2008–09 Football League Championship
Managerial changes
Columns: Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table
QPR | Iain Dowie | Contract terminated | 24 October 2008 | Paulo Sousa | 19 November 2008 | 9th | Watford | Aidy Boothroyd | Mutual Consent | 3 November 2008 | Brendan Rodgers | 24 November 2008 | 21st | Charlton Athletic | Alan Pardew | Mutual Consent | 22 November 2008 | Phil Parkinson | 31 December 2008 | 22nd | Blackpool | Simon Grayson | Signed by Leeds United (Mutual Consent) | 23 December 2008 | Ian Holloway | 21 May 2009 | 16th | Nottingham Forest | Colin Calderwood | Contract terminated | 26 December 2008 | Billy Davies | 1 January 2009 | 22nd | Derby County | Paul Jewell | Resigned | 28 December 2008 | Nigel Clough | 6 January 2009 | 18th | Norwich City | Glenn Roeder | Contract terminated | 14 January 2009 | Bryan Gunn | 21 January 2009 | 21st | Southampton | Jan Poortvliet | Resigned | 23 January 2009 | Mark Wotte | 23 January 2009 | 23rd | QPR | Paulo Sousa | Contract terminated | 9 April 2009 | Jim Magilton | 3 June 2009 | 10th | Ipswich Town | Jim Magilton | Contract terminated | 22 April 2009 | Roy Keane | 23 April 2009 | 9th