Ned Barkas

Ned Barkas

Personal information
Full name	Edward Barkas
Date of birth	21 November 1901(1901-11-21)
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death	24 April 1962(1962-04-24) (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).

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.

Honours

• with Huddersfield Town
  • Football League First Division champions 1924, 1925.
  • FA Cup finalist 1928.
• with Birmingham
  • FA Cup finalist 1931.

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. 

Persondata
Name	Barkas, Ned
Alternative names	Barkas, Edward
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	1901-11-21
Place of birth	Wardley, Gateshead, Northumberland, England
Date of death	1962-04-24
Place of death	Little Bromwich, Nechells, Birmingham, England