Ned Barkas
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Barkas died in Little Bromwich, Birmingham, at the age of 60.[2]
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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- 1901 births
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- Men's association football fullbacks
- Bedlington United A.F.C. players
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- Norwich City F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- English football managers
- Barkas family
- 20th-century English sportsmen