John Miles (footballer)
John Francis Miles (born 28 September 1981) is an English footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Francis Miles | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Walton, England[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2002 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | (1) |
2003 | → Macclesfield Town | 8 | (4) |
2003–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 114 | (17) |
2007–2010 | Accrington Stanley | 95 | (6) |
2008 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | (0) |
2011 | → Droylsden (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Stockport County | 14 | (0) |
2012 | Altrincham | 11 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Warrington Town | 9 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Cammell Laird | ||
Total | 289 | (32) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Liverpool
Miles, who is a Forward, was a product of the Liverpool Academy, and progressed as far as the reserve team,[2] but in 2002 he was told he had no future at the club.
Stoke City
He joined Stoke City in March 2002,[3] with a short-term contract until the end of the season. He only made one substitute appearance for the club in April replacing Bjarni Guðjónsson in a league match against Bristol City.[4] He was released by the club in the summer.
Crewe Alexandra
He subsequently moved to Crewe Alexandra, initially on a monthly contract[5] before signing on a season-long deal in October.[6] He made his club debut in August against Colchester.[7] He scored his only goal for Crewe on New Year's Day in 2003 in a 2–0 win against Mansfield Town.[8] In total, he played nine games for Crewe, but struggled to establish himself in the first-team.
Macclesfield Town (loan)
In March 2003 he was loaned out to Macclesfield Town.[9][10] He scored four goals in eight games during his loan spell, including scoring on his club debut against Kidderminster Harriers[11] and twice in an away victory over Shrewsbury Town, where he scored the winning goal during injury time.[12]
Macclesfield Town
He joined Macclesfield in a permanent move in May 2003 after a successful trial[13][14] and he remained at Macclesfield until May 2007.[15]
Accrington Stanley
Although offered a new deal at Macclesfield in the summer of 2007, he rejected the contract[16] and opted to move to instead to league two rivals Accrington Stanley on a free transfer.[17]
MK Dons (loan)
On 24 January 2008 it was confirmed he had completed a loan move to Milton Keynes Dons with a view to a permanent deal,[18] re-uniting with his former Macclesfield boss Paul Ince, though after 12 games and no goals his loan spell ended and he returned to Accrington.[19] On his return from loan he still has one year left on his contract, but over the subsequent season he played regularly and in June 2009 re-signed for the club on a one-year contract extension.[20]
Fleetwood Town
In May 2010 he was offered a new contract by Stanley[21] but in June he signed for newly promoted Conference National side Fleetwood Town.[22]
Droylsden (loan)
During his time with Fleetwood he went on loan to Droylsden[23] He was not offered a new contract by Fleetwood at the end of the season and was released, along with a number of other players.[24]
Stockport County
In July 2011 he joined Stockport County[25] but was released by the club on 31 January 2012.[26]
Altrincham
His next move was to join Altrincham a few days later.[27][28] He was named man of the match on his club debut in February.[29] He was released by the club at the end of the season[30] having made 11 first-team appearances.
Warrington Town
In September 2012 he joined Warrington Town,[31] making his debut in a 6–1 away victory over New Mills[32] and scoring on his home debut three days later as they beat Curzon Ashton 3–2.[33]
Career statistics
Source:[34]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2001–02 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2002–03 | Second Division | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Macclesfield Town | 2002–03 | Third Division | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
2003–04 | Third Division | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
2004–05 | League Two | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2005–06 | League Two | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
2006–07 | League Two | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
Accrington Stanley | 2007–08 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2008–09 | League Two | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
2009–10 | League Two | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2007–08 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Fleetwood Town | 2010–11 | Conference National | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Stockport County | 2011–12 | Conference National | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Career Total | 257 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 296 | 30 |
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
Honours
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Football League Two (IV): 2008
References
- Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "Liverpool Reserves 3–4 Middlesbrough". Liverpool FC. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Transfers – March 2002". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Bristol City 1 – 1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "John's Miles of ambition". Crewe Chronicle. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- "Miles Signs for the Season". Crewe Mad. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Crewe 2 – 0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Crewe 2 – 0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Silkmen bring in Haddrell". BBC Sport. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Gradi test for Miles". BBC Sport. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Macclesfield 2–0 Kidderminster". ESPN. 29 March 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Shrewsbury 2–3 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- Purvis, Gary (6 May 2003). "Former Academy youngster joins Macclesfield". LFC Online. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "No targets for hot-shot Miles". Macclesfield Express. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- Glendinning, Mike (23 May 2007). "Miles away". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Town trio pen new deals". football.co.uk. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- "'I can be Miles better' says John". Accrington Observer. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Stanley striker moves to MK Dons". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "John Miles back at Accrington Stanley from MK Dons". Lancashire Telegraph. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Miles signs". Accrington Observer. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Accrington Stanley offer new deals to 12". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Fleetwood Town sign John Miles and Paul Linwood". BBC Sport. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- White, Andy (11 March 2011). "Fleetwood Loan Miles To Bloods". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Town players not offered new contracts". Fleetwood Town FC. 13 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- "Stockport County sign Miles, Fraughan and Nolan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- "4 Out and 3 Staying". Vital Football. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Two in, One out at Altrincham". NonLeagueDaily.com. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Player profile" John Miles". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Walmsley blow for Alty". NonLeagueDaily.com. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Sinnott starts to clear the decks". The Advertiser. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- Watters, David. "Wire boss hails new 'quality' striker". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "New Mills 1 – 6 Warrington Town". Warrington Town FC. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- "Warrington Town 3 – 2 Curzon Ashton". Warrington Town. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- John Miles at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- John Miles at Soccerbase
- John Miles at Soccerway