Wolves 2008/09

Wolves finished 1st of 24 in the 2008/09 Championship with 90 points (won 27, drawn 9, lost 10; scored 80, conceded 52) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 40 matches of 46; lowest 10th, after match 1. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Wolves
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	Plymouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Sat 16 Aug 2008	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	4–1 W	Won	4	4th
3	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Ipswich (away)	2–0 W	Won	7	2nd
4	Sat 30 Aug 2008	Nottingham Forest (home)	5–1 W	Won	10	1st
5	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Charlton (away)	3–1 W	Won	13	1st
6	Tue 16 Sep 2008	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	1st
7	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Preston (away)	3–1 W	Won	19	1st
8	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Bristol City (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	1st
9	Tue 30 Sep 2008	Reading (home)	0–3 L	Lost	22	1st
10	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Swansea (away)	1–3 L	Lost	22	2nd
11	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Coventry (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	1st
12	Tue 21 Oct 2008	Norwich (away)	2–5 L	Lost	25	2nd
13	Sat 25 Oct 2008	Watford (away)	3–2 W	Won	28	2nd
14	Tue 28 Oct 2008	Swansea (home)	2–1 W	Won	31	1st
15	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Cardiff (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	1st
16	Sat 8 Nov 2008	Burnley (home)	2–0 W	Won	37	1st
17	Sat 15 Nov 2008	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	40	1st
18	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Blackpool (home)	2–0 W	Won	43	1st
19	Tue 25 Nov 2008	Sheffield United (away)	3–1 W	Won	46	1st
20	Sat 29 Nov 2008	Birmingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	47	1st
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	QPR (away)	0–1 L	Lost	47	1st
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	50	1st
23	Sat 13 Dec 2008	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	53	1st
24	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Doncaster (away)	1–0 W	Won	56	1st
25	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	57	1st
26	Mon 29 Dec 2008	Blackpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	58	1st
27	Sat 10 Jan 2009	Preston (home)	1–3 L	Lost	58	1st
28	Sat 17 Jan 2009	Bristol City (away)	2–2 D	Drew	59	1st
29	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	59	1st
30	Sat 31 Jan 2009	Watford (home)	3–1 W	Won	62	1st
31	Tue 3 Feb 2009	Norwich (home)	3–3 D	Drew	63	1st
32	Sat 7 Feb 2009	Coventry (away)	1–2 L	Lost	63	1st
33	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Burnley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	63	1st
34	Sun 22 Feb 2009	Cardiff (home)	2–2 D	Drew	64	1st
35	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Plymouth (home)	0–1 L	Lost	64	1st
36	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Crystal Palace (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	1st
37	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–0 W	Won	70	1st
38	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Ipswich (home)	0–0 D	Drew	71	1st
39	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	74	1st
40	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–0 W	Won	77	1st
41	Mon 6 Apr 2009	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	77	1st
42	Fri 10 Apr 2009	Southampton (home)	3–0 W	Won	80	1st
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Derby (away)	3–2 W	Won	83	1st
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	QPR (home)	1–0 W	Won	86	1st
45	Sat 25 Apr 2009	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	87	1st
46	Sun 3 May 2009	Doncaster (home)	1–0 W	Won	90	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.