

It was very similar to CM 00-01, CM 99-00 and the mothership for its design, Championship Manager 3. At first glance, CM 01-02 was nothing special.

Over the years that followed, I would shrug off that lost hour and replace it with thousands of new ones - more than I ever accumulated on any other game.

Here, Iain Macintosh revisits an old friend… I can still remember my first game of Championship Manager 2001/02. Made by Sports Interactive, creators of today’s Football Manager series, it captivated millions of football fans. It is 20 years since the release of Championship Manager 2001-02, one of the most popular football-management games of all time.
