Wilf Haines

Wilf Haines

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Henry Haines
Date of birth	June 1882
Place of birth	Stone, Staffordshire, England
Playing position	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Mount Pleasant Alliance
1903–1904	Newcastle Swifts
1904–1905	Stoke	3	(1)
1905–1907	Hanley Swifts
1907–1908	Stafford Rangers
1908–1909	Birmingham	3	(0)
1909–19??	Leek United
–	Stafford Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Wilfred Henry Haines (June 1882 – after 1908) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Birmingham.^[1]

Career

Haines was born in Stone, Staffordshire and played amateur football with Mount Pleasant Alliance and Newcastle Swifts before joining Stoke in 1904.^[2] He played three matches for Stoke in 1904–05 scoring once which came on this final day of the season against Small Heath before returning to non-league football in the Staffordshire area.^[2] Birmingham paid Stafford Rangers £250 for his services in July 1908, expecting him to improve their chances of immediate promotion back to the First Division.^[3] He played only twice before the arrival of outside right Jack Wilcox pushed him even further down the pecking order,^[4] and he was released back to Staffordshire football at the end of the season.^[3]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1904–05	3	1	0	0	3	1
Birmingham	1908–09	3	0	0	0	3	0
Career Total		6	1	0	0	6	1

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
4. Matthews, p. 155.