Chris Makin
English footballer
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Christopher Gregory Makin (born 8 May 1973) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Premier League for Oldham Athletic, Sunderland, and Ipswich Town.[1]
Full name
Christopher Gregory Makin
Date of birth
8 May 1973
Place of birth
St Helens, Lancashire, England
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Gregory Makin | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Oldham Athletic | 94 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Marseille | 29 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Sunderland | 121 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Ipswich Town | 78 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Leicester City | 21 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Derby County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Reading | 12 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Southampton | 27 | (0) |
| 2010 | Radcliffe Borough | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 418 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Makin's first retirement came 23 April 2008 on advice from his doctor, after failing to overcome a hip injury which had prevented him playing since September 2007.[2] He returned for a brief spell with non-league Radcliffe Borough in 2010 before retiring for good.[3][4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1993–94 | Premier League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1995–96 | First Division | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Total | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 1992–93 | Second Division | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Marseille | 1996–97 | French Division 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Sunderland | 1997–98[5] | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998–99[6] | First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000[7] | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01[8] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 1 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2000–01[8] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2001–02[9] | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[10] | First Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[11] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City | 2004–05[12] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Derby County (loan) | 2004–05[12] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Reading | 2005–06[13] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Southampton | 2006–07[14] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2007–08[15] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 410 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 462 | 7 | ||
- Appearance in First Division play-offs
- Appearance in Championship play-offs
