2021–22 Macclesfield F.C. season
Macclesfield 2021–22 football season
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The 2021–22 season was the first in the history of Macclesfield Football Club. Alongside the North West Counties Premier League, they entered the FA Cup, FA Vase, NWCFL Challenge Cup and the Cheshire Senior Cup. The season covers the period from July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
OwnerRobert Smethurst
ManagerDanny Whitaker
StadiumLeasing.com Stadium
NWCFL Premier Division1st (promoted)
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Smethurst | ||
| Manager | Danny Whitaker | ||
| Stadium | Leasing.com Stadium | ||
| NWCFL Premier Division | 1st (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Preliminary Round | ||
| FA Vase | First Qualifying Round | ||
| NWCFL Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tom Clare & Neil Danns (21) All: Tom Clare (23) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,720 vs. AFC Liverpool, NWCFL Premier Division, (2 April 2022) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,390 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 vs. Vauxhall Motors (A) (22 February 2022) 6–0 vs. Avro (H) (19 March 2022) | ||
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On 12 March 2022, Macclesfield secured the championship and promotion to the NPL Division One following a 4–0 home win over Ashton Athletic.[1]
Pre-season friendlies
| 28 June 2021 | New Mills | 2–3 | Macclesfield | New Mills |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Trialist  80' Trialist 83' |
Report | Clare 38' Crofton 79' 80' |
Stadium: Church Lane Attendance: 377 |
| 3 July 2021 | Macclesfield | Cancelled | Congleton Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 6 July 2021 | Witton Albion | 1–3 | Macclesfield | Northwich |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | 11' |
Maieco 10' Clare 56' Crofton 86' |
Stadium: Wincham Park |
| 10 July 2021 | Macclesfield | 2–2 | Leek Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Maieco 48' Clare 68' |
Report | Trickett-Smith 32' Dickov 60' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 13 July 2021 | Winstanley Warriors | 1–7 | Macclesfield | Wigan |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+01) | 6' |
Maieco 2' Mendy 22' Grimshaw 38' Dwyer 60' 68' 80' Owen 90' |
Stadium: Little Lane |
| 17 July 2021 | Macclesfield | 0–0 | Stalybridge Celtic | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 20 July 2021 | Buxton | 2–1 | Macclesfield | Buxton |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Chambers 17' Mills 57' |
 48' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Silverlands Attendance: 300 |
| 23 July 2021 | Macclesfield | 0–3 | Chester | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Cartwright 12' 17' Waring 46' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 24 July 2021 | Macclesfield | 1–1 | Stockport County | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Coker 85' |
Alli |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
| 27 July 2021 | Macclesfield | 0–1 | F.C. United of Manchester | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Waddecar 46' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium |
Competitions
NWCFL Premier Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Season End Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield (C, P) | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 38 | +56 | 94 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One West |
| 2 | Skelmersdale United (O, P) | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 51 | +43 | 79 | Qualified for and won inter-step play-off, promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West[2][3] |
| 3 | Wythenshawe Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 78 | |
| 4 | Charnock Richard | 40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 106 | 69 | +37 | 78 | |
| 5 | Northwich Victoria | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 63 |
Source: "Final Tables, Season 2021/22". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 25 June 2026., "North West Counties League - North West Counties League Premier Division: 2021 – 22: League Table". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 38 | +56 | 94 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 23 | +17 |
Last updated: 22 April 2022.
