‘It’s just surreal’: jubilant Macclesfield fans reflect on FA Cup heroics
Part-time team’s victory over Crystal Palace caps phoenix-like revival after club was wound up and sold on Rightmove
When Macclesfield FC players return to their day jobs on Monday, the part-time squad of PE teachers, podcasters and property developers will add one more title: giant-killers.
The Cheshire market town club pulled off the greatest shock in FA Cup history, knocking out the Premier League team Crystal Palace and becoming the first non-league opposition to beat the cupholders since 1909.
