | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |
| 16 | Colchester United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 24 | WLWW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 17 | Carlisle United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 21 | LXLW | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 21 | LXWO | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Swindon Town | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 20 | LXLX | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 20 | Brighton & HA | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 20 | LXLL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 19 | LOLW | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 18 | WWOL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |
| 23 | 1 | Hereford United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 16 | XWLL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 12 | WLLL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | ||
| 18 | Rickie LAMBERT (Bristol Rovers, 2p) | |
| 17 | Matty FRYATT (Leicester City, 3p) | |
| 14 | Craig MACKAIL-SMITH (Peterborough United, 3p) | |
| 13 | Simon COX (Swindon Town, 3p) | |
| 11 | +1 | Danny GRAHAM (Carlisle United, 2p) |
| Jermaine BECKFORD (Leeds United) | ||
| +2 | Gary HOOPER (Scunthorpe United) | |
| +2 | Lee HUGHES (Oldham Athletic) | |
| 10 | Glenn MURRAY (Brighton & HA, 1p) | |
| 8 | Tresor KANDOL (Millwall) | |
| Sam BALDOCK (Milton Keynes Dons, 1p) | ||
| Luciano BECCHIO (Leeds United) | ||
| 7 | Joel PORTER (Hartlepool United, 2p) | |
| +1 | Peter LEVEN (Milton Keynes Dons, 2p) | |
| +1 | Mark YEATES (Colchester United) | |
| Andy LIDDELL (Oldham Athletic, 4p) | ||
| +1 | Aaron McLEAN (Peterborough United) | |
| Lloyd DYER (Leicester City) | ||
| Paul HAYES (Scunthorpe United, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Adam BOYD (Leyton Orient, 3p) | |
| Michael RICKETTS (Walsall, 1p) | ||
| Chris TAYLOR (Oldham Athletic) |
| Friday, 12 December 2008 | |||||
| 20 | Brighton & HA | 2-4 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| 3 | Johnson | 26 | Llera | ||
| 88 | Johnson | 46 | Johnson | ||
| 69 | Leven | ||||
| 90 | Puncheon | ||||
| Saturday, 13 December 2008 | |||||
| 20 | Southend United | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 48 | Craney | ||||
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 2-4 | Stockport County | ||
| 26 | Smith | 24 | Mullins | ||
| 43 | Warne | 45 | Mullins | ||
| 45 | Rowe | ||||
| 89 | Baker | ||||
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 41 | Kuffour | ||||
| 50 | Lines | ||||
| 20 | Walsall | 1-2 | Millwall | ||
| 28 | Nicholls | 16 | Harris | ||
| 89 | Frampton | ||||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 4-4 | Northampton Town | ||
| 13 | May | 24 | McGleish | ||
| 19 | Hooper | 53 | Coke | ||
| 32 | Hooper | 57 | Jackman | ||
| 51 | May | 85 | Jackman | ||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| 45 | Miller | ||||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 1-2 | Leicester City | ||
| 27 | Graham | 60 | King | ||
| 69 | Berner | ||||
| 20 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Colchester United | ||
| 34 | Snodgrass | 45 | Hammond | ||
| 66 | Yeates | ||||
| 20 | Peterborough United | 2-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 12(og) | Stam | 40 | Hughes | ||
| 37 | McLean | 59 | Hughes | ||
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 33(p) | Boyd | 4 | Hayles | ||
| 78 | Westlake | ||||
| 20 | Hereford United | 1-1 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 18 | Guinan | 48(og) | Beckwith | ||