Terrence Miles (born 7 May 1937) is an English former professional

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. A

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, he played for

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between 1955 and 1968, helping them to the

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title in 1958–59. He later turned out for Sandbach Ramblers and

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, before returning to Vale Park as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Miles attended Carmountside Secondary Modern, and played for Milton Youth Club alongside

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. He worked in

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at Smith and Warrilow

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firm for 18 months before becoming a professional footballer. Miles joined

in June 1955 and made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on 30 March 1957. He went on to make five

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appearances in the 1956–57

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season. He played six games in the

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in the 1957–58 season. He then became a first-team regular, and missed only one match of the 1958–59

title-winning season. He played 41 games in the 1959–60 season, as the "Valiants" posted a mid-table finish in the

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under the stewardship of

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. He also scored his first goal in the

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, in a 2–1 win over Norwich City at Vale Park on 23 January. However, he was diagnosed with

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, along with teammate Peter Ford, and spent 12 weeks in hospital recovering after the disease was fortunately caught in the early stages. He was an ever-present in the 55 game 1960–61 season, and bagged three goals against

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and in both fixtures with Notts County. Miles played 52 matches in the 1961–62 campaign. He retained his place under new boss Freddie Steele in the 1962–63 season, playing 41 games and claiming three goals against

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, and Bristol Rovers. However, he featured just 27 times in the 1963–64 season, finding the net against Southend United and Colchester United. He posted 35 appearances in the 1964–65 season, and bagged goals against Peterborough United (2),

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, and Southend United; Vale were relegated at the end of the season, despite the introduction of new boss

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. Miles became the club's first ever playing substitute in the Football League in a 2–0 home win over Stockport County on 4 September 1965. He went on to play 30 games in the 1965–66 season, as Vale struggled at the foot of the Fourth Division table. Miles played 45 games in the 1966–67 campaign, and found the net against Exeter City, Newport County, and Stockport County. He was given a testimonial match, shared with Harry Poole, in August 1967; the testimonial featured names such as Nat Lofthouse,

Terry Alcock Terrence Alcock (born 9 December 1946) is an English former footballer. A defender, he played 330 league games in a 15-year career in the English Football League. He played for Port Vale from 1963 to 1967, before spending nine years with Bl ...

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, Jimmy O'Neill, Ken Barnes and Ronnie Allen. However, Miles lost his first-team place under new

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Stanley Matthews, and played only 22 games in the 1967–68 season. He was given a free transfer to semi-professional club Sandbach Ramblers in May 1968, alongside Harry Poole. Miles later played for

. Norman Low tried to get him to sign for the

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, but Miles declined as he did not wish to move abroad.

Coaching career

Upon his retirement as a footballer, Miles became the

and assistant manager of Wolstanton Park Rangers and then schoolboy coach for Port Vale. He left the club after they turned down his recommendation to sign a teenage Adrian Heath. He worked at a

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factory for 26 years and also played for the work's team.

Personal life

He married Maureen in 1960 following a long courtship; the couple had two daughters.

Career statistics

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the League Cup,

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and Full Members Cup.

Honours

Port Vale *

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: 1958–59

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Terry 1937 births Living people Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sandbach Ramblers F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Eastwood Hanley F.C. players English Football League players Association football coaches Port Vale F.C. non-playing staff