Sol Campbell, 44, interviewed for several management jobs in the past but finally found a fit and a challenge in League Two.MACCLESFIELD, England -- Nestling on the edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park, 20 miles south of Manchester, is the town that produced England's robot-dancing, 6-foot-7 striker Peter Crouch, Joy Division's Ian Curtis, New Order's Stephen Morris and double Olympic gold medal-winning sailor, Ben Ainslie.Macclesfield is one of the 30 wealthiest boroughs in Britain thanks to nearby villages populated by Manchester United and City footballers and former managers including Sir Alex Ferguson,...

Former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell has been appointed manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town on an 18-month contract.Campbell joins with the side sitting bottom of the table having picked up 10 points from 19 games, and seven points from safety.The club, promoted back into the Football League last season, has been without a manager since Mark Yates was sacked on Oct 8 after failing to win any of their first 12 league games.Since retiring from playing in 2012, Campbell has been...

Macclesfield TownDagenham & Redbridge20FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsScott Wilson's late double ensured champions Macclesfield ended the season on a high with a 2-0 win at home to Dagenham.It was less about the match than the raucous celebration party inside a bouncing Moss Rose, and the lifting of the divisional trophy at the final whistle.With the hosts already champions and the Daggers out of the promotion frame, both sides' fate this season was already secured and they were content to play out the encounter in a more relaxed style. But Macc boss John Askey brought...

EastleighMacclesfield Town02FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsMacclesfield secured their return to the Football League after a six-year absence as a 2-0 win at Eastleigh sealed the Vanarama National League title.A 26th league victory of the season sent the Silkmen 10 points clear of second-place Tranmere, who only have three matches remaining.Tyrone Marsh smashed David Fitzpatrick's cross into the roof of the net after just three minutes to put the visitors ahead at the Silverlake Stadium.Paul McCallum fired wide for the hosts and then saw a header saved by...

Macclesfield TownLeyton Orient11FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsChampions-elect Macclesfield edged a step closer to promotion back to the Football League after a six-year absence despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Leyton Orient.The result saw the Silkmen move 13 points clear of second-placed Tranmere, who have five matches remaining, and they only need to collect three points from their final two games to go up as champions.Macclesfield took a deserved lead after 17 minutes through Danny Whitaker after a knock down from Nathan Blissett found Mitch Hancox, who...

Boreham WoodMacclesfield Town02FTGame DetailsLive football odds with bet365. Bet Now »GameCastLineups and StatsMacclesfield moved to within four points of promotion after a Tyrone Marsh brace secured a 2-0 win at Boreham Wood.Only Tranmere and an unlikely sequence of results can stop the Silkmen's promotion party, which may even commence as soon as the weekend.The Moss Rose outfit made the decisive move midway through the first half when Marsh beat home keeper Grant Smith to a loose ball and tapped into the net. Morgan Ferrier shot inches wide to remind Macclesfield there was still plenty of fight in the...