John Miles (footballer)

John Miles

Personal information
Full name	John Francis Miles
Date of birth	28 September 1981
Place of birth	Bootle, England[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	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)
2003–2007	Macclesfield Town	121	(22)
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Francis Miles (born 28 September 1981) is an English footballer.

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 in a match against Colchester.^[7] He scored his only goal for Crewe on New Years 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

• Sourced from The English National Football Archive

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		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

1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. "Liverpool Reserves 3–4 Middlesbrough". Liverpool FC. 6 November 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
3. "Transfers – March 2002". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
4. "Bristol City 1 – 1 Stoke". BBC Sport. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
5. "John's Miles of ambition". Crewe Chronicle. 3 October 2002.
6. "Miles Signs for the Season". Crewe Mad. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
7. "Crewe 2 – 0 Colchester". BBC Sport. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
8. "Crewe 2 – 0 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
9. "Silkmen bring in Haddrell". BBC Sport. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
10. "Gradi test for Miles". BBC Sport. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
11. "Macclesfield 2–0 Kidderminster". ESPN. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
12. "Shrewsbury 2–3 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 15 April 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
13. Purvis, Gary (6 May 2003). "Former Academy youngster joins Macclesfield". LFC Online. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
14. "No targets for hot-shot Miles". Macclesfield Express. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
15. Glendinning, Mike (23 May 2007). "Miles away". Macclesfield Express. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
16. "Town trio pen new deals". football.co.uk. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
17. "'I can be Miles better' says John". Accrington Observer. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
18. "Stanley striker moves to MK Dons". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
19. "John Miles back at Accrington Stanley from MK Dons". Lancashire Telegraph. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
20. "Miles signs". Accrington Observer. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
21. "Accrington Stanley offer new deals to 12". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
22. "Fleetwood Town sign John Miles and Paul Linwood". BBC Sport. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
23. White, Andy (11 March 2011). "Fleetwood Loan Miles To Bloods". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
24. "Town players not offered new contracts". Fleetwood Town FC. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
25. "Stockport County sign Miles, Fraughan and Nolan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
26. "4 Out and 3 Staying". Vital Football. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
27. "Two in, One out at Altrincham". NonLeagueDaily.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
28. "Player profile" John Miles". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
29. "Walmsley blow for Alty". NonLeagueDaily.com. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
30. "Sinnott starts to clear the decks". The Advertiser. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
31. Watters, David. "Wire boss hails new 'quality' striker". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
32. "New Mills 1 – 6 Warrington Town". Warrington Town FC. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
33. "Warrington Town 3 – 2 Curzon Ashton". Warrington Town. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

External links

• John Miles career statistics at Soccerbase
• John Miles profile at Soccerway