Miles James Storey is an English professional football player who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on loan from Swindon Town, as a forward.
Background
Storey was born in West Bromwich and started his football education with Wolverhampton Wanderers but was released and whilst playing for Sedgeley Lions under 15s in Division 3 – was spotted by Mick Elliott Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire who was the head of recruitment at Coventry City.
Career
Swindon Town
He signed for Coventry City but after one full season was not offered a scholarship and was released. Again without a club, Elliott took Storey to Swindon Town for a trial game where he impressed the coaches and was handed a two-year scholarship. After Swindon Town manager Paul Hart was dismissed as manager in April 2011, Storey"s coach Paul Bodin was immediately installed as caretaker boss.
Bodin immediately brought Storey into the first team set-up for the club"s home fixture against Oldham Athletic.
He made his debut as a 78th minute substitute, replacing on-loan forward Calvin Andrew in a 0–2 loss. On 6 May 2013, Storey missed a penalty in a shoot-out in the play-off semi-final against Brentford, as Swindon lost 5–4 on penalties, after the tie had finished 4–4 on aggregate.
On 5 October 2013, it was announced that Storey had joined Conference Premier side Salisbury City on a month"s loan deal. On 14 February 2014, Storey joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town in a one-month loan.
On 10 July, he moved to League Two side Portsmouth, also in a temporary deal.
On 30 January 2015 Storey joined Newport County on an initial one-month loan. He made his debut for Newport on 31 January versus Shrewsbury Town as a second-half substitute. The loan was subsequently extended to the end of the 2014-2015 season.
Storey joined Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle during the summer transfer window on loan until January.
He scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Heart of Midlothian in a 2–0 victory. His contract was extended to last until the end of the season, there were some issues with John Hughes trying to get contact with Swindon chairman and former team-mate Lee Power to extend Storey"s contract as it was to end after a cup match against Stirling Albion.