This is a simulation of what would happen if players could only play for the team closest to where they were born. I’ve also made the manager of each team a manager who was born fairly locally.
I’ll start from the team that came last to the team in first place, showing their squad and best XI. If you have any questions about a particular player or manager then drop me a DM. File will also be available through @fmbase soon.
I’m also only doing the English Football League. No non-league teams and not doing abroad (That’s a bit too far, even for me)
BUT ANYWAY, ON WITH THE SHOW
92) Forest Green Rover
Points: 3
Their best player was a 17 year old winger with 2 positioning. It was always going to be a tough ask for Lee Collier's men. Not a starting XI filled with household names.
Points: 3
Their best player was a 17 year old winger with 2 positioning. It was always going to be a tough ask for Lee Collier's men. Not a starting XI filled with household names.
91) Barrow A.F.C.
Points: 5
Barrow have a player you've heard of!! Nope, not that Ben Davies, the other one from Preston. Its still only enough to get Darren Edmonson's men five points. Talk about a one man team.
Points: 5
Barrow have a player you've heard of!! Nope, not that Ben Davies, the other one from Preston. Its still only enough to get Darren Edmonson's men five points. Talk about a one man team.
90) Scunthorpe
Points: 15
Don't be misled by the five stars. This is not a good team. Butroid, their best player, has made seven appearances for Scunthorpe in four years. Still, at least they've got more points than 2007/08 Derby... manager Neil Cox can be proud of his work
Points: 15
Don't be misled by the five stars. This is not a good team. Butroid, their best player, has made seven appearances for Scunthorpe in four years. Still, at least they've got more points than 2007/08 Derby... manager Neil Cox can be proud of his work
89) Morecambe
Points: 17
SCOTT MCTOMINAY F.C. Seriously though... even his work rate can't cover up for those red squares. Miracle worker John Coleman has his work cut out this time
Points: 17
SCOTT MCTOMINAY F.C. Seriously though... even his work rate can't cover up for those red squares. Miracle worker John Coleman has his work cut out this time
88) Grimsby
Points: 34
Nick Barmby's barmy army just about avoids the drop zone. Their best player, Oliver Sarkic, was once on the books at Leeds... but didn't play once. The one that got away.
Points: 34
Nick Barmby's barmy army just about avoids the drop zone. Their best player, Oliver Sarkic, was once on the books at Leeds... but didn't play once. The one that got away.
87) Fleetwood Town F.C.
Points: 34
Seriously these teams are absolute dross, and this is no exception. Where even is Fleetwood?? People who live there probably don't know. They now have Karl Robinson as manager though, which is nice.
Points: 34
Seriously these teams are absolute dross, and this is no exception. Where even is Fleetwood?? People who live there probably don't know. They now have Karl Robinson as manager though, which is nice.
86) Burton Albion F.C.
Points: 35
This is a bit more like it. Amari Bell from Blackburn, and two hot prospects that Derby fans will be familiar with. They also have Shaun Derry as manager. They still lost 70 games out of 91 though.
Points: 35
This is a bit more like it. Amari Bell from Blackburn, and two hot prospects that Derby fans will be familiar with. They also have Shaun Derry as manager. They still lost 70 games out of 91 though.
84) Lincoln
Points: 46
Manager: Chris Moyses
I never thought there would be a one man team where Sam Clucas was that one man, but here we are.
Points: 46
Manager: Chris Moyses
I never thought there would be a one man team where Sam Clucas was that one man, but here we are.
83) Rotherham
Points: 56
Manager: Mark Cooper
You're reading that right... one of the Longstaff brothers was born in Rotherham (according to Wikipedia). Also... theres been an awful lot of Northern teams so far...
Points: 56
Manager: Mark Cooper
You're reading that right... one of the Longstaff brothers was born in Rotherham (according to Wikipedia). Also... theres been an awful lot of Northern teams so far...
82) Oldham
Points: 65
Manager: Mark Robins
Ben Pearson, Ryan Kent, Jordan Rhodes, Will Buckley... thats a midfield and attack that would just miss out on the playoffs in the Championship. Shame about the rest of the team.
