1 404 puhuu tästä. 1,606 talking about this. It would be just prior to the 1946–47 season before the outstanding debts were settled. In April 2011, football magazine FourFourTwo voted Macclesfield Town supporters "League Two Best Away Fans". and enter the North West Counties Football League in the 2021–22 campaign. Club stalwart John Askey succeeded Moss initially on a temporary basis, and earned the job permanently with some promising early results. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. They were then just able to survive after drawing 1–1 with Notts County on the final day of the 2006–07 season, after a poor run of results landed the team back in the relegation zone; this game also saw the last appearance (and booking) of Paul Ince as a professional footballer. Silkmen Supporters' Trust. [15], Macclesfield Town failed to win any match from the start of January 2012 until the end of the season (23 league and two FA Cup games; eight draws and 17 defeats). When in League Two, the closest rivals were Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra. Forgot account? [59] On 29 January, three Macclesfield players (Emmanuel Osadebe, Theo Vassell and Miles Welch-Hayes)[60] approached the EFL and had their contracts terminated ahead of the transfer deadline. Buy official Macclesfield FC merchandise. [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. 1,458 talking about this. In 2005–06, the team finished an undistinguished 17th. [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. 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. 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. However they were immediately relegated from the Second Division. [9] Macclesfield Town's first League match was a 2–1 win at home to Torquay United. 0:36 . Macclesfield Town Football Club was a professional association football club in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, which was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.[1]. [13] On 10 January 2011, it was announced that midfield player Richard Butcher had died aged 29. [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 club finished as Northern Premier League runners-up in the 1984–85 season. You can read the full press release below, with further details on … 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. 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. They were promoted to the Conference after they won their third Northern Premier League title in 1986–87. [19] A total of 7,698 Silkmen supporters attended the final. Macclesfield Town Ladies FC. Away from the pitch, in January 2008, Chairman Rob Bickerton left the club after 7 years to join Shrewsbury Town. [46][29] The game was officially 'suspended' on 6 December, with the EFL triggering further disciplinary action. This gave them a place in the 4th round of the tournament for the first time in their 139-year history. [79], On 16 September 2020, the High Court made a winding-up order against the club,[1] pushing the club into liquidation. Horton reinvigorated Macclesfield Town who finished fifth in the 2004–05 season, resulting in a playoff place, but the team were eliminated in the semi-finals by Lincoln City. 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. Renamed Macclesfield Town in 1946, the club were founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968, winning the league in its first two years, as well as the FA Trophy in 1970. 87 likes. The club's average attendance of 1,832 in the 2010–11 season was the lowest in Football League Two and the Football League. Hoodies, t-shirts, jacket, hats - free delivery on orders over £70 [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. The first game at the Moss Rose (on the ground adjoining the then named, Moss Rose Inn) took place on 12 September 1891. [8] Macclesfield Town won the Conference title again two seasons later in 1996–97, by which time the stadium had been upgraded and they were promoted to Division Three of the Football League in place of Hereford United. 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. 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. Pages Liked by Page. Buy official Macclesfield FC merchandise. Shrewsbury Town. [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. On 5 January 2013, Macclesfield Town beat Championship Leaders Cardiff City in the FA Cup 3rd round 2–1. They scored 750 and conceded 883 goals, and used 215 players. The team then went on a nine match unbeaten run, earning Ince the League Two Manager of the Month award for December 2006, and also securing an FA Cup tie against then English champions Chelsea away in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, which Town lost 6–1. [5] The club reached the FA Cup third round for the first time in 1968, meeting First Division Fulham at Craven Cottage. 21 – Richard Butcher. [23] After Danny Whitaker and Neil Howarth briefly took temporary charge, former Premier League and England defender Sol Campbell was appointed manager in November 2018. Keith Alexander was named as manager until the end of the season. He was replaced by club supporter Mike Rance, with ex-player Andy Scott, founder of Bank Fashion Retail stores, as Vice-Chairman. After a points deduction activated on 11 August 2020, the club was relegated to the National League, the 5th tier of English football, for the 2020–21 season. Related Videos. 1,878 people like this. Available FREE on iOS spont.ly/1RgXt8q & Android spont.ly/1RgXt8p ! or. or. See more of Macclesfield FC on Facebook. Macclesfield FC are delighted to reveal that InPlayer will be our Official Streaming Partner. 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). However, the team did not match the achievement of their predecessors 19 years earlier, losing 1–0. Published. 