Preston 2008/09

Preston finished 6th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 74 points (won 21, drawn 11, lost 14; scored 66, conceded 54). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 15th, after match 13. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 6 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
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	Ipswich (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	4th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	7	4th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	2nd
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Coventry (away)	0–0 D	Drew	11	3rd
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	3rd
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Wolves (home)	1–3 L	Lost	14	3rd
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Burnley (away)	1–3 L	Lost	14	4th
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Swansea (home)	0–2 L	Lost	14	9th
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Watford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	14	12th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Reading (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	7th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Plymouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	17	13th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	17	15th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Watford (home)	2–0 W	Won	20	12th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Southampton (home)	2–3 L	Lost	20	14th
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Norwich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	14th
17	Sun 16 Nov 2008	Blackpool (away)	3–1 W	Won	24	13th
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Barnsley (home)	2–1 W	Won	27	10th
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Derby (away)	2–2 D	Drew	28	9th
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Bristol City (home)	2–0 W	Won	31	6th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Cardiff (away)	0–2 L	Lost	31	8th
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Doncaster (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	7th
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	6th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	QPR (away)	2–3 L	Lost	37	8th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Derby (home)	2–0 W	Won	40	7th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	41	7th
27	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Wolves (away)	3–1 W	Won	44	6th
28	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Burnley (home)	2–1 W	Won	47	5th
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Swansea (away)	1–4 L	Lost	47	5th
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Sheffield United (home)	0–0 D	Drew	48	6th
31	Tue 3 Feb 2009	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	6th
32	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	50	6th
33	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	53	4th
34	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Southampton (away)	1–3 L	Lost	53	5th
35	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Ipswich (home)	3–2 W	Won	56	4th
36	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	5th
37	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	6th
38	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	8th
39	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	60	6th
40	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Charlton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	61	7th
41	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	7th
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Blackpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	62	8th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Doncaster (away)	2–0 W	Won	65	8th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Cardiff (home)	6–0 W	Won	68	8th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Birmingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	71	7th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	74	6th

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.