macey made frequent appearances in representative matches at various levels, for league, county or football association elevens. while with kingstonian, as captain of the athenian league xi, he scored twice and "played an inspired and inspiring game" as they beat the isthmian league 7–1 in 1926 (though the nominally superior isthmians were reduced to ten fit men an at early stage of the game). in 1929, he was noted as playing "particularly well" for the isthmian league eleven in their annual fixture against corinthians, despite the league losing 5–0. macey represented both middlesex and surrey counties at various times in his career, and scored twice as the london association beat a cologne fieldsports touring team in 1929: he "was always on the alert to seize a chance to score, and he was quick and accurate in passing".