Miles Welch-Hayes
English footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Daventry Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → North Leigh (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Banbury United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bath City (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bath City | 31 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Oxford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018−2020 | Macclesfield Town | 47 | (1) |
| 2020−2022 | Colchester United | 50 | (1) |
| 2022−2023 | Harrogate Town | 18 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Altrincham (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Livingston | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Livingston.
Career
Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract with Oxford United in May 2016, at the age of 19.[3] He made his League One debut for the club on 17 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.[4] He was released without making further appearances in May 2017[5] and joined Bath City on a permanent contract a week or so later.[6] In October 2017 he began a one-month loan at Oxford City[7] and started in the team that beat Colchester United of League Two in a first-round FA Cup upset on 4 November 2017.[8] He was named in the Conference South team of the year in the 2017−18 season just after missing out on the play-offs with Bath City.
In June 2018, he signed for Macclesfield Town, newly promoted to League Two.[9] He scored his first goal for the club at Walsall on 14 December 2019.[10] On 1 February 2020 it was announced that he was one of three players to have left financially troubled Macclesfield during the January 2020 transfer window, following a meeting with the English Football League.[11]
On 21 February 2020, Welch-Hayes joined Colchester United on a contract until summer 2022.[12] He made his debut in Colchester's 3–2 aggregate League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City on 22 June 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020 during their 3–3 draw with Oldham Athletic.[14] Welch-Hayes was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]
In June 2022 he signed for Harrogate Town, also of League Two.[16] In January 2023, he joined National League club Altrincham on loan until the end of the season.[17]
Welch-Hayes signed for Livingston in June 2023.[18]
On 22 February 2024, Welch-Hayes joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the rest of the season.[19]
Statistics
- As of 23 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2016–17[20] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daventry Town (loan) | 2014–15[21] | SFL - Div 1 Central | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| North Leigh (loan) | 2015–16[21] | SFL - Div 1 South & West | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Banbury United (loan) | 2015–16[21] | SFL - Div 1 South & West | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bath City | 2016–17[2] | National League South | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[2] | 31 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Bath City total | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 2018–19[22] | League Two | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2019–20[23] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Macclesfield total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Colchester United | 2019–20[23] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[24] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[25] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Colchester total | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Harrogate Town | 2022–23[26] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Career total | 212 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 231 | 7 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and one in the Buckinghamshire Senior Charity Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Pritchard, David (31 May 2016). "Oxford United youngsters Jack Stevens and Miles Welch-Hayes sign professional contracts". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Pritchard, David (26 August 2016). "My Oxford United debut is a boost for all the club's youngsters – Miles Welch-Hayes". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Retained List Update". Oxford United F.C. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes goes out on loan to Oxford City". Bath City F.C. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Colchester United 0–1 Oxford City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes: Macclesfield Town sign Bath City defender". BBC Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Walsall 1-1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Emmanuel Osadebe, Theo Vassell & Miles Welch-Hayes leave Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes: Colchester United sign former Macclesfield Town defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (22 June 2020). "Exeter City 3–1 Colchester United (agg: 3–2): Ryan Bowman earns League Two play-off semi-final win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Colchester United 3–3 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Retained And Released List 2021/22". www.cu-fc.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Rayner, Stuart (29 June 2022). "Harrogate Town signing Miles Welch-Hayes is a 'gritty defender and a superb athlete', says manager Simon Weaver". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "STRONG, AGGRESSIVE AND AN ATHLETE - WELCOME TO ALTY, MILES WELCH-HAYES!". altrinchamfc.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Livingston sign Harrogate full-back Miles Welch-Hayes". uk.sports.yahoo.com. 27 June 2023.
- ^ Scott, Douglas (22 February 2024). "Miles Welch- Hayes joins on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club -". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miles Welch-Hayes". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
- Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerbase
- Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerway
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