 City 's unbeaten run was extended to six games when David Brown scored on his debut to beat Macclesfield Town 1 – 0 . The run came to an end with consecutive 2 – 1 defeats to Bury and Rochdale . On 20 February 2008 , David Wetherall , who had played nearly 300 league games for City since he joined in 1999 , announced he would retire at the end of the season . City won their first win in three games when they beat Notts County for the second time in as many months , with a 3 – 1 win . Three days later City added a second consecutive win by defeating Rotherham United 3 – 2 in the game which had been postponed in December , with Lee Bullock scoring his first goal for the club . The same day , club chairman Julian Rhodes announced a new season ticket offer in a bid to fill more of the 25 @,@ 000 @-@ seater stadium for the following season by offering free tickets if more than 9 @,@ 000 adult tickets were bought . 
