Ned Barkas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Barkas | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1962 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Boldon | |||
| Hebburn Colliery | |||
| Bedlington United | |||
| South Shields | |||
| 1919–1920 | Wardley Colliery | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1920 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Bedlington United | ||
| 1921–1928 | Huddersfield Town | 119 | (4) |
| 1928–1937 | Birmingham | 257 | (9) |
| 1937–1939 | Chelsea | 27 | (0) |
| 1939–1943 | Solihull Town | ||
| 1943–19?? | Willmott Breeden | ||
| – | Nuffield Mechanics | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1939–1943 | Solihull Town (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Edward "Ned" Barkas (21 November 1901 – 24 April 1962) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He played in the Football League First Division for Huddersfield Town, Birmingham and Chelsea.
Barkas was born in Wardley, Gateshead. He won two league championship medals and an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1928 with Huddersfield before becoming manager Leslie Knighton's first signing for Birmingham, where he made nearly 300 appearances and won another FA Cup runners-up medal in 1931. On leaving Birmingham Barkas followed Knighton to Chelsea, returning to the Midlands on the outbreak of the Second World War.
He came from a footballing family: his brother Sam played for and captained England, a cousin, Billy Felton, also played for England, and three other brothers Tommy, James and Harry were professional footballers. He died in Little Bromwich, Nechells, Birmingham, at the age of 60.
[edit] Honours
- with Huddersfield Town
- Football League First Division champions 1924, 1925.
- FA Cup finalist 1928.
- with Birmingham
- FA Cup finalist 1931.
[edit] References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 17. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
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