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Return of the Macclesfield a dream for owner Robert Smethurst

The newly-formed Silkmen will start at Step 5 next season after Macclesfield Town were wound up in September in the High Court over debts exceeding £500,000.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 May 2021

Return of

By David Richardson

HAVING A FACELIFT: Macclesfield’s Moss Rose home is being spruced up for their fresh start
PICTURE: Alamy

MACCLESFIELD FC owner Robert Smethurst believes the phoenix club’s allocation into the North West Counties League Premier Division has made their dream a reality.
The newly-formed Silkmen will start at Step 5 next season after Macclesfield Town were wound up in September in the High Court over debts exceeding £500,000.
Successful local businessman Smethurst purchased the assets of the club a month later and vowed to fund their rise back through the leagues whil...

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