What platforms is Premier Manager 97 on?

Premier Manager 97 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS.

When did Premier Manager 97 release?

Premier Manager 97 was first released on December 31, 1996.

Premier Manager 97

Dec 31, 1996SimulatorSportSega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)DOS

Premier Manager 97 — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Premier Manager 97 on?: Premier Manager 97 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS.
When did Premier Manager 97 release?: Premier Manager 97 was first released on December 31, 1996.

About Premier Manager 97

Premier Manager 97 is the sequel to Premier Manager. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Europe in 1996. The PC version is the first game not developed by Gremlin Interactive. Development was passed on to Dinamic Multimedia, who made the popular PC Fútbol series. The game was PC Fútbol 5 without arcade mode. For the first time, gave the player the option to coach a Premiership team from the start.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Realms of Fantasy
Publisher: Gremlin Interactive
Themes: Non-fiction

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1996	$5	$11	—	Low

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

Complete

$11

Sealed

—

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $5.69 in Apr 2018, $6.64 five years ago, and $5.29 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$4.56	$9.77
Jan 2020	$5.20	$10.76
Jan 2021	$5.76	$9.11
Jan 2022	$5.80	$7.03
Jan 2023	$5.50	$11.25
Jan 2024	$3.78	$12.72
Jan 2025	$6.79	$11.08
Jan 2026	$6.47	$10.29
Oct 2026	$5.29	$10.80

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Known board
Europe / PAL	31 October 1996	1280	?? (Sega) · MPR-19098-MX

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: EU
Released: 1996
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A cheap football management game that came out only in Europe, with a battery save.

Premier Manager 97 is a football management game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Sega, released on the Mega Drive in Europe on 31 October 1996. It is the fourth game in the Premier Manager series. On the Mega Drive you take charge of a team from the English third division.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Mean Machines Sega called the Mega Drive game excellent fun but noted little difference from the previous year's version.

Also on other platforms

Windows

Windows. Computer and Video Games praised the Windows version as the most atmospheric, entertaining and comprehensive management game.

Before you buy

It is a European cart, and it sits below the middle among the cartridges released in Europe but not North America. The page lists a save battery that matters in some modes, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.