Frederick Gilbert | |
Full Name: | Frederick George Gilbert |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1883 |
Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
Death Place: | Plymouth, England |
Position: | Fullback |
Repyears1: | 1923 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Frederick George Gilbert (30 December 1883 – 11 December 1964) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Plymouth, Gilbert was a Devonport Services fullback and in 1923 became the oldest player to debut for England at 39 years of age (some sources says 38, which would still be a record).[1] [2] He featured in England's first two Five Nations fixtures, wins over Wales at Twickenham and Ireland at Leicester, en route to a fourth grand slam.[3]