Macclesfield Town 2004/2005

Angleterre

CityMacclesfield

Full nameMacclesfield Town FC

Diminutive Macclesfield

Foundation1874

Stadium The Moss Rose

Official websitehttps://www.macclesfieldfc.com/

Season

First Team

B Team

See history and records

Roster Macclesfield Town 2004/2005

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Table

Alan Fettis

Goalkeeper

Northern Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 27/06/2006

B.date	01/02/1971
Age	34 years
Height	1m85

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Clean sheets	0
Goals against	2
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	50%
Losses	0%

Tim Deasy

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2003

left on : 09/05/2006

B.date	01/10/1985
Age	19 years
Height	1m85
Weight	85 kg

Danny Swailes

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 14/01/2005

left on : 24/08/2007

B.date	01/04/1979
Age	26 years
Height	1m91
Weight	84 kg

Michael Welch

Central defender

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 07/08/2001

left on : 26/05/2005

B.date	11/01/1982
Age	23 years
Height	1m91
Weight	82 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	25%
Losses	50%

Simon Weaver

Central defender

England

Arrived on : 15/10/2004

left on : 05/12/2004

B.date	20/12/1977
Age	27 years
Height	1m85
Weight	67 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	180
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Paul Harsley

Right central defender

England

Arrived on : 13/02/2004

left on : 01/07/2006

B.date	29/05/1978
Age	27 years
Height	1m73
Weight	72 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	450
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	20%
Losses	40%

David Morley

Right central defender

England

Arrived on : 15/01/2005

left on : 26/10/2007

B.date	25/09/1977
Age	27 years
Height	1m86
Weight	76 kg

Andrew Teague

Right central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 04/01/2008

B.date	05/02/1986
Age	19 years
Height	1m88
Weight	77 kg

Michael Briscoe

Right central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 08/03/2005

B.date	04/07/1983
Age	21 years
Height	1m78

Display stats

Played matches	3
First team matches	2
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	181
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	67%
Draws	0%
Losses	33%

Tony Barras

Left central defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 03/01/2006

B.date	29/03/1971
Age	34 years
Height	1m91
Weight	89 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	360
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Graham Potter

Defender

England

Arrived on : 13/02/2004

left on : 25/05/2005

B.date	20/05/1975
Age	30 years

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	4
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	403
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	20%
Losses	40%

Mark Bailey

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 19/04/2006

B.date	12/08/1976
Age	28 years

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	2
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	124
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	0%
Losses	50%

Matt Carragher

Defender

England

Arrived on : 24/11/2003

left on : 01/07/2005

B.date	14/01/1974
Age	31 years
Height	1m76

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	286
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Alan Navarro

Defensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 15/12/2004

left on : 15/02/2005

B.date	31/05/1981
Age	24 years
Height	1m73
Weight	75 kg

Tommy Widdrington

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 19/08/2003

left on : 14/01/2005

B.date	01/10/1971
Age	33 years
Height	1m78
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	4
On the bench	0
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	344
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	25%
Losses	50%

John Miles

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 05/05/2003

left on : 21/05/2007

B.date	28/09/1981
Age	23 years
Height	1m78
Weight	67 kg

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	238
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	25%
Losses	25%

Kevin McIntyre

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 24/12/2004

left on : 03/01/2008

B.date	23/12/1977
Age	27 years
Height	1m83
Weight	75 kg

Michael Carr

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2001

left on : 25/01/2005

B.date	06/12/1983
Age	21 years
Height	1m78
Weight	72 kg

Mark Boyd

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 27/01/2005

left on : 31/05/2005

B.date	22/10/1982
Age	22 years
Height	1m73
Weight	73 kg

Ian Brightwell

Right Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 30/06/2007

B.date	09/04/1968
Age	37 years
Height	1m78
Weight	73 kg

Display stats

Played matches	2
First team matches	1
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	102
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	50%
Draws	50%
Losses	0%

Steve Owens

Left Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2002

left on : 01/07/2005

B.date	30/12/1984
Age	20 years

Steven Brackenridge

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2001

left on : 01/07/2005

B.date	31/07/1984
Age	20 years

Jassim Swadi Fayadh

Left Offensive Midfielder

Iraq

Arrived on : 28/08/2004

left on : 15/03/2005

B.date	15/12/1975
Age	29 years
Height	1m82
Weight	68 kg

Mike Sheron

Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 05/08/2004

left on : 16/03/2005

B.date	11/01/1972
Age	33 years
Height	1m75
Weight	71 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	3
On the bench	2
Goals	1
Efficiency	305
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	305
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	20%
Losses	40%

Danny Whitaker

Right Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2001

left on : 28/06/2006

B.date	14/11/1980
Age	24 years
Height	1m78
Weight	70 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	225
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	450
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	20%
Losses	40%

