| John Miles | |
| Fullname: | John Francis Miles |
| Birth Date: | 1981 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Walton, England[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Liverpool |
| Years1: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2002 |
| Clubs2: | Stoke City |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs3: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2003 |
| Clubs4: | → Macclesfield Town |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2003–2007 |
| Clubs5: | Macclesfield Town |
| Caps5: | 114 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs6: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps6: | 95 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2008 |
| Clubs7: | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs8: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2011 |
| Clubs9: | → Droylsden (loan) |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs10: | Stockport County |
| Caps10: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2012 |
| Clubs11: | Altrincham |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs12: | Warrington Town |
| Caps12: | 9 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs13: | Cammell Laird |
| Totalcaps: | 289 |
| Totalgoals: | 32 |
John Francis Miles (born 28 September 1981) is an English footballer.
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.
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.
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.
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]
He joined Macclesfield Town in a permanent move in May 2003 after a successful trial[13] [14] and he remained at Macclesfield Town until May 2007.[15]
Although offered a new deal at Macclesfield Town 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]
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 Town boss Paul Ince, though after 12 games and no goals his loan spell ended and he returned to Accrington Stanley.[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]
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]
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]
In July 2011 he joined Stockport County[25] but was released by the club on 31 January 2012.[26]
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.
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]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | 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.