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, but in 2002 he was told he had no future at the club.
Stoke City He joined Stoke City in March 2002, 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. He was released by the club in the summer.
Crewe Alexandra He subsequently moved to Crewe Alexandra, initially on a monthly contract before signing on a season-long deal in October. He made his club debut in August against Colchester. He scored his only goal for Crewe on New Year's Day in 2003 in a 2–0 win against Mansfield Town. 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. He scored four goals in eight games during his loan spell, including scoring on his club debut against Kidderminster Harriers and twice in an away victory over Shrewsbury Town, where he scored the winning goal during injury time.
Macclesfield Town He joined Macclesfield Town in a permanent move in May 2003 after a successful trial and he remained at Macclesfield Town until May 2007.
Accrington Stanley Although offered a new deal at Macclesfield Town in the summer of 2007, he rejected the contract and opted to move to instead to league two rivals Accrington Stanley on a free transfer.
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, 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. 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.
Fleetwood Town In May 2010 he was offered a new contract by Stanley but in June he signed for newly promoted Conference National side Fleetwood Town.
Droylsden (loan) During his time with Fleetwood he went on loan to Droylsden 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.
Stockport County In July 2011 he joined Stockport County but was released by the club on 31 January 2012.
Altrincham His next move was to join Altrincham a few days later. He was named man of the match on his club debut in February. He was released by the club at the end of the season having made 11 first-team appearances.
Warrington Town In September 2012 he joined Warrington Town, making his debut in a 6–1 away victory over New Mills and scoring on his home debut three days later as they beat Curzon Ashton 3–2.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStoke City2001–02Second Division1000000010Crewe Alexandra2002–03Second Division51201020101Macclesfield Town2002–03Third Division84000000842003–04Third Division2962110103372004–05League Two3033000303632005–06League Two2540020202942006–07League Two304101000324Total1222161406013822Accrington Stanley2007–08League Two1601010101902008–09League Two4332010104732009–10League Two363412030454Total9567140501117Milton Keynes Dons (loan)2007–08League Two120000000120Fleetwood Town2010–11Conference National80200000100Stockport County2011–12Conference National140000000140Career total257281729013029630
A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
Honours Milton Keynes Dons Football League Two: 2007–08
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