Born:

3 August 1907

Born in:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Died:

1978

Other clubs:

Washington Colliery, Newcastle United (1926-27), Washington Colliery (2), Stoke City (1927-32), Torquay United (1932-33), Bolton Wanderers (1936-38), Stoke City (2 / 1938-46); Wrexham, Liverpool (2), Southport (wartime guest)

Signed from:

Torquay United

Joined Liverpool:

08.05.1933

Debut:

09 Sep 1933

Final appearance:

04 May 1935

Contract until:

02.01.1936

Wartime: Apps / Goals:

15 / 1

League: Apps / Goals:

39 / 0

All Competitions: Apps / Goals:

42 / 0

Player Profile

Tennant started his career as centre-forward at amateur side Washington Colliery. He was on the books of second division Stoke City for four years only making one appearance before being released on a free transfer to Torquay United. He was an ever-present as a right-back in his only campaign at Torquay in the Third Division. Tennant was purchased by Liverpool and made his debut for the club in the autumn of the 1933/34 season, making seven consecutive first division appearances before missing the next 16 matches and then being brought back for another short run of six games in succession. Ernie Blenkinsop started 1934/35 as first-choice left-back and played in the first 16 League fixtures before Tennant replaced him for the remaining 26 games of the season. It must have come as a surprise when he left the club having won a regular spot in the team, leaving 33-year-old Blenkinsop to make the position his own in the 1935/36 season. The speedy Tennant helped consolidate newcomers Bolton in the First Division in the 1935/36 season and made a total of 105 appearances for the Trotters before the outbreak of World War II. Tennant was later a guest player for Liverpool during the war.