Ned Barkas

Ned Barkas

Personal information
Full name	Edward Barkas
Date of birth	(1901-11-21)21 November 1901
Place of birth	Wardley, Gateshead, England
Date of death	24 April 1962(1962-04-24) (aged 60)
Place of death	Little Bromwich, Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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??	Wilmot Breeden
	Nuffield Mechanics
Managerial career
1939–1943	Solihull Town (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward 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, County Durham. He won two league championship medals and a runners-up medal in the 1928 FA Cup Final 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.

Barkas 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. Another footballing cousin was David Davison.

Barkas died in Little Bromwich, Birmingham, at the age of 60.

Honours

Huddersfield Town

• Football League First Division: 1923–24, 1924–25
• FA Cup finalist: 1927–28

Birmingham

• FA Cup finalist: 1930–31