# 2008–09 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Sheffield Wednesday Football Club's 107th competitive season, their 4th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 151th year in existence as a football club.

## Season summary

Sheffield Wednesday achieved their first league double over city rivals Sheffield United in 95 years, but that was the highlight of a mediocre season for the Owls. Still, a final 12th-placed finish was an improvement from the relegation struggle of the previous season.

## Kit

Italian manufacturers Lotto remained kit manufacturers for the season, as did Sheffield-based internet service provider Plusnet for the kit sponsorship. A new kit was introduced for the season.

## Key dates

* 1 July 2008: Sheffield Wednesday signs James O'Connor on a free transfer from Burnley.
* 12 August 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 5–3 to Rotherham United on penalties, after drawing 2–2 in the first round of Football League Cup.
* 16 September 2008: Sheffield Wednesday lost 6–0 away to Reading, their worst loss of the season.
* 19 October 2008: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 1–0 in the Steel City derby.
* 3 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday lost 2–1 to Fulham in the third round of FA Cup.
* 31 January 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Lewis Buxton from Stoke City for a fee of £87,000.
* 2 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday signs Michael Gray from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a free transfer.
* 7 February 2009: Sheffield Wednesday defeated Sheffield United 2–1 at Bramall Lane, their first derby double in 95 years and first competitive win at Bramall Lane in 41 years.

## Squads
### First team squad

As per end of the season.
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Lee Grant | GK | (1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 26) | Derby County |
| 22 | Richard O'Donnell | GK | (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 20) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 27 | Arron Jameson | GK | (1989-11-07)7 November 1989 (aged 19) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Tommy Spurr | LB | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 21) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 3 | Peter Gilbert | LB | (1983-07-31)31 July 1983 (aged 25) | Leicester City |
| 5 | Richard Hinds | CB | (1980-08-22)22 August 1980 (aged 28) | Scunthorpe United |
| 6 | Steve Watson | RB | (1974-04-01)1 April 1974 (aged 35) | West Bromwich Albion |
| 15 | Mark Beevers | CB | (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 19) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 16 | Richard Wood | CB | (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 23) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 19 | Michael Gray | LB | (1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 34) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 20 | Frank Simek | RB | (1984-10-13)13 October 1984 (aged 24) | Arsenal |
| 21 | Lewis Buxton | RB | (1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 25) | Stoke City |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Kenny Lunt | CM | (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 29) | Crewe Alexandra |
| 8 | Sean McAllister | CM | (1987-08-15)15 August 1987 (aged 21) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 10 | Darren Potter | CM | (1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 24) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 11 | Etiënne Esajas | LW | (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) | Vitesse |
| 12 | Rocky Lekaj | RW | (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 19) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 17 | James O'Connor | CM | (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29) | Burnley |
| 23 | Jermaine Johnson | RW | (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 28) | Bradford City |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Marcus Tudgay | CF | (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 26) | Derby County |
| 9 | Francis Jeffers | CF | (1981-01-25)25 January 1981 (aged 28) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 14 | Luke Varney | CF | (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 26) | Derby County |
| 18 | Leon Clarke | CF | (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 (aged 24) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 26 | Wade Small | CF | (1984-02-23)23 February 1984 (aged 25) | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 24 | Luke Boden | CF | (1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 20) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
| 30 | Akpo Sodje | CF | (1980-01-31)31 January 1980 (aged 29) | Port Vale |
| 32 | Nathan Modest | CF | (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 17) | Sheffield Wednesday Academy |
* ↑ Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
* ↑ Potter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007.
* ↑ Lekaj was born in Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Norway and represented them at U-18 and U-19 level.

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | NIR | Liam McMenamin |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Sam Liversidge |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Max Wragg |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
| 17 | MF | James O'Connor | Burnley | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 | |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
| 21 | DF | Lewis Buxton | Stoke City | £87,000 | 31 January 2009 | |
| 19 | DF | Michael Gray | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 February 2009 | |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 2 | DF | Lee Bullen | Falkirk | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 |
| 8 | MF | Burton O'Brien | Falkirk | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 |
| 27 | GK | Rob Burch | Lincoln City | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 |
| 28 | DF | James Kay | Mansfield Town | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 |
| 21 | MF | Dave McClements | Coleraine | Free transfer | 1 July 2008 |
| 10 | FW | Deon Burton | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | 27 November 2008 |
* ↑ Burton was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 1997.

