Watford 2008/09

Watford finished 13th of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 58 points (won 16, drawn 10, lost 20; scored 68, conceded 72). Highest position 7th, after match 4; lowest 22nd, after match 16. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Watford
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	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	12th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Charlton (home)	1–0 W	Won	4	9th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–3 L	Lost	4	13th
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	7	7th
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	7	10th
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Plymouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	7	14th
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	8	17th
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Sheffield United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	8	19th
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Burnley (away)	2–3 L	Lost	8	21st
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Preston (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	19th
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Southampton (away)	3–0 W	Won	14	16th
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Cardiff (home)	2–2 D	Drew	15	16th
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Wolves (home)	2–3 L	Lost	15	19th
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Preston (away)	0–2 L	Lost	15	19th
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Blackpool (home)	3–4 L	Lost	15	21st
16	Sun 9 Nov 2008	Swansea (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	22nd
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Barnsley (away)	1–2 L	Lost	15	22nd
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	QPR (home)	3–0 W	Won	18	21st
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Bristol City (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	21st
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Doncaster (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	20th
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Birmingham (away)	2–3 L	Lost	20	20th
22	Wed 10 Dec 2008	Norwich (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	19th
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	26	17th
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Derby (away)	0–1 L	Lost	26	19th
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Bristol City (home)	2–4 L	Lost	26	19th
26	Sun 28 Dec 2008	QPR (away)	0–0 D	Drew	27	19th
27	Fri 9 Jan 2009	Reading (away)	0–4 L	Lost	27	19th
28	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Sheffield United (home)	0–2 L	Lost	27	21st
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Burnley (home)	3–0 W	Won	30	20th
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Wolves (away)	1–3 L	Lost	30	22nd
31	Tue 17 Feb 2009	Swansea (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	21st
32	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Blackpool (away)	2–0 W	Won	36	18th
33	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Crystal Palace (home)	2–0 W	Won	39	17th
34	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Plymouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	19th
35	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Charlton (away)	3–2 W	Won	42	18th
36	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	17th
37	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–2 D	Drew	46	16th
38	Wed 18 Mar 2009	Cardiff (away)	1–2 L	Lost	46	16th
39	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Ipswich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	47	16th
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Doncaster (away)	2–1 W	Won	50	15th
41	Tue 7 Apr 2009	Southampton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	51	15th
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	52	14th
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Norwich (away)	0–2 L	Lost	52	15th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	52	16th
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Coventry (away)	3–2 W	Won	55	15th
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Derby (home)	3–1 W	Won	58	13th

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.