Frederick "Fred" Firth (1870 – February 1936) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Halifax, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 16) (two spells), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 80), as a wing, or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a rugby union club.