Is John Rooney related to Wayne Rooney? Are they related - as Macclesfield beat Crystal Palace in thrilling FA Cup match
Macclesfield joined the FA Cup giant killers on Saturday as they knocked Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup.
The National League North team sent the holders tumbling out with goals from Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts, before Yeremy Pino pulled one back for Premier League Palace late on. Wayne Rooney’s brother John is the manager of Macclesfield.
He issued a cheeky dig to the Manchester United legend before his Macclesfield side’s crunch FA Cup clash. Macclesfield manager John linked up with BBC host Mark Chapman for his pre-match interview.
And they were joined by Wayne, who worked as a pundit for the FA Cup match in Macclesfield. Upon his arrival, United‘s record goalscorer received some X-rated, but seemingly good natured, chants from the home crowd.
The fans appeared to be chanting: “You’re just a s*** John Rooney.” Chapman asked John: “He’s [Wayne] getting lots of chants from the crowd here – you’re a not very good John Rooney. I’ve paraphrased slightly. Has he ever had that before?”
And the Macclesfield boss quipped: “I think he would’ve had more than that.” John has been in charge of the non-league side since July following the departure of Robbie Savage.
This comes after a two-year stint as a player that saw the former playmaker help Macclesfield secure promotion to the National League North as Northern Premier League Champions in 2025.