Henry Brown "Harry" Barkas (21 January 1906 – 1974) was an English professional

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who played

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for

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

before joining

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side

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. Historically, it was known in Roman times as Arbeia, and as Caer Urfa by Early Middle Ages. According to the 20 ...

in 1929, making 21 league appearances and scoring 15 goals. South Shields moved to

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

in 1930 and changed their name to

Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club is a professional football club based in Gateshead, England. The team compete in and play at the Gateshead International Stadium. Established in 1977 after Gateshead United folded, the club are known as the "Tyneside ...

, where Barkas played 19 league games, scoring 7 goals. In this period he also scored 5 goals in 3

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games. Barkas then moved to

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side

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in 1931, making 5 league appearances. He later played non-league football with

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barkas, Harry 1906 births 1974 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Gateshead A.F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players English Football League players Jarrow F.C. players Barkas family Footballers from Gateshead