Birmingham 2008/09

Birmingham finished 2nd of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 83 points (won 23, drawn 14, lost 9; scored 54, conceded 37) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 7th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 9 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Birmingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	10	3rd
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Doncaster (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	2nd
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	16	2nd
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Blackpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	16	2nd
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Cardiff (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	2nd
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	2nd
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	23	1st
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Burnley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	2nd
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	27	1st
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–1 W	Won	30	1st
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	QPR (away)	0–1 L	Lost	30	2nd
15	Mon 3 Nov 2008	Coventry (home)	0–1 L	Lost	30	2nd
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	31	2nd
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Charlton (home)	3–2 W	Won	34	2nd
18	Fri 21 Nov 2008	Swansea (away)	3–2 W	Won	37	2nd
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	40	2nd
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	2nd
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Watford (home)	3–2 W	Won	44	2nd
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Plymouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	47	2nd
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Preston (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	2nd
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Reading (home)	1–3 L	Lost	47	3rd
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	50	3rd
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Swansea (home)	0–0 D	Drew	51	3rd
27	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	52	3rd
28	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Blackpool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	52	3rd
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	55	3rd
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	56	3rd
31	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Burnley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	3rd
32	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	60	2nd
33	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Coventry (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	2nd
34	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	61	2nd
35	Sun 1 Mar 2009	Sheffield United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	2nd
36	Wed 4 Mar 2009	Bristol City (home)	1–0 W	Won	64	2nd
37	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Southampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	67	2nd
38	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	68	2nd
39	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Doncaster (away)	2–0 W	Won	71	2nd
40	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Norwich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	72	2nd
41	Mon 6 Apr 2009	Wolves (home)	2–0 W	Won	75	2nd
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Charlton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	76	2nd
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	77	2nd
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Watford (away)	1–0 W	Won	80	2nd
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Preston (home)	1–2 L	Lost	80	2nd
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Reading (away)	2–1 W	Won	83	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.