Tim Stoop

Frederick MacFarlane "Tim" Stoop (17 September 1888 – 24 November 1972) was an English international rugby union player of the 1910s.

Tim Stoop

Full name	Frederick MacFarlane Stoop
Date of birth	(1888-09-17)17 September 1888
Place of birth	Kensington, England
Date of death	24 November 1972(1972-11-24) (aged 84)
Place of death	SW Surrey, England
School	Rugby School
Notable relative(s)	Adrian Stoop (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1910–13 England 4 (0)

Born in Kensington, London, Stoop was one of seven children and received his education at Rugby School. He came from a wealthy family. His Dutch-born father, Frederick C. Stoop, was a millionaire who made his money in the oil industry, and like his brother Frank was an arts patron of some renown.^[1]

Stoop, a centre, played his rugby for Harlequins and won four national caps from 1910 to 1913, the first three as a teammate of his elder brother Adrian Stoop, England's stand-off.^[2][3]

During World War I, Stoop was an East Kent Regiment officer and suffered shrapnel wounds in 1916.^[4]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players