Points: 65
Manager: Mark Robins
Ben Pearson, Ryan Kent, Jordan Rhodes, Will Buckley... thats a midfield and attack that would just miss out on the playoffs in the Championship. Shame about the rest of the team.
81) Crawley
Points: 68
Manager: Ben Garner
Who is Dom Dwyer? And where is Crawley? Life's unanswerable questions.
Points: 68
Manager: Ben Garner
Who is Dom Dwyer? And where is Crawley? Life's unanswerable questions.
80) Peterborough
Points: 74
Manager: Simon Rusk (who?)
The biggest win for Peterborough this season was keeping Izzy Brown fit for all of it. Well done lads.
Points: 74
Manager: Simon Rusk (who?)
The biggest win for Peterborough this season was keeping Izzy Brown fit for all of it. Well done lads.
79) Blackpool
Points: 76
Manager: Chris Beech
We're starting to get teams that don't just have to shoehorn in random 17 year olds now. Still, Blackpool are far too reliant on Tom Barkhuizen.
Points: 76
Manager: Chris Beech
We're starting to get teams that don't just have to shoehorn in random 17 year olds now. Still, Blackpool are far too reliant on Tom Barkhuizen.
78) QPR
Points: 80
Manager: Stuart Pearce
QPR fans can count themselves unlucky here. Considering how close they are to Central London I really dont know how they find themselves stuck with literally just Josh Murphy. You guys really don't want to know what your rivals have
Points: 80
Manager: Stuart Pearce
QPR fans can count themselves unlucky here. Considering how close they are to Central London I really dont know how they find themselves stuck with literally just Josh Murphy. You guys really don't want to know what your rivals have
77) Swindon Town
Points: 82
Manager: Neil Ardley
KERRY! WHAAT?? KERRY! WHAAT?? SWINDON HAVE NO CENTRAL MIDFIELD...
... WHAT??
Points: 82
Manager: Neil Ardley
KERRY! WHAAT?? KERRY! WHAAT?? SWINDON HAVE NO CENTRAL MIDFIELD...
... WHAT??
76) Wycombe Wanderers
Points: 84
Manager: Eddie Howe.
Wycombe have some good players... and a pretty good manager... but I think we can all see where the problem is...
Points: 84
Manager: Eddie Howe.
Wycombe have some good players... and a pretty good manager... but I think we can all see where the problem is...
75) Newport County
Points: 84
Manager: Tony Pulis
This is actually the perfect Pulis team. Not heard of a single one of them, a combined flair of about 10 but you can be sure they'll run their hearts out for 90 minutes. No one has a good long throw, sadly.
Points: 84
Manager: Tony Pulis
This is actually the perfect Pulis team. Not heard of a single one of them, a combined flair of about 10 but you can be sure they'll run their hearts out for 90 minutes. No one has a good long throw, sadly.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE TONIGHT. WILL TRY AND DO AS MANY AS I CAN TOMORROW.
Well I just had a look and I am still very much unemployed, so we GO AGAIN AT 12
73) Burnley!
Points: 87
Manager: Adrian Boothroyd
The first big shock! Harvey Barnes and Co were predicted to come 39th but finish all the way down in 73rd. Well, its not actually a shock when you see they don't have a goalkeeper.
Points: 87
Manager: Adrian Boothroyd
The first big shock! Harvey Barnes and Co were predicted to come 39th but finish all the way down in 73rd. Well, its not actually a shock when you see they don't have a goalkeeper.
72) Blackburn Rovers
Points: 93
Manager: Gareth Ainsworth
Blackburn are wild. There best player is a Greek international who's never played in the U.K. Clearly he was born here, saw Blackburn and decided to make a run for it.
Points: 93
Manager: Gareth Ainsworth
Blackburn are wild. There best player is a Greek international who's never played in the U.K. Clearly he was born here, saw Blackburn and decided to make a run for it.
