2008–09 Football League

The Football League

Season	2008–09
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Promoted	Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham City Burnley
Relegated	Chester City Luton Town
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Football League (known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th completed season of the Football League. It began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the League Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two will be relegated to the Conference Premier.

Promotion and relegation

As a consequence of results in the 2008–09 English football season, the following promotions and relegations involving teams within, or entering or exiting the Football League occurred. These changes take effect for the 2009–10 season.

From Premier League

Relegated to Championship

• West Bromwich Albion
• Middlesbrough
• Newcastle United

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League

• Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Birmingham City
• Burnley

Relegated to League One

• Norwich City
• Southampton
• Charlton Athletic

From Football League One

Promoted to Championship

• Leicester City
• Peterborough United
• Scunthorpe United

Relegated to League Two

• Northampton Town
• Crewe Alexandra
• Cheltenham Town
• Hereford United

From Football League Two

Promoted to League One

• Brentford
• Exeter City
• Wycombe Wanderers
• Gillingham

Relegated to Conference Premier

• Chester City
• Luton Town

From Conference Premier

Promoted to League Two

• Burton Albion
• Torquay United

League tables

Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) (P)	46	27	9	10	80	52	+28	90	Promotion to Premier League
2	Birmingham City (P)	46	23	14	9	54	37	+17	83
3	Sheffield United	46	22	14	10	64	39	+25	80	Qualification to League Championship playoffs
4	Reading	46	21	14	11	72	40	+32	77
5	Burnley (P)	46	21	13	12	72	60	+12	76
6	Preston North End	46	21	11	14	66	54	+12	74
7	Cardiff City	46	19	17	10	65	53	+12	74
8	Swansea City	46	16	20	10	63	50	+13	68
9	Ipswich Town	46	17	15	14	62	53	+9	66
10	Bristol City	46	15	16	15	54	54	0	61
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	16	15	42	44	−2	61
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	13	17	51	58	−7	61
13	Watford	46	16	10	20	68	72	−4	58
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	7	22	42	53	−11	58
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	−3	056^**
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	−11	56
17	Coventry City	46	13	15	18	47	58	−11	54
18	Derby County	46	14	12	20	55	67	−12	54
19	Nottingham Forest	46	13	14	19	50	65	−15	53
20	Barnsley	46	13	13	20	45	58	−13	52
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	13	12	21	44	57	−13	51
22	Norwich City (R)	46	12	10	24	57	70	−13	46	Relegation to League One
23	Southampton (R)	46	10	15	21	46	69	−23	045^*
24	Charlton Athletic (R)	46	8	15	23	52	74	−22	39

Updated to games played on 3 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Southampton were given a ten-point deduction for breaching insolvency regulations, regarding their holding company. The punishment will be applied next season as they finished in bottom three this season.^[1] Crystal Palace were also given a one-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

	Semifinals							Final at Wembley
	6	Preston North End	1	0	1
	3	Sheffield United	1	1	2
								3	Sheffield United	0
								5	Burnley	1
	5	Burnley	1	2	3
	4	Reading	0	0	0

League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Leicester City (C) (P)	46	27	15	4	84	39	+45	96	Promotion to League Championship
2	Peterborough United (P)	46	26	11	9	78	54	+24	89
3	Milton Keynes Dons	46	26	9	11	83	47	+36	87	Qualification to League One Playoffs
4	Leeds United	46	26	6	14	77	49	+28	84
5	Millwall	46	25	7	14	63	53	+10	82
6	Scunthorpe United (P)	46	22	10	14	82	63	+19	76
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	21	11	14	62	49	+13	74
8	Southend United	46	21	8	17	58	61	−3	71
9	Huddersfield Town	46	18	14	14	62	65	−3	68
10	Oldham Athletic	46	16	17	13	66	65	+1	65
11	Bristol Rovers	46	17	12	17	79	61	+18	63
12	Colchester United	46	18	9	19	58	58	0	63
13	Walsall	46	17	10	19	61	66	−5	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	15	11	20	45	57	−12	56
15	Swindon Town	46	12	17	17	68	71	−3	53
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	13	13	20	55	70	−15	52
17	Yeovil Town	46	12	15	19	41	66	−25	51
18	Stockport County	46	16	12	18	59	57	+2	050^*
19	Hartlepool United	46	13	11	22	66	79	−13	50
20	Carlisle United	46	12	14	20	56	69	−13	50
21	Northampton Town (R)	46	12	13	21	61	65	−4	49	Relegation to League Two
22	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	12	10	24	59	82	−23	46
23	Cheltenham Town (R)	46	9	12	25	51	91	−40	39
24	Hereford United (R)	46	9	7	30	42	79	−37	34

