Reading 2008/09

Reading finished 4th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 77 points (won 21, drawn 14, lost 11; scored 72, conceded 40). Highest position 2nd, after match 24; lowest 12th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
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	Sun 10 Aug 2008	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	12th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Plymouth (home)	2–0 W	Won	4	5th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Charlton (away)	2–4 L	Lost	4	12th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	4–2 W	Won	7	6th
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Ipswich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	7	8th
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	6–0 W	Won	10	4th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Watford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	11	6th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Swansea (home)	4–0 W	Won	14	3rd
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Wolves (away)	3–0 W	Won	17	3rd
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Burnley (home)	3–1 W	Won	20	3rd
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Preston (away)	1–2 L	Lost	20	3rd
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Doncaster (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	3rd
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	24	3rd
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Burnley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	4th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Bristol City (away)	4–1 W	Won	27	3rd
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	30	3rd
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Sheffield United (away)	2–0 W	Won	33	3rd
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Southampton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	33	3rd
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Cardiff (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	3rd
20	Mon 1 Dec 2008	Coventry (home)	3–1 W	Won	37	3rd
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Barnsley (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	3rd
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Blackpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	3rd
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Norwich (home)	2–0 W	Won	46	3rd
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Birmingham (away)	3–1 W	Won	49	2nd
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	2nd
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Southampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	2nd
27	Fri 9 Jan 2009	Watford (home)	4–0 W	Won	54	2nd
28	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Swansea (away)	0–2 L	Lost	54	2nd
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	2nd
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	58	2nd
31	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Preston (home)	0–0 D	Drew	59	2nd
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Bristol City (home)	0–2 L	Lost	59	3rd
33	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Nottingham Forest (home)	0–1 L	Lost	59	3rd
34	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–1 W	Won	62	2nd
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Plymouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	63	3rd
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Charlton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	64	3rd
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Ipswich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	64	3rd
38	Tue 17 Mar 2009	Doncaster (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	3rd
39	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	68	3rd
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Coventry (away)	0–0 D	Drew	69	3rd
41	Fri 10 Apr 2009	Sheffield United (home)	0–1 L	Lost	69	4th
42	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Blackpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	70	5th
43	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	71	5th
44	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Derby (away)	2–0 W	Won	74	4th
45	Mon 27 Apr 2009	Norwich (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	4th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Birmingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	77	4th

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.