FA Cup: Title-holders Crystal Palace ousted by 6th-tier side

Macclesfield players celebrate their first goal by Macclesfield`s English midfielder Paul Dawson during the English FA Cup third round football match between Macclesfield Town and Crystal Palace at Leasing.com Stadium, Moss Rose in Macclesfield, northern England. Pic/AFP

Crystal Palace's defence of the FA Cup came to an embarrassing end as they were beaten 2-1 by sixth-tier Macclesfield on Saturday in the biggest shock in the competition's history.

The 117 places that separate Palace from Macclesfield of the National League North in the English football pyramid is the most ever overcome by an underdog in FA Cup history. Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scored either side of half-time to secure a famous victory for Macclesfield.

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