Updated to games played on 2 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Stockport County deducted 10 points;^[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

	Semifinals							Final at Wembley
	6	Scunthorpe United	1	0(7)	1
	3	Milton Keynes Dons	1	0(6)	1
								6	Scunthorpe United	3
								5	Millwall	2
	5	Millwall	1	1	2
	4	Leeds United	0	1	1

League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Brentford (C) (P)	46	23	16	7	65	36	+29	85	Promotion to League One
2	Exeter City (P)	46	22	13	11	65	50	+15	79
3	Wycombe Wanderers (P)	46	20	18	8	54	33	+21	78
4	Bury	46	21	15	10	63	43	+20	78	Qualification to League Two Playoffs
5	Gillingham (P)	46	21	12	13	58	55	+3	75
6	Rochdale	46	19	13	14	70	59	+11	70
7	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	18	11	61	44	+17	69
8	Dagenham & Redbridge	46	19	11	16	77	53	+24	68
9	Bradford City	46	18	13	15	66	55	+11	67
10	Chesterfield	46	16	15	15	62	57	+5	63
11	Morecambe	46	15	18	13	53	56	−3	63
12	Darlington	46	20	12	14	61	44	+17	062^*
13	Lincoln City	46	14	17	15	53	52	+1	59
14	Rotherham United	46	21	12	13	60	46	+14	058^*
15	Aldershot Town	46	14	12	20	59	80	−21	54
16	Accrington Stanley	46	13	11	22	42	59	−17	50
17	Barnet	46	11	15	20	56	74	−18	48
18	Port Vale	46	13	9	24	44	66	−22	48
19	Notts County	46	11	14	21	49	69	−20	47
20	Macclesfield Town	46	13	8	25	45	77	−32	47
21	AFC Bournemouth	46	17	12	17	59	51	+8	046^*
22	Grimsby Town	46	9	14	23	51	69	−18	41
23	Chester City (R)	46	8	13	25	43	81	−38	37	Relegation to Template:Fb competition 2009–10 Conference Premier
24	Luton Town (R)	46	13	17	16	58	65	−7	026^*

Updated to games played on 2 May 2009.
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Darlington deducted 10 points;^[4] Bournemouth deducted 17 points;^[5] Rotherham United deducted 17 points;^[6] Luton Town deducted 30 points^[7]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

	Semifinals							Final at Wembley
	7	Shrewsbury Town	0	1(4)	1
	4	Bury	1	0(3)	1
								7	Shrewsbury Town	0
								5	Gillingham	1
	6	Rochdale	0	1	1
	5	Gillingham	0	2	2

