List of Macclesfield Town F.C. seasons

Macclesfield Football Club is an English football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire. The club played in the Football League from 1996–97 until relegation to the Conference Premier was confirmed on 28 April 2012. The club was formed in 1874 and the team play their home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium.

## Key

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Key to league record

* Level = Level of the league in the current league system
* Pld = Games played
* W = Games won
* D = Games drawn
* L = Games lost
* GF = Goals for
* GA = Goals against
* GD = Goals difference
* Pts = Points
* Position = Position in the final league table
* Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.

Key to cup records

* Res = Final reached round
* Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
* PR = Preliminary round
* QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
* G = Group stage
* R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
* QF = Quarter-finalists
* SF = Semi-finalists
* F = Finalists
* A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists
* W = Winners

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## Seasons

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The Silkmen spent much of the 20th century in the Cheshire County League before becoming founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968. They were NPL champions in its first two seasons, beating Wigan Athletic to the title on both occasions. They were champions again in 1986–87, earning promotion to the Football Conference. They were Conference champions in 1994-95 but failed to gain election to the Football League. Two years later they were champions again and gained promotion in successive years to spend 1998–99 in Division Two before falling back to the fourth tier of English football (Division Three/League Two) and then being relegated to the conference in 2012.

Year  | League  | Cup competitions  | Manager

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Division  | Lvl | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Position  | Leading league scorer[1] | Average[2][a]
attendance  | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy
FA Trophy
Name  | Goals  | Res  | Rec  | Res  | Rec  | Res  | Rec
Club changed name to Macclesfield Town.
1966–67 | Cheshire County League |  | 42  | 24  | 8  | 10  | 78  | 47  | +31  | 56  | 5th of 22 |  |  |  | QR4 | 3-2-1  |  |  |  |  | Albert Leake
1967–68 | 42  | 28  | 10  | 4  | 96  | 39  | +57  | 66  | 1st of 22 | R3 | 6-2-1
Northern Premier League created. Club transferred to the newly created league.
1968–69 | Northern Premier League | 5  | 38  | 27  | 6  | 5  | 82  | 38  | +44  | 60  | 1st of 20 |  |  |  | R1 | 1-0-1  |  |  |  |  | Frank Beaumont
1969–70 | 38  | 22  | 8  | 8  | 72  | 41  | +31  | 52  | 1st of 20 | R1 | 1-1-1  | W | 6-2-0
1970–71 | 42  | 23  | 10  | 9  | 84  | 45  | +39  | 56  | 5th of 22 | R1 | 0-0-1  | QF | 3-1-1
1971–72 | 46  | 18  | 15  | 13  | 61  | 50  | +11  | 51  | 6th of 24 | QR4 | 0-0-1  | QF | 3-1-1
1972–73 | 46  | 16  | 16  | 14  | 58  | 47  | +11  | 48  | 10th of 24 | QR4 | 3-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | Billy Haydock
1973–74 | 46  | 18  | 15  | 13  | 48  | 47  | +1  | 51  | 8th of 24 | QR4 | 3-2-1  | SF | 4-3-1  | Billy Haydock
Eddie Brown
1974–75 | 46  | 11  | 14  | 21  | 46  | 62  | -16  | 36  | 17th of 24 | QR2 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | Eddie Brown
Willie Stevenson
John Collins
1975–76 | 46  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 50  | 64  | -14  | 42  | 15th of 24 | R1 | 4-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | John Collins
1976–77 | 44  | 8  | 15  | 21  | 41  | 68  | -27  | 31  | 19th of 23 | QR1 | 0-1-1  | R2 | 2-0-1  | David Connor
