- Alf Miles
Alfred (Alf) Miles, born in Aston on January 1884, was a football player in England. As a professional he only played for
Aston Villa F.C. . He was a full-back who made 269 appearances for Aston Villa in his 11 year career atVilla Park . After his retirement as a player he became the first team trainer, a job he held for 11 years.He died inWylde Green ,Sutton Coldfield on8 February 1927 .cite web |url=http://web.telia.com/~u27301997/923.html|title= Alf Miles AVFC stats |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=2007-08-26] .Career
Aston Villa F.C.
He was signed from Aston St Marys where he played his early football as an amateur. He made his Villa debut in a 7–3 win at
Nottingham Forest F.C. on19 December 1903 . During his first season at Villa he developed a good understanding withHoward Spencer . In 1905 he won theFA Cup after Aston Villa beatNewcastle United 2–0. When Spencer retired in 1907, Alf Miles teamed up withTommy Lyons to become one of the most effective defensive pairings in the First Division culminating in the First Division win in 1909–10 season. Alf Miles retired in the summer of 1914 having played a total of 269 league and cup games. He then became the club trainer until 1925.cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 Oct 1997)|pages=pp. 115-116 |isbn=978-1851589593]Honours
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FA Cup = 1905
*League Championship = 1909–10.References
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