George Harkus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Cecil Harkus | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 September 1950 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nuns Moor | |||
| Edinburgh Emmett | |||
| Scotswood | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1923 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 1923–1930 | Southampton | 218 | (3) |
| 1930 | Olympique Lyonnais | ||
| 1931–1932 | New Milton Town | ||
| 1932 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Southport | 0 | (0) |
| 1933–1934 | Boston United | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Cecil Harkus MBE (25 September 1898 – 28 September 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back for Southampton in the 1920s before serving with distinction in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Harkus was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and played his youth football with Nuns Moor in Newcastle, before moving to Edinburgh where he played for Edinburgh Emmett. He then returned to Tyneside to join Scotswood. In May 1921 he joined Aston Villa as an amateur, signing as a professional in February 1922. He made four First Division appearances for Villa before being sold to Southampton for £250 in May 1923.
He made his first team debut for the "Saints" at The Dell on 19 January 1924 replacing Alec Campbell at left-half in a 6–0 victory over Barnsley. By the end of his first season on the south coast he had played 14 games and had appeared on either side of the half-backs line. In the following season he only missed two league matches as Saints' poor league form led to the resignation of manager Jimmy McIntyre. Caretaker manager George Goss led them on a run in the FA Cup, defeating Liverpool in round 4, to reach the semi-final at Stamford Bridge, where they were defeated 2–0 by Sheffield United on 28 March 1925.
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