Frederick Goodhue

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Frederick William Jervis Goodhue (born on April 26, 1867 in London, Ontario, Canada - died on December 30, 1940 in Devon, England) is a former Scottish rugby footballer. Enlisted into the Royal Fusiliers ( 23rd Sportsmen Battalion ) in 1914 as a private! His profession was a Physician being a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

He was sent to France in 1915. He was 48 years old when he enlisted having given his age as only 43! He was discharged as unfit for trench life due to his age (50) in 1916 with a 25% disability war pension.

He played nine times for the Scottish national team and was also a founder member of the first Barbarians Rugby team of 1890. He later captained both the Barbarians & London Scottish Rugby teams during the 1890s