Results

Championship

Home ╲ Away

WOL

BIR

SHU

REA

BUR

PNE

CAR

SWA

IPS

BRI

QPR

SHW

WAT

DON

CRY

BLP

COV

DER

NOT

BAR

PLY

NOR

SOU

CHA

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1–1

1–1

0–3

2–0

1–3

2–2

2–1

0–0

2–0

1–0

4–1

3–1

1–0

2–1

2–0

2–1

3–0

5–1

2–0

0–1

3–3

3–0

2–1

Birmingham City

2–0

1–0

1–3

1–1

1–2

1–1

0–0

2–1

1–0

1–0

3–1

3–2

1–0

1–0

0–1

0–1

1–0

2–0

2–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

3–2

Sheffield United

1–3

2–1

0–2

2–3

1–0

0–0

1–0

2–0

3–0

3–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

2–2

2–2

1–1

4–2

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–0

0–0

3–1

Reading

1–0

1–2

0–1

3–1

0–0

1–1

4–0

0–1

0–2

0–0

6–0

4–0

2–1

4–2

1–0

3–1

3–0

0–1

0–0

2–0

2–0

1–2

2–2

Burnley

1–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

3–1

2–2

0–2

0–3

4–0

1–0

2–4

3–2

0–0

4–2

2–0

1–1

3–0

5–0

1–2

0–0

2–0

3–2

2–1

Preston North End

1–3

1–0

0–0

2–1

2–1

6–0

0–2

3–2

2–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–0

2–0

0–1

2–1

2–0

2–1

2–1

1–1

1–0

2–3

2–1

Cardiff City

1–2

1–2

0–3

2–2

3–1

2–0

2–2

0–3

0–0

0–0

2–0

2–1

3–0

2–1

2–0

2–1

4–1

2–0

3–1

1–0

2–2

2–1

2–0

Swansea City

3–1

2–3

1–1

2–0

1–1

4–1

2–2

3–0

1–0

0–0

1–1

3–1

3–1

1–3

0–1

0–0

1–1

3–1

2–2

1–0

2–1

3–0

1–1

Ipswich Town

0–2

0–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

1–2

1–2

2–2

3–1

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–3

1–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

2–1

3–0

0–0

3–2

0–3

1–1

Bristol City

2–2

1–2

0–0

1–4

1–2

1–1

1–1

0–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

4–1

1–0

0–0

2–0

1–1

2–2

2–0

2–2

1–0

2–0

2–1

Queens Park Rangers

1–0

1–0

0–0

0–0

1–2

3–2

1–0

1–0

1–3

2–1

3–2

0–0

2–0

0–0

1–1

1–1

0–2

2–1

2–1

0–0

0–1

4–1

2–1

Sheffield Wednesday

0–1

1–1

1–0

1–2

4–1

1–1

1–0

0–0

0–0

0–0

1–0

2–0

1–0

2–0

1–1

0–1

0–1

1–0

0–1

0–1

3–2

2–0

4–1

Watford

2–3

0–1

0–2

2–2

3–0

2–1

2–2

2–0

2–1

2–4

3–0

2–2

1–1

2–0

3–4

2–1

3–1

2–1

1–1

1–2

2–1

2–2

1–0

Doncaster Rovers

0–1

0–2

0–2

0–1

2–1

0–2

1–1

0–0

1–0

1–0

2–0

1–0

1–2

2–0

0–0

1–0

2–1

0–0

0–1

1–0

1–1

0–2

0–1

Crystal Palace

0–1

0–0

0–0

0–0

0–0

2–1

0–2

2–0

1–4

4–2

0–0

1–1

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–1

1–0

1–2

3–0

1–2

3–1

3–0

1–0

Blackpool

2–2

2–0

1–3

2–2

0–1

1–3

1–1

1–1

0–1

0–1

0–3

0–2

0–2

2–3

2–2

1–1

3–2

1–1

1–0

0–1

2–0

1–1

2–0

Coventry City

2–1

1–0

1–2

0–0

1–3

0–0

0–2

1–1

2–2

0–3

1–0

2–0

2–3

1–0

0–2

2–1

1–1

2–2

1–1

0–1

2–0

4–1

0–0

Derby County

2–3

1–1

2–1

0–2

1–1

