| Bth | 10/02/1880 | Colchester | |
| P/H/W | Outside-Left | 5ft 10.5in | 12st 3lb |
| Jnd | 05/04 (24) | Chatham | £10 |
| Dep | 07/10 (30) | Tottenham | £100 |
| A/G | 124 | 18 |
Albert Gosnell was picked up from amateurs Chatham and did so well for the "A" team at the beginning of the 1904/05 season that he deposed Templeton, who was transferred to Woolwich.
Whereas Templeton was brilliantly skilful, but inconsistent. Bert was almost the polar opposite. Not very showy, but a model of consistency. And reliability picked up all his useful points and eschewed all his bad ones.
The latter was a team player, but the former was a crowd pleaser, meaning that Gosnell had to work that much harder for the supporter’s acclaim. And it is fair to say that he was on the receiving end of a fair bit of barracking from the crowd at times.
Although not as nippy as some, he showed a fine turn of speed, got along the wing smartly and his centres were usually models of accuracy. He controlled the ball cleverly and passed well, showed considerable resource and was certain in his marksmanship.
Albert was capped once, against Ireland in 1905/06.
Signed from Chatham for £10 in May 1904. Made his debut in the 3-0 home victory over Middlesbrough on November 5th, deputising for Templeton. He did so well that Templeton was sold and he retained the outside-left birth for the rest of the season.
In October the club sent Gosnell to see a London specialist (Dr Barker) about the torn cartilage in his knee.
Not the best of seasons for Albert; he rarely featured, was often barracked by the crowd when he did and lost his Cup and League medals when his house was burgled. He took a benefit in the home match with Manchester United.
With competition from Wilson, Anderson and Ridley; Gosnell found his opportunities severely limited. Moved to Tottenham in the summer.
Painting by Piotr Jozefowicz - if you would like a copy of this painting or a copy of the painting of any other player, past or present, please contact Piotr directly at: 008bond@wp.pl