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ASKEY HAS THE DREAM TICKET – AT LONG LAST!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 May 2017

Boss back at Wembley looking to continue Macc’s proud Trophy tradition

By MATT BADCOCK

IT’S been 21 years since Macclesfield Town’s last visit to Wembley in the FA Trophy – and this time Macc legend John Askey has got a ticket!

Silkmen boss Askey came to the Cheshire club as a player in 1984 and has stayed ever since. He helped fire them to the Conference title in 1997 and played a part in establishing them in the Football League before hanging up his boots in 2003.
Since then the 52-year-old has had a number of coaching roles at the club, leading to his appoin...

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