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
Place of death	Little Bromwich, Birmingham, England
Position(s)	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 "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, 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.

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, Birmingham, at the age of 60.

Honours

• with Huddersfield Town
  • Football League First Division: 1923–24, 1924–25
  • FA Cup finalist 1928
• with Birmingham
  • FA Cup finalist 1931