Jon Parkin

Striker

England

Arrived on : 20/02/2004

left on : 12/01/2006

B.date	30/12/1981
Age	23 years
Height	1m94
Weight	92 kg

Display stats

Played matches	5
First team matches	5
On the bench	0
Goals	2
Efficiency	225
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	449
Yellow cards	1
Red cards	0
Victories	40%
Draws	20%
Losses	40%

Matthew Tipton

Striker

Wales

Arrived on : 13/02/2002

left on : 27/06/2005

B.date	29/07/1980
Age	24 years
Height	1m78

Display stats

Played matches	4
First team matches	3
On the bench	1
Goals	1
Efficiency	267
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	267
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	25%
Draws	25%
Losses	50%

Kevin Townson

Striker

England

Arrived on : 24/03/2005

left on : 24/05/2005

B.date	19/04/1983
Age	22 years
Height	1m73

Tommy Rooney

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/07/2004

left on : 01/07/2005

B.date	30/12/1984
Age	20 years

Display stats

Played matches	1
First team matches	0
On the bench	1
Goals	0
Own goals	0
Assists	0
Minutes played	1
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Victories	0%
Draws	0%
Losses	100%

James Olsen

Left Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/03/2004

left on : 01/10/2004

B.date	23/10/1981
Age	23 years

Manager

Brian Horton

Manager

B.date 04/02/1949

Age 56 years

Arrived on : 01/04/2004

Left on : 01/10/2006

55 Games

25 Victories

19 Losses

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

34 %

Staff members

Ian Brightwell	Arrived on : 01/07/2004
assistant manager	Left on : 02/10/2006
John Askey	Arrived on : 01/04/2004
assistant manager	Left on : 23/10/2006
Tommy Widdrington	Arrived on : 19/08/2003
scout	Left on : 13/01/2005

Games list

League Two Play-Off

07/08	07/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 1R1	Leyton Orient	1 3	Macclesfield
10/08	10/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 2R2	Macclesfield	2 1	Shrewsbury Town
14/08	14/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 3R3	Macclesfield	1 0	Swansea
21/08	21/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 4R4	Boston United	1 1	Macclesfield
24/08	24/08/2004	League CupLC	First roundF	Hartlepool	2 1	Macclesfield
28/08	28/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 5R5	Macclesfield	2 2	Scunthorpe
30/08	30/08/2004	League TwoLT	Round 6R6	Southend	2 1	Macclesfield
04/09	04/09/2004	League TwoLT	Round 7R7	Chester City	1 0	Macclesfield
11/09	11/09/2004	League TwoLT	Round 8R8	Macclesfield	3 1	Grimsby Town
18/09	18/09/2004	League TwoLT	Round 9R9	Kidderminster	1 0	Macclesfield
25/09	25/09/2004	League TwoLT	Round 10R10	Macclesfield	1 0	Darlington
28/09	28/09/2004	Football League TrophyFLT	First roundF	Macclesfield	2 1	Chesterfield
02/10	02/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 11R11	Bury	2 1	Macclesfield
10/10	10/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 12R12	Macclesfield	1 2	Notts County
16/10	16/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 13R13	Yeovil	1 2	Macclesfield
19/10	19/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 14R14	Macclesfield	1 1	Cambridge United
23/10	23/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 15R15	Macclesfield	1 0	Oxford United
30/10	30/10/2004	League TwoLT	Round 16R16	Rochdale	3 0	Macclesfield
02/11	02/11/2004	Football League TrophyFLT	2nd round2	Macclesfield	4 0	Mansfield Town
06/11	06/11/2004	League TwoLT	Round 17R17	Mansfield Town	0 1	Macclesfield
13/11	13/11/2004	FA CupFAC	First roundF	Alfreton Town	1 1	Macclesfield
20/11	20/11/2004	League TwoLT	Round 18R18	Macclesfield	0 2	Cheltenham
23/11	23/11/2004	FA CupFAC	First roundF	Macclesfield	2 0	Alfreton Town
27/11	27/11/2004	League TwoLT	Round 19R19	Rushden	0 2	Macclesfield
30/11	30/11/2004	Football League TrophyFLT	Round of 16R16	Macclesfield	0 1	Tranmere Rovers
04/12	04/12/2004	FA CupFAC	2nd round2	Hull City	4 0	Macclesfield
07/12	07/12/2004	League TwoLT	Round 20R20	Macclesfield	2 1	Lincoln City
11/12	11/12/2004	League TwoLT	Round 21R21	Bristol Rovers	0 0	Macclesfield
18/12	18/12/2004	League TwoLT	Round 22R22	Macclesfield	1 3	Northampton Town
26/12	26/12/2004	League TwoLT	Round 23R23	Grimsby Town	0 0	Macclesfield
28/12	28/12/2004	League TwoLT	Round 24R24	Macclesfield	2 1	Wycombe
01/01	01/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 25R25	Macclesfield	1 2	Chester City
03/01	03/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 26R26	Darlington	3 1	Macclesfield
15/01	15/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 28R28	Macclesfield	2 0	Kidderminster
22/01	22/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 29R29	Wycombe	1 1	Macclesfield
25/01	25/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 27R27	Notts County	0 5	Macclesfield
29/01	29/01/2005	League TwoLT	Round 30R30	Macclesfield	2 1	Bury
05/02	05/02/2005	League TwoLT	Round 31R31	Macclesfield	3 1	Yeovil
12/02	12/02/2005	League TwoLT	Round 32R32	Cambridge United	0 1	Macclesfield
19/02	19/02/2005	League TwoLT	Round 33R33	Macclesfield	3 0	Rochdale
26/02	26/02/2005	League TwoLT	Round 35R35	Macclesfield	2 1	Bristol Rovers
05/03	05/03/2005	League TwoLT	Round 36R36	Northampton Town	1 0	Macclesfield
12/03	12/03/2005	League TwoLT	Round 37R37	Shrewsbury Town	0 1	Macclesfield
19/03	19/03/2005	League TwoLT	Round 38R38	Macclesfield	3 1	Leyton Orient
25/03	25/03/2005	League TwoLT	Round 39R39	Swansea	2 0	Macclesfield
28/03	28/03/2005	League TwoLT	Round 40R40	Macclesfield	1 1	Boston United
02/04	02/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 41R41	Scunthorpe	0 0	Macclesfield
06/04	06/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 34R34	Oxford United	1 1	Macclesfield
16/04	16/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 43R43	Lincoln City	2 0	Macclesfield
19/04	19/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 42R42	Macclesfield	1 2	Southend
23/04	23/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 44R44	Macclesfield	3 1	Mansfield Town
30/04	30/04/2005	League TwoLT	Round 45R45	Cheltenham	3 0	Macclesfield
07/05	07/05/2005	League TwoLT	Round 46R46	Macclesfield	1 0	Rushden
14/05	14/05/2005	League Two Play-OffLTPO	Semi-finalsS	Lincoln City	1 0	Macclesfield
21/05	21/05/2005	League Two Play-OffLTPO	Semi-finalsS	Macclesfield	1 1	Lincoln City

