Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/2009 |  | Dexter Blackstock | FW |  | Queens Park Rangers | QPR |
| 03/2009 |  | Iain Turner | GK |  | Everton FC | Everton |
| 03/2009 |  | Chris Gunter | DF |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham |
| 03/2009 |  | Gary McSheffrey | FW |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| 03/2009 | | Isaiah Osbourne | MF |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa |
| 01/2009 | | Billy Davies | MA | |||
| 01/2009 | | Karl Darlow | GK | |||
| 01/2009 | | Emile Sinclair | FW |  | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 12/2008 | | John Pemberton | MA | |||
| 12/2008 | | Paddy Gamble | GK | | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 10/2008 |  | Lee Camp | GK | | Queens Park Rangers | QPR |
| 10/2008 | | Carl Fletcher | MF |  | Crystal Palace | Cr. Palace |
| 09/2008 | | Joel Lynch | DF |  | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove |
| 08/2008 | | Lee Martin | MF |  | Manchester United | Man Utd |
| 07/2008 | | Joe Heath | DF | |||
| 07/2008 | | Paul Anderson | MF |  | Swansea City | Swansea |
| 07/2008 |  | Tarik Bengelloun | MF |  | FC Nantes | FC Nantes |
| 07/2008 | | Liam Hook | MF | |||
| 07/2008 |  | Guy Moussi | MF |  | Angers SCO | Angers |
| 07/2008 | | Reece Staples | MF | |||
| 07/2008 | | Andy Cole | FW |  | Burnley FC | Burnley |
| 07/2008 | | Robert Earnshaw | FW |  | Derby County | Derby |
| 07/2008 | | Joe Garner | FW |  | Carlisle United | Carlisle United |
| 07/2008 | | Adam Newbold | FW |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2009 | | Joel Lynch | DF | | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove |
| 04/2009 | | Gary McSheffrey | FW | | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| 01/2009 | | Lee Camp | GK | | Queens Park Rangers | QPR |
| 12/2008 | | Carl Fletcher | MF | | Crystal Palace | Cr. Palace |
| 11/2008 | | Lee Martin | MF | | Manchester United | Man Utd |
| 10/2008 | | Emile Sinclair | FW | | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 10/2008 | | Dale Roberts | GK |  | Rushden & Diamonds AFC | Rushden |
| 08/2008 | | Paddy Gamble | GK | | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 07/2008 | | Ian Deakin | GK |  | Eastwood Town | Eastwood Town |
| 07/2008 |  | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | GK |  | Coventry City | Coventry |
| 07/2008 |  | Shane Redmond | GK | | Eastwood Town | Eastwood Town |
| 07/2008 |  | Felix Bastians | DF |  | BSC Young Boys | Young Boys |
| 07/2008 | | Matt Lockwood | DF |  | Colchester United | Colchester |
| 07/2008 | | Sammy Clingan | MF |  | Norwich City | Norwich City |
| 07/2008 | | Kris Commons | MF | | Derby County | Derby |
| 07/2008 | | Alan Power | MF |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool |
| 07/2008 |  | Junior Agogo | FW |  | Zamalek | Zamalek |
| 07/2008 | | Grant Holt | FW |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |
| 07/2008 | | Will Hoskins | FW |  | Watford FC | Watford |
| 07/2008 | | Brett Ormerod | FW |  | Preston North End | Preston North E |