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Macc’smain man pens true fairytle

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 May 2018

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HEAD SHOULDERS Macclesfield hero Danny Whitaker salutes the fans after winning the National League
PICTURES: News Images & Andy Nunn

DANNY WHITAKER says it was “a fairytale” to help steer Macclesfield Town back into the Football League – a fitting scenario for the man dubbed Non- League’s Peter Pan.
The 37-year-old was named the NGA Player of the Year for a sensational season in the heart of the Macc midfield as John Askey’s men clinched the National League title against all the odds.
Whitaker promised Askey – the man he played with in his first...

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