Macclesfield F.C.

Macclesfield F.C.
Logo of Macclesfield Football Club
Full nameMacclesfield Football Club
Nickname(s)The Silkmen
Founded13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)[1]
GroundLeasing.com Stadium
Capacity5,500 (2,095 seated)
ManagerRobbie Savage
LeagueNorthern Premier League Premier Division
2023–24Northern Premier League Premier Division, 2nd of 21
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Macclesfield Football Club is an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.[2] It is a phoenix club of the former Macclesfield Town F.C. founded in 1874, which was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.[3] The club began their first competitive season in the North West Counties Premier Division, the fifth step of the National League system (ninth tier in the English football pyramid), in August 2021, and currently competes in the Northern Premier League following two successive promotions.

  1. ^ "Robbie Savage to join Macclesfield board after Smethurst buys club". theguardian.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Macclesfield FC". Macclesfield FC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Macclesfield Town FC wound up in High Court over debts exceeding £500,000". BBC Sport. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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