Simon Wiles

Simon Wiles
Personal information
Full name Simon Peter Wiles[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-22) 22 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Preston, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Blackpool 31 (3)
2006–2007 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 7 (0)
2007–2008 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2009 Dunfermline Athletic 8 (0)
2010–2013 Barrow 28 (4)
2013–2014 Chorley ? (?)
2014 Salford City 4 (0)
2014–2018 Bamber Bridge ? (?)
Managerial career
2021 Fleetwood Town (interim)
2023–2024 Salford City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Peter Wiles (born 22 April 1985) is an English football coach and former player.

Career

Wiles signed for Blackpool in 2003 as a trainee. In October 2006, he joined Macclesfield Town under then manager, Paul Ince, on a month's loan, following teammate John Murphy who had also joined the club on loan a few days earlier. On 31 January 2007 his loan was extended until the end of the 2006–07 season.

After his loan spell expired he returned to Blackpool, but went out on loan to Macclesfield again on 17 July 2007,[2] and he remained at Moss Rose until January 2008. In May 2008 he was offered a new contract by Blackpool.[3]

In July 2008, Wiles had a trial at League Two club Morecambe, playing in two pre-season games,[4] with manager Sammy McIlroy trying to arrange a deal with Blackpool. In August 2008 he moved to Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year contract but was later to suffer a serious knee injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[5]

In January 2010, Wiles joined Conference team Barrow on non-contract terms.[6] He later signed a contract in July 2010 after a successful pre-season campaign but suffered another serious knee injury in a match against Altrincham on 21 September 2010 which put him out of action for the rest of the 2010–11 season.

In June 2013, he became under-10s coach at Blackpool. Wiles signed for Chorley in 2013 after a successful trial and played a part in the club winning the Northern League Premier Division title.

Salford City

In the summer of 2014 he moved to Salford City.[7] He made his club debut in the opening league match of the season on 16 August as Salford beat Scarborough 4–1.[8] He left the club in early November 2014.[9]

Bamber Bridge

On 4 November 2014 Simon signed for local rivals Bamber Bridge.

Coaching career

In 2015, Wiles was named first-team coach at Bamber Bridge. He was promoted to the role of assistant manager in December 2016.[10]

In May 2018, Wiles joined League One club Fleetwood Town in a coaching role with the club's under-18s team.[10] In January 2021, Wiles was appointed first-team interim manager following the sacking of Joey Barton.[11]

In July 2022, Wiles departed Fleetwood Town, joining Salford City as first-team coach.[12] Following the sacking of Neil Wood, he was appointed caretaker manager in December 2023.[13] On 27 September 2024, the club announced that Wiles had departed in order to join an unnamed Premier League club.[14]

Honours

Barrow

References

  1. ^ "Simon Wiles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Transfer latest". blackpoolfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Retained List Latest". blackpoolfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  4. ^ "O'Carroll earns slick Shrimps victory". thevisitor.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Wiles signs for Pars". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/news_article.asp?id=2519[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ammies 2014-2015 Squad Update". Salford City FC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Seddon Strikes Secure Points for Salford". Salford City FC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Wiles Leaves Moor Lane". Salford City FC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Club Statement: Simon Wiles". Bamber Bridge F.C. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Simon Wiles named interim manager". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ Browne, Gavin (11 July 2022). "Fleetwood Town coach makes Salford City move". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ Jones, Jordan (27 December 2023). "Former Blackpool midfielder lands League Two job after sacking of ex-Seasider". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Simon Wiles departs for opportunity in top flight". www.salfordcityfc.co.uk. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Barrow 2-1 Stevenage (aet)". BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2022.