He played in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Mansfield Town and for Bulova SA in Hong Kong.
Daines also represented England at youth level in the position of goalkeeper.
[2] Throughout much of his time at Tottenham he was understudy to Pat Jennings, he did however play in all 42 league matches in the 1977–78 season.
The game played in May 1981, resulted in Tottenham beating West Ham United 3–2 at White Hart Lane.
[3] He played in the Hong Kong First Division between 1981 and 1983 for Bulova SA before ending his professional career at Mansfield Town and making a further 21 appearances.