Hardest FM27 saves
The hardest saves in the library, rated 9 or 10 out of 10. 30 save ideas, difficulty from 9 to 10 out of 10. 5 are playable in the base game.
- AC Ajaccio
Régional 1Ajaccio were in Ligue 1 in 2023 and ended up in regional football after a financial collapse. Rebuild them from the sixth tier, get the Corsican derby back on the…
- Antigua Barracuda FC
Defunct / custom databaseOne for the custom-database crowd. Barracuda were Antigua and Barbuda’s first full-time professional club and competed in the American third tier. Their final season in…
- Astra Giurgiu
Inactive / reconstruction requiredAstra won Romania's title in 2016 and knocked West Ham out of Europe twice, but financial collapse ended their time at the top. Recreate the club in a custom database…
- Be Quick 1887
Eerste KlasseBe Quick were Dutch champions in 1920, when they scored 101 goals in just 16 regional league matches. They're now playing sixth-tier amateur football. Rebuild a…
- Belfast Celtic
Northern Irish regional amateur leagues - verifyBelfast Celtic won 14 titles before leaving the Irish League in 1949 after violence at a match against Linfield. A separate modern club now carries the name in…
- Bishop Auckland
Northern League Division OneBishop Auckland won the FA Amateur Cup a record ten times, including three in a row between 1955 and 1957, but have never played in the Football League. Now back in the…
- BuryNorthern Premier League Premier Division
Bury were expelled from the EFL in 2019 and the town had to rebuild from the wreckage. They are back at Gigg Lane and climbing again after another title-winning season…
- Enfield TownIsthmian League Premier Division
Supporters founded Enfield Town in 2001 after falling out with the ownership of Enfield FC, creating England's first fully supporter-owned senior football club. They've…
- FC United of ManchesterNorthern Premier League Premier Division
FC United were founded in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to the Glazer takeover and remain member-owned. They already built their own ground at Broadhurst…
- Farnham TownNational League South
Three promotions in three seasons have carried Farnham Town into National League South. The EFL is now only two promotions away. Continue a real-life rocket through…
- Fort William
North Caledonian LeagueFort William once went 73 matches without a win and conceded 245 goals in a single Highland League season. Their ground sits below Ben Nevis, which is probably the best…
- Guangzhou FC
Outside professional pyramid / phoenix setupGuangzhou won eight Chinese league titles and two AFC Champions Leagues before debt problems saw them denied entry to professional football for 2025. Recreate one of…
- Hashtag UnitedIsthmian League North Division
Spencer Owen founded Hashtag United in 2016 as a YouTube football team. They climbed into the seventh tier, but asked for voluntary relegation in 2026 because of the…
- KM Reykjavík
5. deild karlaA Spanish student founded the club that became KM Reykjavík because he couldn't find a team to join after moving to Iceland. The club now helps bring different…
- Maidstone UnitedNational League South
In 2024, sixth-tier Maidstone beat Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 away in the FA Cup, despite being 98 league places below them. They became the first club from…
- Merthyr Town
National League NorthMerthyr are a Welsh, fan-owned club that deliberately chose the English pyramid over a route into the Cymru Premier because the dream is the EFL. They are now in…
- Orkney FCNorth Caledonian League
Orkney compete from an archipelago off Scotland's north coast, with every away game involving far more effort than most clubs would tolerate. Build an island football…
- RNK Split
2. ŽNL NSŽSDRNK Split reached the Europa League play-off and Croatian Cup final in 2014/15. The fall since has been brutal: a winless 2025/26 league season relegated them again, and…
- Scarborough AthleticNational League North
The original Scarborough became the first club promoted automatically into the Football League in 1987, but disappeared in 2007. Scarborough Athletic was created by…
- Sheffield FCNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
Sheffield FC were founded in 1857 and are recognised by FIFA as the world's first football club, yet they have never reached the Football League. They now play in the…
- Sporting Club SétoisRégional 1
Sète became the first French side to complete a league and cup double in 1934, then the original club went bust in 2023. Their successor is down in regional football…
- Walton & HershamNational League South
Seven 19-year-old students bought Walton & Hersham in 2019 using their student loans. The club has since climbed repeatedly and reached National League South for…
- AFC Croydon AthleticIsthmian League South East Division
AFC Croydon Athletic were formed by supporters in 2012 after the previous club folded. In 2023, Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha joined a consortium to take over their hometown…
- AFC Rushden & DiamondsNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
Rushden & Diamonds raced from non-league into the EFL before collapsing completely in 2011. Supporters created AFC Rushden & Diamonds in response. Start deep in the…
- Arranmore United
Donegal Junior League - Old Orchard Saturday Division 2Arranmore United play on a tiny island off Donegal where away trips begin with getting off the island. They compete in regional amateur football, making this less a…
- Corinthian-CasualsCombined Counties League Premier Division South
The original Corinthian FC were once one of football's most influential clubs, inspired the creation of Corinthians Paulista and handed Manchester United an 11-3 defeat…
- East Sheen FCMiddlesex County League Division One West
One of English football's oldest names has effectively been brought back from the dead. East Sheen were founded in 1873, disappeared for more than a century and were…
- Guernsey FC
Southern Combination Premier DivisionGuernsey represent the Channel Islands inside the English pyramid, so every promotion creates bigger football and bigger travel problems. Starting in the ninth tier…
- Hallam FCNorthern Premier League Division One East
Founded in 1860, Hallam are widely recognised as the world's second-oldest football club. Their Sandygate ground is recognised as the oldest football ground in the…
- São Caetano
Campeonato Paulista Série A4São Caetano went from virtual obscurity to finishing runners-up in Brazil in 2000 and reaching the Copa Libertadores final in 2002. Two decades later they are in the…