SOCCER - CHAMPIONSHIP (FROM 1992/93 SEASON)
1992/93
Championship Play-Off Final - Swindon Town (4) v (3) Leicester City - Swindon Town booked a place in the Premier League for the 1st time with a sensational win at Wembley. Swindon looked odds-on for the win when they went 3-0 up after 53 minutes, but Leicester scored 3 unanswered goals in 12 minutes to tie the game. With extra-time looming, Swindon scored their 4th goal with 6 minutes left with a penalty, and held on for the win. The Swindon goals came from player/manager Glenn Hoddle, Craig Maskell, Shaun Taylor and Paul Bodin. The Leicester goals came from Julian Joachim, Steve Walsh and Steve Thompson (10, 25 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, ITV - Parry/Pleat, PAL)
2003/04
Championship Regular Season - West Ham United (2) @ (1) Preston North End - West Ham's first game back in the 1st division almost ended in defeat but goals from Jermain Defoe and David Connolly secured the points (7, 2 Discs, SKY - Crocker/Martin, PAL)
Championship Playoff Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Ipswich Town (0) @ (2) West Ham United - West Ham were 1-0 down from the 1st leg in their quest to get back to the Premiership. But on a wild night at Upton Park, West Ham played fantastic football to beat the Blues and advance to the final (9, 1 Disc, SKY - Crocker/Kamara, PAL)
2004/05
Championship Playoff Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - West Ham United (2) @ (0) Ipswich Town - West Ham soared through to the final after a 2-0 victory with both goals from Bobby Zamora (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Crocker/Kamara, PAL)
Championship Playoff Final - West Ham United (1) v (0) Preston North End - West Ham made it back to the Premiership after a hard-fought win with a goal from striker Bobby Zamora (10, 3 Discs, SKY - Crocker/Kamara, PAL)
2009/10
Championship Regular Season - Newcastle (1) @ (1) West Bromwich Albion - 2 of the newly-relegated teams to the Championship met in the first game of the season and Newcastle used a 2nd half fight-back to secure a point. A 1st half West Brom goal from defender Shelton Martis was cancelled out by a 2nd half Newcastle goal from Damien Duff but the star of the show was Newcastle's back-up goalkeeper Tim Krul who pulled off several game-saving saves in the 2nd half in relief of starter Steve Harper who left with concussion. West Brom also featured Jonathan Greening. Newcastle also featured Alan Smith and Joey Barton off of the bench (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Lawrenson, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Queens Park Rangers (4) @ (2) Derby County - QPR fought back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Rams at a packed Pride Park. Derby took a first half lead with goals from Paul Dickov and Robbie Savage but QPR scored the next 4 goals to win the game. The goals came from Adel Taarabt, Gavin Mahon, Jay Simpson and Akos Buzsaky. QPR also featured Wayne Routledge (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Brotherton/Claridge, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Crystal Palace (2) @ (2) Sheffield Wednesday - On a tense final day of the season, Palace condemed Wednesday to relegation with a hard-fought draw. Wednesday needed to beat Palace to stay up while a draw was all Palace needed to stay up. Both teams were level 1-1 at the break but Palace took the lead in the 2nd half, only for Wednesday to level again with 3 minutes remaining. An all-out attack in the final minutes by the Owls proved fruitless and Palace secured their survival and doomed the Owls to the drop. The Palace goals came from Alan Lee and Darren Ambrose while the Wednesday goals came from Leon Clarke and Darren Purse. As Leon Clarke celebrated his goal, he kicked an advertising board and dislocated his toe, forcing him out of the game (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Bright, PAL)
2010/11
Championship Regular Season - Preston North End (3) @ (4) Burnley - Burnley defeated their local rivals with a sensational comeback win. Preston led 2-1 at the half and 3-1 with 20 minutes to go, but after Preston had a man sent off with 12 minutes to go, Burnley scored 3 goals to take the win with the final goal coming in the 90th minute from Jay Rodriguez. Chris Iwelumo also scored a hat-trick for Burnley (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Bright, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Ipswich (1) @ (4) Norwich - The "East Anglia Derby" went the way of the northerners as Norwich dominated their bitter rivals. The hero was captain Grant Holt who scored a hat-trick. The other Norwich goal came from Wes Hoolahan. The score was 2-1 Norwich at the half with the Ipswich goal coming from Damien Delaney but he was also sent off for a professional foul. Norwich controlled the 2nd half and coasted home (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Brotherton/Keown, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Queens Park Rangers (2) @ (2) Cardiff City - QPR travelled to Cardiff needing a win to clinch the title but Cardiff spoiled the party and QPR needed a late goal to take a point. Cardiff led 2-1 at the half with goals from Jay Bothroyd and Craig Bellamy, with Adel Taarabt replying for QPR. All the goals were great goals. The 2nd half was dominated by Cardiff but Adel Taarabt scored with 19 minutes left against the run of play and rescued a point. Disc 2 also includes hi-lites of QPR @ Watford when QPR were finally promoted as Champions (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Bright, PAL)