1977–78 | 46  | 12  | 9  | 25  | 60  | 92  | -32  | 33  | 22nd of 24 | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR3 | 0-0-1  | David Connor
Derek Partridge
1978–79 | 44  | 8  | 10  | 26  | 40  | 92  | -52  | 26  | 23rd of 23 | PR | 0-0-1  | QR3 | 0-1-1  | Phil Staley
Level of the league decreased after the Alliance Premier League creation.
1979–80 | 6  | 42  | 18  | 11  | 13  | 67  | 53  | +14  | 47  | 8th of 22 |  |  |  | QR2 | 2-1-1  | R1 | 3-0-1
1980–81 | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 52  | 69  | -17  | 39  | 13th of 22 | QR1 | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1  |
1981–82 | 42  | 17  | 9  | 16  | 67  | 58  | +9  | 43  | 10th of 22 | PR | 0-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1  | Brian Booth
1982–83 | 42  | 24  | 8  | 10  | 71  | 49  | +22  | 80  | 5th of 22 | R1 | 4-0-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
1983–84 | 42  | 18  | 10  | 14  | 65  | 55  | +10  | 64  | 6th of 22 | R1 | 4-2-1  | QR1 | 0-0-1
1984–85 | 42  | 23  | 13  | 6  | 67  | 39  | +28  | 82  | 2rd of 22 | R1 | 1-0-1  | QR3 | 2-0-1
1985–86 | 42  | 17  | 8  | 17  | 67  | 65  | +2  | 59  | 9th of 22 | R1 | 1-0-1  | R2 | 1-1-1  | Neil Griffiths
Peter Wragg
1986–87 | 42  | 26  | 10  | 6  | 80  | 47  | +33  | 88  | 1st of 22
Promoted  | QR4 | 0-0-1  | QR3 | 0-1-1  | Peter Wragg
1987–88 | Football
Conference | 5  | 42  | 18  | 9  | 15  | 64  | 62  | +2  | 63  | 11th of 22 | 1,200  | R3 | 6-2-1  | QF | 3-0-1
1988–89 | 40  | 17  | 10  | 13  | 63  | 57  | +6  | 61  | 7th of 21 | 1,433  | QR4 | 0-1-1  | F | 5-2-1
1989–90 | 42  | 17  | 15  | 10  | 56  | 41  | +15  | 66  | 4th of 22 | 1,422  | R1 | 0-1-1  | R2 | 1-1-1
1990–91 | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 63  | 52  | +11  | 63  | 7th of 22 | 1,001  | QR4 | 0-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
1991–92 | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 50  | 50  | 0  | 52  | 13th of 22 | 756  | QR2 | 1-0-1  | SF | 4-2-1
1992–93 | 42  | 12  | 13  | 17  | 40  | 50  | -10  | 49  | 18th of 22 | 658  | R2 | 4-4-1  | R1 | 0-1-1
1993–94 | 42  | 16  | 11  | 15  | 48  | 49  | -1  | 59  | 7th of 22 | 853  | R2 | 2-0-1  | R3 | 2-2-1  | Sammy McIlroy
1994–95 | 42  | 24  | 8  | 10  | 70  | 40  | +30  | 80  | 1st of 22 | 1,260  | QR4 | 0-1-1  | QF | 3-0-1
Not promoted due to stadium safety requirements.
1995–96 | 42  | 22  | 9  | 11  | 66  | 49  | +17  | 75  | 4th of 22 |  |  | 1,264  | QR4 | 0-0-1  | W | 6-1-0
1996–97 | 42  | 27  | 9  | 6  | 80  | 30  | +50  | 90  | 1st of 22
Promoted  | Steve Wood | 15  | 1,407  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
1997-98 | Football League
Third Division | 4  | 46  | 23  | 13  | 10  | 63  | 44  | +19  | 82  | 2nd of 24
Promoted  | Steve Wood | 13  | 2,905  | R2 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 0-1-1  | R2 | 0-0-1
1998-99 | Football League
Second Division | 3  | 46  | 11  | 10  | 25  | 43  | 63  | -20  | 43  | 24th of 24
Relegated  | Steve Wood | 5  | 3,311  | R3 | 1-2-1  | R2 | 1-0-3  | R1 | 0-0-1
1999-00 | Football League
Third Division | 4  | 46  | 18  | 11  | 17  | 66  | 61  | +5  | 65  | 13th of 24 | Richie Barker | 16  | 2,304  | R1 | 0-1-1  | R1 | 0-1-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Sammy McIlroy
Peter Davenport
2000–01 | 46  | 14  | 14  | 18  | 51  | 62  | −11  | 56  | 14th of 24 | Lee Glover
Damien Whitehead | 8  | 2,064  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 1-0-3  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Peter Davenport
Gil Prescott
2001–02 | 46  | 15  | 13  | 18  | 41  | 52  | −11  | 58  | 13th of 24 | Lee Glover | 9  | 2,123  | R3 | 1-2-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Gil Prescott
David Moss
2002–03 | 46  | 14  | 12  | 20  | 57  | 63  | −6  | 54  | 16th of 24 | Kyle Lightbourne
Matthew Tipton
Danny Whitaker | 10  | 2,110  | R3 | 2-0-1  | R2 | 1-0-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | David Moss
