Full Name:
Samuel Barkas
Born:
29th December 1909, Wardley Colliery, Northumberland
Died: 10th December 1989, aged 79 England Career:
1936 - 1937
Positions:
Inside Left and
Left Back
Clubs (and caps):
Manchester City (5)
FA Legacy Number:
622
Career Summary:
Sam Barkas (29th December 1909 - 10th December 1989) was an international footballer who represented England 5 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Belgium on 9th May 1936 at 26 years old, and his last was vs Czechoslovakia on 1st December 1937 aged 27. Barkas, born on 29th December 1909, in Wardley Colliery, Northumberland, has a FA Legacy Number of 623 and played as a Inside Left and
Left Back for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Belgium (FR) on 9th May 1936 aged 26 years, 4 months, 11 day Last Cap: v Czechoslovakia (FR) on 1st December 1937 aged 27 years, 11 month, 3 days First Captaincy: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd October 1937 aged 27 years, 9 months, 25 days Career Length: 1 year, 206 days Starts: 5
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 5
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR
2
0
1
0
0
British Home Championship HC
3
0
2
0
0
Competitive
3
0
2
0
0
Away
3
0
1
0
0
Home
2
0
2
0
0
Lost
2
0
0
0
0
Won
3
0
3
0
0
Left Back
4
0
3
0
0
Inside Left
1
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
10 sources from 5 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
TCH, 5 - 4, 1st Dec 1937 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 5. Age: 27 years, 11 month, 3 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 17th Nov 1937 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 4. Age: 27 years, 10 months, 19 days.
IRE, 5 - 1, 23rd Oct 1937 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 3. Age: 27 years, 9 months, 25 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 17th Apr 1937 (HC) Manchester City, Cap: 2. Age: 27 years, 3 months, 19 days.
BEL, 2 - 3, 9th May 1936 (FR) Manchester City, Cap: 1. Age: 26 years, 4 months, 11 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.