2018–19 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

Macclesfield Town
2018–19 season
Chairman	Mark Blower
Manager	Mark Yates; (until 8 October)[1]
Stadium	Moss Rose
EFL Cup	Third round

The 2018–19 season will be Macclesfield Town's first season back in League Two after gaining promotion the season before.^[2]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	Altrincham	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Altrincham
19:45 BST	Peers 8'	Report		Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 485

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) Friendly	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Burnley	Macclesfield
19:45 BST		Report	Lennon 36' Guðmundsson 48'	Stadium: Moss Rose

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Wrexham	Macclesfield
19:30 BST	Smith 77'	Report	Smith 24'	Stadium: Moss Rose

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Stockport County	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Stockport
15:00 BST	Palmer 29'		Smith 19'	Stadium: Edgeley Park

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Notts County	12	3	3	6	16	26	−10	12
21	Grimsby Town	12	3	2	7	9	18	−9	11
22	Cheltenham Town	12	2	3	7	9	18	−9	9
23	Cambridge United	13	2	2	9	11	26	−15	8	Relegation to the National League
24	Macclesfield Town	13	0	4	9	11	24	−13	4	Relegation to the National League

Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results ^[3]

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
13	0	4	9	11	24	−13	4	0	3	3	4	8	−4	0	1	6	7	16	−9

Last updated: 12 October 2018.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L
Position	15	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[4]^[5]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Swindon Town	3–2	Macclesfield Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Doughty 48', 90' (pen.), 90' (pen.)	Report	Arthur 46', 55'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Robert Lewis

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Macclesfield Town	0–2	Grimsby Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST		Report	Cook 29' Vernam 90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Oliver Langford

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Surridge 16' Branger 53' Miller 90'	Report	Rose 60'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Andy Haines

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Whitaker 19'	Report	Duku 85'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Paul Marsden

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Mansfield Town	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Smith 63'	Report	Benning 32'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Crewe Alexandre	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Kirk 17' Bowery 40', 68'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Carl Boyeson

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Stevenage	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Newton 41'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Sen Stockbridge

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Lincoln City	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Grimes 83'	Report	Pett 21' Shackell 87'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,589 Referee: John Busby

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Morecambe	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Leitch-Smith 61' Fleming 77'	Report	Rose 38' Whitaker 72'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,622 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Wilson 55'	Report	Grubb 48'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Graham Salisbury

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Newport County	3–3	Macclesfield Town	Newport
19:45 BST	Butler 29' Demetriou 59' (pen.) Matt 90+7'	Report	Kelleher 6' Fitzpatrick 11' (pen.), 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Trevor Kettle

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Notts County	Macclesfield
15:00 BST	Vincenti 52' O'Hara 80'	Report	Brisley 64' Stead 82' (pen)	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Matt Donohue

12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) 13	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Gilmour 74'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[6] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[7] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.^[8]

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Macclesfield Town	1–1 (4–2 p)	Bradford City	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Kelleher 60'	Report	Colville 62'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Walsall	3–3 (1–3 p)	Macclesfield Town	Walsall
19:45 BST	Morris 33' Cook 63' Gordon 64'	Report	Grimes 10' Smith 25' Marsh 90+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Darren Drysdale
		Penalties
	Cook Leahy Kouhyar Morris		Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick

26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) Third round	West Ham United	8–0	Macclesfield Town	Stratford
19:45 BST	Antonio 29' Snodgrass 32', 60' Pérez 40' Fredericks 51' Ogbonna 54' Diangana 67', 82'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[9]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Accrington Stanley	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	West Bromwich Albion U21	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	+1	3	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Macclesfield Town	2	0	1	0	1	4	7	−3	2
4	L1	Blackpool	2	0	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2018. Source: EFL.com

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages	Macclesfield Town	3–3 (5–3 p)	Blackpool	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Blissett 14' Rose 36', 79' (pen.)	Report	Guy 32' O'Sullivan 90+1' O'Connor 90+5'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 639 Referee: Chris Sarginson
		Penalties
	Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick Smith Rose		Pritchard Taylor Heneghan Bola

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Accrington Stanley	4–1	Macclesfield Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Finley 35' Zanzala 63' Fitzpatrick 80' (o.g.) Barlaser 90+5'	Report	Vincenti 58'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 900

