Championship 2008/09

Wolves won the 2008/09 Championship with 90 points, 7 points ahead of Birmingham. Wolves, Birmingham and Burnley were promoted. Norwich, Southampton and Charlton were relegated. 2.45 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 43% and 29% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Wolves · Champions	46	27	9	10	80	52	+28	90	Champions
2	Birmingham · Promoted	46	23	14	9	54	37	+17	83	Promoted
3	Sheffield United	46	22	14	10	64	39	+25	80
4	Reading	46	21	14	11	72	40	+32	77
5	Burnley · Promoted	46	21	13	12	72	60	+12	76	Promoted
6	Preston	46	21	11	14	66	54	+12	74
7	Cardiff	46	19	17	10	65	53	+12	74
8	Swansea	46	16	20	10	63	50	+13	68
9	Ipswich	46	17	15	14	62	53	+9	66
10	Bristol City	46	15	16	15	54	54	0	61
11	QPR	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	46	17	7	22	42	53	-11	58
15	Crystal Palace	46	15	12	19	52	55	-3	56
16	Blackpool	46	13	17	16	47	58	-11	56
17	Coventry	46	13	15	18	47	58	-11	54
18	Derby	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	46	13	12	21	44	57	-13	51
22	Norwich · Relegated	46	12	10	24	57	70	-13	46	Relegated
23	Southampton · Relegated	46	10	15	21	46	69	-23	45	Relegated
24	Charlton · Relegated	46	8	15	23	52	74	-22	39	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.45 goals per game: 6th lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 90 points: 8th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2008/09	League average
Goals per game	2.45	2.57
Home wins	43%	45%
Draws	29%	27%
Away wins	27%	28%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.48 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	90	94
Most points relegated	46	46
Fewest points safe	51	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.