Derby 2008/09

Derby finished 18th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 54 points (won 14, drawn 12, lost 20; scored 55, conceded 67). Highest position 9th, after match 11; lowest 24th, after match 4. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Derby
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	Doncaster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	16th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Southampton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	1	20th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Barnsley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	1	24th
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Sheffield United (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	20th
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Swansea (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	21st
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	6	20th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	QPR (away)	2–0 W	Won	9	17th
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	18th
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Norwich (away)	2–1 W	Won	13	15th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Plymouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	9th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Blackpool (away)	2–3 L	Lost	16	14th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	17	14th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	20	10th
15	Sun 2 Nov 2008	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	9th
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Reading (away)	0–3 L	Lost	21	13th
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–0 W	Won	24	12th
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Ipswich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	24	13th
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Preston (home)	2–2 D	Drew	25	14th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Burnley (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	15th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	1–2 L	Lost	25	16th
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Wolves (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	18th
23	Mon 15 Dec 2008	Charlton (away)	2–2 D	Drew	26	18th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Watford (home)	1–0 W	Won	29	15th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Preston (away)	0–2 L	Lost	29	18th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	29	18th
27	Sat 17 Jan 2009	QPR (home)	0–2 L	Lost	29	20th
28	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Birmingham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	29	22nd
29	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	32	18th
30	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Plymouth (away)	3–0 W	Won	35	16th
31	Wed 18 Feb 2009	Blackpool (home)	4–1 W	Won	38	16th
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Nottingham Forest (away)	3–1 W	Won	41	15th
33	Fri 27 Feb 2009	Doncaster (away)	1–2 L	Lost	41	16th
34	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Swansea (home)	2–2 D	Drew	42	16th
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	16th
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Southampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	46	16th
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Sheffield United (away)	2–4 L	Lost	46	17th
38	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	17th
39	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Burnley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	48	17th
40	Wed 8 Apr 2009	Cardiff (away)	1–4 L	Lost	48	17th
41	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	17th
42	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Wolves (home)	2–3 L	Lost	51	17th
43	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	0–1 L	Lost	51	18th
44	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Reading (home)	0–2 L	Lost	51	18th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Charlton (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	16th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Watford (away)	1–3 L	Lost	54	18th

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.