Sheffield United supporters approaching the new season with trepidation need worry no more. Nigel Adkins is about to begin his first season at the club and will set the wheels in motion for a 1,000 years of unprecedented success – that is if Football Manager is to be believed.

Is being addicted to Football Manager a medical condition? | Iain Macintosh Read more

The results, published on Reddit by the forum user Lorf_Yimzo, were the product of 58 days of continuous simulation and over the millennium Sheffield United proved to be the most successful club in England, winning the Premier League title 167 times.

Burnley were the second most successful, picking up 138 titles, but the Clarets were the most consistent in the league, taking part in 982 seasons in the top flight and claiming no fewer than 42 Champions League titles, one more than Sheffield United.

The current champions, Chelsea, get their hands on the title just once more in the next 1,000 years, however – the same number of times as FC Halifax Town and Forest Green Rovers. Spare a thought for Skelmersdale United, meanwhile. They are to reach seven FA Cup finals, losing each one.

Cherno Samba retires after modest career but as a Championship Manager legend | Nick Ames Read more

Coventry City prove themselves to be big spenders, shelling out a world record $127m, £81m by today’s exchange rate, for Jérémy Lannoy from Bordeaux in 2044 while it is Burnley who boast the biggest stadium in the country – the Harry Potts Arena which holds 112,278.

Despite 1,000 years elapsing, a number of records remain unbroken however. Aston Villa’s 128 goals in the 1930-31 season remains unrivalled, as does Blackpool’s 125 conceded in the same season. The most goals scored in a Premier League match is still five – achieved by Alan Shearer, Dimitar Berbatov, Andy Cole and Jermain Defoe. And despite all the expected advances in sports science over the next millennium, the oldest player to feature in the Premier League is still the goalkeeper John Burridge turning out for Manchester City against QPR in May 1995 at the age of 43 years and 162 days.