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CF	Nathan Blissett	Plymouth Argyle	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2018	DM	Callum Evans	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	^[11]
1 July 2018	CB	Jamie Grimes	Cheltenham Town	Free transfer	^[12]
1 July 2018	CF	Ben Stephens	Stratford Town	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 July 2018	CB	Miles Welch-Hayes	Bath City	Undisclosed	^[13]
4 July 2018	CF	Harry Smith	Millwall	Free transfer	^[14]
16 July 2018	RB	James Pearson	Kidderminster Harriers	Free transfer	^[15]
20 July 2018	DM	Michael Rose	Morecambe	Free transfer	^[16]
20 July 2018	GK	Rhys Taylor	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	^[17]
2 August 2018	GK	Luke Simpson	York City	Free transfer	^[18]
9 August 2018	RM	Peter Vincenti	Coventry City	Free transfer	^[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RB	Noe Baba	Waterford	Released	^[20]^[21]
1 July 2018	SS	Diego De Girolamo	Free agent	Released	^[20]
1 July 2018	GK	Shwan Jalal	Chesterfield	Released	^[20]^[22]
1 July 2018	LB	Mitch Hancox	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	^[23]
1 July 2018	CB	Ahmed Ibrahim	Free agent	Released	^[20]
1 July 2018	CB	Kieran Kennedy	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	^[24]
1 July 2018	CB	George Pilkington	Retired	N/A	^[25]
1 July 2018	GK	Sam Ramsbottom	Free agent	Released	^[20]
1 July 2018	DM	Courtney Richards	Free agent	Released	^[20]
1 July 2018	CB	Josh Thompson	Free agent	Released	^[20]
1 July 2018	CM	Danny Whitehead	Salford City	Free transfer	^[26]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB	Fiacre Kelleher	Oxford United	31 May 2019	^[27]
30 July 2018	CM	Callum Maycock	Coventry City	January 2019	^[28]
3 August 2018	AM	Malachi Napa	Oxford United	January 2019	^[29]
15 August 2018	GK	Kieran O'Hara	Manchester United	31 May 2019	^[30]
31 August 2018	CF	Jordan Ponticelli	Coventry City	31 May 2019	^[31]

References

↑ "Winless Macclesfield part with boss Yates". BBC. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
↑ "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Macclesfield Town Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
↑ "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
↑ "Carabao Cup Round Three Draw Confirmed". English Football League. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
↑ "Blissett joins Silkmen on two-year deal". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
↑ "Callum Evans Signs Macclesfield Town Deal". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
1 2 "Macclesfield sign Grimes and Stephens". BBC. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
↑ "Macclesfield sign Welch-Hayes from Bath". BBC. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
↑ "Silkmen sign ex-Millwall striker Smith". BBC. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
↑ "Macclesfield sign defender Pearson". BBC. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
↑ "Michael Rose Signs On". Macclesfield Town F.C. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
↑ "Macclesfield re-sign goalkeeper Taylor". BBC. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
↑ "Macclesfield sign goalkeeper Simpson". BBC. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
↑ "Peter Vincenti joins Macclesfield". Coventry City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Silkmen offer Blissett and Evans deals". BBC. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
↑ "Waterford FC Sign Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba". Waterford F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
↑ "Dennis listed as Chesterfield sign pair". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "MK Dons sign Macclesfield's Hancox". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
↑ "Shrewsbury make double signing". BBC. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ "George Pilkington Hangs Up His Boots". Macclesfield Town F.C. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
↑ "Danny Whitehead Agrees Terms With Salford City". Salford City F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
↑ "Oxford's Kelleher loaned to Macclesfield". BBC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
↑ "Maycock Makes Macc Move". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
↑ "Napa Makes Silkmen Move". Macclesfield Town F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
↑ "Silkmen Sign Manchester United Stopper". Macclesfield Town F.C. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
↑ "Silkmen Sign Ponticelli". Macclesfield Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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[1] "Winless Macclesfield part with boss Yates". BBC. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[2] "History". Statto.

[EFL_Regulations-3] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[4] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[5] "Macclesfield Town Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[6] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[7] "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[8] "Carabao Cup Round Three Draw Confirmed". English Football League. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[9] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[10] "Blissett joins Silkmen on two-year deal". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[11] "Callum Evans Signs Macclesfield Town Deal". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[Duo_sign-12] 1 2 "Macclesfield sign Grimes and Stephens". BBC. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[13] "Macclesfield sign Welch-Hayes from Bath". BBC. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[14] "Silkmen sign ex-Millwall striker Smith". BBC. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[15] "Macclesfield sign defender Pearson". BBC. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[16] "Michael Rose Signs On". Macclesfield Town F.C. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[17] "Macclesfield re-sign goalkeeper Taylor". BBC. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[18] "Macclesfield sign goalkeeper Simpson". BBC. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[19] "Peter Vincenti joins Macclesfield". Coventry City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[Six_released-20] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Silkmen offer Blissett and Evans deals". BBC. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[21] "Waterford FC Sign Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba". Waterford F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[22] "Dennis listed as Chesterfield sign pair". BBC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[23] "MK Dons sign Macclesfield's Hancox". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[24] "Shrewsbury make double signing". BBC. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[25] "George Pilkington Hangs Up His Boots". Macclesfield Town F.C. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[26] "Danny Whitehead Agrees Terms With Salford City". Salford City F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[27] "Oxford's Kelleher loaned to Macclesfield". BBC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[28] "Maycock Makes Macc Move". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[29] "Napa Makes Silkmen Move". Macclesfield Town F.C. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[30] "Silkmen Sign Manchester United Stopper". Macclesfield Town F.C. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[31] "Silkmen Sign Ponticelli". Macclesfield Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.