Fan simulates the 2020/21 season on Football Manager

Fan simulates the 2020/21 season on Football Manager in a way to keep himself entertained with the season currently suspended.

Ollie Bayliss, presenter, commentator and journalist at BBC Three Counties Radio, took to Twitter to post how it played out, with his followers allowed to ask him where their side ended up finishing.

The game is available to buy for free on Steam to help ease the tough times, and incredibly, over 180,000 spent their self-isolating Sunday playing the latest version.

As mentioned, one of them decided to publish the league tables from the simulated 2020/21 season… and they are utterly bizarre in places. Check them out below…

PREMIER LEAGUE

Champions: Man City
Champions League: Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal
Europa League: Chelsea, Man Utd, Everton
Relegated: Leeds, West Brom, Crystal Palace

EFL CHAMPIONSHIP

Champions: Watford
Promoted: Watford, Brentford, Aston Villa
Playoffs: Aston Villa, Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton
Relegated: Sunderland, Rotherham, MK Dons

EFL LEAGUE ONE

Champions: Reading
Promoted: Reading, Wigan, Coventry
Playoffs: Ipswich, Coventry, Gillingham, Portsmouth
Relegated: Bristol Rovers, Shrewsbury, Wycombe, Southend

EFL LEAGUE TWO

Champions: Exeter
Promoted: Exeter, Colchester, Rochdale, Bolton
Playoffs: Tranmere, Mansfield, Bolton, Morecambe
Relegated: Plymouth, Carlisle

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Champions: Northampton
Promoted: Northampton, Notts County
Playoffs: Notts County, FC Halifax, Stockport, Macclesfield, Barrow, Wrexham
Relegated: Harrogate, Darlington, Maidenhead, Chelmsford

NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH

Champions: Chester
Promoted: Chester, Spennymoor
Playoffs: Spennymoor, Guiseley, King’s Lynn, Curzon Ashton, Southport, AFC Telford
Relegated: Tamworth, Gainsborough, Leamington

NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH

Champions: Bromley
Promoted: Bromley, Dover
Playoffs: Dover, Sutton, Billericay, Havant & W, Bath, Truro
Relegated: Welling, Chippenham, Weymouth

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: South Shields
Promoted: South Shields, FC United
Playoffs: FC United, Alfreton, Whitby, Hyde
Relegated: Grantham, Marine, Mickleover

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Worthing
Promoted: Worthing
Relegated: Met Police, Farnborough, Potters Bar

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: Nuneaton
Promoted: Nuneaton, Rushall
Playoffs: Rushall, Alvechurch, Evesham, Stourbridge
Relegated: Redditch, AFC Rushden, Biggleswade

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION

Champions: Salisbury
Promoted: Salisbury
Relegated: Yate, Tiverton, Wimborne

Yep, we’re not sure what to make of that one. What happened to your club in this simulated season on Football Manager? Let us know over on our Premier League, EFL or Non League Facebook pages.