Ned Barkas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ned Barkas

British footballer

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1901

Place of Birth: Wardley, Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1962

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.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.