Wolverhampton Wanderers won the 2008-09 EFL Championship title on 90 points, 7 points ahead of Birmingham City. In 2008-09 this division was called the Football League Championship. It has been the EFL Championship since 2016. Norwich City, Southampton and Charlton Athletic finished in the relegation places.
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace, the play-off pace, and the relegation line. Crystal Palace were docked 1 point on June 1, 2009.
Clinch key
o
clinched a play-off place
a
promoted automatically
c
clinched the title
r
relegated
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
Wolverhampton Wanderers trailed by as many as 2 points on August 9, 2008.
Wolverhampton Wanderers took first place for good on October 28, 2008.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7 games in a row twice, the longest run of the race.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 47 of the 89 days played.
Five clubs held or shared first place.
Wolverhampton Wanderers spent 226 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.