### Loan out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End |
| 24 | FW | Luke Boden | Chesterfield | 1 September 2008 | 1 October 2008 |
| 24 | FW | Luke Boden | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 November 2008 | 1 December 2008 |
| 4 | MF | Kenny Lunt | Crewe Alexandra | 1 November 2008 | 1 May 2009 |
| 27 | GK | Arron Jameson | Gainsborough Trinity | 29 November 2008 | 1 January 2009 |
| 28 | DF | Sam Liversidge | Buxton | 1 January 2009 | 1 May 2009 |
| 26 | FW | Wade Small | Blackpool | 13 March 2009 | 13 May 2009 |

### Loan in

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End |
| 14 | MF | Jimmy Smith | Chelsea Academy | 1 July 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
| 19 | DF | Tony McMahon | Middlesbrough | 1 August 2008 | 1 December 2008 |
| 29 | FW | Bartosz Ślusarski | West Bromwich Albion | 27 November 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
| 10 | MF | Darren Potter | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 January 2009 | 1 May 2009 |
| 14 | FW | Luke Varney | Charlton Athletic | 1 March 2009 | 1 May 2009 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Championship | — | 12th | 9 August 2008 | 3 May 2009 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | 3rd round | 3 January 2009 | 3 January 2009 |
| Football League Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 12 August 2008 | 12 August 2008 |

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 61 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 61 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 61 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 58 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 13 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 61 |

#### Score overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Aggregate score |
| Barnsley | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Burnley | 4–1 | 4–2 | 8–3 |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Derby County | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Morecambe | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| Ipswich Town | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Norwich City | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
| Reading | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–8 |
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Southampton | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Swansea City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Watford | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

As of end of season.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Lee Grant | 49 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 2 | LB | ENG | Tommy Spurr | 44 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | WAL | Peter Gilbert | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | ENG | Richard Hinds | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | RB | ENG | Steve Watson | 24 | 2 | 15+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | CF | ENG | Marcus Tudgay | 42 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | CM | ENG | Sean McAllister | 41 | 3 | 37+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | CF | ENG | Francis Jeffers | 32 | 3 | 20+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | RW | IRL | Darren Potter | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | LW | NED | Etiënne Esajas | 24 | 5 | 18+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 12 | RW | NOR | Rocky Lekaj | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | CF | ENG | Luke Varney | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CB | ENG | Mark Beevers | 37 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | CB | ENG | Richard Wood | 45 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | CM | IRL | James O'Connor | 44 | 0 | 35+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | CF | ENG | Leon Clarke | 31 | 8 | 20+9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | LB | ENG | Michael Gray | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | RB | USA | Frankie Simek | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | RB | ENG | Lewis Buxton | 32 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Richard O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | RW | JAM | Jermaine Johnson | 38 | 3 | 29+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | CF | ENG | Luke Boden | 13 | 3 | 2+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | CB | ENG | Liam McMenamin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Arron Jameson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | CF | ENG | Akpo Sodje | 11 | 2 | 2+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | CF | ENG | Nathan Modest | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | CB | ENG | Max Wragg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window ||||||||||||
| 4 | CM | ENG | Kenny Lunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | CF | JAM | Deon Burton | 20 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | RW | ENG | Jimmy Smith | 14 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | RB | ENG | Tony McMahon | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | CF | ENG | Wade Small | 20 | 1 | 6+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | CB | ENG | Sam Liversidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | CF | POL | Bartosz Ślusarski | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

As of end of season.
| Rnk | No. | Pos | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | Marcus Tudgay | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 18 | FW | Leon Clarke | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | Etiënne Esajas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | Tommy Spurr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | Sean McAllister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | MF | Jermaine Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | DF | Steve Watson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | MF | Darren Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | FW | Luke Varney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 30 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | FW | Deon Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 19 | DF | Tony McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 21 | DF | Lewis Buxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 26 | FW | Wade Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 29 | FW | Bartosz Slusarski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 51 | 1 | 2 | 54 |

### Clean sheets

As of end of season.
| Rnk | No. | Pos | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Lee Grant | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Disciplinary record

As of end of season.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Championsip | Championsip | Championsip | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total (FA Total) | Total (FA Total) | Total (FA Total) |
| 1 | MF | 17 | James O'Connor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Jermaine Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Francis Jeffers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 19 | Tony McMahon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 21 | Lewis Buxton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 15 | Mark Beevers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 16 | Richard Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Sean McAllister | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 7 | Marcus Tudgay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 18 | Leon Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Darren Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 14 | Luke Varney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 30 | Akpo Sodje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 10 | Deon Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Peter Gilbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Jimmy Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 2 | Tommy Spurr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 11 | Etiënne Esajas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Steve Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | 1 | Lee Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | 24 | Luke Boden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 52 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4 |

### Overall

As of end of season.
| Games played | 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup) |
| Games won | 16 (16 Championship) |
| Games drawn | 13 (13 Championship) |
| Games lost | 19 (17 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 54 (51 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 62 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 Football League Cup) |
| Goal difference | –8 (–7 Championship, –1 FA Cup, 0 Football League Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 13 (13 Championship) |
| Yellow cards | 53 (52 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Red cards | 4 (4 Football League Cup) |
| Worst discipline | James O'Connor (7 ) |
| Best result(s) | W 4–1 (H) v Burnley – Championship – 9 August 2008 |
| Best result(s) | W 4–1 (H) v Charlton Athletic – Championship – 17 January 2009 |
| Worst result(s) | L 6–0 (A) v Reading – Championship – 16 September 2008 |
| Most appearances | Lee Grant with 49 appearances |
| Top scorer(s) | Marcus Tudgay (14 goals) |
| Top assister(s) | Jermaine Johnson, Leon Clarke & Etiënne Esajas (5 assists) |