Moss Rose is a 6,355 capacity stadium, with 2,599 seats. The ground was built in 1891, making it the second oldest in the football league. However, it wasn't used as a football league ground until 1990 when Chester City played their home games there for a few years whilst waiting to move to the new Deva Stadium. Macclesfield finally played their first football league match at their ground in 1997 having won the Conference for the second time, having had their promotion rejected in 1995 due to stricter ground restrictions.
Pictures of the stands from the vantage point of the seated area of the Silk FM stand are above, with The Silkmen Terrace first (an open terrace that houses the away fans), then the Macclesfield Audi Stand, and then the Henshaw's Stand.
The ground is 1.2 miles away from the train station, and an easy enough walk as you pretty much exit the train station, take a left turn and then follow the road until you get to the ground. There's some parking space at the ground, and with many side streets leading off the main road it looked easy enough to find somewhere to park nearby.
On the day I was there programmes were £3, I'm unsure about the costs of food and drink. In terms of admission, Macclesfield charge cheaper prices than many at their level, particularly when bought in advance at the club, on the phone or online, with typical seats £16 and standing £12, or seats £18 standing £14 if bought on the match day.
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