[57] After Danny Whitaker took temporary charge,[58] on 16 January 2020, Mark Kennedy was appointed head coach. Between 1900 and 1939 they won the Cheshire Senior Cup three times (1910–11, 1929–30 and 1934–35). Macclesfield Rugby Union FC. Following a poor run of results and with the club again flirting with the relegation zone to the Football Conference, on 27 February 2008, Brightwell and Hartford left the club with immediate effect. [43] As some players remained unpaid, they said they would not play in the 16 November League Two fixture against Mansfield Town unless paid by 6pm GMT on 15 November. Keith Alexander was named as manager until the end of the season. When competitive football resumed after World War II, Macclesfield Town Football Club Ltd was formed and the club gained their current name. 4.7 out of 5 stars. Image: Macclesfield Town will relaunch as Macclesfield FC On September 16, the Insolvency and Companies Court wound up the club over unpaid debts of … The club played in the FA Cup competition for the first time on 18 November 1882, losing 3–4 to Lockwood Brothers and first entered the Cheshire Senior Cup in the 1879–80 season, winning this competition for the first time on 22 March 1890 when they beat Nantwich 4–1 and went on to be winners on three more occasions before the turn of the century. Related Pages. McIlroy took charge at the start of the 1993–94 season, and guided the club to the Football Conference championship in his second season as manager. Public. In July 1894 the first limited company, Macclesfield Football and Athletic Club Limited, was formed but only lasted until the end of the 1896–97 season when it was wound up and Macclesfield Football Club withdrew from The Combination due to financial constraints. However, Horton was unable to change Town's poor form and the team were relegated to the Conference Premier on 28 April 2012 following a home defeat to Burton Albion. [45] Two weeks later, Macclesfield players again told the club's owner they would not train, or play on 7 December against Crewe Alexandra, if owed wages were not paid. Create New Account. The official Facebook page of Macclesfield FC. York City FC. Macclesfield Town were generally in or around the Conference National play-off places for much of the season, but a failure to secure a play-off spot resulted in the sacking of Steve King just before the season ended, with the club reappointing former manager John Askey as King's replacement. Macclesfield became members of The Combination at the start of the 1890–91 season and moved from Victoria Road to the Moss Rose on 12 September 1891 which remains the home of the Silkmen today. Related Videos. Published. In March 2004, with relegation to the Conference threatening, Macclesfield Town turned to the experienced 55-year-old Brian Horton to take charge. Upon gaining League status, the club turned fully professional. 1,458 talking about this. [9] Macclesfield Town's first League match was a 2–1 win at home to Torquay United. Interest. However. The 1980s saw steady rebuilding. In Macclesfield Town's first 14 seasons in the Football League (1997–98 to 2010–11 season), they played 644 games, winning 204, drawing 181 and losing 259 games. [102] However, due to the club being a permanent fixture in the lower part of League Two and as England lost the bid to host the 2018 World Cup (which would have helped the cause for a new stadium), it became likely that the Moss Rose would remain the club's ground for the foreseeable future. Although a member of the Cheshire War-time League (1939 West Series and 1940 East Series), due to dwindling attendances and increasing debts Macclesfield withdrew from the league at the end of the 1939–40 season and no further football was played on the Moss Rose during the Second World War. [80] However, on 29 September 2020, the club was suspended by the National League and its first three scheduled games were postponed, pending a notice of expulsion taking effect from 12 October 2020. Having withdrawn from the Manchester League at the end of the 1911–12 season, the club reverted to one senior team for the 1912–13 season which competed in the Lancashire Combination 2nd Division. Log In. They scored 750 and conceded 883 goals, and used 215 players. Macclesfield Town have been wound up in the High Court after … Published. [83] Local businessman (and owner of 10th tier Stockport Town) Robert Smethurst had purchased the assets, intending to rebrand the club as Macclesfield F.C. See more of Macclesfield FC on Facebook. Attribution Macclesfield. Macclesfield Town's colours were blue and white; the club have used combinations of these colours since 1947, with the exception of the 1975–76 season, when the team wore tangerine and black as part of a sponsorship deal. Log In. It was agreed at a public meeting on 21 October 1876 that the 8th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers and the Olympic Cricket club teams be merged to form Macclesfield F.C. They fielded two senior teams for the 1911–12 season, continuing in the Manchester League with the second team competing in the Lancashire Combination 2nd Division. 