James Gosnell (7 July 1899 – 7 July 1969) was an

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er who played with West Perth in the

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(WAFL) during the 1920s. Gosnell was a defender and started his WAFL career in 1918. He then spent the next two years in the

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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

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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

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* 1899 births 1969 deaths Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Fremantle Sandover Medal winners West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees West Perth Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1899-stub