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Sports Interactive is the company responsible for developing the Championship Manager brand for Eidos Interactive. Founded in 1994 by Paul and Oliver Collyer, Sports Interactive now has it's headquarters in Islington, London and is supported by hundreds of researchers around the world.
Software Highlights from Credited Titles
Sports Interactive's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1992 title, "Championship Manager" (Amiga).
The company has been involved titles released on the PC, PSVita, Xbox 360, Power Mac, PSP, Xbox, Amiga, ST and Mac. Of these, "Football Manager 2005" (PC), "Championship Manager Season 03/04" (PC), "Football Manager 2009" (PC), "Football Manager 2007" (PC), "Football Manager 2008" (PC) has been a best selling title.
The company's most recent involvement was on the 2018 release "Football Manager 2019" (Mac).
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| Paul Collyer | Director | 1 Jan 94 | - | ... | |
| Oliver Collyer | Director | 1 Jan 94 | - | ... | |
| Marc Vaughan | Lead Programmer | 3 Apr 97 | - | ... | |
| Kevin Turner | Programmer | 1 Jul 97 | - | ... | |
| Paul Norman | Programmer | 24 Jul 97 | - | ... |
Timeline
20 Dec 1999
03 Dec 1999
Related Press Releases
More than 1,000 improvements and enhancements make Sports Interactive and SEGA®’s tenth Football Manager™ the most compelling and realistic to date
14 Aug 2013
Fans who pre-order Football Manager 2013 to be rewarded with access to a fully-playable Beta version of the game roughly two weeks before launch
28 Sep 2012
First Details for Football Manager 2012 Revealed.
15 Aug 2011
Take your managing skills on the road with the third iteration of the most realistic representation of the challenging world of football on PSP
12 Sep 2007
Sports Interactive announce brand new massively multiplayer online football management game.
20 Apr 2007
Skill, luck and the tactics you employ will ultimately decide your fate in this year's unmissable Football Manager 2007.
08 Jun 2006
New football management game from Sports Interactive, the creators of the Championship Manager series, to hit the shelves in early November.
23 Sep 2004
Football Fans to 'Get into the Game' in Sports Interactive's forthcoming management simulation.
13 Aug 2004
Scottish football fans in for a rare treat as Football Manager 2005 is set to make public debut at this year’s Edinburgh International Games Festival.
22 Jul 2004
Sports Interactive swaps the football pitch for the ice rink for its first non-football release, NHL Eastside Hockey Manager.
23 Jun 2004
Football Manager 2005 to feature unprecedented realism through partnership with online sports injury specialist, PhysioRoom.com
28 May 2004
Sports Interactive secures high-profile licences for forthcoming ice hockey management simulation.
11 May 2004
Signing of acclaimed independent developer adds Baseball to Sports Interactive’s growing roster of management simulations.
07 May 2004
Football Manager logo competition shortlist is published – winner to be found by process of elimination over the next 14 days.
21 Apr 2004
Sports Interactive anticipates launch of first ice hockey title with an agreement to continue sponsorship of prominent London-based hockey team.
16 Apr 2004
Sports Interactive website attracts more than 25,000,000 hits in seven days as news of its next football management game is unveiled.
20 Feb 2004
Sports Interactive’s New Football Management Game to be Published by SEGA.
12 Feb 2004
Mario creator becomes the first entrant to the Computer and Video Games Golden Joystick Hall of Fame at today’s awards ceremony.
28 Nov 2003
Leading sports management game developer signs global publishing deal with SEGA for forthcoming Ice Hockey management game.
28 Nov 2003
The beautiful game just got a whole lot better!
29 Sep 2003
Sports Interactive, Luther Blissett in Vicarage Road fundraiser.
16 May 2003
Aberdeen FC fans chance to be behind the scenes for Dons v Southampton match.
13 May 2003
Eidos signs up with the Serie A champions to promote the forthcoming Italian version of Championship Manager - Scudetto 4 Championship Manager.
22 Apr 2003
Fourth incarnation of the footy management game becomes fastest-selling PC game of all time, breaks PS2’s domination of the All-Formats sales charts.
01 Apr 2003
The virtual season kicks off on Friday, 28 March when the highly anticipated football management simulation, Championship Manager 4, goes on sale.
