Final Championship 2008/2009 league table
Season completed Sunday, 3rd May 2009 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 90 | +28 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 83 | +17 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 80 | +25 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 77 | +32 |
| 5 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 76 | +12 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 74 | +12 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 74 | +12 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 68 | +13 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 66 | +9 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 0 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | 61 | -2 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 61 | -7 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 58 | -4 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 58 | -11 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace (-1) | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 56 | -3 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 56 | -11 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | 54 | -11 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | -12 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 53 | -15 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 52 | -13 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | 51 | -13 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 46 | -13 |
| 23 | Southampton | 46 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 45 | -23 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | 39 | -22 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2009 | Crystal Palace | Deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. |
| Position ordering |
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| Teams level on both goal difference and goals scored are initially ordered according to the results of any matches played between one another. |
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Fri 8th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Preston North End 1 Sheffield United 1 | 19,840 |
| Sat 9th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Burnley 1 Reading 0 | 18,853 |
| Mon 11th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Sheffield United 1 Preston North End 0 | 26,354 |
| Tue 12th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Reading 0 Burnley 2 | 19,909 |
| Mon 25th May | Final | Sheffield United 0 Burnley 1 | 80,518 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 33,079 | Derby County 2-3 Wolves | Mon 13th Apr | 6,648 | Blackpool 2-0 Charlton Ath. | Sat 6th Dec | |
| 33,070 | Derby County 1-1 Nottm. Forest | Sun 2nd Nov | 6,656 | Blackpool 0-3 Q.P.R. | Tue 27th Jan | |
| 33,010 | Derby County 1-1 Burnley | Sat 4th Apr | 7,007 | Blackpool 1-1 Swansea City | Sat 20th Dec | |
| 33,010 | Derby County 0-1 Doncaster Rvs. | Sat 9th Aug | 7,054 | Blackpool 0-2 Sheff. Wed. | Tue 25th Nov | |
| 32,277 | Derby County 0-0 Barnsley | Sat 21st Mar | 7,267 | Blackpool 3-2 Derby County | Tue 21st Oct | |
| 31,541 | Derby County 1-0 Charlton Ath. | Sat 25th Apr | 7,328 | Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff City | Sat 4th Oct | |