Championship Playoff Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Nottingham Forest (1) @ (3) Swansea City - Swansea booked their place in the Playoff Final with an entertaining win at the Liberty Stadium. 2 goals in the 1st half from Leon Britton and Stephen Dobbie seemed to settle the result but Forest made a game of it with a 2nd half goal from Robert Earnshaw that set up a tense final 10 minutes. Swansea finally clinched the win with an injury time goal from Darren Pratley that he scored from the half-way line after the Forest keeper had come up for a corner (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Leslie/Goodman, PAL)
2011/12
Championship Regular Season - Cardiff City (1) @ (0) West Ham - The opening game of the season for both teams ended in an away win as Cardiff used an injury-time goal to take the points. West Ham dominated the game but couldn't find the breakthrough goal, and Cardiff made them pay when Kenny Miller used a defensive error to score in the 91st minute. The game was also the first as West Ham manager for Sam Allardyce and for players Kevin Nolan and Matt Taylor (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Wilson/Lawrenson, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - West Ham (4) @ (1) Nottingham Forest - West Ham heaped more misery on a struggling Forest team with a big win at the City ground. The Hammers ended the game as a contest with 3 goals in the 1st half with the goals coming from Kevin Nolan, Carlton Cole and an own goal. Robbie Findley offered Forest hope in the 2nd half but West Ham defender Winston Reid sealed the win in the 77th minute with his first goal for the club. West Ham were without Scott Parker, who was held out in preparation for his impending move to Spurs (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Leslie/Goodman, PAL)
Championship Regular season - West Ham United (2) @ (0) Cardiff City - West Ham continued their great "Away" form with a comfortable win in Cardiff. West Ham led 1-0 at the half with a goal from Kevin Nolan and secured the points with a clinching goal from George McCartney with 13 minutes left in the game. With the win, West Ham moved 1 point behind league leaders Southampton. The broadcast also breaks the news of Chelsea sacking manager Andre Villas-Boas (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Pearce/Bright, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - West Ham United (4) @ (0) Barnsley - West Ham jumped back into the title hunt with a big away win on Good Friday against the hapless Tykes. West Ham led 3-0 at the half with goals from Kevin Nolan, Nicky Maynard and Mark Noble and Ricardo Vaz Te put the icing on the cake with a 2nd half goal against his old team. The win was West Ham's 12th away win of the season, setting a team record (10, 2 Discs, BBC - Mowbray/Bright, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Brighton and Hove Albion (0) @ (6) West Ham United - West Ham re-found their winning ways with a huge win over playoff-chasing Brighton at Upton Park. West Ham started fast with 3 goals in the 1st 11 minutes from Ricardo Vaz Te (2) and Kevin Nolan then completed the rout with 3 more goals in the 2nd half from Vaz Te, Carlton Cole and an own goal from Gary Dicker. West Ham also featured Henri Lansbury and Mark Noble (10, 1 Disc, Al Jazeera Sport +5 - Fisher, PAL)
Championship Playoff, 2nd Leg - Cardiff City (0) @ (3) West Ham United - West Ham took one step nearer a return to the Premiership with a big win against Cardiff that booked their place in the Playoff Final at Wembley. Goals from Kevin Nolan and Ricardo Vaz Te gave United a 2-0 lead at the half and Nicky Maynard sealed the win with an injury time 3rd (10, 2 Discs, SKY - Leslie/Goodman, PAL)
Championship Playoff Final - West Ham United (2) v (1) Blackpool - West Ham returned to the Premiership at the 1st attempt but needed a late winner at Wembley to do so. West Ham led 1-0 at the half thanks to a goal from Carlton Cole, but Blackpool equalised after the break with a goal from Thomas Ince. Both teams battled hard for a winner, and it was West Ham that found the goal when Ricardo Vaz Te scored with 2 minutes left that the Hammers defended until the end. Discs 1 and 2 are the full game from SKY Sports. Disc 3 is the 44 minutes long BBC hi-lites (10, 3 Discs, SKY - Leslie/Goodman, PAL)
2012/13
Championship Playoff Semi-Final, 2nd Leg - Leicester City (1) @ (3) Watford - In an unbelievable game at Vicarage Road, Watford clinched a place in the Championship Playoff Final with a very late winner. Watford trailed 1-0 after the 1st leg but levelled the tie up in the 2nd half to set up a wild finish. Leicester won a potential game-winning penalty in the 6th minute of injury time, but the kick was saved. Watford then immediately broke away to surge up-field and score the winner and booked their place in the Final instead. The Watford goals came from Matej Vydra (2) and Troy Deeney. The Leicester goal came from David Nugent (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Leslie/Hinchcliffe, PAL)