Competitions overview 2004/2005Last updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

League Two
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
46	22	9	15	60	49	11

League Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
1	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Football League Trophy
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
3	2	0	1	6	2	4
FA Cup
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
3	1	1	1	3	5	-2
League Two Play-Off
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Total
mp	v	d	l	gf	ga	diff
55	25	11	19	71	60	11

Transfers: In

Players in
31/05	31/05/2004	Neil Robinson	Southport	Return from loan
01/07	01/07/2004	Mark Bailey	Lincoln	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Tony Barras	Notts	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Ian Brightwell	Port Vale	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Michael Briscoe	Coventry	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Alan Fettis	Hull City	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Tommy Rooney	Tranmere
01/07	01/07/2004	Andrew Teague
05/08	05/08/2004	Mike Sheron	Blackpool	Free
28/08	28/08/2004	J. S. Fayadh	Free	Free
26/11	26/11/2004	Neil MacKenzie	Mansfield	9.8 k€
24/12	24/12/2004	Kevin McIntyre	Chester	Free
14/01	14/01/2005	Danny Swailes	Bury	56 k€
15/01	15/01/2005	David Morley	Doncaster	21 k€
Players loaned in
15/10	15/10/2004	Simon Weaver	Lincoln	Loan
15/12	15/12/2004	Alan Navarro	Tranmere	Loan
27/01	27/01/2005	Mark Boyd	Gretna FC	Loan
24/03	24/03/2005	Kevin Townson	Rochdale	Loan
Staff members in
01/07	01/07/2004	Ian Brightwell	Port Vale	assistant manager

Transfers: Out

Players out
12/05	12/05/2004	Beswetherick	S Wednesday	Return from loan
14/05	14/05/2004	Kristian Rogers	Sheffield U	Return from loan
01/06	01/06/2004	David Miskelly	Portadown	Free
01/06	01/06/2004	Neil Robinson	Southport
01/06	01/06/2004	Jason van Blerk	Runcorn	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Steve Macauley	Bamber Bridge	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	Karl Munroe	Halifax	Free
27/07	27/07/2004	M. Carruthers	Boston United	Free
01/10	01/10/2004	James Olsen	Vauxhall
05/12	05/12/2004	Simon Weaver	Lincoln	Return from loan
14/01	14/01/2005	T. Widdrington	Port Vale
25/01	25/01/2005	Michael Carr	Northwich	Free
15/02	15/02/2005	Alan Navarro	Tranmere	Return from loan
15/03	15/03/2005	J. S. Fayadh	Al Shorta	Free
16/03	16/03/2005	Mike Sheron	Shrewsbury	Free
Players loaned out
13/08	13/08/2004	Neil Ross	Tamworth	Loan
08/03	08/03/2005	Michael Briscoe	Burton	Loan
Players retired
01/06	01/06/2004	David Smith	Retired
Players released
30/06	30/06/2004	Chris Priest	Free	Free
01/07	01/07/2004	George Abbey	Free	Free
Staff members out
13/01	13/01/2005	T. Widdrington	Port Vale	scout

