| Fred Froude | |
| Fullname: | Frederick Ernest Froude |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Lyell, Tasmania[1] |
| Death Place: | Kew, Victoria |
| Height: | 174 cm |
| Weight: | 82 kg |
| Statsend: | 1939 |
| Coachstatsend: | 1950 |
| Years1: | 1930–1939 |
| Club1: | Collingwood |
| Games Goals1: | 148 (41) |
| Coachyears1: | 1948–1950 |
| Coachclub1: | St Kilda |
| Coachgames Wins1: | 56 (14–41–1) |
Frederick Ernest Froude (3 July 1910 – 16 June 1978)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Although Froude played most of his career as a half back flanker, he started as a forward and kicked 30 goals in the 1931 VFL season.[3] [4] He played in five grand finals for three premierships; 1930, 1935 and 1936.[3] In 1948, nine years after retiring, Froude returned to the VFL as coach of St Kilda.[5] Before the war he had been coach of Brighton.[6]