Macclesfield Town have confirmed that they have been hit with an immediate seven-point deduction. The points deduction leaves them three points off the bottom of Sky Bet League Two and comes after they admitted two misconduct charges relating to an unfulfilled fixture against Plymouth on December 21 and non-payment of players in February.
The club confirmed on Thursday morning that an Independent Disciplinary Hearing had applied an immediate four-point deduction with a further two points suspended, and three suspended points relating to a previous charge have also been triggered.
The financially-troubled club have been blighted by off-the-field issues over the past year and just last week confirmed that they had placed all players and most