| August Gottschalk | |
| Fullname: | August Gottschalk |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Essen, Germany |
| Death Place: | Essen, Germany |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –1939 |
| Youthclubs1: | Preußen Essen |
| Years1: | 1939–1945 |
| Clubs1: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Years2: | 1945–1946 |
| Clubs2: | Preußen Essen |
| Years3: | 1946–1955 |
| Clubs3: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Manageryears1: | 1955–1956 |
| Managerclubs1: | SV Borbeck |
| Managerclubs2: | BV Altenessen 06 |
August Gottschalk (Essen, 14 December 1921 – Essen, 27 November 2014)[1] [2] was a German footballer who played as a forward.
He debuted professionally in 1939 with Rot-Weiss Essen. In his first stint with the club, he played for six seasons. He left the club in 1945 to play for a year for Preußen Essen. At the end of the 1945/1946 season, he returned to the Rot-Weiss Essen, where he played for another nine seasons. In this second stint with Rot-Weiss Essen he scored 99 goals in 186 matches. He was captain of the team when it won the DFB-Pokal in 1953 and Bundesliga championship in 1955.