MATCH PREVIEW: ATHERTON LR (H) – EMIRATES FA CUP

12 Sep 2025

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John Rooney’s Silkmen face Atherton Laburnum Rovers on Saturday afternoon at the Leasing.com in the Emirates FA Cup Second Round Qualifying.

Macc head in to this one as the favourites with Atherton LR currently situated in 11th place in the North West Counties Premier Division, though will be wary of the potential banana skin that the tie with LR poses having beaten local rivals Atherton Colls in the previous round.

Silkmen fans are encouraged to get behind the lads once more in a bid to progress to the Third Round Qualifying of the oldest competition in English football.

 

MATCH DETAILS

Date: Saturday 13th September 2025

Kick-Off: 15:00

Kit Colours: 

SILKMEN: BLUE/BLUE/WHITE

ATHERTON: YELLOW/BLUE/YELLOW

CLUB ADDRESS

Leasing.com Stadium

London Road

Macclesfield

SK11 7SP

 

HOW TO FIND US

If you are unsure of how to find us at The Leasing.com Stadium, the link below will provide you with all the travel details you may need.

 

TEAM NEWS

We are awaiting an update on a number of player’s fitness levels ahead of Saturday’s game.

 

TICKET NEWS

Tickets are available to home and away fans both online now and from our Club Reception after 12:00.

Supporters are encouraged to purchase tickets online to avoid queues when arriving at the ground.

Tickets are priced –

Adult: £10

Concession: £7

Student: £7

U18: £3

U12: £2

Please note that Disabled and Carer tickets can only be claimed from our Club Reception on the production of relevant identification.

All concession tickets will be asked to provide relevant identification upon entry to the ground. 

An adult must accompany all Under-12s.

You can purchase your ticket HERE

 

MATCH ARRANGEMENTS

Only the WRS Star Lane End and the Besseges Stand (Blocks A-F) are open to Silkmen fans for this cup fixture.

Traveling fans will enter the via the turnstiles located in between the Silkmen Terrace and Moss Lane Stand and will be housed in blocks H, I & J of the Besseges Stand.

We would like to remind supporters to please park respectfully in and around the vicinity of the Leasing.com Stadium and take care when arriving and leaving the ground.

A reminder that Macclesfield train station is in full operation again, with planned engineering works now complete. All lines will be in service for those wishing to make their way to the ground via rail.

Match day programmes will be on sale around the ground priced at £1, as will be the case for any further qualifying rounds that we reach.

 

MATCH UPDATES

Full audio commentary will be provided on our Mixlr channel from approximately 14:45. You can find the link to listen HERE

We will also be providing live in-match updates via our social media channels throughout the game.

Supporters can find our social media channels below:

X – @thesilkmen

Instagram – @thesilkmen

Facebook – Macclesfield FC

 

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