Miles Welch-Hayes

Miles Welch-Hayes
Personal information
Full name Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Oxford, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
(on loan from Livingston)
Number 22
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 10 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 11 (1)
2023– Livingston 3 (0)
2024 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 12 (1)
2024– → Maidenhead United (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:42, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League side Maidenhead United, on loan from Scottish Championship 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]

On 30 August 2024, he returned to England to join Maidenhead United on loan.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023-24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oxford United 2016–17[22] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Daventry Town (loan) 2014–15[23] SFL - Div 1 Central 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
North Leigh (loan) 2015–16[23] SFL - Div 1 South & West 13 1 0 0 — 1[a] 0 10 1
Banbury United (loan) 2015–16[23] 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[24] League Two 23 0 1 0 3 0 3[c] 0 30 0
2019–20[25] 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[25] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
2020–21[26] League Two 38 1 1 0 0 0 3[c] 0 42 1
2021–22[27] 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[28] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 3[c] 1 14 1
Altrincham (loan) 2022–23[28] National League 11 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 13 1
Livingston 2023–24[28] Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Livingston B 2023–24[28] — — — 1[e] 0 1 0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2023–24[28] Scottish Championship 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Maidenhead United (loan) 2024–25[28] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 238 8 3 0 7 0 21 1 260 9
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and one in the Buckinghamshire Senior Charity Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ Pritchard, David (31 May 2016). "Oxford United youngsters Jack Stevens and Miles Welch-Hayes sign professional contracts". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Retained List Update". Oxford United F.C. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes goes out on loan to Oxford City". Bath City F.C. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Colchester United 0–1 Oxford City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes: Macclesfield Town sign Bath City defender". BBC Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Walsall 1-1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Emmanuel Osadebe, Theo Vassell & Miles Welch-Hayes leave Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 1 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Miles Welch-Hayes: Colchester United sign former Macclesfield Town defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Colchester United 3–3 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Retained And Released List 2021/22". www.cu-fc.com. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "STRONG, AGGRESSIVE AND AN ATHLETE - WELCOME TO ALTY, MILES WELCH-HAYES!". altrinchamfc.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Livingston sign Harrogate full-back Miles Welch-Hayes". uk.sports.yahoo.com. 27 June 2023.
  19. ^ Scott, Douglas (22 February 2024). "Miles Welch- Hayes joins on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club -". Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  20. ^ https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/miles-welch-hayes-is-a-magpie/
  21. ^ https://x.com/LiviFCOfficial/status/1829511896858349937
  22. ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  23. ^ a b c "Miles Welch-Hayes". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  28. ^ a b c d e f "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2023.