2–2

1–1

2–2

0–1

2–1

0–2

3–0

1–0

0–1

1–2

4–1

2–1

1–1

0–0

2–1

3–1

0–1

1–0

Nottingham Forest

0–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

1–1

1–1

3–2

2–2

2–1

3–2

2–4

0–2

0–0

1–0

1–3

1–0

2–0

1–2

3–1

0–0

Barnsley

1–1

1–1

1–2

0–1

3–2

1–1

0–1

1–3

1–2

0–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

4–1

3–1

0–1

1–2

2–0

1–1

2–0

0–0

0–1

0–0

Plymouth Argyle

2–2

0–1

2–2

2–2

1–2

1–0

2–1

0–1

1–3

0–2

1–1

4–0

2–1

0–3

1–3

1–2

4–0

0–3

1–0

1–2

1–2

2–0

2–2

Norwich City

5–2

1–1

1–0

0–2

1–1

2–2

2–0

2–3

2–0

1–2

0–1

0–1

2–0

2–1

1–2

1–1

1–2

1–2

2–3

4–0

1–0

2–2

1–0

Southampton

1–2

1–2

1–2

1–1

2–2

3–1

1–0

2–2

2–2

0–1

0–0

1–1

0–3

1–2

1–0

0–1

1–1

1–1

0–2

0–0

0–0

2–0

2–3

Charlton Athletic

1–3

0–0

2–5

4–2

1–1

0–0

2–2

2–0

2–1

0–2

2–2

1–2

2–3

1–2

1–0

2–2

1–2

2–2

0–2

1–3

2–0

4–2

0–0

Source: The Football League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

League One

Home ╲ Away

BHA

BRO

CRL

CHL

COL

CRE

HAR

HER

HUD

LEE

LEI

LEY

MIL

MKD

NOR

OLD

PET

SCU

STD

STP

SWI

TRA

WAL

YEO

Brighton & Hove Albion

1–1

0–2

3–3

1–2

0–4

2–1

0–0

0–1

0–2

3–2

0–0

4–1

2–4

1–1

3–1

2–4

1–4

1–3

1–0

2–3

0–0

0–1

5–0

Bristol Rovers

1–2

2–3

3–2

0–0

0–0

4–1

6–1

1–2

2–2

0–1

2–1

4–2

1–2

1–0

2–0

0–1

1–2

4–2

2–0

2–2

2–0

1–3

3–0

Carlisle United

3–1

1–1

1–0

0–2

4–2

0–1

1–2

3–0

0–2

1–2

1–3

2–0

3–2

1–1

1–1

3–3

1–1

2–1

1–2

1–1

1–2

1–1

4–1

Cheltenham Town

2–2

2–1

1–1

4–3

1–0

2–0

2–3

1–2

0–1

0–4

0–1

1–3

3–5

0–1

1–1

3–6

1–2

0–0

2–2

2–0

1–0

0–0

1–0

Colchester United

0–1

0–1

5–0

3–1

0–1

1–1

1–2

0–0

0–1

0–1

1–0

1–2

0–3

2–1

2–2

0–1

0–0

0–1

1–0

3–2

0–1

0–2

1–0

Crewe Alexandra

1–2

1–1

1–2

1–2

2–0

0–0

2–1

3–1

2–3

0–3

0–2

0–1

2–2

1–3

0–3

1–1

3–2

3–4

0–3

1–0

2–1

2–1

2–0

Hartlepool United

1–0

1–1

2–2

4–1

4–2

1–4

4–2

5–3

0–1

2–2

0–1

2–3

1–3

2–0

3–3

1–2

2–3

3–0

0–1

3–3

2–1

2–2

0–0

Hereford United

1–2

0–3

1–0

3–0

0–2

2–0

1–1

0–1

2–0

1–3

2–1

0–2

0–1

0–2

5–0

0–1

1–2

0–1

0–1

1–1

2–2

0–0

1–2

Huddersfield Town

2–2

1–1

1–0

2–2

2–2

3–2

1–1

2–0

1–0

2–3

0–1

1–2

1–3

3–2

1–1

1–0

2–0

0–1

1–1

2–1

1–2

2–1

0–0

Leeds United

3–1

2–2

0–2

2–0

1–2

5–2

4–1

1–0

1–2

1–1

2–1

2–0

2–0

3–0

0–2

3–1

3–2

2–0

1–0

1–0

3–1

3–0

4–0

Leicester City

0–0

2–1

2–2

4–0

1–1

2–1

1–0

2–1

4–2

1–0

3–0

0–1

2–0

0–0

0–0

4–0

2–2

3–0

1–1

1–1

3–1

2–2

1–0

Leyton Orient

2–1

1–2

0–0

1–2

2–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–2

1–3

0–0

1–2

1–3

2–1

2–3

2–2

1–1

0–3

1–2

0–1

0–1

0–1

Millwall

0–1

3–2

1–0

2–0

