Ned Barkas

{{Short description|English footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use British English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ned Barkas | image = | fullname = Edward Barkas<ref name=Matthews70/> | birth_date = {{birth date|1901|11|21|df=y}}<ref name=Matthews70/> | birth_place = Wardley, Gateshead, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1962|4|24|1901|11|21|df=y}}<ref name=Matthews70/> | death_place = Little Bromwich, Birmingham, England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<ref>{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Huddersfield Town |author=Woolwinder |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=5}}</ref> | position = Full back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = East Boldon | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Hebburn Colliery | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Bedlington United | youthyears4 = | youthclubs4 = South Shields | youthyears5 = 1919–1920 | youthclubs5 = Wardley Colliery | years1 = 1920 | clubs1 = Norwich City | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1920–1921 | clubs2 = Bedlington United | years3 = 1921–1928 | clubs3 = Huddersfield Town | caps3 = 119 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 1928–1937 | clubs4 = Birmingham | caps4 = 257 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 1937–1939 | clubs5 = Chelsea | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 1939–1943 | clubs6 = Solihull Town | years7 = 1943–19?? | clubs7 = Wilmot Breeden | years8 = | clubs8 = Nuffield Mechanics | manageryears1 = 1939–1943 | managerclubs1 = Solihull Town (player-manager) }} '''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.<ref>{{cite book |first=Michael |last=Joyce |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData |location=Nottingham |year=2004 |page=17 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}</ref>

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.<ref name=Matthews70>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Matthews |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |page=70 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelmsford will show Birmingham fans a thing or two |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121397931/evening-despatch/ |access-date=22 March 2023 |work=Evening Despatch |date=20 January 1939}}</ref>

Barkas died in Little Bromwich, Birmingham, at the age of 60.<ref name=Matthews70/>

==Honours== '''Huddersfield Town''' * Football League First Division: 1923–24, 1924–25 * FA Cup finalist: 1927–28 '''Birmingham''' * FA Cup finalist: 1930–31

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