24 Mar 2003
Second issue of The Official Championship Manager Magazine to hit the streets, complete with world exclusive playable demo of CM4.
25 Feb 2003
Digital sports agency Aura Sports to take over advertising of SIgames.com.
10 Dec 2002
Release date announced for exclusive Championship Manager update on Xbox.
27 Nov 2002
Sports Interactive announces date for first Championship Manager 4 details.
28 Oct 2002
Speculation finally put to bed.
24 Oct 2002
Techtrack 100 list salutes Champ Man boys.
30 Sep 2002
New sponsorship deal will benefit the next generation of footballers.
28 Aug 2002
Sports Interactive establishes new team to create hockey management simulation.
26 Jul 2002
Three-year sponsorship deal for League’s newest football club.
11 Jul 2002
Sports Interactive’s management team are nominated for Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2002.
14 May 2002
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 is confirmed for Xbox for April.
09 Apr 2002
Sports Interactive signs Liverpool and Ireland hero Ray Houghton as consultant for Championship Manager 4.
22 Mar 2002
Sports Interactive supports the York City Supporters Trust fight to save their club.
12 Feb 2002
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 is Family Toys and Games magazine most wanted sports title for Christmas.
27 Nov 2001
Sports Interactive makes The Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100, ahead of all other games companies listed.
13 Nov 2001
Eidos Interactive secures top England players to advertise Championship Manager Quiz.
29 Oct 2001
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 will be advertised on the perimeter boards at the forthcoming England World Cup Qualifier.
28 Oct 2001
Championship Manager: Season 01/02 secures new sales record for Sports Interactive and Eidos Interactive.
18 Oct 2001
The demo for the world’s best football management simulation goes live at 6PM this evening.
14 Sep 2001
Sports Interactive is preparing Championship Manager Quiz for the PSOne and PC in time for Christmas.
14 Sep 2001
Sports Interactive Signs Merchandising Deal With UMBRO.COM.
28 Aug 2001
Daily Telegraph offers special edition of Championship Manager: Season 00/01 to all registered Telegraph Fantasy Football players.
31 Jul 2001
October launch date announced for the final season update of Championship Manager 3 – Season 01/02.
28 Jun 2001
Best-selling football management simulation to be available on a video games console for the first time.
28 May 2001
Let's just hope you had the foresight to take your mobile with you.
12 Apr 2001
Championship Manager development team appoints Miles Jacobson as new MD.
27 Mar 2001
The Islington-based team behind the best-selling Championship Manager games, has launched an online shop offering its own branded merchandise.
23 Feb 2001
The new titles are Thief 2: The Metal Age and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation.
22 Feb 2001
Championship Manager continues to woo the football fraternity.
16 Feb 2001
Sports Interactive makes an update available for Championship Manager 00/01 Edition, as a result of customer feedback.
31 Jan 2001
Sports Interactive is going online on March 1st for the first Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to be hosted from its new-look web site.
24 Jan 2001
Sports Interactive secures partnerships with major media players.
28 Oct 2000
Wives and girlfriends prepare for lives in isolation: Another Championship Manager season approaches.
29 Sep 2000
Sports Interactive announces a partnership with Kick it Out, which will see the 'Kick Racism Out of Football' logo displayed within the game.
22 Sep 2000
Football season to begin in earnest on November 10th with the launch of Championship Manager: Season 00/01.
18 Aug 2000
Sports Interactive is delighted to be in partnership with the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Star newspapers for the duration of Euro 2000.
16 Jun 2000
Championship Manager team re-signs with Eidos to continue the best-selling series.
24 May 2000
Tykes manager begins challenge for Premiership honours at least four months early.
28 Apr 2000
Paul and Oliver Collyer from Sports Interactive were proud to accept an award last night from ELSPA.
20 Apr 2000
Sports Interactive, creators of the best-selling Championship Manager series of games, announces sponsorship of the Worldnet football tournament.
19 Apr 2000
CM3 broke all records, it was the retailers game of 1999 and was the UKs fastest selling PC game shifting 55,000 units in it's first week
20 Dec 1999
A seasonal update for Championship Manager 3. The best CM version ever....
03 Dec 1999