0–1

0–0

2–0

1–0

2–1

3–1

0–1

2–1

0–4

1–0

2–3

2–0

1–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

3–1

1–1

Milton Keynes Dons

2–0

2–1

3–1

3–1

1–1

2–2

3–1

3–0

1–1

3–1

2–2

1–2

0–1

1–0

6–2

1–2

0–2

2–0

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–1

3–0

Northampton Town

2–2

0–0

1–0

4–2

1–2

5–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–1

1–2

1–1

0–0

0–1

0–1

1–1

3–3

2–3

4–0

3–4

1–1

0–2

3–0

Oldham Athletic

1–1

0–2

0–0

4–0

0–1

1–1

2–1

4–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

4–3

2–0

2–1

1–2

3–0

1–1

3–1

0–0

0–2

3–2

0–2

Peterborough United

0–0

5–4

1–0

1–1

2–1

4–2

1–2

2–0

4–0

2–0

2–0

3–0

1–0

0–0

1–0

2–2

2–1

1–2

1–0

2–2

2–2

1–0

1–3

Scunthorpe United

2–0

0–2

2–1

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

1–2

1–2

1–2

2–1

3–2

0–1

4–4

2–0

1–0

1–1

2–1

3–3

1–1

1–1

2–0

Southend United

0–2

1–0

3–0

2–0

3–3

0–1

3–2

1–0

0–1

1–0

0–2

3–0

0–1

0–2

1–0

1–2

1–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

2–1

2–0

0–1

Stockport County

2–0

3–1

3–0

1–0

1–2

4–3

2–1

4–1

1–1

1–3

0–0

0–1

2–2

0–1

1–1

3–1

1–3

0–3

3–1

1–1

0–0

1–2

0–0

Swindon Town

0–2

2–1

1–1

2–2

1–3

0–0

0–1

3–0

1–3

1–3

2–2

0–1

1–2

1–1

2–1

2–0

2–2

4–2

3–0

1–1

3–1

3–2

2–3

Tranmere Rovers

1–0

2–0

4–1

2–0

3–4

2–0

1–0

2–1

3–1

2–1

2–0

0–0

1–3

1–1

4–1

0–1

1–1

2–0

2–2

2–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

Walsall

3–0

0–5

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

2–3

1–1

2–3

1–0

1–4

0–2

1–2

0–3

3–1

1–2

1–2

2–1

5–2

1–0

2–1

0–1

2–0

Yeovil Town

1–1

2–2

1–1

1–1

0–2

3–2

2–3

2–2

1–0

1–1

0–2

0–0

2–0

0–0

1–0

2–2

0–1

1–2

1–2

2–4

1–0

1–0

1–1

Source: The Football League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

League Two

Home ╲ Away

ACC

ALD

BAR

BOU

BRA

BRE

BRY

CHR

CHF

D&R

DAR

EXE

GIL

GRI

LIN

LUT

MAC

MOR

NTC

PTV

ROC

ROT

SHR

WYC

Accrington Stanley

0–1

1–1

3–0

2–3

1–1

1–2

0–1

1–0

0–0

1–0

2–1

0–2

3–1

0–2

0–0

2–0

1–0

1–1

2–0

1–3

1–3

2–1

0–1

Aldershot Town

3–1

1–1

1–1

3–2

1–1

3–3

2–2

1–1

1–2

2–1

1–0

2–1

2–2

2–0

2–1

1–1

0–2

2–2

1–0

2–4

0–1

0–0

3–2

Barnet

2–1

0–3

1–0

4–1

0–1

1–2

3–1

1–3

1–1

0–1

0–1

2–2

3–3

3–2

1–1

1–3

1–1

0–4

1–2

2–1

2–0

0–0

1–1

AFC Bournemouth

1–0

2–0

0–2

4–1

0–1

2–0

1–0

1–1

2–1

3–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

0–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

0–1

0–0

4–0

0–0

1–0

3–1

Bradford City

1–1

5–0

3–3

1–3

1–1

1–0

0–0

3–2

1–1

0–0

4–1

2–2

2–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

4–0

2–1

0–1

2–0

3–0

0–0

1–0

