Henry "Harry" Erentz: Man United right-back Profile & Stats
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Henry "Harry" Erentz

Position: right-back

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 80.00
A 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3 25.00
TOTALS 9 5 2 2 16 9 +7 55.56

Name: Henry Bernt "Harry" Erentz
Birthdate: 17-09-1874
Age: 151
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 12st 8lbs (79.83kg)
Years at Club: 1897-1898
Signing Info: Transferred from: Dundee Old Boys, 05/1897, £
Previous Clubs: Dundee Old Boys
Debut: 18/01/1898 v Arsenal (A) 1-5 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, 05/1898, £
Passed Away: 19/07/1947

Biography

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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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1897-1898 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TOTALS 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Liverpool 2 0
2. Loughborough Town 2 0
3. Arsenal 1 0
4. Blackpool 1 0
5. Walsall 1 0
6. Grimsby Town 1 0
7. Gainsborough Trinity 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Watson, Tom 2
2. Loughborough Town Committee 2
3. Mitchell, Thomas 1
4. ? 1
5. Ford, L 1
6. Grimsby Town Committee 1
7. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 9
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 5
2. Abbey Park 1
3. Anfield 1
4. Manor Field 1
5. The Athletic Ground 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 6
2. FA Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Liverpool 2
2. Loughborough Town 2
3. Arsenal 1
4. Blackpool 1
5. Walsall 1
6. Grimsby Town 1
7. Gainsborough Trinity 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 9
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 08-01-1898 Div 2 Arsenal L 1-5 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' (pen) Fergus Hunt ??', John Anderson ??', William White ??', James Brock ??', David Hannah ??'
2. 15-01-1898 Div 2 Blackpool W 4-0 H 0 Henry Boyd ??', ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
3. 29-01-1898 FAC Walsall W 1-0 H 0 E.Peers 60' (o.g.)
4. 12-02-1898 FAC Liverpool D 0-0 H 0
5. 16-02-1898 FAC Liverpool L 1-2 A 0 James Collinson 36' Billy Dunlop ??', Daniel Cunliffe 85'
6. 29-03-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town W 5-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy 1', ??', Henry Boyd 2', ??', ??' Tich Smith ??'
7. 02-04-1898 Div 2 Grimsby Town W 3-1 A 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??' Thomas Blythe ??'
8. 08-04-1898 Div 2 Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
9. 16-04-1898 Div 2 Loughborough Town D 0-0 A 0
 

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