Chris Priest
| Date of birth | 18 October 1973 |
| Place of birth | Leigh |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Priest underwent a double hernia operation in September 2000 and it was not until the end of November that he returned to action for Macclesfield Town.
A quality box-to-box midfield player, he quickly regained his best form, working hard throughout every match and contributing a number of crucial goals for the Moss Rose club.
It was therefore disappointing when he suffered an ankle injury in February that eventually ruled him out for the remainder of the season.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 01 Jun 1992 | 11 Jan 1995 | |
| Chester City | 09 Sep 1994 | 09 Nov 1994 | L |
| Chester City | 11 Jan 1995 | 05 Jul 1999 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 05 Jul 1999 | 30 Jun 2004 | |
| Bangor City | 13 Aug 2004 | 30 Jun 2006 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 11 Aug 2006 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1996-97 | Chester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Chester City | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Macclesfield Town | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Macclesfield Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Macclesfield Town | League Division 3 | 14 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 4 |
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| 2001-02 | Macclesfield Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Macclesfield Town | League Division 3 | 32 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Macclesfield Town | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Macclesfield Town | League Division 3 | 34 | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Macclesfield Town | FA Cup | 4 |
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| 2003-04 | Macclesfield Town | LDV Vans Trophy | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Macclesfield Town | League Division 3 | 26 | 3 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1999 | Macclesfield Town v Stoke City | D | 1-1 | League Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 25 Aug 1999 | Stoke City v Macclesfield Town | L |
3-0 Agg: 4-1 |
League Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 30 Oct 1999 | Macclesfield Town v Hull City | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 09 Nov 1999 | Hull City v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-0 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 19 Aug 2000 | Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 25 Nov 2000 | Leyton Orient v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 02 Dec 2000 | Kidderminster Harriers v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 16 Dec 2000 | Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 23 Dec 2000 | Cardiff City v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Dec 2000 | Macclesfield Town v York City | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Jan 2001 | Scunthorpe United v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 06 Jan 2001 | Hull City v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 09 Jan 2001 | Chesterfield v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-2 | LDV Vans Trophy | 2nd round - northern section |
| 14 Jan 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Mansfield Town | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 20 Jan 2001 | York City v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 27 Jan 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Cardiff City | L | 2-5 | League Division 3 | |
| 03 Feb 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 10 Feb 2001 | Exeter City v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 13 Feb 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Rushden and Diamonds | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Mansfield Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Sep 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Scunthorpe United | W | 4-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Sep 2001 | Halifax Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Hull City | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Oxford United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Sep 2001 | Plymouth Argyle v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 25 Sep 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Darlington | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 29 Sep 2001 | Exeter City v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Kidderminster Harriers | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 13 Oct 2001 | Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 16 Oct 2001 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | LDV Vans Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 23 Oct 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 27 Oct 2001 | York City v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 03 Nov 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Nov 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Forest Green Rovers | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 20 Nov 2001 | Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Luton Town | W | 4-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 28 Nov 2001 | Forest Green Rovers v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-1 (11-10) | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 01 Dec 2001 | Torquay United v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Dec 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Swansea City | W | 4-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 15 Dec 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Leyton Orient | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 21 Dec 2001 | Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Dec 2001 | Macclesfield Town v Halifax Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 06 Jan 2002 | Macclesfield Town v West Ham United | L | 0-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 12 Jan 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Rochdale | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 19 Jan 2002 | Swansea City v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Jan 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 29 Jan 2002 | Rushden and Diamonds v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 02 Feb 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Exeter City | L | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 09 Feb 2002 | Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 19 Feb 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Feb 2002 | Hull City v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 02 Mar 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Plymouth Argyle | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 05 Mar 2002 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 09 Mar 2002 | Leyton Orient v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 16 Mar 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Torquay United | L | 0-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Macclesfield Town v York City | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 13 Aug 2002 | Leyton Orient v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Hartlepool United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Wrexham | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Macclesfield Town v AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Sep 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Barnsley | W | 4-1 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Southend United v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Hull City v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Scunthorpe United | L | 2-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Rochdale v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Oct 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Preston North End | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 19 Oct 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Bury v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Oxford United | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Shrewsbury Town | L | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Swansea City v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 23 Nov 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Torquay United | D | 3-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 07 Dec 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Vauxhall Motors | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 14 Dec 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Rushden and Diamonds | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Dec 2002 | Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 28 Dec 2002 | Exeter City v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Jan 2003 | Wrexham v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 04 Jan 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Watford | L | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 18 Jan 2003 | AFC Bournemouth v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 21 Jan 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Hartlepool United | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Feb 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Swansea City | L | 1-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Mar 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Southend United | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Mar 2003 | Scunthorpe United v Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 11 Mar 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Leyton Orient | W | 3-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Carlisle United v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Oxford United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Kidderminster Harriers | W | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 05 Apr 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 19 Apr 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Darlington | W | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 21 Apr 2003 | Rushden and Diamonds v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boston United v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 03 May 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Rochdale | W | 3-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 11 Oct 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Doncaster Rovers | L | 1-3 | League Division 3 | |
| 14 Oct 2003 | Chesterfield v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | LDV Vans Trophy | 1st round - northern section |
| 18 Oct 2003 | Carlisle United v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 25 Oct 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Southend United | L | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 Nov 2003 | Hull City v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 Nov 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Boston United | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Scunthorpe United | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Oxford United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Bury | W | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 06 Dec 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Huddersfield Town | W | 4-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 16 Dec 2003 | Cambridge United v Macclesfield Town | W | 2-2 (4-2) | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Darlington v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 26 Dec 2003 | Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 28 Dec 2003 | Macclesfield Town v Mansfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 03 Jan 2004 | Swansea City v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 2004 | Boston United v Macclesfield Town | L | 3-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 13 Jan 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Cambridge United | L | 0-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 24 Jan 2004 | Torquay United v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Yeovil Town v Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 07 Feb 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town | L | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 13 Mar 2004 | Huddersfield Town v Macclesfield Town | L | 4-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 16 Mar 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Swansea City | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Kidderminster Harriers v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-4 | League Division 3 | |
| 30 Mar 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City | D | 0-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 04 Apr 2004 | York City v Macclesfield Town | W | 0-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 10 Apr 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 12 Apr 2004 | Rochdale v Macclesfield Town | W | 1-2 | League Division 3 | |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Hull City | D | 1-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 24 Apr 2004 | Scunthorpe United v Macclesfield Town | L | 1-0 | League Division 3 | |
| 01 May 2004 | Macclesfield Town v Oxford United | W | 2-1 | League Division 3 | |
| 08 May 2004 | Bury v Macclesfield Town | L | 2-0 | League Division 3 | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.