2003–04 | 46  | 13  | 13  | 20  | 54  | 69  | −15  | 52  | 20th of 24 | Matthew Tipton | 16  | 2,385  | R3 | 1-2-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | David Moss
John Askey
Brian Horton
Football League divisions renamed.
2004–05 | Football League
Two | 4  | 46  | 22  | 9  | 15  | 60  | 49  | +11  | 75  | 5th of 24 | Jon Parkin | 22  | 2,272  | R2 | 1-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R3 | 2-0-1  | Brian Horton
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
2005–06 | 46  | 12  | 18  | 16  | 60  | 71  | −11  | 54  | 17th of 24 | Clyde Wijnhard | 8  | 2,274  | R1 | 0-1-1  | R2 | 1-0-1  | SF | 4-0-1
2006–07 | 46  | 12  | 12  | 22  | 55  | 77  | −22  | 48  | 22nd of 24 | Kevin McIntyre | 9  | 2,427  | R3 | 2-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | Brian Horton
Paul Ince
2007–08 | 46  | 11  | 17  | 18  | 47  | 64  | −17  | 50  | 19th of 24 | Francis Green | 11  | 2,297  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 1-0-1  | Ian Brightwell
Keith Alexander
2008–09 | 46  | 13  | 8  | 25  | 45  | 77  | −32  | 47  | 20th of 24 | Gareth Evans | 12  | 1,897  | R3 | 2-0-1  | R2 | 1-1-0  | R1 | 0-0-1  | Keith Alexander
2009–10 | 46  | 12  | 18  | 16  | 49  | 58  | −9  | 54  | 19th of 24 | Emile Sinclair
Ricky Sappleton | 7  | 1,887  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Keith Alexander
Gary Simpson
2010–11 | 46  | 14  | 13  | 19  | 59  | 73  | −14  | 55  | 15th of 24 | Tyrone Barnett | 13  | 1,807  | R2 | 0-2-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 1-0-1  | Gary Simpson
2011–12 | 46  | 8  | 13  | 25  | 39  | 64  | −25  | 37  | 24th of 24
Relegated  | Ben Tomlinson
George Donnelly | 6  | 2,227  | R3 | 2-2-1  | R2 | 1-0-1  | R2 | 0-0-1  | Gary Simpson
Brian Horton
2012–13 | Conference
National | 5  | 46  | 17  | 12  | 17  | 65  | 70  | −5  | 63  | 11th of 24 | Matthew Barnes-Homer | 18  | 1,670  | R4 | 4-1-1  |  |  | R1 | 0-0-1  | Steve King
John Askey
2013–14 | 46  | 18  | 7  | 21  | 62  | 63  | −1  | 61  | 15th of 24 | Scott Boden | 18  | 1,512  | R3 | 3-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1  | John Askey
2014–15 | 46  | 21  | 15  | 10  | 60  | 46  | +14  | 78  | 6th of 24 | Waide Fairhurst | 10  | 1,773  | QR4 | 0-1-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed.
2015–16 | National
League | 5  | 46  | 19  | 9  | 18  | 60  | 48  | +12  | 66  | 10th of 24 | Kristian Dennis | 22  | 1,648  | R1 | 1-0-1  |  |  | R3 | 2-2-1  | John Askey
2016–17 | 46  | 20  | 8  | 18  | 64  | 57  | +7  | 68  | 9th of 24 | Chris Holroyd | 13  | 1,456  | R2 | 2-1-1  | F | 5-3-1
2017–18 | 46  | 27  | 11  | 8  | 67  | 46  | +21  | 92  | 1st of 24
Promoted  | Scott Wilson | 14  | 1,455  | R1 | 1-0-1  | R1 | 0-0-1
2018–19 | EFL League Two | 4  | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 44 | 22nd of 24 | Scott Wilson | 11  | 2,389  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R3 | 2-0-1  | R2 | 1-2-1  | Mark Yates
Sol Campbell
2019–20 | 37  | 7  | 15  | 15  | 32  | 47  | −15  | 19  | 24th of 24
Relegated  | Joe Ironside | 6  | 1,998  | R1 | 0-0-1  | R2 | 0-2-0  | GS | 1-0-1  | Sol Campbell
Daryl McMahon
Mark Kennedy
2020–21 | National League | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Tim Flowers
Club was expelled from the National League on 29 September 2020. At the time of their expulsion they had played no matches.
New club Macclesfield was formed and joined North West Counties Football League for the next season.

## Notes

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1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only

## References

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1. ^ "Morecambe FC club details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
2. ^ "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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