2008–09 Football League Championship
The 2008–09 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the league under its current title and seventeenth season under its current league division format.
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3rd divisional title) |
| Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham City Burnley |
| Relegated | Norwich City Southampton Charlton Athletic |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,350 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Reading 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City |
| Biggest away win | Charlton Athletic 2–5 Sheffield United |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford 3–4 Blackpool, Charlton Athletic 2–5 Sheffield United |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Wolverhampton Wanderers (achieved twice) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Cardiff City, Swansea City |
| Longest winless run | 18 games Charlton Athletic |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Doncaster Rovers |
| Highest attendance | 33,079 Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Lowest attendance | 6,648 Blackpool v Charlton Athletic |
| Average attendance | 17,938 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the division to return to the Premier League after a five-year absence. They secured the Championship title on 25 April, one week after having confirmed their promotion with a victory over QPR.
Birmingham City were promoted at the first attempt following their relegation. They secured their return to the top flight on the final day of the season by winning at promotion rivals Reading 2–1. Norwich City, Southampton and Charlton Athletic were relegated;
Burnley won the play-offs to reach the Premier League for the first time after a 1–0 win in the play-off final against Sheffield United, who had been in with a chance of automatic promotion on the final day.