[2] He made his debut in the Football League in a 4–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday on 7 December 1894.

[2] He scored his first senior goal on 17 November 1894, in a 4–2 defeat by Small Heath at Muntz Street.

Heames joined nearby Midland League side Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897.

[1] He went on to make 43 appearances in the 1898–99 season, scoring once in a 1–1 draw with Manchester City at the Athletic Ground.

[1] Heames scored twice in 35 games in 1902–03 and four times in 38 games in 1903–04 but refused to re-sign for the club in the summer of 1904, thus leaving the club after amassing 254 appearances (191 in the football league) and 28 goals (18 in the football league).