2018–19_Macclesfield_Town_F.C._season

2018–19 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

2018–19 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

Macclesfield Town F.C. 2018–19 football season


The 2018–19 season was Macclesfield Town's first season back in League Two after gaining promotion the season before.[3]

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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

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [4]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. 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.[5][6]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Swindon Town 3–2 Macclesfield Town Swindon
15:00 BST Doughty 48', 90', 90' (2 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 52'
O'Hara Yellow card 80'
Report Brisley Yellow card 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
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Carlisle United Macclesfield
15:00 BST Rose 79' (pen.)
Vincenti 83'
Report Nadesan 50' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Michael Salisbury
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Macclesfield Town 0–5 Northampton Town Macclesfield
19:45 BST Report Crooks 23', 33', 43'
Powell 34'
Pierre 90+3'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Cambridge United 1–0 Macclesfield Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Taylor Yellow card 61'
Ibehre 80'
Report Smith Yellow card 72' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Craig Hicks
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Macclesfield Town 1–4 Bury Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Stephens 30'
Smith Yellow card 45'
Report Danns 14', 18'
O'Shea 44'
Maynard 60'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,485
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Macclesfield Town Denbigh
15:00 GMT Aneke 52'
Agard 65'
Report Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 7,087
Referee: Andre Marriner
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Yeovil Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Rose 72' (pen.) Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,570
Referee: Paul Marsden
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Exeter City 0–1 Macclesfield Town Exeter
19:45 GMT Report Smith 54' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,070
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Colchester United 1–0 Macclesfield Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Mandron 29' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Neil Hair
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Crawley Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Durrell 31'
Smith 85'
Report Maguire Yellow card 19' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,362
Referee: Kevin Johnson
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Port Vale Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Stephens Yellow card 44'
Pearson Yellow card 68'
Report Quigley Yellow card 73' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,951
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Notts County 1–2 Macclesfield Town Nottingham
15:00 GMT Hemmings 27' Report Wilson 36,81' Stadium: Meadow Lane Stadium
Attendance: 6,786
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Carlisle United 2–1 Macclesfield Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Gerrard Yellow card 14'
Devitt Yellow card 40'
Hope 44'
Yates Yellow card 51' 88'
Report Wilson 2'
Cameron Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Ross Joyce
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Grimes Yellow card 27'
Arthur 41'
Report Jennings 32' Yellow card 75'
Monthé Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,398
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) 27 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Swindon Town Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Marsh 14'
Kelleher Yellow card 44'
Report Carroll Yellow card 25'
Woolfenden Yellow card 31'
Richards 37'
McCourt Yellow card 70' 90+2'
Anderson Yellow card 84'
Woolery Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,964
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 28 Grimsby Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Ring Yellow card 83' Report Arthur Yellow card 5'
Marsh 26'
Wilson 33' Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 29 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Smith 45+3'
Wilson 54'
Report Vera 1' (pen.)
Clarke Yellow card 19'
Sylla Yellow card 21'
Edmundson Yellow card 45+1'
Maouche Red card 90+2'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Ollie Yates
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 30 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Macclesfield Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Broom Yellow card 2'
Varney 54'
Maddox 61'
Raglan 79'
Report Rose 11' (pen.) Yellow card 19'
Cameron Red card 20'
Wilson 23'
Smith Yellow card 31'
Lowe Yellow card 74'
Welch-Hayes Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 31 Mansfield Town 3–1 Macclesfield Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT Grant 8'
Pearce 56'
Walker 89'
Report Evans 42'
Ntambwe Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Michael Salisbury
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 32 Macclesfield Town 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Wilson 15'
O'Hara Yellow card 32'
Smith Yellow card 66'
Cameron 74'
Cole 90+7'
Report Bowery 3'
Porter 32' (pen.)
Ray Yellow card 84' 90+5'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,772
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Colchester United Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Wilson 44'
Smith Yellow card 57'
Welch-Hayes Yellow card 90+4'
Report Nouble Yellow card 12' 47' (pen.) Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Andy Haines
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Crawley Town 1–1 Macclesfield Town Crawley
15:00 GMT Willock Yellow card 54'
Sesay Yellow card 57'
Dallison Yellow card 65'
Young 84'
McNerney Yellow card 86'
Report Smith 40'
Rose Yellow card 45+2'
Demetriou Yellow card 50'
Wilson Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Alan Young
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Bury 3–0 Macclesfield Town Bury
15:00 GMT Maynard 24'
O'Shea 75' (pen.)
Wharton 90+4'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Macclesfield Town 1–3 Milton Keynes Dons Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Cameron 19'
Jules Yellow card 90'
Report Wheeler 44'
Brittain 53'
Aneke Yellow card 66'
Agard 79'
Hesketh Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) P Macclesfield Town P–P Exeter City Macclesfield
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: The fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[7]
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37 Yeovil Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town Yeovil
15:00 GMT Fisher Yellow card 68'
Gafaiti Yellow card 78'
Report Pearson 18'
Smith 33'
Cameron Yellow card 53'
Durrell Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Stevenage Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Durrell 42'
Stephens Yellow card 61'
Rose Yellow card 78'
Whitaker 90+3'
Report Nugent 44'
Newton 52'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,866
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39 Lincoln City 1–1 Macclesfield Town Lincoln
15:00 GMT Eardley 38'
Toffolo Yellow card 79'
Report Wilson 28'
Cameron Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,567
Referee: Brett Huxtable
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Morecambe Macclesfield
15:00 BST Durrell 33' Report Mills 26' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,072
Referee: Lee Probert
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41 Macclesfield Town 3–2 Exeter City Macclesfield
19:45 BST Smith 30', 85'
Rose 45+4' (pen.)
Cole Yellow card 45+5'
Durrell Yellow card 90+6'
Report Bowman 27', 34'
Brown Yellow card 45+5'
Moxey Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Macclesfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge 56'
Mills 88'
Report Whitaker Yellow card 64'
Kelleher Yellow card 71'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Craig Hicks
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Northampton Town 3–1 Macclesfield Town Northampton
15:00 BST Bowditch 25'
Powell 54'
Pierre Yellow card 85'
Morias 90+2'
Report Smith 38' Yellow card 75' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Kevin Johnson
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Newport County Macclesfield
15:00 BST Kelleher Yellow card 45+1'
O'Hara Yellow card 50'
Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Matt Donohue
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Port Vale 0–1 Macclesfield Town Burslem
15:00 BST Report Fitzpatrick 66' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Cambridge United Macclesfield
12:30 BST Durrell 66'
Smith Yellow card 90'
Report Lewis 44'
Coulson Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,986
Referee: John Busby

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[8]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Maidstone United 2–1 Macclesfield Town Maidstone
15:00 GMT Powell 51'
Turgott 69' (pen.)
Report Stephens 14' Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Attendance: 2,169
Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[9] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[10] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[11]

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 soccer ball with red X
Leahy soccer ball with red X
Kouhyar soccer ball with check mark
Morris soccer ball with red X
Whitaker soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Fitzpatrick soccer ball with check mark
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.[12] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[13]

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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 soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Fitzpatrick soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Rose soccer ball with check mark
Pritchard soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Heneghan soccer ball with check mark
Bola soccer ball with red X
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Macclesfield Town 2–1 West Bromwich Albion U21 Macclesfield
19:45 GMT Stephens 19'
Arthur 24'
Report Tulloch 14' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 411

Transfers

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Loans in

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Loans out

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