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 | ▲Promoted |
| 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 | 11 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 76 | ▲PO Winners |
| 6th | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 55 | +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 | -3 | 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 | *Deducted 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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| Sat May 9 | Burnley | 1-0 | Reading |
| Fri May 8 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Tue May 12 | Reading | 0-2 | Burnley |
| Burnley won 3-0 on aggregate | |||
| Mon May 11 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Sheffield United won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| Mon May 25 | 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 Playoffs |
| ♦ Reading Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Burnley Qualified for Playoffs |
| ♦ Crystal Palace Qualified for 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 League 1 |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted from League 1 |
| ▲Scunthorpe United were Promoted from League 1 via the Playoffs |