Simon Peter Wiles (born 22 April 1985) is an English

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coach and former player.

Career

Wiles signed for

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in 2003 as a trainee. In October 2006, he joined

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

under then manager,

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, 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, and he remained at

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until January 2008. In May 2008 he was offered a new contract by Blackpool. In July 2008, Wiles had a trial at League Two club

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, playing in two pre-season games, with manager

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trying to arrange a deal with Blackpool. In August 2008 he moved to

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side

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on a one-year contract but was later to suffer a serious knee injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season. In January 2010, Wiles joined Conference team Barrow on non-contract terms. 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 Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

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. He made his club debut in the opening league match of the season on 16 August as Salford beat Scarborough 4–1. He left the club in early November 2014.

Bamber Bridge

On 4 November 2014 Simon signed for local rivals

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a large village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". People who live in Bamber Bri ...

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. In May 2018, Wiles joined League One club

Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Flee ...

in a coaching role with the club's under-18s team. In January 2021, Wiles was appointed first-team interim manager following the sacking of

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. In July 2022, Wiles departed Fleetwood Town, joining Salford City as first-team coach. Following the sacking of

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, he was appointed caretaker manager in December 2023. On 27 September 2024, the club announced that Wiles had departed in order to join an unnamed Premier League club.

Honours

Barrow *

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: 2009–10

References

External links

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Profile at dafc.co.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiles, Simon 1985 births Living people Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Blackpool F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players National League (English football) players Blackpool F.C. non-playing staff Salford City F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players Bamber Bridge F.C. players English football managers Fleetwood Town F.C. managers Salford City F.C. managers English Football League managers English football coaches Fleetwood Town F.C. non-playing staff Salford City F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen