Owner doesn’t ‘remember really buying’ giant-killing club after drinking spree

Five years after buying the club from the ashes of a defunct team, Macclesfield owner Robert Smethurst said he would never in a million years have imagined his side springing arguably the greatest upset in FA Cup history.

Jan 11, 2026 - 01:30
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Owner doesn’t ‘remember really buying’ giant-killing club after drinking spree
Five years after buying the club from the ashes of a defunct team, Macclesfield owner Robert Smethurst said he would never in a million years have imagined his side springing arguably the greatest upset in FA Cup history.

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