71) Cheltenham
Points: 94
Manager: Steve Cotterill
Another team that I feel should have finished a bit higher. Can only assume Eric Dier was in the toilet for a large part of the season.
Points: 94
Manager: Steve Cotterill
Another team that I feel should have finished a bit higher. Can only assume Eric Dier was in the toilet for a large part of the season.
70) Barnsley
Points: 96
Manager: Mick McCarthy!
John Stones has gone from playing with Aymeric Laporte to Mark Beevers. What an upgrade.
Points: 96
Manager: Mick McCarthy!
John Stones has gone from playing with Aymeric Laporte to Mark Beevers. What an upgrade.
69) MK Dons
Points: 99
Manager: Garry Monk
I cant explain why but Garry Monk fits MK Don's unbelievably well. Dele Alli and Ben Chilwell is also a lovely link up- but they can't do enough to get the team above 69th.
Points: 99
Manager: Garry Monk
I cant explain why but Garry Monk fits MK Don's unbelievably well. Dele Alli and Ben Chilwell is also a lovely link up- but they can't do enough to get the team above 69th.
68) Bristol Rovers
Points: 99
Manager: Ian Holloway!!
I feel both Bristol teams would do a lot better if they just combined forces... but for some reason I feel like neither fans will be happy with that.
Points: 99
Manager: Ian Holloway!!
I feel both Bristol teams would do a lot better if they just combined forces... but for some reason I feel like neither fans will be happy with that.
67) Port Vale
Points: 102
Manager: Steve Bould
This team is SO Port Vale. Which basically means I haven't heard of any of them.
Points: 102
Manager: Steve Bould
This team is SO Port Vale. Which basically means I haven't heard of any of them.
66) Plymouth Argyle
Points: 103
Manager: Darren Way
Cornwall: good for holidays, not so good at producing footballers. Still, a centre back partnership of Jack Stephens and Sean Morrison is very solid for this league.
Points: 103
Manager: Darren Way
Cornwall: good for holidays, not so good at producing footballers. Still, a centre back partnership of Jack Stephens and Sean Morrison is very solid for this league.
65) Cardiff
Points: 104
Manager: Ryan Giggs
This is the funniest team in the whole thing. Have you ever seen any team more reliant on two players? Honestly, Cardiff are so lucky to have Brandon Cooper and Cameron Coxe.
Points: 104
Manager: Ryan Giggs
This is the funniest team in the whole thing. Have you ever seen any team more reliant on two players? Honestly, Cardiff are so lucky to have Brandon Cooper and Cameron Coxe.
64) Huddersfield
Points: 105
Manager: Leigh Bromby
This team finished above Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. How.
Points: 105
Manager: Leigh Bromby
This team finished above Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. How.
63) Ipswich
Points: 107
Manager: Chris Cohen
Is this better than the actual Ipswich team? I'm undecided.
Points: 107
Manager: Chris Cohen
Is this better than the actual Ipswich team? I'm undecided.
62) Doncaster Rovers
Points: 110
Manager: Simon Weaver
Danny Rose doesn't have to ask for more playing time in this team.
Points: 110
Manager: Simon Weaver
Danny Rose doesn't have to ask for more playing time in this team.
61) Mansfield Town
Points: 110
Manager: Darrell Clarke.
I've been trying to think of something interesting to say about this team for five minutes but I can't. It's actually impossible.
Points: 110
Manager: Darrell Clarke.
I've been trying to think of something interesting to say about this team for five minutes but I can't. It's actually impossible.
60) Cambridge United
Points: 112
Manager: Alex Revell
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake...now that's a name I haven't heard in a while. Is this also one of the only one man teams where that one man is a goalkeeper?
Points: 112
Manager: Alex Revell
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake...now that's a name I haven't heard in a while. Is this also one of the only one man teams where that one man is a goalkeeper?
59) Sheffield Wednesday
Points: 112
Manager: Chris Wilder
Look away now Sheffield United fans. I promise he was actually born closer to Hillsborough, I haven't just done that for giggles
...also...
