Football League Championship 2008/09
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 90 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd |
Birmingham City |
46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 83 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Sheffield United |
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 80 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 4th |
Reading |
46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 77 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th |
Burnley |
46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 76 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 6th |
Preston North End |
46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 74 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Cardiff City |
46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 74 | - |
| 8th |
Swansea City |
46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 68 | - |
| 9th |
Ipswich Town |
46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 66 | - |
| 10th |
Bristol City |
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 | - |
| 11th |
Queens Park Rangers |
46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 61 | - |
| 12th |
Sheffield Wednesday |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 61 | - |
| 13th |
Watford |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 58 | - |
| 14th |
Doncaster Rovers |
46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 58 | - |
| 15th |
Crystal Palace |
46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 56* | * -1 Point |
| 16th |
Blackpool |
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 17th |
Coventry City |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 54 | - |
| 18th |
Derby County |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 19th |
Nottingham Forest |
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 53 | - |
| 20th |
Barnsley |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 52 | - |
| 21st |
Plymouth Argyle |
46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 51 | - |
| 22nd |
Norwich City |
46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | -13 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd |
Southampton |
46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 45 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Charlton Athletic |
46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 39 |
▼Relegated |
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Football League Championship Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| 09/05/2009 | Burnley | 1-0 | Reading |
| 08/05/2009 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 12/05/2009 | Reading | 0-2 | Burnley |
| Burnley Won 3-0 on aggregate | |||
| 11/05/2009 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Sheffield United Won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| 25/05/2009 | Burnley | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
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End of Season Notes |
| * Crystal Palace were Deducted 1 Point for playing an ineligible player on the last game of the season |
| ▼Newcastle United were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Middlesbrough were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Birmingham City were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Sheffield United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Reading Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Burnley Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Preston North Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Burnley were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Norwich City were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▼Southampton were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated to League 1 |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted from Football League One |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted from Football League One |
| ♦▲Scunthorpe United were Promoted from Football League One via the Playoffs |