Source: https://www.nwcfl.com/league-tables.php
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2022. Source: https://www.nwcfl.com/clubpage.php?id=888#tab2
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Macclesfield's league fixtures for the first half of the season were announced on 2 July 2021.[5] The fixtures for the second half of the season were announced on 28 September 2021.[6]
| 31 July 2021 1 | Macclesfield | 1–0 | Burscough | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Arnasalem 16' Coker  Dwyer |
Denson Smith |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 2,018 |
| 3 August 2021 2 | Winsford United | 4–4 | Macclesfield | Winsford |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Boden 33' Bolland 38' Duckworth 56' 70' O'Connor Parr |
Clare 2' (pen.) 8' 45' 68' Dwyer Mendy Obeng |
Stadium: The Barton Stadium Attendance: 918 |
| 14 August 2021 3 | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Irlam | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Dwyer 29' Clare 49' Adams Clare |
Icely 9' Langford Skinner |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 2,061 |
| 17 August 2021 4 | Macclesfield | 3–1 | Prestwich Heys | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Dwyer 12' Mendy 41' Clare 65' |
Report | Grimshaw 45+2' Dickinson Potts  |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 2,121 |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Barnoldswick Town | 1–2 | Macclesfield | Barnoldswick |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Hill 42' |
Clare 19' Dwyer 25' Clare Dwyer Fleming |
Stadium: Greenberfield Lane Attendance: 691 |
| 30 August 2021 6 | Macclesfield | 1–0 | Congleton Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Berry 56' Clare Maieco Mendy |
Griffith Needham |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,502 |
| 4 September 2021 7 | Ashton Athletic | 1–1 | Macclesfield | Ashton-in-Makerfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Beckford 82' Bandell Reid  |
Adams 68' Adams |
Stadium: Brocstedes Park Attendance: 475 |
| 14 September 2021 8 | Macclesfield | 1–0 | Vauxhall Motors | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Clare 90' Fleming Morrison |
Garner–Knapper |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 2,432 |
| 18 September 2021 9 | Macclesfield | 4–0 | Litherland REMYCA | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Maieco 15' 32' Morrison 48' McGowan 58' |
Codling Moran |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,004 |
| 20 September 2021 10 | Longridge Town | 4–2 | Macclesfield | Longridge |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Anderton 20' 77' Yoak 24' Wilkinson 34' |
Clare 3' 7' Maieco Morrison |
Stadium: Mike Riding Ground Attendance: 448 |
| 29 September 2021 11 | Avro | 2–0 | Macclesfield | Oldham |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Potts 20' Rathbone 24' Cottrell Harrop Latham Sloane Wallwork |
Clare Mendy |
Stadium: Whitebank Stadium Attendance: 400 |
| 2 October 2021 12 | Macclesfield | 4–1 | Charnock Richard | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Adams 9' Danns 33' Maieco 47' 68' |
Report | Carsley 90' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 2,778 |
| 5 October 2021 13 | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Northwich Victoria | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Dwyer 64' Hanson 66' Maieco |
Report | Sephton 31' Schofield |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,003 |
| 9 October 2021 14 | Wythenshawe Town | 0–1 | Macclesfield | Wythenshawe |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Dwyer 18' Morrison |
Stadium: Ericstan Stadium Attendance: 894 |
| 16 October 2021 15 | Squires Gate | 0–0 | Macclesfield | Squires Gate |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Boyd Ridings |
Report | Stadium: The Brian Addison Stadium Attendance: 408 |
| 23 October 2021 16 | Macclesfield | 3–0 | Padiham | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Clare 61' (pen.) 90' Berry 90+4' Bardsley–Rowe Clare |
D. Sherlock K. Sherlock Walker |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,221 |
| 29 October 2021 17 | Lower Breck | 1–3 | Macclesfield | Anfield |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+01) | McGivern 86' Brown Morris Peers |
