THROWBACK THURSDAY: MACCLESFIELD TOWN 2-1 CARDIFF CITY 2013 | FA CUP

11 Sep 2025

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In the latest of a series of pure, unadulterated nostalgia, we bring you images from the past and ask you to tell us all that you remember about them.
This week, we take you back to 5th January 2013, when Championship leaders Cardiff City visited the Moss Rose to face The Silkmen in the FA Cup Third Round.
The Silkmen had suffered relegation from the EFL the previous season, and fell behind when Nat Jarvis poked the ball home in the 57th minute.
Despite this, Matthew Barnes-Homer equalised with just five minutes remaining when he converted Jack Mackreth’s tantalising cross.
Barnes-Homer then dispatched a dramatic last-gasp penalty to win the tie for Steve King’s side – sending The Silkmen into the Fourth Round for the first time in our history.
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