Brentford

3–0

3–0

1–0

2–0

2–1

1–0

3–0

0–1

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

4–0

1–1

2–0

1–0

3–1

1–1

2–0

1–2

0–0

1–1

3–3

Bury

1–0

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

1–1

1–2

2–2

2–2

0–1

4–0

0–2

3–1

1–2

3–0

2–1

2–0

3–0

2–1

1–2

2–1

0–0

Chester

2–0

0–1

5–1

0–2

0–0

3–0

1–1

1–3

2–2

1–2

0–0

0–1

1–1

0–2

2–2

0–2

1–2

2–0

1–2

0–2

1–5

1–1

0–2

Chesterfield

1–1

5–1

1–1

1–0

0–2

0–1

1–3

1–1

1–1

0–0

2–1

0–1

2–1

1–1

2–2

2–4

1–2

3–1

2–1

3–0

1–0

2–2

0–1

Dagenham & Redbridge

0–0

3–1

2–0

0–1

3–0

3–1

1–3

6–0

3–0

0–1

1–2

2–0

4–0

0–3

2–1

2–1

0–2

6–1

1–1

3–2

1–1

1–2

0–1

Darlington

3–0

2–0

2–2

2–1

2–1

1–3

2–2

1–2

0–0

3–0

1–1

1–2

1–0

2–0

5–1

1–2

0–0

1–0

2–1

1–2

1–0

1–1

1–2

Exeter City

2–1

3–2

2–1

1–3

1–0

0–2

0–0

2–0

1–6

2–1

2–0

3–0

0–0

2–1

0–1

4–0

2–2

2–2

1–0

4–1

1–1

0–1

1–0

Gillingham

1–0

4–4

0–2

1–0

0–2

1–1

0–0

2–0

2–1

2–1

1–0

1–0

3–0

1–2

0–1

3–1

5–0

2–2

1–0

1–1

4–0

2–2

1–1

Grimsby Town

0–1

1–0

0–1

3–3

1–3

0–1

1–2

1–3

0–1

1–1

1–2

2–2

3–0

5–1

2–2

0–0

2–3

0–1

3–0

0–0

3–0

1–0

1–1

Lincoln City

5–1

0–2

2–0

3–3

0–0

2–2

1–1

1–1

3–1

1–3

0–1

0–1

2–0

1–1

0–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

0–1

1–1

0–1

0–0

1–0

Luton Town

1–2

3–1

3–1

3–3

3–3

0–1

1–2

1–1

0–0

2–1

1–2

1–2

0–0

2–1

3–2

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–3

1–1

2–4

3–1

0–1

Macclesfield Town

0–2

4–2

2–1

0–2

0–2

2–0

1–1

3–1

1–1

0–4

0–6

1–4

0–1

1–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

1–1

0–2

0–1

1–2

3–0

0–0

Morecambe

1–1

2–0

2–1

0–4

2–1

2–0

0–0

3–1

2–2

1–2

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–1

1–1

1–2

4–1

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–3

1–0

0–0

Notts County

1–1

2–1

2–0

1–1

3–1

1–1

0–1

1–2

0–1

0–3

0–0

2–1

0–1

0–2

0–1

0–2

1–1

1–0

4–2

1–2

0–3

2–2

0–2

Port Vale

0–2

0–0

0–0

3–1

0–2

0–3

1–1

3–0

0–1

0–1

3–1

1–3

1–3

2–1

0–1

1–3

1–4

2–1

1–2

2–1

0–0

1–1

1–1

Rochdale

3–1

3–1

3–1

1–1

3–0

1–2

1–1

6–1

2–1

0–2

0–2

2–2

0–1

2–0

2–2

2–0

1–1

1–1

3–0

1–0

1–2

2–1

0–1

Rotherham United

0–0

1–2

3–4

1–0

0–2

0–0

1–1

3–1

3–0

1–1

0–1

0–1

2–0

4–1

1–0

1–0

2–0

3–2

2–1

1–0

2–2

1–2

0–0

Shrewsbury Town

2–0

1–0

2–2

4–1

2–0

1–3

1–0

1–0

2–1

2–1

1–0

1–1

7–0

1–1

0–0

3–0

4–0

0–0

3–2

1–2

1–1

1–0

0–1

Wycombe Wanderers

2–1

3–0

1–1

3–1

1–0

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

0–1

1–0

0–0

4–0

1–1

1–2

4–2

0–1

0–0

1–1

Source: The Football League
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Other details

