Macclesfield Football Club is an English football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The club played in the Football League from 1996–97 until relegation to the Conference Premier was confirmed on 28 April 2012. The club was formed in 1874 and the team play their home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium.

Key

Key to league record Level = Level of the league in the current league system Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goals difference Pts = Points Position = Position in the final league table Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.

Key to cup records Res = Final reached round Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses PR = Preliminary round QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds G = Group stage R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds QF = Quarter-finalists SF = Semi-finalists F = Finalists A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists W = Winners

Seasons The Silkmen spent much of the 20th century in the Cheshire County League before becoming founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968. They were NPL champions in its first two seasons, beating Wigan Athletic to the title on both occasions. They were champions again in 1986–87, earning promotion to the Football Conference. They were Conference champions in 1994-95 but failed to gain election to the Football League. Two years later they were champions again and gained promotion in successive years to spend 1998–99 in Division Two before falling back to the fourth tier of English football (Division Three/League Two) and then being relegated to the conference in 2012. Year League Cup competitions Manager Division Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Leading league scorer AverageAverage home attendance = for league games onlyattendance FA Cup EFL Cup EFL TrophyFA Trophy Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res RecClub changed name to Macclesfield Town. 1966–67 Cheshire County League 42 24 8 10 78 47 +31 56 5th of 22 QR4 3–2–1Albert Leake 1967–68 42 28 10 4 96 39 +57 66 1st of 22R3 6–2–1Northern Premier League created. Club transferred to the newly created league. 1968–69 Northern Premier League 5 38 27 6 5 82 38 +44 60 1st of 20 R1 1–0–1Frank Beaumont 1969–70 38 22 8 8 72 41 +31 52 1st of 20R1 1–1–1W 6–2–0 1970–71 42 23 10 9 84 45 +39 56 5th of 22R1 0–0–1QF 3–1–1 1971–72 46 18 15 13 61 50 +11 51 6th of 24QR4 0–0–1QF 3–1–1 1972–73 46 16 16 14 58 47 +11 48 10th of 24QR4 3–0–1R1 0–0–1Billy Haydock 1973–74 46 18 15 13 48 47 +1 51 8th of 24QR4 3–2–1SF 4–3–1Billy HaydockEddie Brown 1974–75 46 11 14 21 46 62 -16 36 17th of 24QR2 1–0–1R1 0–0–1Eddie BrownWillie StevensonJohn Collins 1975–76 46 15 12 19 50 64 -14 42 15th of 24R1 4–1–1R1 0–0–1John Collins 1976–77 44 8 15 21 41 68 -27 31 19th of 23QR1 0–1–1R2 2–0–1David Connor 1977–78 46 12 9 25 60 92 -32 33 22nd of 24QR1 0–0–1QR3 0–0–1David ConnorDerek Partridge 1978–79 44 8 10 26 40 92 -52 26 23rd of 23PR 0–0–1QR3 0–1–1 Phil StaleyLevel of the league decreased after the Alliance Premier League creation. 1979–80 6 42 18 11 13 67 53 +14 47 8th of 22 QR2 2–1–1R1 3–0–1 1980–81 42 13 13 16 52 69 -17 39 13th of 22QR1 0–0–1QR1 0–0–1 1981–82 42 17 9 16 67 58 +9 43 10th of 22PR 0–0–1QR1 0–0–1Brian Booth 1982–83 42 24 8 10 71 49 +22 80 5th of 22R1 4–0–1QR1 0–0–1 1983–84 42 18 10 14 65 55 +10 64 6th of 22R1 4–2–1QR1 0–0–1 1984–85 42 23 13 6 67 39 +28 82 2rd of 22R1 1–0–1QR3 2–0–1 1985–86 42 17 8 17 67 65 +2 59 9th of 22R1 1–0–1R2 1–1–1Neil GriffithsPeter Wragg 1986–87 42 26 10 6 80 47 +33 88 1st of 22PromotedQR4 0–0–1QR3 0–1–1Peter Wragg 1987–88 FootballConference 5 42 18 9 15 64 62 +2 63 11th of 22 1,200R3 6–2–1QF 3–0–1 1988–89 40 17 10 13 63 57 +6 61 7th of 21 1,433QR4 0–1–1F 5–2–1 1989–90 42 17 15 10 56 41 +15 66 4th of 22 1,422R1 0–1–1R2 1–1–1 1990–91 42 17 12 13 63 52 +11 63 7th of 22 1,001QR4 0–1–1R1 0–0–1 1991–92 42 13 13 16 50 50 0 52 13th of 22 756QR2 1–0–1SF 4–2–1 1992–93 42 12 13 17 40 50 -10 49 18th of 22 658R2 4–4–1R1 0–1–1 1993–94 42 16 11 15 48 49 -1 59 7th of 22 853R2 2–0–1R3 2–2–1Sammy McIlroy 1994–95 42 24 8 10 70 40 +30 80 1st of 22 1,260QR4 0–1–1QF 3–0–1Not promoted due to stadium safety requirements. 