according to the "daily express" of march 1931, writing about kingstonian's match against leyton in the london senior cup: kingstonian went on to the final of the competition, but macey missed what the "express" reporter called two easy chances as 10,000 spectators saw wimbledon win by the only goal of the game. kingstonian reached the semifinal of the 1932 amateur cup, losing by a single goal to dulwich hamlet at selhurst park in front of a crowd of 27,840, then a record for an amateur cup match. "the outstanding player on the field was the diminutive veteran international, f.e. macey, who played a great game in spite of the near approach of his fortieth birthday."