Brentford will play in the top flight next season for the first time in 74 years after beating Swansea 2-0 in the Championship play-off final.
Brentford will be the 50th club to play in the Premier League and 10th from London next season, the Premier League 30th season.Thus 50 of 92 league clubs, or 54%, will have played PL football at some point.
This is the first time in the club history, first time in the top division of English football since 1947. As recently as 2009 the club was in the fourth tier.
Brentford's record in the EFL play-offs:
1990/91: Semi-finals
1994/95: Semi-finals
1996/97: Runners-up
2001/02: Runners-up
2004/05: Semi-finals
2005/06: Semi-finals
2012/13: Runners-up
2014/15: Semi-finals
2019/20: Runners-up
2020/21: Promoted.
Meanwhile Brentford striker Ivan Toney is hungry for more after his record-breaking season with Brentford in the Championship.
"I'm a Premier League striker and I can't wait to score some goals!".
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