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Story of a Season – 1996-97 – Glory was so special for Sammy McIlroy and Macclesfield

Sammy McIlroy ranks leading Macclesfield Town into the Football League as the greatest achievement of his career – and the remarkable 1996-97 Conference season explains exactly why.
Macclesfield Town captain Neil Howarth shows off the Vauxhall Conference trophy

The NLP’S story of a season - 1997-97

Sammy McIlroy played in three FA Cup finals for Manchester United and two World Cups with Northern Ireland - yet the 71-year-old always maintained that steering Macclesfield Town into the Football League in 1997 was the greatest achievement of his career.
To understand why, history and context are essential.
Two years earlier, the Silkmen had won the Conference title at a canter, only to be denied promotion when Moss Rose failed ground grading regulations.
Macclesfield were outraged, not least because a brand new £85,000 stand was already under construc...

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