| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 90 | 44 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 86 | 50 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 83 | 44 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 72 | 31 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 63 | 18 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 48 | 62 | 6 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 34 | 53 | 5 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 0 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | 51 | -3 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 8 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | 45 | -11 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 45 | -17 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | 41 | -12 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | 41 | -19 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | 41 | -20 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 36 | -20 |
| 17 | Hull City | 38 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 64 | 35 | -25 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 34 | -19 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 57 | 32 | -29 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 67 | 32 | -31 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Fri 8 May 2009 | Preston North End v Sheffield United | 1โ1 | Deepdale ยท 19,840 | |
| Sat 9 May 2009 | Burnley v Reading | 1โ0 | Turf Moor ยท 18,853 | |
| Mon 11 May 2009 | Sheffield United v Preston North End | 1โ0 | Bramall Lane ยท 26,354 | |
| Sheffield United 2โ1 Preston North End (on aggregate โ Sheffield United advance) | ||||
| Tue 12 May 2009 | Reading v Burnley | 0โ2 | Madejski Stadium ยท 19,909 | |
| Reading 0โ3 Burnley (on aggregate โ Burnley advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Mon 25 May 2009 | Burnley v Sheffield United | 1โ0 | Wembley Stadium ยท 80,518 | |
| ๐ Burnley promoted to the Premier League | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 90 | 28 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 83 | 17 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 80 | 25 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 77 | 32 |
| 5 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 76 | 12 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 74 | 12 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 74 | 12 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 68 | 13 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 66 | 9 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 0 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | 61 | -2 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | 61 | -7 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 58 | -4 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | 58 | -11 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 56 * | -3 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 56 | -11 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | 54 | -11 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | -12 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 53 | -15 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | 52 | -13 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | 51 | -13 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 46 | -13 |
| 23 | Southampton | 46 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | 45 | -23 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | 39 | -22 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Fri 8 May 2009 | Scunthorpe United v MK Dons | 1โ1 | Glanford Park ยท 6,599 | |
| Sat 9 May 2009 | Millwall v Leeds United | 1โ0 | The Den ยท 13,228 | |
| Thu 14 May 2009 | Leeds United v Millwall | 1โ1 | Elland Road ยท 37,036 | |
| Leeds United 1โ2 Millwall (on aggregate โ Millwall advance) | ||||
| Fri 15 May 2009 | MK Dons v Scunthorpe United | 0โ0 | (6-7 pens) | Stadium MK ยท 14,479 |
| Scunthorpe United 1โ1 MK Dons (on aggregate) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sun 24 May 2009 | Millwall v Scunthorpe United | 2โ3 | Wembley Stadium ยท 59,661 | |
| ๐ Scunthorpe United promoted to the Championship | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 84 | 39 | 96 | 45 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 54 | 89 | 24 |
| 3 | MK Dons | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 87 | 36 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 49 | 84 | 28 |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 82 | 10 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 63 | 76 | 19 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 49 | 74 | 13 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 61 | 71 | -3 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 65 | 68 | -3 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 1 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 79 | 61 | 63 | 18 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 0 |
| 13 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 66 | 61 | -5 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 57 | 56 | -12 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 71 | 53 | -3 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 70 | 52 | -15 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 66 | 51 | -25 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 57 | 50 * | 2 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 79 | 50 | -13 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 56 | 69 | 50 | -13 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 65 | 49 | -4 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 82 | 46 | -23 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | 39 | -40 |
| 24 | Hereford | 46 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 79 | 34 | -37 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Thu 7 May 2009 | Rochdale v Gillingham | 0โ0 | Spotland ยท 4,450 | |
| Thu 7 May 2009 | Shrewsbury Town v Bury | 0โ1 | New Meadow ยท 8,429 | |
| Sun 10 May 2009 | Bury v Shrewsbury Town | 0โ1 | (3-4 pens) | Gigg Lane ยท 7,673 |
| Bury 1โ1 Shrewsbury Town (on aggregate) | ||||
| Sun 10 May 2009 | Gillingham v Rochdale | 2โ1 | Priestfield Stadium ยท 9,585 | |
| Gillingham 2โ1 Rochdale (on aggregate โ Gillingham advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 23 May 2009 | Gillingham v Shrewsbury Town | 1โ0 | Wembley Stadium ยท 53,706 | |
| ๐ Gillingham promoted to League One | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 85 | 29 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 50 | 79 | 15 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 78 | 21 |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 78 | 20 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 3 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 59 | 70 | 11 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 61 | 44 | 69 | 17 |
| 8 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 53 | 68 | 24 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 67 | 11 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 57 | 63 | 5 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 63 | -3 |
| 12 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 44 | 62 * | 17 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 46 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 53 | 52 | 59 | 1 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 46 | 58 * | 14 |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 80 | 54 | -21 |
| 16 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 59 | 50 | -17 |
| 17 | Barnet | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 56 | 74 | 48 | -18 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 66 | 48 | -22 |
| 19 | Notts County | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 47 | -20 |
| 20 | Macclesfield | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 45 | 77 | 47 | -32 |
| 21 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 51 | 46 * | 8 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 69 | 41 | -18 |
| 23 | Chester | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 43 | 81 | 37 | -38 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 26 * | -7 |