Neville Gosson

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Neville Gosson

|fullname = Neville Edward Gosson

|birth_date = 1927

|birth_place = Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

|death_date = 7 July {{death year and age|2016|1927}}

|death_place = Buderim, Queensland, Australia

|retired = yes

|position = {{rlp|HK}}

|club1 = St. George

|year1start = 1951

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 9

|tries1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 3

|club2 = Eastern Suburbs

|year2start = 1955

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 15

|tries2 = 1

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 3

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/neville-gosson/summary.html|title= Neville Gosson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org}}

|updated = 10 July 2019

}}

Neville Gosson (1927-2016) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.

A hooker, Gosson was a St. George junior, who was elevated to first grade for the 1951 season. The arrival of Ken Kearney to St George in 1952 ended his career at the club, although he continued his career at Canowindra Rugby League Club as a contracted player-coach for the 1952 season.{{cite news |last1=Heinrich |first1=Cyril |title=Football Ctee pays tribute to Nev Gosson |access-date=13 April 2022 |work=The Canowindra Star |publisher=Cyril Heinrich |date=1952-08-21 |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/12d43oKwDkGj478x2w2WXLu_lII17rIBA/view?usp=sharing}} He returned to Sydney and joined Eastern Suburbs, and played a full season in first grade with them in 1955 before retiring from rugby league.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}}).

Gosson later found fame as a round-the-world yachtsman holding at one time the record for the most consecutive days under sail.{{cite news |last1=Fishman |first1=Joanne |title=9 Sailors Left in Last Leg of World Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/10/sports/9-sailors-left-in-last-leg-of-world-race.html |access-date=3 May 2024 |publisher=New York Times |date=April 10, 1983}}

In 2015 he was recognised for 50 years membership of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (Sydney).https://cyca.com.au/news-archive/2015-agm-3/ He died in 2016.Sunshine Coast Daily Maroochydore : Death Notice (13/07/2016)