Championship Manager series
Group Description
The brainchild of the Collyer Brothers (
Paul and
Oliver), Championship Manager became the most popular football (soccer) management series during the 90s, mostly thanks to the gigantic database that allowed many gamers born in countries outside the leagues usually covered by managing games (England, Spain, Germany, Scotland, Italy and France) the chance to coach their favourite clubs.
In 2004
Sports Interactive split with
Eidos, which allowed Eidos to retain the name, and SI the database (which was used in their fresh new franchise,
Football Manager. Development on the franchise was taken over by
Beautiful Game Studios.
In October 2008, Beautiful Game Studios General Manager
Roy Meredith admitted that the franchise had suffered due to poor quality, and lacked vision and direction since the original team Sports Interactive left the series, with a promise to turn that around.
Related Links:
- Football Manager History #1 - article published on the CM Revolution website describes the early beginnings of Championship Manager series and how it evolved
- Football Manager History #2 - 2nd article published on the CM Revolution website continues the Championship Manager history
| Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | MobyScore |
| Championship Manager 2010 | 2009 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.33 |
| Championship Manager 2009 | 2009 | iPhone, J2ME | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 2007 | 2007 | J2ME | Eidos Mobile | ... |
| Championship Manager 2007 | 2007 | PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360 | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 2008 | 2007 | J2ME | Eidos Mobile | ... |
| Championship Manager 2008 | 2007 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 2007 | 2006 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 2006 | 2006 | PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 2006 | 2006 | J2ME | Eidos Mobile | ... |
| Championship Manager 2006 | 2006 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.58 |
| Championship Manager | 2005 | PSP | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager Online | 2005 | Browser | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
| Championship Manager 5 Solo | 2005 | J2ME | Eidos Mobile | ... |
| Championship Manager 5 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.28 |
| Championship Manager 4 | 2003 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.55 |
| Championship Manager: Season 03/04 | 2003 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.08 |
| Championship Manager: Season 02/03 | 2002 | Xbox | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 4.22 |
| Championship Manager Quiz | 2001 | PlayStation, Windows | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 2.93 |
| Championship Manager: Season 01/02 | 2001 | Macintosh, Windows, Xbox | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.47 |
| Championship Manager: Season 00/01 | 2000 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.62 |
| Championship Manager: Season 99/00 | 1999 | Macintosh, Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.53 |
| Championship Manager 3 | 1999 | Windows | Eidos Interactive, Inc. | 3.32 |
| Championship Manager 2: Scandinavian Leagues | 1997 | DOS | CompuGames Software a.s. | 3.20 |
| Championship Manager: Season 97/98 | 1997 | DOS | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | 3.64 |
| Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues Season 96/97 | 1996 | DOS | Eidos Interactive Ltd. | ... |
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