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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Gregory Makin | ||
Date of birth | (1973-05-08) 8 May 1973 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | 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 |
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.
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. He returned for a brief spell with non-league Radcliffe Borough in 2010 before retiring for good.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
1998–99 | First Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
2000–01 | 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 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2001–02 | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2002–03 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2003–04 | 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 | Championship | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Derby County (loan) | 2004–05 | Championship | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Reading | 2005–06 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
Southampton | 2006–07 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2007–08 | 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
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearance in Championship play-offs
Honours
- Sunderland
- Reading
- Individual
- Sunderland Solid Gold XI
References
- "Chris Makin - Profile". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- Makin forced to hang up boots Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Boro recruit Makin an impact". Bury Times. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Where are they now: The Sunderland 2000 side which beat Arsenal". Newstalk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Makin in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Chris Makin in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Games played by Chris Makin in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Season 1998-99". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Reading 2-1 QPR". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- "Solid Gold XI". Sunderland A.F.C. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
External links
- Chris Makin profile Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at saintsfc.co.uk
- Chris Makin at Soccerbase
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Derby County F.C. players
- England men's under-21 international footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Premier League players
- Reading F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players