Chris MacKenzie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Neil MacKenzie | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Corby Town | 47 | |
| 1994–1997 | Hereford United | 60 | (1) |
| 1994 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 6 | |
| 1998–1999 | Leyton Orient | 26 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Nuneaton Borough | 153 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Telford United | 39 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Hereford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Chester City | 54 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Kidderminster Harriers | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Hinckley United | 97 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Corby Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alfreton Town | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Corby Town | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 592 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Neil Mackenzie (born 14 May 1972) is an English former footballer. He was a goalkeeper and most recently played for Corby Town in the Conference North.
Mackenzie has also played for Hereford United and even scored a goal for them. The goal was scored against Barnet on the opening day of the 1995–96 season and the conceding goalkeeper was Maik Taylor, who was making his league début. As well as Shrewsbury and Hereford and several non-league clubs, Mackenzie has played in the Football League for Leyton Orient and Chester City.
Mackenzie signed for Shrewsbury on 15 May 2006 on the Bosman ruling from Chester City, where he had spent two years as predominantly first choice goalkeeper. He started the season as second choice goalkeeper behind Ryan Esson, but was handed his club début on 22 August 2006 in the League Cup match at Birmingham City, which Town lost 1–0. By mid-September Mackenzie had gained a spot in the starting line-up, and shortly afterwards, Esson suffered an injury in a reserve fixture, giving Mackenzie a chance to make an extended run in the team.
As Esson continued to struggle, Mackenzie found himself competing with loanee Scott Shearer for a place in the starting eleven. In the closing month of the season Shearer was being picked ahead of Mackenzie but (due to an agreement made prior to his loan signing) was not allowed to play against his parent-club Bristol Rovers in the League Two play-off final. At the age of 35, MacKenzie subsequently got his chance to line up at Wembley for the first time, though Shrewsbury succumbed to a 3–1 defeat.
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