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Championship
Queens Park Rangers	Iain Dowie	Contract terminated	24 October 2008[8]	Paulo Sousa	19 November 2008[9]	9th
Watford	Aidy Boothroyd	Mutual consent	3 November 2008[10]	Brendan Rodgers	24 November 2008[11]	21st
Charlton Athletic	Alan Pardew	Mutual Consent	22 November 2008[8]	Phil Parkinson	31 December 2008[12]	22nd
Blackpool	Simon Grayson	Signed by Leeds United (Mutual Consent)	23 December 2008[13]	Ian Holloway	21 May 2009[14]	16th
Nottingham Forest	Colin Calderwood	Contract terminated	26 December 2008[15]	Billy Davies	1 January 2009[16]	22nd
Derby County	Paul Jewell	Resigned	28 December 2008[17]	Nigel Clough	6 January 2009[18]	18th
Norwich City	Glenn Roeder	Contract terminated	14 January 2009[19]	Bryan Gunn	21 January 2009[20]	21st
Southampton	Jan Poortvliet	Resigned	23 January 2009[21]	Mark Wotte	23 January 2009[21]	23rd
Queens Park Rangers	Paulo Sousa	Contract terminated	9 April 2009[22]			10th
Ipswich Town	Jim Magilton	Contract terminated	22 April 2009[23]	Roy Keane	23 April 2009[24]	9th
Reading	Steve Coppell	Resigned	13 May 2009[25]			4th
League One
Milton Keynes Dons	Paul Ince	Signed by Blackburn Rovers (Mutual Consent)	22 June 2008[26]	Roberto Di Matteo	2 July 2008[27]	Pre-season
Cheltenham Town	Keith Downing	Mutual consent	13 September 2008[28]	Martin Allen	15 September 2008[29]	24th
Colchester United	Geraint Williams	Mutual consent	22 September 2008[30]	Paul Lambert	9 October 2008[31]	23rd
Carlisle United	John Ward	Mutual consent	3 November 2008[32]	Greg Abbott	5 December 2008[33]	20th
Huddersfield Town	Stan Ternent	Contract terminated	4 November 2008[34]	Lee Clark	11 December 2008[35]	16th
Swindon Town	Maurice Malpas	Mutual consent	14 November 2008[36]	Danny Wilson	26 December 2008[37]	17th
Crewe Alexandra	Steve Holland		18 November 2008[38]	Guðjón Thórðarson	24 December 2008[39]	24th
Hartlepool United	Danny Wilson	Contract terminated	15 December 2008[40]			13th
Leeds United	Gary McAllister	Contract terminated	21 December 2008[41]	Simon Grayson	23 December 2008[13]	9th
Walsall	Jimmy Mullen	Contract terminated	10 January 2009[42]	Chris Hutchings	20 January 2009[43]	12th
Leyton Orient	Martin Ling	Mutual Consent	18 January 2009[44]	Geraint Williams	5 February 2009[45]	21st
Yeovil Town	Russell Slade	Mutual Consent	16 February 2009[46]	Terry Skiverton	18 February 2009[47]	16th
Brighton & Hove Albion	Micky Adams	Mutual Consent	21 February 2009[48]	Russell Slade	6 March 2009[49]	21st
Oldham Athletic	John Sheridan	Mutual Consent	15 March 2009[50]	Joe Royle	15 March 2009[51]	8th
League Two
Bournemouth	Kevin Bond	Contract terminated	1 September 2008[52]	Jimmy Quinn	2 September 2008[53]	23rd
Grimsby Town	Alan Buckley	Contract terminated	15 September 2008[54]	Mike Newell	6 October 2008[55]	20th
Port Vale	Lee Sinnott	Mutual consent	22 September 2008[56]	Dean Glover	6 October 2008[57]	16th
Chester City	Simon Davies	Contract terminated	11 November 2008[58]	Mark Wright	14 November 2008[59]	19th
Barnet	Paul Fairclough	Resigned	28 December 2008[60]			21st
Bournemouth	Jimmy Quinn	Contract terminated	31 December 2008[61]	Eddie Howe	31 December 2008[62]	23rd

Top scorers

Championship

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25
2	Jason Scotland	Swansea City	21
	Ross McCormack	Cardiff City
4	Kevin Doyle	Reading	18
5	Tommy Smith	Watford	17
6	Rob Hulse	Derby County	15
7	Chris Iwelumo	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14
	Kevin Phillips	Birmingham City
	Marcus Tudgay	Sheffield Wednesday
10	Dexter Blackstock	Nottingham Forest	13
	Nicky Bailey	Charlton Athletic
	Paul Gallagher	Plymouth Argyle

League One

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1	Rickie Lambert	Bristol Rovers	29
	Simon Cox	Swindon Town
3	Jermaine Beckford	Leeds United	27
	Matty Fryatt	Leicester City
5	Gary Hooper	Scunthorpe United	24
6	Craig Mackail-Smith	Peterborough United	23
7	Aaron McLean	Peterborough United	18
	Joel Porter	Hartlepool United
9	Paul Hayes	Scunthorpe United	17
10	Aaron Wilbraham	Milton Keynes Dons	16

League Two

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Simeon Jackson	Gillingham	21
2	Grant Holt	Shrewsbury Town	20
	Jack Lester	Chesterfield
4	Reuben Reid	Rotherham United	18
5	Paul Benson	Dagenham & Redbridge	17
	John O'Flynn	Barnet
	Adam le Fondre	Rochdale
	Peter Thorne	Bradford City
	Brett Pitman	Bournemouth
10	Andy Bishop	Bury	16
	Ryan Lowe	Chester City
	Charlie MacDonald	Brentford

Notes

• Luton (−30), Bournemouth (−17) and Rotherham (−17) began the League Two season on negative points.

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External links

• Football League website
• Soccerbase results database
• BBC Sport football pages