Iconic EFL Ground Set ABLAZE with Arson Confirmed

Arson Attack on Macclesfield Town’s Moss Rose Confirmed

There is an upsetting trend occurring throughout the EFL this season, namely a marked increase in arson attacks on football stadiums. With Exeter City’s St James’ Park stadium already having been severely burnt back in November 2025, it is now the turn of Macclesfield Town's Moss Rose, after smoke was reported at the ground in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Macclesfield, who registered one of the FA Cup’s biggest shockwaves in recent history when they knocked holders Crystal Palace out of the competition back in January, sit ninth in the National League North and just one point outside of the play-off spots and would have appreciated going through the remainder of the season without distraction.

However, after footage posted on social media showed flames shooting out of a corner of the ground, currently known as the Leasing.com Stadium, it was clear that the club would have more than just football on their minds over the coming weeks.

Emergency services arrived shortly after the blaze was first reported and quickly got the scene under control, during which time it was confirmed that no one had been hurt in the incident. Then at 10:30am, it was confirmed that the fire was deliberately started by an insurgent.

Releasing a statement just hours after, the club said, "Despite understandable concern, we urge everyone to please avoid the area, anyone nearby to keep the windows shut, and not to approach the stadium or disrupt the progress of the emergency services.”

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“We would like to reassure everyone that the situation is under control, there are no casualties and investigations are already underway into the cause of the fire."

A club that went bust just six years ago, Macclesfield is an outfit on the rise, highlighted by their win over Crystal Palace, and their upward trajectory could well have been permanently altered had the fire not been caught relatively early by those who reported it.

However, it does bring up the concern of money, as National League funding is tight at the best of times. If the club wish to renovate the destroyed areas of the Moss Rose, they will be forced to take a heavy financial hit, one which could change their expectations over the coming few seasons.

The situation is still developing, with updates on the extent of the damage and the direction of the investigation yet to be revealed to the public. However, arson is widely being cited as the culprit behind the fire. We will deliver our updates here if and when they are released.