Frank Stoker

Frank Stoker
Country (sports)Ireland Ireland
Born(1867-05-29)29 May 1867[1]
Dublin, Ireland
Died8 January 1939(1939-01-08) (aged 71)
Dublin, Ireland
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1893)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1890, 1893)
Frank Owen Stoker
Date of birth(1867-05-29)29 May 1867
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death8 January 1939(1939-01-08) (aged 71)
Place of deathDublin, Ireland
UniversityRoyal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Notable relative(s)Bram Stoker (distant cousin)[2]
SpouseMargaret (Rita)
ChildrenMay, Norma, Joan and Ruth
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wanderers F.C. ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1886–1891 Ireland 5 (0)
Correct as of 9 February 2021[3]

Francis Owen Stoker (29 May 1867 – 8 January 1939) was an Irish tennis and rugby union player.[4][3] He was a member of the pair that won the Wimbledon doubles title in 1890 and 1893[2] and is the only rugby international to have been a Wimbledon champion.[4]

  1. ^ Residents of a house 23 in Westland Row (Trinity Ward, Dublin), Census of Ireland, 1911; Westland Row Dublin; Retrieved on 5 March 2018
  2. ^ a b "1890: The year that Ireland ruled at the All England Club". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 February 2021. This article describes Frank Stoker as Bram Stoker's cousin; they were not, however, first cousins.
  3. ^ a b Player profile on scrum.com, retrieved 27 February 2010
  4. ^ a b Fran Cotton (ed.) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records (Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. 1984. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3)