Hah... Amiga was my second gaming device. Loved it to pieces. I never encountered tapes, but disks. Kick Off 2 (1990) was the best of all.
I checked Match of the Day. name sounds familiar, but not sure I played it.
My first ever football game was actually on Atari. two stick figures, top view, and you chase after small dot. PvP, no CPU. if you player goes all way up the screen, he emerges from bottom again XD.
I played my share of football manager games, but not Football Director.
RE: I found this gem at IGN Abu Dhabi!