Christopher Gregory Makin (born 8 May 1973) is an English retired professional

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 lea ...

who played as a defender. He played in the

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for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

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, and

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...

. 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

Honours

;Sunderland *

Football League First Division The Football League First Division was the top division of the Football League in England from 1888 until the end of the 1991–92 season, when its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name First Division was g ...

: 1998–99 ;Reading *

Football League Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Betting & Gaming, Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, i ...

: 2005–06 ;Individual *Sunderland Solid Gold XI

References

External links

Chris Makin profile
at saintsfc.co.uk *
Photos and stats
at sporting-heroes.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Makin, Chris 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