Trophy room

Victories

National League

2018

Runner-ups

FA Trophy	1	2017
League Two	1	1998

Data verified since 1997/1998

Club overall statsLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

43%

24%

All competitions

44%

25%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

26%

35%

30%

All competitions

29%

30%

29%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

65%

35%

50%

All competitions

61%

37%

49%

Number of times the team scores first

League

All competitions

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

All competitions

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

All competitions

Most frequent score

Score	League	All competitions
Home
2 - 1	5 times	6 times
1 - 0	4 times	4 times
2 - 2	1 times	1 times
3 - 1	4 times	4 times
1 - 2	3 times	3 times
1 - 1	2 times	3 times
4 - 0	0 times	1 times
0 - 2	1 times	1 times
2 - 0	1 times	2 times
0 - 1	0 times	1 times
1 - 3	1 times	1 times
3 - 0	1 times	1 times

Score	League	All competitions
Away
1 - 3	1 times	1 times
1 - 1	3 times	4 times
2 - 1	2 times	3 times
1 - 0	3 times	4 times
1 - 2	1 times	1 times
3 - 0	2 times	2 times
0 - 1	3 times	3 times
0 - 2	1 times	1 times
4 - 0	0 times	1 times
0 - 0	3 times	3 times
3 - 1	1 times	1 times
0 - 5	1 times	1 times
2 - 0	2 times	2 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

100%

Away

50%

Total

50%

25%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

Away

Total

All competitions

Home

Away

100%

Total

100%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

100%

Min./Match

100%

Min./Match

100%

Min./Match

All competitions

96%

Min./Match

96%

Min./Match

96%

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 10/03/2025 at 20:53

Minutes	Goals for	Goals against
0 - 15	0	0
16 - 30	1	1
31 - 45	0	2
46 - 60	2	2
Best scorer : Jon Parkin - 2 Goals
61 - 75	1	0
76 - 90	2	3

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 25/02/2025 at 04:03

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1995 and 2005 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.

82	Torquay United	1.25 pts/m
83	Carlisle United	1.17 pts/m
84	Darlington	1.33 pts/m
85	Rochdale	1.33 pts/m
86	Leyton Orient	1.29 pts/m
87	Macclesfield	1.32 pts/m
88	Cheltenham	1.49 pts/m
89	Doncaster Rovers	1.35 pts/m
90	Exeter City	1.25 pts/m
91	Barnet	1.46 pts/m
92	Rushden	1.59 pts/m

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 12/08/1995. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Best club streaksLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Series	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins	6	2	6
League	6	2	6
consecutive draws	0
consecutive losses	1	5	2
League	1	4	2
consecutive matches without a win	2	6	6
League	2	5	6
consecutive matches without a draw	15	8	10
League	12	8	10
consecutive matches without a loss	7	3	8
League	7	4	8
matches with at least one goal scored	15	4	11
League	14	4	11
matches with at least one goal conceded	5	9	7
League	5	8	6
matches without scoring any goal	1	3	2
League	1	2	1
matches without conceding any goal	2	2	2
League	1	4	2

Running streaksLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Series Running	Home	Away	Total
consecutive wins
League	2		1
consecutive losses		3
League		2
consecutive matches without a win	1	6	2
League		5
consecutive matches without a draw		3
League	3	2	5
consecutive matches without a loss	3		1
League	2		1
matches with at least one goal scored	15		1
League	14		1
matches with at least one goal conceded	1	4	2
League		3
matches without scoring any goal		3
League		2
matches without conceding any goal
League	1		1

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Macclesfield Town 2004/2005

Roster Macclesfield Town 2004/2005

Games list

Manager

Staff members

Games list

Competitions overview 2004/2005Last updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

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Club overall statsLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Number of matches without scoring

Number of matches without conceding a goal

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

Number of times the team scores first

Number of times the opponent scores first

Average minute of the first goal scored

Average minute of the first goal conceded

Most frequent score

Result when the team scores first

Result when the opponent scores first

Time leading and behind score

Season formLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Goals per quarterLast updated on 10/03/2025 at 20:53

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 25/02/2025 at 04:03

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Best club streaksLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

Running streaksLast updated on 09/03/2025 at 16:14

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