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Playing As The Spireites Boss On The Greatest Computer Game Of All Time
12.10.26, 19:05 Updated 12.10.26, 19:19 5 Minute Read
Maxim Tsigalko. To Madeira. Cherno Samba. Mike Duff. Taribo West. Now, granted, not everyone reading this will think these are household names; but if you played (and, likely, became addicted) to Championship Manager 01/02, these are legends who can never be forgotten. Why am I bringing these players up now? Because, remarkably, this cherished and beloved game is 25 years old today.
To mark the occasion, I thought I'd run through what it is like to manage Chesterfield on this game. At the start of the 2001/02 season, the Spireites were a third-tier side playing in the old Second Division and were managed by Nicky Law.
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Matthew Rhodes
Editoris a freelance sports journalist, broadcaster, commentator and author. He was born and raised in Chesterfield and worked as North Derbyshire Radio's senior sports editor from 2021 to 2025. In 2026, his first full-length book was published; 'A Fine Line' covers Chesterfield's astonishing FA Cup run during the 1996/97 season.