MATCH PREVIEW: MACCLESFIELD V GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY

18 Aug 2023 | Latest News

Macclesfield FC return to the Leasing.com Stadium this weekend to welcome Gainsborough Trinity.

Mark Duffy’s side comes into the game off the back of a strong performance against Matlock Town in midweek thanks to goals from Tom Peers, Paul Dawson, and Neil Kengni.

Saturday provides another stern test for the Silkmen against a Trinity side who come off the back of a playoff campaign last season losing out to beaten finalist Bamber Bridge.

The Lincolnshire outfit come into Saturday’s game gaining one point from their opening two games after a draw with Marine and defeat to Ilkeston Town on Tuesday night.

Match Details

Date: Saturday 19th August 2023

Kick-Off: 15:00

Kit Colours:

SILKMEN BLUE/GOLD

GAINSBOROUGH BLACK/YELLOW

CLUB ADDRESS

The Leasing.com Stadium,

London Road,

Macclesfield,

SK11 7SP.

Team News

Mark Duffy has the same selection of players available from Tuesday.

Tre Pemberton remains the only absentee due to injury.

Ticket News

Tickets are available to home fans online and on the gate from 13:00.

Tickets are priced –

  • Adults: £17
  • U18: £7
  • U12: £3
  • Concessions: £13
  • Students: £10
  • Disabled: £10

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

An adult must accompany all Under-12s.

You can purchase your ticket HERE

Refreshments

Bar Twenty Seven will be open to all before, during and after the game with food supplied from Suburban Green matchday menu.

Kiosk’s – All our door kiosks will be open serving range of drinks, snacks and pies.

Jake Steel Fan Zone will be open with Wood Fire Smoke Suppling pizzas.

BearTown Bites will also have food located in the MFC Car Park.

Arrangements

Away supporters will be allocated c.100 seats at the north end of the Moss Lane stand (closest to the Silkmen Terrace).

Traveling fans will enter the Stadium via the turnstiles located in between the Silkmen Terrace and Moss Lane Stand.

Programmes

A full matchday programme will be on sale around the ground, priced at £3.

Commentary

If you can’t make the game then fear not, as the dulcet tones of Matthew Todd will be providing full-match commentary via our Mixlr channel from around 14:50.

You can access this via the link HERE

Match Updates

We will also be providing live match updates on our Facebook and Twitter channels tomorrow afternoon.

For those who don’t have social media profiles, then you can access Football Webpages for goal updates via the link below

https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2023-2024/northern-premier-league-premier-division/macclesfield/gainsborough-trinity/468057

 

 

 

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