About Jim Gosnell
Lived 1899 – 1969 (aged 70). Jim Gosnell was an australian rules football player.
James Gosnell (7 July 1899 – 7 July 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) during the 1920s.
Gosnell was a defender and started his WAFL career in 1918. He then spent the next two years in the Goldfields Football League where he played at Kalgoorlie Railways.
In 1921 he returned to West Perth and featured regularly in their team for the rest of the decade. He won the Sandover Medal in 1924, was also runner-up a further two times and won a West Perth 'Fairest and Best' award in 1927. Gosnell captained his club in 1928 and represented Western Australia in 15 interstate matches.
The Sandover winner ended back at Kalgoorlie in 1930 was a Dillon Medalist before retiring. He was later named on the interchange bench West Perth's official 'Team of the Century' and in 2007 was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Who was Jim Gosnell?
Australian rules footballer
When was Jim Gosnell born?
Jim Gosnell was born on 7 July 1899 in North Fremantle.
When did Jim Gosnell die?
Jim Gosnell died on 7 July 1969 in Perth.
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Jim Gosnell was an australian rules football player.
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