2008–09 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was the 110th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship. The season turned out to be a major success as the club finished top of the division and were therefore promoted back to the Premier League after a five-year absence.
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | Steve Morgan OBE | ||
| Manager | Mick McCarthy | ||
| Football League Championship | 1st (3rd divisional title) | ||
| FA Cup | 4th round | ||
| League Cup | 2nd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (25) All: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 28,252 (vs Doncaster, 3 May 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,424 (vs Accrington Stanley, 12 August 2008) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 24,153 | ||
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The team enjoyed their best start to the season for almost fifty years, winning seven of their opening eight games and scoring 23 goals in the process. They led the table continuously from October until the season's end, when they were crowned champions, winning their first silverware in 20 years. Leading goalscorer Sylvan Ebanks-Blake also finished as the division's top scorer for a second consecutive season.