Macclesfield and District FA
Management duo honoured by Macclesfield and District FA
By Matt Eagles
Jun 19, 2010, 18:58

Management duo honoured by Macclesfield FA

 

Graham Astle & Mike Cunningham

Mike Cunningham and Graham Astle  have been rightly honoured by the  Macclesfield FA  for their services to local football after they decided to step down from their role in charge of the Macclesfield youth team after nearly fifteen years at the helm. Mike , who   took over the Youth Team Manager’s job from Phil Edwards in 1995 after a successful career with Priory County  was joined in 2001 by Graham who had been a member of the Youth squad himself  and made a very successful transition from player to coach.

Together they led the youth team to four  Cheshire Youth Cup Finals and  were instrumental in engineering the Under 17’s teams’ victory in 2004, the first and the only team from the Macclesfield District to win  a County Cup since 1989.

They also enjoyed fine runs at the annual Umbro tournaments  and led their side against both national and international sides.

Macclesfield FA Chairman Barrie McQuinn   presented the awards.