| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Ryan Haines [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2000 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chippenham Town | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Hereford (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hereford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Hereford | 60 | (7) |
| 2023– | Chippenham Town | 67 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 19 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luke Ryan Haines (born 15 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chippenham Town.
Haines was born in Swindon [3] and grew up in Highworth, Wiltshire. [4] He supported Swindon Town as a child. [5]
He first joined Swindon Town's academy at the age of 6 in 2007 and signed his first contract aged 8, [5] [6] before signing his first professional contract with the club in May 2019. [7] [5] [4] He joined National League South side Chippenham Town on loan in July 2019, [6] and made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to St Albans City on 3 August 2019, their opening game of the season. [8] He won Chippenham Town's man of the match award for his performance. [8] Haines scored his first goal for the club on 28 September 2020 with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw at home to Dulwich Hamlet. [2] [9] He returned to Swindon Town in December 2019, [10] having made 20 league appearances, scoring once, for Chippenham. [2]
He rejoined Chippenham Town on loan until the end of the season in February 2020. [11] His first appearance back at Chippenham came on 8 February 2020 in a 1–0 victory away to Hemel Hempstead Town, [2] before scoring his second goal for Chippenham in their following match with the only goal of a 1–0 victory at home to Maidstone United. [12] [2] He made 5 appearances over this spell, scoring once, [2] prior to the early suspension of the season in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]
He joined Hereford on loan on 2 October 2020 on a three-month loan. [14] [15] He appeared three times in the National League North before being recalled later that month. [2] [15] Haines made his debut for Swindon Town on 10 November 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Trophy victory away to Forest Green Rovers. [16] [17] [18] On 26 December 2020, Haines rejoined Hereford on a three-month loan deal. [19]
Haines was subsequently signed on a permanent basis by Hereford on 17 May 2021. [20] He was released by the club at the end of the 2022-23 season. [21] In May 2023, he returned to Chippenham Town having had two previous loan spells with the club. [22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Hereford (loan) | 2020–21 [24] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 2 [25] | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Hereford | 2021–22 [24] | National League North | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 [24] | National League North | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | |||
| Chippenham Town | 2023–24 | National League South | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [b] | 1 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | National League South | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 75 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 156 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 181 | 16 | ||