Cardiff 2008/09

Cardiff finished 7th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 74 points (won 19, drawn 17, lost 10; scored 65, conceded 53). Highest position 3rd, after match 14; lowest 12th, after match 4. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 13 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Cardiff
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	Southampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Doncaster (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	6th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Norwich (home)	2–2 D	Drew	5	10th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Sheffield United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	6	12th
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Bristol City (home)	0–0 D	Drew	7	7th
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Barnsley (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	6th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	11	7th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Birmingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	11	11th
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	7th
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Blackpool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	7th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Charlton (home)	2–0 W	Won	18	4th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Watford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	19	5th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–0 W	Won	22	4th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Blackpool (home)	2–0 W	Won	25	3rd
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Wolves (home)	1–2 L	Lost	25	6th
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	QPR (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	6th
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	6th
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Plymouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	28	6th
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	29	6th
20	Sun 30 Nov 2008	Swansea (away)	2–2 D	Drew	30	7th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Preston (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	5th
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Burnley (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	6th
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Ipswich (away)	2–1 W	Won	37	5th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	5th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Reading (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	5th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Plymouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	44	4th
27	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	45	6th
28	Wed 28 Jan 2009	Coventry (away)	2–0 W	Won	48	4th
29	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	4th
30	Sun 22 Feb 2009	Wolves (away)	2–2 D	Drew	52	6th
31	Wed 25 Feb 2009	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	53	4th
32	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Southampton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	6th
33	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Barnsley (home)	3–1 W	Won	56	4th
34	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Doncaster (home)	3–0 W	Won	59	4th
35	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Norwich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	59	5th
36	Sun 15 Mar 2009	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	6th
37	Wed 18 Mar 2009	Watford (home)	2–1 W	Won	63	5th
38	Sun 22 Mar 2009	Sheffield United (home)	0–3 L	Lost	63	6th
39	Sun 5 Apr 2009	Swansea (home)	2–2 D	Drew	64	6th
40	Wed 8 Apr 2009	Derby (home)	4–1 W	Won	67	5th
41	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	2–0 W	Won	70	4th
42	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Burnley (home)	3–1 W	Won	73	4th
43	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Preston (away)	0–6 L	Lost	73	4th
44	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Charlton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	74	5th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Ipswich (home)	0–3 L	Lost	74	5th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–1 L	Lost	74	7th

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.