| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1884 | 568 | 1984 | (168) | 2 |  
  | 1885 | 567 | 1983 | (170) | 0 |  
  | 1886 | 557 | 1983 | (171) | 0 |  
  | 1887 | 565 | 1982 | (172) | 0 |  
  | 1888 | 579 | 1981 | (173) | 0 |  
  | 1889 | 570 | 1981 | (174) | 0 |  
  | 1890 | 601 | 1980 | (175) | 0 |  
  | 1891 | 606 | 1980 | (176) | 0 |  
  | 1892 | 648 | 1979 | (177) | 0 |  
  | 1893 | 665 | 1978 | (178) | 1 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Higgins, John H. |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: 16 Mar. 1902 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | The Birmingham Daily Post of 30 Jan. 1893 has 'J.H. Higgins' while the Manchester Weekly Times of 3 Feb. 1893 has 'J. Higgins' of Workington, and Gaige in Chess Personalia has 'Higgins, John' of Workington. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  |  |  |