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 … Macclesfield Town FC. [22] Yates departed the club in October 2018 after failing to win any of his first twelve league games in charge. Before moving to the Moss Rose, three other grounds were used: Macclesfield Grammar School, Rostron's Field (near Coare Street) and Victoria Road (then known as Bowfield Lane). 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. Log In. The first ever manager, James Stevenson, was appointed for the 1936–37 season. It competed in the short-lived Combination league in the 1890–91 season, reforming in the Manchester League at the end of the century. A new club crest was planned for the start of the 2007–08 season. 0:18 | National Advice have become Macclesfield FC’s... Macclesfield FC. [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. When competitive football resumed after World War II, Macclesfield Town Football Club Ltd was formed and the club gained their current name. [20] Macclesfield topped the National League table for the majority of the 2018/19 season and on 21 April 2018, the Silkmen beat Eastleigh 2–0 to win the title along with promotion back to the Football League after six years playing non-league football. Macclesfield Town FC. [14] The club retired the number 21 shirt in his honour. The club won the Manchester League title twice, before becoming inaugural members of the Cheshire County League at the start of the 1919–20 season, ultimately winning the League six times. 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. In October 2020, local businessman Robert Smethurst purchased the assets of Macclesfield Town, intending to rebrand the club as Macclesfield F.C. Macclesfield FC Junior Academy. [81], The club's final match was a 2–1 victory in a friendly match at Cheshire neighbours Witton Albion on 15 September 2020. [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. Macclesfield Motor Factors. The suspended four-point deduction was activated, dropping Macclesfield to the bottom of the table, and reprieving Stevenage. Interest. Macclesfield Rugby Union FC. [100] The Silk FM Stand (traditionally known as the London Road or Main Stand) runs along one side of the pitch and consists of a seated grandstand with open air terracing to either side, and the opposite side is the seated Alfred McAlpine Stand. In line with all other football clubs after a decree by the government there was no further competitive football at the Moss Rose during hostilities. 508 likes this. Macclesfield regularly finished in the top half of the fifth tier despite despite financial difficulties and on 21 May 2017, the club visited Wembley Stadium for a fourth time, their first appearance since the stadium was rebuilt, losing the 2017 FA Trophy Final 3–2 against York City. In 2018–19, the club avoided relegation back to the National League, but financial issues continued to affect it. From a high of a fourth place league finish in 1989–90, Macclesfield Town's final standing diminished each season, and following a struggle against relegation in 1992–93, manager Peter Wragg was sacked, and replaced with former Manchester United midfielder Sammy McIlroy. Macclesfield Town lost 4–2, but the performance resulted in Macclesfield Town's Keith Goalen becoming the first non-league player to be named Footballer of the Month by the London Evening Standard.[6]. Macclesfield Town progressed through four qualifying rounds to make their first appearance in the FA Cup first round in 1960 under manager Frank Bowyer, but lost 7–2 to Southport. The club were founder members of the Northern Premier League, one of three leagues at the fifth tier of English football, upon its creation in 1968. Log In. The Macclesfield Times (19 February 1948) reported that 80 coachloads of supporters had arrived from Winsford. See more of Macclesfield FC on Facebook. 3,563 were here. [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. 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". [33], Campbell left the club by mutual consent on 15 August 2019,[34] with Daryl McMahon taking over as manager;[35] Campbell later backed the HMRC winding-up bid, claiming to be owed £180,000. 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. Priory Park, Priory Lane (7,381.33 km) SK10 4AE Macclesfield. 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. However, the higher level proved a step too far for the club, who finished the 1998–99 season bottom of Division Two and were relegated. Macclesfield Town have been wound up in the High Court after … 10,340 check-ins. At the beginning of the 1878–79 Macclesfield United Football Club merged with Macclesfield Football Club. Macclesfield became inaugural members of the Cheshire County League at the start of the 1919–20 season of which they were champions in the 1931–32 and 1932–33 seasons. The club reached the FA Trophy final for the second time in 1989, facing Telford United. The Macclesfield Town FC Fan App is the best way to keep up to date with the club. On 3 March 2010, Macclesfield Town announced that manager Alexander had died at the age of 53. Create New Account. Altrincham were promoted to the National League in the 2013/14 season; however, two years later, they were relegated to the National League North. Horton was sacked by the club in late September 2006, following a 12-game winless start to the season, leaving the club bottom of the Football League. Macclesfield Town FC 14:23, 13 OCT 2020. Macclesfield Town FC. [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. Defunct clubs in, This page was last edited on 22 January 2021, at 16:28. The 1980s saw steady rebuilding. [17] At the same time, it was announced that Andy Scott would stand down as deputy chairman with immediate effect, and that three other directors, including Rance, would stand down in due course.[18]. For the 1897–98 season, and the following two seasons, local amateur side Hallefield moved their fixtures to the Moss Rose. [12] Alexander, who suffered a brain aneurysm in November 2003, died after arriving home from the League Two match at Notts County. 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