JAMIE VARDY ALERT
Points: 112
Manager: Chris Wilder
Look away now Sheffield United fans. I promise he was actually born closer to Hillsborough, I haven't just done that for giggles
...also...
JAMIE VARDY ALERT
58) Carlisle
Points: 113
Manager: Paul Simpson
This team was predicted to finish 79th and came 58th. When you have Glenn Murray, anything is possible.
Points: 113
Manager: Paul Simpson
This team was predicted to finish 79th and came 58th. When you have Glenn Murray, anything is possible.
57) Aston Villa
Points: 117
Manager: Graham Potter
Villa fans, you don't have Jack Grealish but you do have Marc Albrighton and Graham Potter is your manager...
...you're still thinking about Grealish aren't you
Points: 117
Manager: Graham Potter
Villa fans, you don't have Jack Grealish but you do have Marc Albrighton and Graham Potter is your manager...
...you're still thinking about Grealish aren't you
56) Bradford City
Points: 119
Manager: Stuart McCall
James Tavernier, Fabian Delph and... Mason Greenwood! Hotels of Bradford, get ready!
Points: 119
Manager: Stuart McCall
James Tavernier, Fabian Delph and... Mason Greenwood! Hotels of Bradford, get ready!
55) Southend
Points: 120
Manager: Tony Adams
Not a lot of stars in the team (apart from Tony Adams, obviously). But quite a solid and functional starting XI in fairness to Southend.
Points: 120
Manager: Tony Adams
Not a lot of stars in the team (apart from Tony Adams, obviously). But quite a solid and functional starting XI in fairness to Southend.
54) Swansea
Points: 125
Manager: Chris Coleman
The best team in Wales in this simulation. They don't have a Gareth Bale, but importantly they do have a defence.
Points: 125
Manager: Chris Coleman
The best team in Wales in this simulation. They don't have a Gareth Bale, but importantly they do have a defence.
53) Derby County
Points: 125
Manager: Nigel Pearson
Another solid, if unspectacular, team. Haven't had a car crash of a season.
Points: 125
Manager: Nigel Pearson
Another solid, if unspectacular, team. Haven't had a car crash of a season.
52) Norwich City
Points: 125
Manager: Paul Warne
Why are Norwich producing so many good goalkeepers? Five out of the seven best players from Norwich are goalkeepers. Not great for their squad balance.
Points: 125
Manager: Paul Warne
Why are Norwich producing so many good goalkeepers? Five out of the seven best players from Norwich are goalkeepers. Not great for their squad balance.
51) Salford
Points: 128
Manager: Michael Appleton
The team that everyone loves to hate. In this instance, there isn't much to hate, or love, about them.
Points: 128
Manager: Michael Appleton
The team that everyone loves to hate. In this instance, there isn't much to hate, or love, about them.
THE TOP 50
50) Stoke City
Points: 128
Manager: John Askey
Stoke have some nice hot prospects- Morgan Gibbs White, Ben Brereton etc. Not especially useful though considering this is a one year simulation.
Points: 128
Manager: John Askey
Stoke have some nice hot prospects- Morgan Gibbs White, Ben Brereton etc. Not especially useful though considering this is a one year simulation.
49) Oxford United
Points: 130
Manager: Martin Allen
You could tell me this was the actual Oxford squad and manager, and I wouldn't bat an eyelid.
Points: 130
Manager: Martin Allen
You could tell me this was the actual Oxford squad and manager, and I wouldn't bat an eyelid.
48) Preston North End
Points: 131
Manager: David Dunn
I never thought I'd see the day where Phil Jones was by far the best player in a team. Tears in my eyes.
Points: 131
Manager: David Dunn
I never thought I'd see the day where Phil Jones was by far the best player in a team. Tears in my eyes.