0:18 | National Advice have become Macclesfield FC’s... Macclesfield FC. Hoodies, t-shirts, jacket, hats - free delivery on orders over £70 and enter the North West Counties Football League in the 2021–22 campaign. Priory Park, Priory Lane (7,381.33 km) SK10 4AE Macclesfield. Not Now. For the 1897–98 season, and the following two seasons, local amateur side Hallefield moved their fixtures to the Moss Rose. The club stayed in the fourth tier of the Football League from 1999 to 2012, losing a play-off semi-final in 2005, before being relegated back into the Conference. [3] The club's form in the remainder of the 1940s was largely indifferent, with the exception of a Cheshire League Challenge Cup win in 1948. Not Now. The record attendance for Macclesfield Town at the Moss Rose is sometimes given as 7,002 for an FA Cup tie against Spennymoor United in 1968. [29], In October 2019, players again went unpaid, seeking help from the EFL[36] – which, in November, began a formal investigation into the club's failure to pay its players. Recent Post by Page. Forgot account? Today at 9:31 AM ⚽️ | Season tickets ahead of our historic 2021/22 campaign are now o... n sale. See more of Macclesfield FC on Facebook. Northampton Town Football Club . Local businessman Roberst Smethurst … However, following the winding-up order, Macclesfield Town was initially suspended and then expelled from the National League with effect from 12 October 2020. [82], On 13 October 2020, the Official Receiver confirmed that the assets of Macclesfield Town had been sold to Macc Football Club Limited. Away from the pitch, in January 2008, Chairman Rob Bickerton left the club after 7 years to join Shrewsbury Town. Macclesfield Town were champions in each of the first two seasons of the competition, finishing 12 points clear in 1968–69, and by goal average in 1969–70. [77] The following day, manager Mark Kennedy and his assistant resigned. Community See all. Macclesfield Veterans Fc is on Facebook. During their spell as a Football League club, Macclesfield Town had a low level of support in comparison with other teams playing at the same level. Macclesfield Town's demise was signposted but that doesn't make it less painful After 146 years a winding-up order means oblivion beckons for club that defied odds but was often a … On 24 June 2006, Ince resigned to become MK Dons manager.[10]. See more of Macclesfield Rugby Union FC on Facebook. 1,606 talking about this. In the 1933–34 season, Albert Valentine set an all-time club record scoring 83 goals in the season. They again won the Conference title in 1996–97 and this time were promoted, winning promotion in their inaugural Football League campaign with a second-place finish in the Third Division in 1997–98. When in League Two, the closest rivals were Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra. He lost his first match in charge 3–2 to Mansfield Town, and it took Macclesfield Town until 20 games into the season to record their first league win under Ince, on 5 December 2006. Judge Sebastian Prentis made the order after receiving no evidence relating to the club's sale or satisfactory evidence of the club's ability to pay creditors, saying "nothing gives me comfort that the club can pay its debts in a reasonable period". 4.7. [79], On 16 September 2020, the High Court made a winding-up order against the club,[1] pushing the club into liquidation. [53] He claimed to be in "advanced negotiations with various third parties" over a possible takeover of the club,[54] and on 15 January 2020 said a bid to buy the club had been accepted in principle. Macclesfield Town's traditional rivals are Altrincham and Northwich Victoria, rivalries dating back to when all three clubs were in the Cheshire League, and later the Northern Premier League and Football Conference. 0:36 . [64] In April 2020, it was reported that the club had not paid its players for a fifth time, failing to pay March's wages,[32] and later that the first team, backroom staff and most office staff had been put on furlough (temporary leave) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Macclesfield Town FC. However, on 3 July, the EFL said it would appeal against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield;[71][72] the hearing was set for 11 August 2020. Businessman Rob Smethurst has purchased the club's assets and wants a phoenix club to rise. In September 2007, the club released a statement for the possibility of relocating to a new stadium, approximately a mile south of the Moss Rose to the proposed 'South Macclesfield Development Area'. The momentum of the Conference success continued, and, unbeaten at home in their first League season, Macclesfield Town finished runners-up in Division Three and were promoted for the second consecutive season, this time to Division Two. [1], The Silkmen Supporters' Trust were reported to be exploring what actions they could take to save the club, and to be seeking a meeting with the receiver. It would be just prior to the 1946–47 season before the outstanding debts were settled. The beginnings of Macclesfield Town Football Club can be traced, at least in part, to the 8th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers who were formed in 1873 and played regularly in Macclesfield from October 1874. Adored by the Moss Rose faithful, Danny was the only man for the job as we embark on our new journey together. In 2018–19, the club avoided relegation back to the National League, but financial issues continued to affect it. Macclesfield Town FC wound up in court. [+] Macclesfield Town, is seen on September 17, 2020 in Macclesfield, England. About See all. Thursday at 5:21 PM. The first game at the Moss Rose (on the ground adjoining the then named, Moss Rose Inn) took place on 12 September 1891. Macclesfield Town FC 14:23, 13 OCT 2020. On 3 March 2010, Macclesfield Town announced that manager Alexander had died at the age of 53. Log In. [65], In May 2020, the club was given a seven-point deduction (with a further two-point deduction suspended) for failing to fulfil the Plymouth fixture in December 2019, and for failing to pay players' wages. If the takeover – said to be at "an advanced stage" – fell through, current owner Amar Alkadhi said outstanding debts would be paid (HMRC was owed £188,721.09, with eight creditors owed £592,000). [47] On 19 December, the EFL docked Macclesfield six points (with a further four-point deduction suspended) over this infraction,[48] but after a January 2020 arbitration panel upheld a "lenient" penalty imposed on Bolton Wanderers for not fulfilling two 2019 fixtures, Maccclesfield Town appealed against its points deduction[49] and the deduction was reduced to four points (with three suspended). The Macclesfield Times (19 February 1948) reported that 80 coachloads of supporters had arrived from Winsford. New hope for Macclesfield Town fans as club set for rebirth - with Robbie Savage on the board. [52], Meanwhile, Macclesfield supporters set up a hardship fund, raising over £11,000 to provide short-term financial emergency support for players and non-playing staff, fearing their club could follow Bury F.C. The club crest is based upon the coat of arms of Macclesfield, and features a blue Lion Rampant holding a wheatsheaf. On 29 June 2007, Ian Brightwell was announced as the new manager, with Asa Hartford as his assistant. Macclesfield Town's third Northern Premier League title in the 1986–87 season resulted in promotion to the Football Conference; they also lifted the League Challenge Cup and President's Cup. [37] A strike by first team players over the unpaid wages jeopardised Macclesfield's FA Cup first round tie against non-league Kingstonian at the Moss Rose on 9 November 2019,[38] but the club fulfilled the fixture, fielding six youth team players and five loanees,[39] losing the tie 4–0 amid protests from Macclesfield supporters, many of whom boycotted the game. Sports Team. [2] The club re-joined the Cheshire County League in 1946–47, playing their first game after reformation on 31 August 1946, a 2–0 defeat to Buxton. The first Macclesfield kit was amber and black stripes, but between 1882 and 1947 the club also used red and white, red, yellow and blue, blue and white, and black and white. Defunct clubs in, This page was last edited on 22 January 2021, at 16:28. Macclesfield Town defeated Telford United 2–0 in front of more than 28,000 spectators to win the competition. [70] On 1 June, Macclesfield received a two-point deduction – retaining the club's League Two status – along with a suspended four-point deduction and a £20,000 fine plus costs. Their closest rival in the Football League years has been Stockport County; however, as Stockport were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season this rivalry was briefly interrupted. 16 September 2020. Macclesfield FC. Macclesfield FC. The club finished as Northern Premier League runners-up in the 1984–85 season. Following relegation for the Silkmen, this local derby was briefly resumed, until Stockport's relegation to the Conference North at the end of the 2012–13 season. Macclesfield Town FC Fan App. [13] On 10 January 2011, it was announced that midfield player Richard Butcher had died aged 29. [78], On 9 September 2020, the High Court granted Macclesfield a seven-day extension (effectively a 12th adjournment) to a winding-up petition over unpaid tax to give time for a possible takeover of the club by Robert Benwell (previously linked with a move to buy Bury F.C.). Public. On 23 October 2006, Paul Ince was confirmed as Macclesfield Town's new player-manager. The club's most vociferous supporters congregate in the Star Lane End, which is a mixture of terracing and seating. In April 2011, football magazine FourFourTwo voted Macclesfield Town supporters "League Two Best Away Fans". [81], The club's final match was a 2–1 victory in a friendly match at Cheshire neighbours Witton Albion on 15 September 2020. Former Wales international Robbie Savage, now a Stockport Town player, is to join the club's board, and former Town manager Danny Whittaker is to be team manager.[84]. 12 September 2020. They were promoted to the Conference after they won their third Northern Premier League title in 1986–87. Available FREE on iOS spont.ly/1RgXt8q & Android spont.ly/1RgXt8p ! The 1969–70 season also resulted in a trip to Wembley for the inaugural final of the FA Trophy, a knockout competition for non-league clubs. 2,139 people follow this. Colchester United FC. Buy official Macclesfield FC merchandise. [40] Meanwhile, local businessman Joe Sealey, son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Les Sealey, said he wanted to buy the club,[41] though the takeover later (21 November) stalled. However, many loyal supporters were not happy with the modern design so the plans were delayed and a re-designed badge was introduced in early 2008, which has won the approval of the majority of fans. It competed in the short-lived Combination league in the 1890–91 season, reforming in the Manchester League at the end of the century. 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