Overview
- Paul Dawson’s 43rd-minute header and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts’ 60th-minute finish put Macclesfield 2-0 up before Yeremy Pino’s 90th-minute free kick proved only a consolation.
- The teams were separated by 117 league places, the largest gap ever bridged in an FA Cup tie.
- It is the first time since 1908–09 that the FA Cup holders have been eliminated by non-league opposition.
- Fans flooded the Moss Rose pitch at full time, and Wayne Rooney fought back tears as his brother John managed the victors.
- Palace’s winless run stretched to nine as Oliver Glasner said his side “deserved to lose,” while Macclesfield dedicated the victory to the late Ethan McLeod and their owner voiced a dream of drawing Manchester United.