Frederick Dewhurst (16 December 1863 – 21 April 1895) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside forward for Preston North End in the late 19th century.

[1] Dewhurst was the first North End player to play representative football for Lancashire when he took part in the game against London for the benefit of the Moorfield Colliery Relief Fund.

[2] Dewhurst made his international debut in the 1885–86 British Home Championship match against Ireland and scored in a 6–1 win on 27 February 1886.

[2] Dewhurst, playing as an inside forward, made his League debut on 8 September 1888 at Deepdale when the visitors were Burnley.

Dewhurst played in all five FA Cup ties and scored the opening goal in the final at Kennington Oval on 30 March 1889 when Preston defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0.