The eldest son of parents who were both members of the Salvation Army, Mileson and his four siblings were born in Pennywell, an estate in Sunderland, England.
He won the bronze medal in the 1967 English cross country junior championships – then immediately stopped: "It was the happiest day of my life.
[8] Gretna also reached the 2006 Scottish Cup Final as a Second Division club, only losing to Hearts in a penalty shoot-out.
[8] St Johnstone chairman Geoff Brown described Mileson's ownership of Gretna as an "ego trip", which had experienced a "day of reckoning" when the club went out of business.
[13] A coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death, caused by Mileson suffering a heart attack and then falling into a garden pond.