1951-1961 Doncaster Rovers -1949 Rossington Colliery Name Brian Makepeace | 1949-1950 Doncaster Rovers Role Footballer Years Team | |
Date of birth (1931-10-06) 6 October 1931 (age 84) | ||
Place of birth Rossington, England | ||
Brian Makepeace (born 6 October 1931 in Rossington) was an English footballer who captained and played as a right back for Doncaster Rovers.
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Youth
Whilst working at the pit, Makepeace played for Rossington Miners Welfare before moving to Jackie Bestalls Doncaster Rovers juniors in March 1949 as a 17-year-old.
Doncaster Rovers
His first game for the senior team was 17 February 1951 when Doncaster lost 4-2 away at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers, leaving Doncaster in 9th place in Division Two.
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 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.
His son-in-law is former West Bromwich Albion and Doncaster defender Paul Raven.