| Chris Makin | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Gregory Makin |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1973 |
| Birth Place: | St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Position: | Full back |
| Years1: | 1991–1996 |
| Clubs1: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs2: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs3: | Marseille |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1997–2001 |
| Clubs4: | Sunderland |
| Caps4: | 121 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2001–2004 |
| Clubs5: | Ipswich Town |
| Caps5: | 78 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Leicester City |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2005 |
| Clubs7: | → Derby County (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs8: | Reading |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2006–2008 |
| Clubs9: | Southampton |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2010 |
| Clubs10: | Radcliffe Borough |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 418 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1994 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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]
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]
| 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 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[5] | 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[6] | 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[7] | 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 | |||
1998–99[8]