| The Championship |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 08-Aug-09 | H | Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Martis 39 | 23,502 |
| 2 | 15-Aug-09 | A | Nottingham Forest | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cohen(og) 53 | 22,794 |
| 3 | 18-Aug-09 | A | Peterborough United | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | Moore 3, 34; Brunt 41 | 8,752 |
| 4 | 22-Aug-09 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Mulumbu 10; Koren 38 | 19,390 |
| 5 | 29-Aug-09 | A | Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Bednar 54, 60 | 25,169 |
| 6 | 12-Sep-09 | H | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Martis 34; Cech 40, 86 | 22,190 |
| 7 | 15-Sep-09 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Olsson 19, 65; Wood 85 | 22,184 |
| 8 | 19-Sep-09 | A | Middlesbrough | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | Brunt 17, 31; Mulumbu 42; Bednar 82; Thomas 89 | 22,725 |
| 9 | 26-Sep-09 | H | Crystal Palace | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 21,007 |
| 10 | 29-Sep-09 | A | Barnsley | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Brunt 88 | 12,191 |
| 11 | 03-Oct-09 | A | Preston North End | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 9,780 |
| 12 | 17-Oct-09 | H | Reading | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Thomas 29, 65; Mulumbu 87 | 20,935 |
| 13 | 20-Oct-09 | H | Swansea City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 21,022 |
| 14 | 24-Oct-09 | A | Coventry City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 20,871 |
| 15 | 31-Oct-09 | H | Watford | W | 5-0 | (2-0) | Olsson 5; Dorrans 18p; Moore 49; Zuiverloon 63; Cox 68 | 21,421 |
| 16 | 07-Nov-09 | A | Leicester City | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | Dorrans 37; Jara 40 | 28,748 |
| 17 | 21-Nov-09 | H | Bristol City | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Thomas 3; Brunt 12; Carey(og) 47; Cox 48 | 23,444 |
| 18 | 28-Nov-09 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | Cox 23, 30; Thomas 38; Brunt 85 | 20,824 |
| 19 | 05-Dec-09 | A | Derby County | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Cox 82; Dorrans 90 | 30,127 |
| 20 | 08-Dec-09 | H | Cardiff City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 20,742 |
| 21 | 14-Dec-09 | H | Queens Park Rangers | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Thomas 67; Cox 90 | 21,565 |
| 22 | 26-Dec-09 | H | Peterborough United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Moore 61; Bennett(og) 67 | 24,924 |
| 23 | 28-Dec-09 | A | Scunthorpe United | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Dorrans 19, 66p; Zuiverloon 86 | 7,221 |
| 24 | 08-Jan-10 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Bednar 64 | 22,873 |
| 25 | 18-Jan-10 | A | Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Olsson 13; Bednar 46 | 39,291 |
| 26 | 26-Jan-10 | A | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Brunt 90 | 19,574 |
| 27 | 30-Jan-10 | H | Sheffield United | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Dorrans 19p; Bednar 30; Thomas 50 | 22,193 |
| 28 | 03-Feb-10 | A | Blackpool | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | Bednar 29, 40; Dorrans 83p | 8,510 |
| 29 | 06-Feb-10 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Cox 66 | 12,053 |
| 30 | 09-Feb-10 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Bednar 13; Zuiverloon 86 | 23,146 |
| 31 | 16-Feb-10 | A | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Zuiverloon 45 | 20,758 |
| 32 | 21-Feb-10 | A | Bristol City | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Dorrans 24 | 14,174 |
| 33 | 27-Feb-10 | H | Derby County | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | Brunt 67, 77; Cox 83 | 23,335 |
| 34 | 06-Mar-10 | A | Queens Park Rangers | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | Brunt 36 | 14,578 |
| 35 | 09-Mar-10 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Koren 79 | 20,458 |
| 36 | 13-Mar-10 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Miller 13; Koren 53; Dorrans 78p | 21,592 |
| 37 | 16-Mar-10 | A | Swansea City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Dorrans 79p; Miller 89 | 17,774 |
| 38 | 20-Mar-10 | H | Preston North End | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | Watson 7; Brunt 9; Dorrans 33 | 21,343 |
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| FA Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 02-Jan-10 | A | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Dorrans 77; Wood 82 | 13,472 |
| 4 | 23-Jan-10 | H | Newcastle United | W | 4-2 | (2-0) | Olsson 17; Dorrans 31p, 72p; Thomas 76 | 16,102 |
| 5 | 13-Feb-10 | A | Reading | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Koren 18; Mattock 87 | 18,008 |
| 5r | 24-Feb-10 | H | Reading | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Koren 6, 47 [aet] | 13,985 |
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| League Cup |
| Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Aug-09 | A | Bury | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Dorrans 5; Jones(og) 25 | 3,077 |
| 2 | 26-Aug-09 | H | Rotherham United | W | 4-3 | (1-1) | Beattie 10, 101; Dorrans 51; Cox 116 [aet] | 10,659 |
| 3 | 22-Sep-09 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 56,592 |
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Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.