47) Sunderland
Points: 132
Manager: Nigel Clough
GIOVANNI REYNA SZN. Also the two Jordan's are pretty useful (Jordan Pickford is still good in Football Manager)
Points: 132
Manager: Nigel Clough
GIOVANNI REYNA SZN. Also the two Jordan's are pretty useful (Jordan Pickford is still good in Football Manager)
46) Crewe Alexandra
Points: 133
Manager: Neil Critchley
If Wrexham were in the Football League, Crewe wouldn't have half of these players. Anyway, that's a sexy attacking midfield trio.
Points: 133
Manager: Neil Critchley
If Wrexham were in the Football League, Crewe wouldn't have half of these players. Anyway, that's a sexy attacking midfield trio.
45) Hull City
Points: 135
Manager: Mike Marsh
You're getting mauled by the tigers
... not if Daniel James' recent form is anything to go by.
Points: 135
Manager: Mike Marsh


44) Gillingham
Points: 136
Manager: Neil Harris
Because of their location Gillingham basically got all players born in Kent...
...Kent hasn't produced many world beaters
Points: 136
Manager: Neil Harris
Because of their location Gillingham basically got all players born in Kent...
...Kent hasn't produced many world beaters
43) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Points: 138
Manager: Sam Allardyce
If I was Wolves, I'd stick to buying players from Portugal and not their immediate local area. Still, Big Sam has guided them to a respectable finish.
Points: 138
Manager: Sam Allardyce

If I was Wolves, I'd stick to buying players from Portugal and not their immediate local area. Still, Big Sam has guided them to a respectable finish.
42) Rochdale
Points: 138
Manager: Gary Bowyer
A very respectable effort by Rochdale who have a bit of everything. A wonderkid (Dwight McNeil), experience (Craig Dawson) and a goalscorer in a World Cup semi final (Kieran Trippier).
Points: 138
Manager: Gary Bowyer
A very respectable effort by Rochdale who have a bit of everything. A wonderkid (Dwight McNeil), experience (Craig Dawson) and a goalscorer in a World Cup semi final (Kieran Trippier).
41) Stevenage
Points: 138
Manager: Teddy Sheringham
Unluckily just outside the coveted London catchment area. Still, a decent team overloaded with central midfield options (they'll need that cover for Wilshere)
Points: 138
Manager: Teddy Sheringham
Unluckily just outside the coveted London catchment area. Still, a decent team overloaded with central midfield options (they'll need that cover for Wilshere)
40) Walsall
Points: 139
Manager: Gary Rowett
Walsall were predicted to finish 63rd and finished 40th. Another Rowett masterclass with no budget.
Points: 139
Manager: Gary Rowett
Walsall were predicted to finish 63rd and finished 40th. Another Rowett masterclass with no budget.
39) Bolton Wanderers
Points: 139
Manager: Phil Parkinson
How is this team this high up? There best player by a mile is Dale Stephens ffs. Phil Parkinson take a bow.
Points: 139
Manager: Phil Parkinson
How is this team this high up? There best player by a mile is Dale Stephens ffs. Phil Parkinson take a bow.
38) Southampton
Points: 141
Manager: Paul Hardyman
Art imitates life. Once again, Southampton are reliant on Danny Ings. Swapping one of their strikers for a centre mid would have been nice.
Points: 141
Manager: Paul Hardyman
Art imitates life. Once again, Southampton are reliant on Danny Ings. Swapping one of their strikers for a centre mid would have been nice.
37) Luton Town
Points: 142
Manager: Chris Hughton
Just like Norwich seem to only produce goalkeepers, Luton are great at producing quality full backs.
Points: 142
Manager: Chris Hughton
Just like Norwich seem to only produce goalkeepers, Luton are great at producing quality full backs.
36) Wigan Athletic
Points: 144
Manager: Matt Taylor
Wigan fans will be begging the F.A. to implement these rules. They mow have Conor Coady and one of the hottest prospects in English football. Jesse Lingard, not David Brooks.
Points: 144
Manager: Matt Taylor
Wigan fans will be begging the F.A. to implement these rules. They mow have Conor Coady and one of the hottest prospects in English football. Jesse Lingard, not David Brooks.