1995–96 42 22 9 11 66 49 +17 75 4th of 22 1,264QR4 0–0–1W 6–1–0 1996–97 42 27 9 6 80 30 +50 90 1st of 22Promoted Steve Wood 15 1,407R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1 1997-98 Football LeagueThird Division 4 46 23 13 10 63 44 +19 822nd of 24Promoted Steve Wood 13 2,905R2 1–0–1R1 0–1–1R2 0–0–1 1998-99 Football LeagueSecond Division 3 46 11 10 25 43 63 -20 4324th of 24Relegated Steve Wood 5 3,311R3 1–2–1R2 1–0–3R1 0–0–1 1999-00 Football LeagueThird Division 4 46 18 11 17 66 61 +5 6513th of 24 Richie Barker 16 2,304R1 0–1–1R1 0–1–1R2 0–0–1Sammy McIlroyPeter Davenport 2000–01 46 14 14 18 51 62 −11 56 14th of 24 Lee GloverDamien Whitehead 8 2,064R1 0–0–1R2 1–0–3R2 0–0–1Peter DavenportGil Prescott 2001–02 46 15 13 18 41 52 −11 58 13th of 24 Lee Glover 9 2,123R3 1–2–1R1 0–0–1R2 0–0–1Gil PrescottDavid Moss 2002–03 46 14 12 20 57 63 −6 54 16th of 24 Kyle LightbourneMatthew TiptonDanny Whitaker 10 2,110R3 2–0–1R2 1–0–1R2 0–0–1David Moss 2003–04 46 13 13 20 54 69 −15 52 20th of 24 Matthew Tipton 16 2,385R3 1–2–1R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1David MossJohn AskeyBrian HortonFootball League divisions renamed. 2004–05 Football LeagueTwo 4 46 22 9 15 60 49 +11 75 5th of 24 Jon Parkin 22 2,272R2 1–1–1R1 0–0–1R3 2–0–1Brian HortonLost in the play-off semifinal. 2005–06 46 12 18 16 60 71 −11 54 17th of 24 Clyde Wijnhard 8 2,274R1 0–1–1R2 1–0–1SF 4–0–1 2006–07 46 12 12 22 55 77 −22 48 22nd of 24 Kevin McIntyre 9 2,427R3 2–1–1R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1Brian HortonPaul Ince 2007–08 46 11 17 18 47 64 −17 50 19th of 24 Francis Green 11 2,297R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1R2 1–0–1Ian BrightwellKeith Alexander 2008–09 46 13 8 25 45 77 −32 47 20th of 24 Gareth Evans 12 1,897R3 2–0–1R2 1–1–0R1 0–0–1Keith Alexander 2009–10 46 12 18 16 49 58 −9 54 19th of 24 Emile SinclairRicky Sappleton 7 1,887R1 0–0–1R1 0–0–1R2 0–0–1Keith AlexanderGary Simpson 2010–11 46 14 13 19 59 73 −14 55 15th of 24 Tyrone Barnett 13 1,807R2 0–2–1R1 0–0–1R2 1–0–1Gary Simpson 2011–12 46 8 13 25 39 64 −25 37 24th of 24Relegated Ben TomlinsonGeorge Donnelly 6 2,227R3 2–2–1R2 1–0–1R2 0–0–1Gary SimpsonBrian Horton 2012–13 ConferenceNational 5 46 17 12 17 65 70 −5 63 11th of 24 Matthew Barnes-Homer 18 1,670R4 4–1–1R1 0–0–1Steve KingJohn Askey 2013–14 46 18 7 21 62 63 −1 61 15th of 24 Scott Boden 18 1,512R3 3–1–1R1 0–0–1John Askey 2014–15 46 21 15 10 60 46 +14 78 6th of 24 Waide Fairhurst 10 1,773QR4 0–1–1R1 0–0–1Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed. 2015–16 NationalLeague 5 46 19 9 18 60 48 +12 66 10th of 24 Kristian Dennis 22 1,648R1 1–0–1R3 2–2–1John Askey 2016–17 46 20 8 18 64 57 +7 68 9th of 24Chris Holroyd 13 1,456R2 2–1–1F 5–3–12017–18 46 27 11 8 67 46 +21 92 1st of 24Promoted Scott Wilson 14 1,455R1 1–0–1R1 0–0–12018–19 EFL League Two 4461014224874−264422nd of 24Scott Wilson112,389R10-0-1R32-0-1R21-2-1Mark YatesSol Campbell2019–2037715153247−151924th of 24RelegatedJoe Ironside61,998R10-0-1R20-2-0GS1-0-1Sol CampbellDaryl McMahonMark Kennedy 2020–21 National League 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tim FlowersClub was expelled from the National League on 29 September 2020. At the time of their expulsion they had played no matches.New club Macclesfield was formed and joined North West Counties Football League for the next season.

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