Brian Makepeace (6 October 1931 – June 2024) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who captained and played as a
right-back for
Doncaster Rovers.
Career
Youth
Whilst working at the pit, Makepeace played for
Rossington Miners Welfare before moving to
Jackie Bestall
John Gilbert Bestall, (24 June 1900 – 11 April 1985) was an English international association football, footballer, he also played top-division football and captained Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town, and later managed Doncaster Rovers F.C., D ...
s Doncaster Rovers juniors in March 1949 as a 17-year-old.
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Doncaster Rovers
Makepeace's first game for the senior team was 17 February 1951[ when Doncaster lost 4–2 away at ]Ewood Park
Ewood Park () is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., founding members of the Football League and Premier League, who have played there since 1890. It is an all seater multi-sports facili ...
against Blackburn Rovers, leaving Doncaster in 9th place in Division Two
NCL Division Two
The NCL or National Conference League Division Two (known as the Kingstone Press NCL Division Two)
League winners
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He later became club captain, and made a total of 378 appearances for Rovers in all competitions, without scoring a single goal.
He played for ]Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
in the Midland League for the 1962–63 season.
On 28 December 2006, a testimonial match between a Doncaster XI and a fans XI was played for Makepeace. It was the last ever match to be played at Belle Vue.[
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Personal life and death
His son-in-law is former West Bromwich Albion and Doncaster defender Paul Raven.
On 17 June 2024, Doncaster Rovers announced that Makepeace had died at the age of 92.
References
External links
*http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/KtoM/Makepeace,Brian.htm
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1931 births
2024 deaths
People from Rossington
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
Footballers from South Yorkshire
English men's footballers
English Football League players
Men's association football fullbacks
Rossington Main F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Boston United F.C. players