| 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 | ||||
| 308 | 884 | 2.87 | 139 | 45.13% | 77 | 25.00% | 92 | 29.87% |
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 60 | WWWW | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 51 | OLXW | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 48 | WLWX | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 47 | LOWW | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 47 | WLWL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | |
| 6 | 3 | Millwall | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 47 | WXLO | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
| 7 | 2 | Leeds United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 42 | WWLW | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | |
| 8 | 1 | Stockport County | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 41 | LWXL | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | |
| 9 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 40 | WLWX | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| 10 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 40 | LWXX | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | |
| 11 | Colchester United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 36 | OWXW | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Northampton Town | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 33 | WLXO | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| 13 | Walsall | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 32 | XLLW | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 32 | WLLL | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |
| 15 | 1 | Carlisle United | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 31 | LWWO | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |
| 16 | Southend United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 31 | LXLL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | ||
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 30 | OWOL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Yeovil Town | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 27 | WLLX | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |
| 19 | 1 | Swindon Town | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 24 | LXLW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | |
| 20 | Brighton & HA | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 24 | XLWL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | ||
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 23 | LXLL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 22 | Hereford United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 | XWLX | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 54 | -25 | 21 | XLLX | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 31 | ||
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 54 | -24 | 19 | LWWL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 19 | +1 | Matty FRYATT (Leicester City, 3p) |
| 18 | Rickie LAMBERT (Bristol Rovers, 2p) | |
| 16 | +1 | Craig MACKAIL-SMITH (Peterborough United, 3p) |
| 15 | +1 | Danny GRAHAM (Carlisle United, 2p) |
| +1 | Lee HUGHES (Oldham Athletic) | |
| 14 | Simon COX (Swindon Town, 3p) | |
| 13 | +2 | Jermaine BECKFORD (Leeds United) |
| Gary HOOPER (Scunthorpe United) | ||
| 10 | Joel PORTER (Hartlepool United, 2p) | |
| +1 | Paul HAYES (Scunthorpe United, 4p) | |
| Glenn MURRAY (Brighton & HA, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Steve GUINAN (Hereford United, 1p) | |
| 9 | Aaron McLEAN (Peterborough United) | |
| Sam BALDOCK (Milton Keynes Dons, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Adam BOYD (Leyton Orient, 3p) | |
| Luciano BECCHIO (Leeds United) | ||
| 8 | Tresor KANDOL (Millwall) | |
| Mark YEATES (Colchester United) | ||
| Andy LIDDELL (Oldham Athletic, 5p) | ||
| Aaron WILBRAHAM (Milton Keynes Dons) | ||
| +1 | Nicky FORSTER (Brighton & HA, 3p) | |
| +1 | Chris TAYLOR (Oldham Athletic) |
| Monday, 19 January 2009 | |||||
| 26 | Yeovil Town | 0-2 | Leicester City | ||
| 57 | Howard | ||||
| 88 | Mattock | ||||
| Tuesday, 20 January 2009 | |||||
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Southend United | ||
| 11 | Boyd | 90 | Walker | ||
| 24 | Peterborough United | 0-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Saturday, 24 January 2009 | |||||
| 27 | Walsall | 1-1 | Hereford United | ||
| 33 | Deeney | 59(p) | Guinan | ||
| 27 | Leicester City | 4-2 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 11 | Morrison | 6 | Jevons | ||
| 59 | Berner | 51 | Parker | ||
| 63 | Fryatt | ||||
| 73 | Hobbs | ||||
| 27 | Cheltenham Town | 2-2 | Brighton & HA | ||
| 7 | Westlake | 78 | Forster | ||
| 58 | Westwood | 90 | Hinshelwood | ||
| 27 | Bristol Rovers | 0-0 | Colchester United | ||
| 27 | Leeds United | 3-1 | Peterborough United | ||
| 62 | Beckford | 79 | Mackail-Smith | ||
| 71 | Beckford | ||||
| 90 | Howson | ||||
| 27 | Scunthorpe United | 2-1 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 44 | Hayes | 58 | Morgan | ||
| 64 | Thompson | ||||
| 27 | Northampton Town | 5-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2 | Clarke | 30 | Daniel | ||
| 19 | Jackman | ||||
| 55 | Clarke | ||||
| 57 | Davis | ||||
| 70(p) | Clarke | ||||
| 27 | Oldham Athletic | 3-1 | Stockport County | ||
| 3 | Whitaker | 40 | Johnson | ||
| 18 | Hughes | ||||
| 55 | Taylor | ||||
| 27 | Tranmere Rovers | 4-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| 49 | Moore | 60 | Graham | ||
| 53 | Edds | ||||
| 66 | Jennings | ||||
| 77 | Moore | ||||
| 27 | Southend United | 0-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 6 | Brown | ||||