Rob Smethurst's life looked completely different when he took ownership of Macclesfield FC in 2020. The entrepreneur was battling alcohol dependency when he spotted the club's Moss Rose stadium listed ...

Macclesfield FC completed the biggest giant killing in FA Cup history after knocking out Crystal Palace, who sat 117 league places above them. Credit: PA Images Macclesfield FC are hoping to make more ...

Rob Smethurst’s life was in a very different place when he became owner of Macclesfield FC in 2020. The businessman had been in the midst of an alcohol addiction when he saw the club’s Moss Rose ...

Macclesfield FC, a sixth-tier side often overlooked in English football’s vast pyramid, sent shockwaves through the game by stunning Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, a result widely hailed as the biggest ...

Rob Smethurst was in the throes of a drunken four-day bender when a friend called and told him his local football team was for sale. Macclesfield Town, a club founded in the 1870s, had just been ...

When asked about FA Cup bonuses, Macclesfield FC owner Rob Smethurst answers quickly. “We’ve got Vegas booked!” he jokes. Smethurst is standing inside a bitterly cold Moss Rose and could not be ...

MACCLESFIELD, England (AP) — Bought on a drunken whim, lowly Macclesfield pulled off the biggest upset in FA Cup history by knocking out titleholder Crystal Palace in the third round last month. The ...

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“You would have to be off your head to buy a football club,” says Macclesfield owner Rob Smethurst. That was the case for the businessman when he found the club’s Moss Rose home listed on property ...