Burnley 2008/09

Burnley finished 5th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 76 points (won 21, drawn 13, lost 12; scored 72, conceded 60) and were promoted. Highest position 4th, after match 9; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Burnley
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 Wednesday (away)	1–4 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Ipswich (home)	0–3 L	Lost	0	24th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	23rd
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Plymouth (home)	0–0 D	Drew	2	23rd
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	5	19th
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Blackpool (home)	2–0 W	Won	8	12th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	9	13th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Preston (home)	3–1 W	Won	12	8th
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Watford (home)	3–2 W	Won	15	4th
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Reading (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	9th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	16	11th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Coventry (away)	3–1 W	Won	19	6th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	20	8th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Reading (home)	1–0 W	Won	23	5th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	26	4th
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Wolves (away)	0–2 L	Lost	26	5th
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	29	4th
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Doncaster (home)	0–0 D	Drew	30	5th
19	Mon 24 Nov 2008	Barnsley (away)	2–3 L	Lost	30	5th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	33	4th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Sheffield United (away)	3–2 W	Won	36	4th
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Cardiff (home)	2–2 D	Drew	37	4th
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Southampton (home)	3–2 W	Won	40	4th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Bristol City (away)	2–1 W	Won	43	4th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Barnsley (home)	1–2 L	Lost	43	4th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Doncaster (away)	1–2 L	Lost	43	5th
27	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Swansea (home)	0–2 L	Lost	43	7th
28	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Preston (away)	1–2 L	Lost	43	7th
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Watford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	43	9th
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	46	8th
31	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	47	10th
32	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	50	8th
33	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Coventry (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	7th
34	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Norwich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	7th
35	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–4 L	Lost	52	9th
36	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Blackpool (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	7th
37	Wed 11 Mar 2009	Crystal Palace (home)	4–2 W	Won	58	6th
38	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Nottingham Forest (home)	5–0 W	Won	61	5th
39	Tue 17 Mar 2009	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	5th
40	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Plymouth (away)	2–1 W	Won	65	4th
41	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	66	5th
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	69	6th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Cardiff (away)	1–3 L	Lost	69	6th
44	Mon 20 Apr 2009	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	5th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Southampton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	73	6th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Bristol City (home)	4–0 W	Won	76	5th

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.