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Harry Barkas

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Harry Barkas
Personal information
Full name Henry Brown Barkas
Date of birth (1906-01-21)21 January 1906
Place of birth Wardley Colliery, England
Date of death 1974 (aged 67–68)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Wardley Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spennymoor United
1929–1930 South Shields 21 (15)
1930–1931 Gateshead 19 (7)
1931–1932 Liverpool 5 (0)
Jarrow ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Brown Barkas (21 January 1906 – 1974) was an English professional footballer who played centre forward for Spennymoor United before joining Football League Third Division North side South Shields in 1929, making 21 league appearances and scoring 15 goals. South Shields moved to Gateshead in 1930 and changed their name to Gateshead F.C., where Barkas played 19 league games, scoring 7 goals. In this period he also scored 5 goals in 3 FA Cup games. Barkas then moved to Football League First Division side Liverpool in 1931, making 5 league appearances. He later played non-league football with Jarrow.

References

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  • "allfootballers.com". Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2009.