Macclesfield Town
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| Surname | Macclesfield Town Football Club | ||
| Seat | Macclesfield | ||
| founding | 1874 | ||
| Website | mtfc.co.uk | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Tim Flowers | ||
| Venue | Moss Rose , Macclesfield | ||
| Places | 6,335 | ||
| league | National League | ||
| 2019/20 | 24th place ( EFL League Two ) | ||
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Macclesfield Town (officially: Macclesfield Town Football Club ) is a football club from Macclesfield in Cheshire , England and currently plays in the National League . The club plays its home games in the Moss Rose Stadium and is nicknamed The Silkmen ( German Die Seidenmänner ).
history
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The club was founded in the middle of the 19th century, but football rules were followed from 1874 onwards. Macclesfield Town was previously a rugby club. Until 1940 the team had different names, including Macclesfield Football and Athletic Club , Hallifield FC and Macclesfield FC. After the Second World War, the current club name was adopted.
From 1946/47 you played in the Cheshire County League , in 1968 you became a founding member of the Northern Premier League , which you could win in the first two years. After the third title in 1987, the club gained in the Football Conference , the fifth highest English division. The conference could be won in 1995, the promotion to professional football, however, the club was prohibited because the stadium did not meet the minimum standards of the Football League .
1997 succeeded with the renewed Conference Championship then promotion to the Third Division (today's Football League Two ). After the renewed promotion, the club played in the Second Division (today's Football League One ), the highest division in the club's history, but the direct relegation back to the fourth division could not be prevented. After another relegation in 2012, the club played again in the Conference National . After a successful 2017/18 season, the team also managed to return to League Two by winning the championship title.
In October 2006, the former world star and England international Paul Ince took over the position of player- coach . He should lead the club back to the third division. However, this failed and Macclesfield Town escaped relegation at the end of the season with 22nd place. After Ian Brightwell had taken over as coach since June 29, 2007, Keith Alexander joined the "Silkmen" on February 27, 2008 . However, this died a year later after a home game against Notts County of a serious illness. The previous assistant coach Gary Simpson took over his successor shortly thereafter and was also equipped with a two-year contract. After a successful season, the contract was extended early.
After relegation to the Conference National, various coach changes followed. The internal crisis of the association culminated in May 2012 with the resignation of three members of the management, including managing director Andy Scott.
After returning to the Football League, coach John Askey surprisingly announced his resignation and moved to Shrewsbury Town . For him, the previous Solihull Moors coach Mark Yates took over. After twelve games without a win, Yates was sacked in early October 2018. At the end of November, Macclesfield announced the signing of former England international Sol Campbell as the new head coach.
Others
On January 9, 2011, midfielder Richard Butcher died in his Swinton apartment at the age of 29. After failing to show up for Monday training, club manager Gary Simpson learned he had died of an arrhythmia. Butcher's shirt number 21 has not been awarded since then, as a sign of respect.
successes
- FA Trophy : 1970, 1996
- Master Football Conference / National League : 1995, 1997, 2018
- Master Northern Premier League : 1969, 1970, 1987
- Northern Premier League Challenge Cup: 1987
- Cheshire League champions: 1932, 1933, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1968
- Cheshire Senior Cup: 1890, 1891, 1894, 1896, 1911, 1930, 1935, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1983, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
- Manchester League champions: 1909, 1911
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press Association: Macclesfield Town manager Keith Alexander dies aged 53. March 3, 2010, accessed November 25, 2018 .
- ^ Simpson extends Macclesfield deal . May 24, 2011 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed November 25, 2018]).
- ^ Chris Slater: All change: Macclesfield Town in turmoil as board quits over Steve King appointment . In: Macclesfield Live . May 22, 2012 ( macclesfield-live.co.uk [accessed November 25, 2018]).
- ^ Mark Yates: Macclesfield appoint Solihull boss as manager . In: BBC Sport . June 19, 2018 ( bbc.com [accessed November 25, 2018]).
- ^ Mark Yates: Macclesfield Town part with manager after winless start to season . In: BBC Sport . October 8, 2018 ( bbc.com [accessed November 25, 2018]).
- ^ Sol Campbell: Macclesfield Town name ex-England defender as manager . In: BBC Sport . November 27, 2018 ( bbc.com [accessed November 27, 2018]).
- ↑ BBC article