2014/15
Championship Regular Season - Bolton Wanderers (0) @ (3) Bournemouth - Bournemouth all but secured their place in the Premiership for the 1st time ever with an emotional home win. The Cherries knew they needed to win as 3 points would see them on the same points as the 3rd place team but with a 16-goal goal difference heading into the final game of the season. Bournemouth dominated the game and took a 2-0 lead in at the half and finished off the game in the 78th minute with a 3rd goal. At the final whistle, the fans invaded the pitch to celebrate. The goals came from Marc Pugh, Matt Ritchie and Callum Wilson (10, 1 Disc, SKY - Leslie/Hinchcliffe, PAL)
2016/17
Championship Regular Season - Sheffield Wednesday (1) @ (2) Brighton and Hove Albion - Brighton moved back to the top of the Championship with an incident-filled win at the Amex Stadium. Both the Brighton goals came from Anthony Knockaert, but the game changed with the scores at 1-1 when Brighton has a man sent off for handball in the penalty area. The resulting penalty was saved by Brighton 'keeper David Stockdale and Wednesday's chance at a win were dashed when Knockaert scored his 2nd with 5 minutes to play. Wednesday ended the game with 9 men after 2 players were sent off in the final minute (10, 2 Discs, SKY - Weaver/Hinchcliffe, PAL)
Championship - Brighton and Hove Albion (2) @ (0) Wolverhampton Wanderers - Brighton moved a step closer to Premier League promotion thanks to 2 goals from Championship Player of the Year Anthony Knockaert. A tight 1st half ended with his 1st goal and the result was sealed 8 minutes from the end with his 2nd goal. With the win, Brighton moved 4 points clear at the top of the table and 1 win away from promotion to the Premier League (9, 1 Disc, SKY - Weaver/Hinchcliffe, PAL)
Championship Regular Season - Wigan (1) @ (2) Brighton and Hove Albion - On an emotional day at the Amex Stadium, Championship leaders Brighton were promoted to the Premier League for the 1st time. Brighton had to wait on the result of Derby/Huddersfield game before celebrating the promotion, their 1st to the top tier of English football since 1983. Goals from Glenn Murray and Solly March gave Brighton a 2-0 lead after 65 minutes but a late goal from Wigan's Nick Powell made for a nervy finish. Brighton held on though, and celebrated the win. The crowd invaded the pitch and hung around to celebrate with the players (8, SD re-broadcast, 2 Discs, Seagulls TV - Humphrey/Booker, PAL)
Brighton and Hove Albion - Highlights of the final 9 games of Brighton's season as they pushed for automatic promotion to the Premier League for the 1st time + miscellaneous news items (10, 1 hour 33 minutes, 1 Disc, Channel 5/BBC/ITV, PAL)
Disc 1
10/03/17 - Derby (0) @ (3) Brighton - 4 mins
18/03/17 - Brighton (0) @ (2) Leeds United - 6 mins
01/04/17 - Blackburn (0) @ (1) Brighton - 1 mins
07/04/17 - Brighton (2) @ (1) QPR - 2 mins
14/04/17 - Brighton (2) @ (0) Wolves - 4 mins
17/04/17 - Wigan (1) @ (2) Brighton - 10 mins
17/04/17 - SKY Sports News - 5 mins
17/04/17 - BBC News - 3 mins
18/04/17 - ITV News - 5 mins
18/04/17 - BBC News - 6 mins
21/04/17 - Albion Tonight - 17 mins
21/04/17 - Brighton (0) @ (2) Norwich City - 2 mins
29/04/17 - Bristol City (1) @ (0) Brighton - 5 mins
07/05/17 - Brighton (1) @ (1) Aston Villa - 6 mins
14/05/17 - ITV News - 2 mins
14/05/17 - BBC News - 3 mins
15/05/17 - ITV News - 3 mins
Goals of the Season - 3 mins
2019/20
Championship Playoff Final - Fulham (2) v (1) Brentford - Fulham returned to the Premier League at their first attempt, beating Brentford at an empty Wembley Stadium due to the Coronavirus Pandemic lockdown, but needed extra-time to do so. Both teams played out a nervy 90 minutes without scoring, but in extra-time Fulham took the lead with a cheeky goal from a free-kick. Joe Bryan opened the scoring when he decided to shoot at goal from 40 yards out rather than cross the ball into the area, and he caught the 'keeper napping. A 2nd goal 12 minutes later from Bryan sealed the win and even an injury-time goal from Henrik Dalsgaard wasn't enough to spoil the party. Coverage also includes 16 minutes hi-lites of each leg of the Playoff Semi-Final against Cardiff City (9, 46 minutes hi-Lites, 1 Disc, Quest - Walker/Brown, PAL)
2020/21
Championship Playoff Final - Brentford (2) v (0) Swansea City - Finally, at the 10th time of asking, Brentford made it through the Championship playoffs to book their place in the Premier League, 74 years after their last stay in the top flight. The Bees were not to be denied and blitzed the Swans in the opening 20 minutes, scoring both goals and stifling Swansea all over the park. The game ended as a contest when Swansea went down to 10-men after 65 minutes after a straight red card, and Brentford easily saw out the game for the well-deserved promotion. The Brentford goals came from Ivan Toney and Emiliano Marcondes with striker Bryan Mbeumo having a great game too. Swansea featured goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and striker Andrew Ayew (8, 46 minutes Hi-Lites, 1 Disc, Quest - Walker/Ashton, PAL)