Danns 30' 53' Adams 84' Ashton |
Stadium: Anfield Sports and Community Centre Attendance: 563 |
| 6 November 2021 18 | Macclesfield | 2–2 | Runcorn Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Danns 59' 90+5' (pen.) Simpson |
Cairns 68' Foulkes 80' (pen.) Antoine Davies Lloyd |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,420 |
| 9 November 2021 19 | AFC Liverpool | 1–2 | Macclesfield | Crosby |
| 19:45 GMT | McCarthy 90+2' Parr Thomas |
Danns 21' (pen.) Mendy 78' Morrison |
Stadium: Rossett Park Attendance: 413 |
| 13 November 2021 20 | Skelmersdale United | 0–0 | Macclesfield | Skelmersdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Nicholson |
Report | Maieco Simpson |
Stadium: JMO Sports Park Attendance: 936 |
| 27 November 2021 21 | Northwich Victoria | 3–4 | Macclesfield | Northwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Dunn 40' 90+3' Birchall 46' Birchall Mather |
Danns 38' 77' 80' Berry 90+2' Clare Danns Danquah Mendy |
Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 942 |
| 4 December 2021 22 | Macclesfield | 2–0 | Barnoldswick Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Berry 36' Clare 45' |
Report | Fagan |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,502 |
| 11 December 2021 23 | Macclesfield | 1–0 | Squires Gate | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Bardsley–Rowe 18' Clare Maieco Mendy |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,392 |
| 18 December 2021 Match postponed | Prestwich Heys | P–P | Macclesfield | Prestwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Adie Moran Park |
| 27 December 2021 24 | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Winsford United | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Danns 54' Clare 75' Clare |
Coughlan 6' Jackson McDonough |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,353 |
| 3 January 2022 25 | Prestwich Heys | 1–0 | Macclesfield | Prestwich |
| 14:00 GMT | Rothwell 6' Dickin |
Clare |
Stadium: Adie Moran Park Attendance: 420 |
| 8 January 2022 26 | Macclesfield | 2–4 | Wythenshawe Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Berry 18' 49' (o.g.) Berry Clare |
Report | Bryan 22' Smalley 57' Palma 74' Byrne 77' Wilkinson |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,543 |
| 14 January 2022 27 | Litherland REMYCA | 1–2 | Macclesfield | Bootle |
| 19:45 GMT | Riley 37' Clair Clements Murphy |
Report | Danns 27' Lee 29' Lee Lonsdale Maieco |
Stadium: Berry Street Garage Stadium Attendance: 643 |
| 22 January 2022 28 | Charnock Richard | 1–1 | Macclesfield | Charnock Richard |
| 15:00 GMT | Darr 88' Jakovlevs Nickeas Regan |
Report | Danns 59' Berry Hanson |
Stadium: Mossie Park Attendance: 641 |
| 29 January 2022 29 | Macclesfield | 3–1 | Skelmersdale United | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Berry 45+2' Danns 67' Lonsdale 88' |
Report | Morris 28' Morris Nicholson Preston |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,347 |
| 5 February 2022 Match postponed | Padiham | P–P | Macclesfield | Padiham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Arbories Memorial Sports Ground |
| 8 February 2022 30 | Irlam | 2–2 | Macclesfield | Irlam |
| 19:45 GMT | Brown 35' Southworth 55' Cartwright Francis Holt Icely |
Danns 50' (pen.) Berry 61' Hanson Fensome Sonogo |
Stadium: Silver Street Attendance: 915 |
| 12 February 2022 31 | Macclesfield | 4–0 | Lower Breck | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Danns 64' Berry 76' Clare 77' Dwyer 90+3' Berry Duffy Mendy |
Report | Finley Miller |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 3,745 |
| 19 February 2022 32 | Burscough | 0–4 | Macclesfield | Burscough |
| 15:00 GMT | Brady McNamara |
Report | Danns 42' 64' Berry 72' Owens 77' Clare |
Stadium: New Victoria Park Attendance: 375 |
| 22 February 2022 33 | Vauxhall Motors | 0–6 | Macclesfield | Ellesmere Port |
| 19:45 GMT | Heath |
Report | Clare 16' Danns 21' 33' Berry 42' 43' Adams 83' |
Stadium: vanEupen Arena Attendance: 576 |
| 26 February 2022 34 | Runcorn Town | 0–1 | Macclesfield | Runcorn |
| 15:00 GMT | Davies Hughes Turner |
Report | 28' (o.g.) Sanogo |
Stadium: Viridor Community Stadium Attendance: 635 |
