John Staines [SEP] occupation
John Staines
John Staines is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
Staines made his full All Whites debut in a 5-0 win over Fiji on 17 September 1968 and ended his international playing career with 13 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 0-4 loss to Iraq on 24 March 1973.
at St James Church, Manchester. his parents being John and Jenny HIGTON. John was a cotton spinner (which does seem an unlikely occupation for the father of a Cambridge Alumnus) (source: St James, Manchester parish registers).
William Nichols HIGTON, the son of John and Mary HIGTON, was born on 30 Sep 1798, and baptised on 17 Aug 1810 at St Mary's church, Newington, London (ref: St Mary's church, Newington parish registers). There does not appear to be