| 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 | ||||
| 540 | 1,486 | 2.75 | 231 | 42.78% | 134 | 24.81% | 175 | 32.41% |
| 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 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 93 | XWWW | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 23 | ||
| 2 | Peterborough United | 45 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 52 | +24 | 88 | WWLX | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 32 | ||
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 45 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 84 | WLWW | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | ||
| 4 | Millwall | 45 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 82 | WLWL | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 30 | ||
| 5 | Leeds United | 45 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 81 | WWLW | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 75 | WXXL | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 73 | XLWW | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | |
| 8 | Southend United | 45 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 68 | XLWL | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 41 | ||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 45 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 67 | XWWW | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | ||
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 64 | 64 | +0 | 62 | XLXX | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 40 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Walsall | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 61 | WLWL | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | |
| 12 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 60 | LLWL | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | |
| 13 | 1 | Colchester United | 45 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 60 | LWLL | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | |
| 14 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 55 | LLWW | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | |
| 15 | 3 | Swindon Town | 45 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 52 | WXLW | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 35 | |
| 16 | 1 | Yeovil Town | 45 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 64 | -23 | 51 | XXLL | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 37 | |
| 17 | 3 | Stockport County1 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 50 | WLLL | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | |
| 18 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 50 | LWLO | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 35 | |
| 19 | 1 | Northampton Town | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 49 | LWXW | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 33 | |
| 20 | 1 | Brighton & HA | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 49 | XWWW | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 69 | -15 | 47 | XXLX | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 37 | ||
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 46 | LLXO | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 44 | ||
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 89 | -38 | 39 | LXWW | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 51 | ||
| 24 | Hereford United | 45 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 34 | LXLL | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 51 | ||
| 1 | Stockport County (-10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Rickie LAMBERT (Bristol Rovers, 5p) | |
| 27 | +2 | Simon COX (Swindon Town, 6p) |
| 26 | Matty FRYATT (Leicester City, 4p) | |
| 25 | +1 | Jermaine BECKFORD (Leeds United) |
| 24 | Gary HOOPER (Scunthorpe United) | |
| 22 | Craig MACKAIL-SMITH (Peterborough United, 3p) | |
| 18 | Joel PORTER (Hartlepool United, 6p) | |
| Lee HUGHES (Oldham Athletic) | ||
| 17 | Aaron McLEAN (Peterborough United) | |
| 16 | +2 | Paul HAYES (Scunthorpe United, 4p) |
| +1 | Aaron WILBRAHAM (Milton Keynes Dons) | |
| 15 | Danny GRAHAM (Carlisle United, 2p) | |
| +1 | Lloyd OWUSU (Brighton & HA) | |
| Steve GUINAN (Hereford United, 4p) | ||
| 14 | Luciano BECCHIO (Leeds United) | |
| 13 | Adebayo AKINFENWA (Northampton Town, 3p) | |
| Steve HOWARD (Leicester City, 2p) | ||
| 12 | Sam BALDOCK (Milton Keynes Dons, 1p) | |
| +1 | Darryl DUFFY (Bristol Rovers) | |
| 11 | +1 | Lee BARNARD (Southend United, 3p) |
| +1 | Antony KAY (Tranmere Rovers) | |
| Mark YEATES (Colchester United) | ||
| Billy PAYNTER (Swindon Town) | ||
| +2 | Gary ALEXANDER (Millwall, 1p) | |
| Glenn MURRAY (Brighton & HA, 2p) | ||
| Troy DEENEY (Walsall) | ||
| Nicky FORSTER (Brighton & HA, 3p) |
| Friday, 24 April 2009 | |||||
| 45 | Leicester City | 2-2 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| 16 | Morrison | 57 | Hayes | ||
| 77 | Morrison | 66(p) | McCann | ||
| 45 | Stockport County | 4-3 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 13 | Vincent | 24 | Jones | ||
| 49 | O'Grady | 80 | Lawrence | ||
| 65 | Johnson | 90 | McManus | ||
| 82 | Johnson | ||||
| Saturday, 25 April 2009 | |||||
| 45 | Colchester United | 0-1 | Peterborough United | ||
| 40 | Lee | ||||
| 45 | Cheltenham Town | 1-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| 82(p) | Diallo | 19 | Harte | ||
| 45 | Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Southend United | ||
| 51(p) | Eardley | 60 | Barnard | ||
| 45 | Millwall | 2-1 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 70 | Alexander | 47 | Church | ||
| 87 | Alexander | ||||
| 45 | Swindon Town | 2-1 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 4 | Cox | 21 | Duffy | ||
| 81 | Cox | ||||
| 45 | Hartlepool United | 0-1 | Leeds United | ||
| 60 | Beckford | ||||
| 45 | Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | Brighton & HA | ||
| 16 | Booth | 38 | Andrew | ||
| 57 | Collins | 66 | Owusu | ||
| 45 | Northampton Town | 2-1 | Hereford United | ||
| 29 | Holt | 51 | Williams | ||
| 69 | Crowe | ||||
| 45 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0-1 | Walsall | ||
| 61 | Ibehre | ||||
| 45 | Tranmere Rovers | 1-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 78 | Kay | 67 | Obika | ||
| Tuesday, 28 April 2009 | |||||
| 35 | Northampton Town | 0-1 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| 34 | Wilbraham | ||||
| 31 | Scunthorpe United | 3-0 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 36 | Hayes | ||||
| 40 | Byrne | ||||
| 67 | Lansbury | ||||