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| Name: Henry Bernt "Harry" Erentz |
Nationality: Scotland |
| Position: right-back |
Signing Information: Transferred from: Dundee Old Boys, 05/1897, £ |
| Birthdate: 17-09-1874 |
Years at Club: 1897-1898 |
| Age: (150) |
Debut: 18/01/1898 v Arsenal (A) 1-5 (League Division Two) |
| Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland |
Previous clubs: Dundee Old Boys |
| Height: 5' 11" (1.80m) |
Farewell to Manchester United: Transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, 05/1898, £ |
| Weight: 12st 8lbs (79.83kg) |
Passed Away: 19/07/1947 |
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For one season in 1897-98, there were two fullbacks at Newton Heath surnamed Erentz. They were, of course, brothers and, while Fred was an established figure at Bank Street, the younger Harry would have to move on to Tottenham Hotspur to replicate a similar spell of sterling service.
Born in Scotland to a Danish father, Harry began his career in Dundee's reserve team in 1895. Fancying a taste of first team football, he moved to Oldham Olympic in 1896 where they made him captain. A year later, Harry arrived at Newton Heath, only to find that his brother and Harry Stafford had a lock on the fullback positions. After playing in some friendlies early in the season, he had to wait until January 1898 to make his competitive debut. It motivated his brother Fred to step forward and score, but it also motivated Arsenal to win 5-1!
Harry managed to rack up several outings that Spring as Stafford struggled with injuries, including the big one - the Lancashire Senior Cup final on March 26th when Heath became the first Second Division side to life the trophy. Tottenham were impressed by the Erentz backs and, as they did not have to pay Heath a transfer fee since they were a Southern League team, they managed to lure at least Harry over with generous terms of £30 down and £3.75 a week.
Over the next six years, Harry played over 300 matches for Spurs, garnering the nickname "Tiger" for being a powerful defender that opponents shied away from facing. He helped Spurs win the title in 1899-00 followed by the FA Cup a year later, and he earned a benefit in October 1903. When he finally left Tottenham in April 1904, he could not return to the Football League because Manchester United still held his registration from six years before and they had slapped a £200 transfer fee on his head!
Instead, Erentz stayed in the Southern League and joined Swindon, making his debut versus Brighton & Hove Albion in December 1904. Alas, his time with Swindon was cut short when he broke his leg against Millwall in March 1905. Erentz was confined to Seaman's Hospital in Greenwich for 6 months! Though he was appointed Swindon's manager-trainer, his slow recovery scuppered this arrangement. Instead, he returned to Dundee and eventually became the mine-host of a victualler's business. Henry Erentz is one of the few sets of brothers to play for Heath or United Henry's brother was Fredrick Erentz. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude. |
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