The Championship Manager Eraįor those of you who didn't know, Football Manager used to be called Championship Manager back in the day and didn't become the Football Manager we know and love until 2005. I'm going to take you back through the history of the Football Manager series, identifying some of the major developments over the years and sharing a few of my own personal memories from the football management simulator that has outlasted them all. Championship Manager to Football Manager: a look back the most popular football management simulatorġ8+ | Commercial Content | T&Cs apply |