writing in his "daily mirror" column at the start of the 1933–34 season, former england international billy bryant suggested that macey "looks like going on for ever". in november, he scored twice as kingstonian reached the london cup final at leyton's expense, in that season's fa cup, macey found himself "trying to fill both right half and inside right positions at the same time", after kingstonian lost both wing halves to injury and lost 7–1 to league club bristol city, and in the amateur cup, he was himself one of several players injured as wimbledon enjoyed a comfortable win. he announced his retirement at the end of that season, but returned in november 1934 to assist his former club against leyton in the fa cup. "he showed much of his old form", but that was not enough to prevent kingstonian losing 2–0. he finally retired in 1936, after what kingstonian's website calls "13 years of magnificent service", and () remains their second-highest goalscorer.