Leicester 2008/09

Leicester finished 1st of 24 in the 2008/09 League One with 96 points (won 27, drawn 15, lost 4; scored 84, conceded 39) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 34 matches of 46; lowest 6th, after match 5. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 23 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Leicester
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Stockport (away)	0–0 D	Drew	4	3rd
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Tranmere (home)	3–1 W	Won	7	2nd
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Cheltenham (away)	4–0 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Millwall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	6th
6	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Leyton Orient (away)	3–1 W	Won	13	5th
7	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Hartlepool (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	4th
8	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	1st
9	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Huddersfield (away)	3–2 W	Won	22	1st
10	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	2nd
11	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Walsall (home)	2–2 D	Drew	24	3rd
12	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Northampton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	25	4th
13	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Brighton (away)	2–3 L	Lost	25	6th
14	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–1 W	Won	28	5th
15	Tue 11 Nov 2008	Yeovil (home)	1–0 W	Won	31	1st
16	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Swindon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	32	2nd
17	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Scunthorpe (away)	2–1 W	Won	35	1st
18	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	38	1st
19	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Southend (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	1st
20	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Carlisle (away)	2–1 W	Won	44	1st
21	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Peterborough (home)	4–0 W	Won	47	1st
22	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Leeds (away)	1–1 D	Drew	48	1st
23	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Hereford United (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	1st
24	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Leyton Orient (home)	3–0 W	Won	54	1st
25	Mon 19 Jan 2009	Yeovil (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	1st
26	Sat 24 Jan 2009	Huddersfield (home)	4–2 W	Won	60	1st
27	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Brighton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	61	1st
28	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Northampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	64	1st
29	Tue 3 Feb 2009	Walsall (away)	4–1 W	Won	67	1st
30	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Oldham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	68	1st
31	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Swindon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	1st
32	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Hartlepool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	70	1st
33	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	73	1st
34	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–2 D	Drew	74	1st
35	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Stockport (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	1st
36	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Cheltenham (home)	4–0 W	Won	78	1st
37	Wed 11 Mar 2009	Tranmere (away)	0–2 L	Lost	78	1st
38	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Millwall (away)	1–0 W	Won	81	1st
39	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Colchester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	82	1st
40	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Peterborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	82	1st
41	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Carlisle (home)	2–2 D	Drew	83	1st
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Hereford United (away)	3–1 W	Won	86	1st
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	89	1st
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Southend (away)	2–0 W	Won	92	1st
45	Fri 24 Apr 2009	Scunthorpe (home)	2–2 D	Drew	93	1st
46	Sat 2 May 2009	Crewe (away)	3–0 W	Won	96	1st

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.