By JOHN CHUBB
@JohnCphoenixfm
Phoenix Sport
John Chubb
Brentford won promotion to the Premier League for the first time on Saturday, and will play top-flight football next season for the first time in 74 years.
They beat Swansea City 2-0 at Wembley in the Championship play-off final after 9 previous unsuccesssful attempts to gain promotion via this route.
It was the final day of the National League, where only play-off issues were still to be decided.
Dagenham & Redbridge rounded off their 2020/21 campiagn with a 1-1 draw at home to Wrexham, the Welsh club missing out on a play-off berth as a consequence.
The Daggers finished 12th, but will be pleased with their impressive run of results going into the end of the season, losing only one of their last 10 matches.
In Cricket Essex returned to the top of the County Championship Group One table, sealing a win over hosts Durham after only three days’ play.
Essex won by 195 runs, as Jamie Porter claimed four wickets and Peter Siddle three.
In the Essex League, Chelmsford are currently one of the pacesetters in the 1st XI Premier League after beating hosts Billericay by 91 runs.
This week’s show playlist:
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy Coldplay - Higher Power Manic Street Preachers - Orwellian Johnny Marr - Easy Money Paul Simon - Graceland Elton John and Years & Years - It's A Sin Del Amitri - You Can't Go Back Whispers - And The Beat Goes On Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You Motors - Airport Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - We're On Our Way Now Haley Mae Campbell - Never Been In Love Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse Four Tops - When She Was My Girl St. Vincent - Down Yello - The Race Coral - Lover Undiscovered Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love) Paul Weller - Shades Of Blue Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere Doobie Brothers - China Grove Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely Mimi Webb - Good Without Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way Altered Images - Happy Birthday Texas - Mr Haze Tom Jones - One More Cup Of Coffee Small Faces - Lazy Sunday Rag 'n' Bone Man and Pink - Anywhere Away From Here Roisin O'Hagan - Girls Like Me A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
