John Thomas William Haines (24 April 1920 – 13 March 1987) was an English professional footballer who played as an

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. During his playing career, Haines made over 300 appearances in

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, and earned one cap for the English national side in 1948.

Career

Club career

Born in Wickhamford, Haines played his early football for Evesham Town, Badsey Rangers, Charlton Kings and

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

, before joining

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in 1937. He never made a league appearance for Liverpool, and his playing career was interrupted in 1939 by

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. When play resumed in 1946, Haines moved to Swansea Town, and later played for

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...

, Bradford Park Avenue,

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and Chester, before playing non-league football with

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, Kidderminster Harriers and Evesham Town. During the war, Haines guested for clubs including

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

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, Bradford Park Avenue and Lincoln City.

International career

Haines made his international debut for

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on 2 December 1948 against Switzerland. He scored twice in a 6–0 victory but was never selected again.

References

External links

Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's DatabaseProfile at England Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haines, Jack 1920 births 1987 deaths English footballers Association football inside forwards England international footballers Cheltenham Town F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players Telford United F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Wrexham F.C. wartime guest players Doncaster Rovers F.C. wartime guest players Notts County F.C. wartime guest players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. wartime guest players Lincoln City F.C. wartime guest players Evesham United F.C. players