# 2019–20 Macclesfield Town F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Macclesfield Town's second consecutive season in League Two after gaining promotion two seasons previously.

## Pre-season

The Silkmen announced pre-season friendlies against Congleton Town and Cheadle Heath Nomads.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | 1.17 | |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 42 | 1.14 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 41 | 1.11 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 40 | 1.08 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 38 | 1.06 | |
| 22 | Morecambe | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 32 | 0.86 | |
| 23 | Stevenage | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | 0.61 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town (R) | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | 0.51 | Relegation to the National League |
* ↑ As a result of Bury's expulsion from League One, only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams.
* 1 2 Macclesfield Town deducted four points for failing to both pay their players' wages and to fulfil a fixture, reduced from six points after appeal. A further seven-point deduction was given for failing to play December's match against Plymouth Argyle. A further two-point deduction was given for breaches of regulations over non-payment of wages. On 3 July the EFL appealed against the independent disciplinary panel's sanctions on Macclesfield. A further four points were deducted on 11 August 2020, resulting in Macclesfield Town being relegated. Stevenage reprieved

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Macclesfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Barrow | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Joe Ironside | Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Jak McCourt | Swindon Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 18 July 2019 | RB | Theo Vassell | Port Vale | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2019 | CB | Fraser Horsfall | Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2019 | LM | Theo Archibald | Brentford | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2019 | CM | Jay Harris | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 9 August 2019 | GK | Reice Charles-Cook | Shrewsbury Town | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | DM | Harry Hamblin | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2020 | CF | Donovan Wilson | Burgos | Free transfer |
| 11 February 2020 | LM | Ben Tollitt | Blackpool | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 22 July 2019 | LB | Eddie Clarke | Fleetwood Town | 16 January 2020 |
| 25 July 2019 | GK | Owen Evans | Wigan Athletic | 9 January 2020 |
| 9 August 2019 | CF | Virgil Gomis | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 August 2019 | MF | Connor Kirby | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 August 2019 | RB | Corey O'Keeffe | Birmingham City | 30 June 2020 |
| 21 January 2020 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | Derby County | 30 June 2020 |
| 21 January 2020 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Salford City | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | RW | Shilow Tracey | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 20 September 2019 | RM | | Peter Vincenti | Hereford | 1 January 2020 | |
| 26 December 2019 | RW | | Adam Dawson | Radcliffe | January 2020 | |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | LM | Enoch Andoh | Hednesford Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Koby Arthur | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | Stelios Demetriou | Bradford Park Avenue | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Jamie Grimes | Ebbsfleet United | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Jared Hodgkiss | Hereford | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Ryan Lloyd | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Keith Lowe | Nuneaton Borough | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | Liandro Martis | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Shamir Mullings | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Harry Smith | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Free agent | Released |
| 5 July 2019 | CF | Tyrone Marsh | Boreham Wood | Mutual consent |
| 19 July 2019 | CF | Scott Wilson | Oldham Athletic | Mutual consent |
| 20 July 2019 | DM | Callum Evans | Port Vale | Mutual consent |
| 26 July 2019 | CB | Zak Jules | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 26 September 2019 | RW | Elliott Durrell | York City | Free transfer |
| 15 November 2019 | CF | Kyle Campbell | Buxton | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | CM | Jay Harris | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2020 | RB | Theo Vassell | Free agent | Mutual Consent |
| 1 February 2020 | RM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Free agent | Mutual Consent |
| 21 February 2020 | RB | Miles Welch-Hayes | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 13 May 2020 | LM | Theo Archibald | Free agent | Mutual Consent |