Jamie Gosling

Jamie Gosling (born 21 March 1982) is an English former professional football midfielder. He previously played professionally in the Football League for Yeovil Town and Torquay United. He currently lives in Australia after setting up the Jamie Gosling Football Academy in Cairns,[1] the largest junior football coaching academy in Far North Queensland.

Jamie Gosling
Gosling playing for Aldershot Town in 2004
Gosling playing for Aldershot Town in 2004
Personal information
Full name Jamie John Gosling
Date of birth (1982-03-21) 21 March 1982
Place of birth Bath, Somerset, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2000 Team Bath
2000–2003 Bath City 56 (9)
2003–2004 Yeovil Town 13 (1)
2004 Aldershot Town 8 (1)
2004 Team Bath 5 (0)
2004 Weymouth 0 (0)
2004–2005 Torquay United 7 (1)
2005 Woking 8 (0)
2005–2006 Forest Green Rovers 9 (0)
2006–2008 Hungerford Town
2008 Bath City
2009 R.R.F.C. Montegnée
2012 Shepparton United 18 (18)
2012–2013 Manly United
2013 Douglas United 15 (32)
2014–2017 FNQ Heat FC 53 (9)
2018 Stratford Dolphins 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2020

Club career

Gosling was on schoolboy terms with Bristol Rovers before joining Team Bath. He left in September 2000 to join local rivals Bath City. In April 2003 he had a trial with Cheltenham Town[2] and in July 2003 joined Yeovil Town.[3] He made his league debut on 9 August 2003 as Yeovil won 3–1 away to Rochdale, Yeovil's first ever game in the Football League.[4] On 4 January 2004, while at Yeovil Town, Gosling came on as a 77th minute substitute in the televised FA Cup third round 2–0 home defeat against Liverpool at Huish Park.[5]

Gosling joined Conference National side Aldershot Town on loan in March 2004,[6] appearing in the 2004 Football Conference Play-off Final against Shrewsbury Town in front of a crowd of 19,216 at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke.[7] Gosling had trials with Chester City, Boston United and Hereford United during the 2004 close-season, before returning to Team Bath on a short-term contract in August 2004.[8]

He joined Weymouth that November,[9][10] but played just once, in the FA Trophy, before joining Torquay United on a free transfer.[11]

Gosling made his Torquay debut as a half-time substitute for Martin Phillips as Torquay lost 1–0 at home to Barnsley[12] and started, and scored in, the 1–1 draw away to Chesterfield the following week.[13] He lost his place after Torquay's 1–1 draw away to Huddersfield Town on 8 January 2005, a game in which Gosling was replaced early in the second half by Matthew Hockley,[14] and was released in February 2005.[15]

He joined Woking later that month[16] and was a regular until the end of the season.

In August 2005 Gosling joined Forest Green Rovers,[17] but was released in November 2005.[18]

Gosling joined Hungerford Town in the 2006 close season, and he suffered a collapsed lung in March 2007 in a game against Shortwood United.[19] In May 2007, his initial one-year contract with Hungerford was extended by a further year.[20] At Hungerford, Gosling played with future England striker Charlie Austin.

He rejoined Bath City in June 2008[21] but left again in November 2008 rejoining former club Hungerford Town. In 2009, Gosling moved to Belgium for a short period, playing at RRFC Montegnée.

Move to Australia

In 2010, Gosling moved to Australia, and after spells at clubs in both Sydney and Melbourne, joined Douglas United in Far North Queensland in 2013, playing in the FNQ Premier League before signing with Far North Queensland FC in Cairns in 2014, where he played in the National Premier Leagues Queensland until 2017.

Coaching career

In July 2015, Gosling announced the launch of the Jamie Gosling Football Academy,[22] the largest football coaching academy in Cairns for boys and girls aged 2–16.

gollark: Yes.
gollark: "It's fine if I have to throw away a really expensive product frequently, because you have money, right? RIGHT?!"
gollark: What?
gollark: They're completely unrepairable so you need to replace them every few years when the battery degrades!
gollark: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

References
  1. "FNQ Heat star launches new academy in Cairns". Jamie Gosling Football Academy. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. Robins run rule over Gosling. BBC News (1 April 2003). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. Gosling gets Glovers deal Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Non League Daily. (22 July 2003). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. "Rochdale 1–3 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 9 August 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  5. Yeovil 0-2 Liverpool. BBC Sport. (4 January 2004). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. Shots bring in Gosling. Non League Daily. (19 March 2004). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  7. Howie the hero as he stops the Shots. The Guardian. (17 May 2004). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. Gosling glad to be back at Team Bath. Bbc.co.uk (23 August 2004). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  9. Gosling about to become a Terra. Non League Daily. (25 November 2004). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  10. Terras tie up Gosling deal. Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  11. Gosling makes surprise Gulls move. Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  12. "Torquay 0–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  13. "Chesterfield 1–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  14. "Huddersfield 1–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  15. Robinson extends Plainmoor stint. BBC News (21 January 2005). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  16. Gosling becomes a Card. Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  17. Owers continues recruitment drive. Non League Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  18. One in – two out at Rovers. Non League Daily. (18 November 2005). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  19. Gosling on the mend. Non League Daily. (17 March 2007). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  20. Hungerford move to retain Gosling and Ward. Non League Daily. (31 May 2007). Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  21. "Gosling in surprise return to Bath". NonLeagueDaily. 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  22. "FNQ Heat star launches new academy in Cairns". Jamie Gosling Football Academy. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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