| 5 March 2022 35 | Macclesfield | 3–1 | Longridge Town | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 1' Freedman 37' Adams 89' |
Report | Anderton 54' Flynn Forbes Martin Turner |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,002 |
| 8 March 2022 36 | Padiham | 0–2 | Macclesfield | Padiham |
| 19:45 GMT | Hoskin Morton |
Clare 61' Danns 77' |
Stadium: Arbories Memorial Sports Ground Attendance: 625 |
| 12 March 2022 37 | Macclesfield | 4–0 | Ashton Athletic | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Danns 45+1' Berry 48' 90' Clare 64' Freedman |
Report | Houghton |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,604 |
| 19 March 2022 38 | Macclesfield | 6–0 | Avro | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Berry 29' 42+2' 84' (pen.) 90+2' West 68' Kiwomya 90+6' West |
Report | Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,038 |
| 26 March 2022 39 | Congleton Town | 1–3 | Macclesfield | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Chadwick 4' (pen.) Putnam Read |
Report | Berry 14' Mendy 61' 77' Freedman Mendy |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,668 |
| 2 April 2022 40 | Macclesfield | 4–2 | AFC Liverpool | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | 44' (o.g.) Clare 45+2' (pen.) 69' Duffy 77' |
Report | Fisher 62' Scorah 79' Croasdale Lyons |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 4,720 |
FA Cup
Macclesfield were drawn at home to Burscough in the extra preliminary round and away to Squires Gate in the preliminary round.[7]
| 7 August 2021 Extra Preliminary Round | Macclesfield | 4–0 | Burscough | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Clare 3' Dwyer 20' 30' Coker 45' Ajayi Berry Clare |
Report | Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 1,334 |
| 21 August 2021 Preliminary Round | Squires Gate | 6–4 | Macclesfield | Squires Gate |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Feeney 15' Westwood 21' Ing 62' 67' Boyd 73' Iley 82' Bartram–Conway Ing |
Report | Dwyer 3' 39' Adams 49' 73' (o.g.) Sekouba |
Stadium: The Brian Addison Stadium Attendance: 738 |
FA Vase
Macclesfield were drawn away to Winterton Rangers in the first qualifying round.[8]
| 11 September 2021 First Qualifying Round | Winterton Rangers | 3–2 | Macclesfield | Winterton |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Ture 7' Walker 16' Allison 65' |
Adams 17' McGowan 36' Clare Coker |
Stadium: West Street Stadium Attendance: 363 |
NWCFL Challenge Cup
Macclesfield were drawn away to Skelmersdale United in the quarter-final, the match was later switched to the Leasing.com Stadium at Skelmersdale's request.[9]
| 16 March 2022 First Round | Northwich Victoria | 1–2 | Macclesfield | Northwich |
| 19:45 GMT | Birchall 78' |
Report | Maieco 53' 64' McDonnell |
Stadium: Wincham Park Attendance: 231 |
| 29 March 2022 Second Round | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Sandbach United | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Berry 4' Freedman 35' (pen.) |
Report | Evans 84' Roberts Tatters |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 693 |
| 12 April 2022 Third Round | Macclesfield | 4–1 | Brocton | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Berry 11' 17' Dwyer 13' Clare 75' Berry |
Report | Smith 46' Blanchette Devoir Rolston |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 530 |
| 2 May 2022 Quarter-final | Macclesfield | 2–3 | Skelmersdale United | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Berry 29' Danns  45+2' Danns 45+2' |
Salkeld 22' Croughan 39' Howard 90' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 1,148 |
Cheshire Senior Cup
| 2 November 2021 First Round | Macclesfield | 3–2 | Cheadle Heath Nomads | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Ryan 19' Grimshaw 62' McGowan 79' |
Foley 68' 86' Evans |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 402 |
| 7 December 2021 Second Round | Macclesfield | 1–3 | Stockport County | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Rokka 25' (pen.) Rokka |
Report | Jennings 22' Alli 45' Edwards 66' |
Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 1,054 |
Last updated: 23 April 2022.
Source: https://www.nwcfl.com/clubpage.php?id=888