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Granville Smith

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Granville Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-02-04)4 February 1937
Place of birth Penrhiwceiber, Wales
Date of death 22 August 2024(2024-08-22) (aged 87)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1960 Bristol Rovers 21 (2)
1960–1968 Newport County 241 (38)
Bath City
Total 261 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Granville Smith (4 February 1937 – 22 August 2024) was a Welsh professional footballer. A speedy winger, he joined Newport County in 1960 from Bristol Rovers. He went on to make 241 Football League appearances for Newport scoring 38 goals. In 1968, he joined Bath City.[1]

Following his retirement, Smith continued to live in Newport, working as a boiler attendant. He died on 22 August 2024, at the age of 87.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers
  2. ^ "Granville Smith 4th February 1937 – 22nd August 2024". Bristol Rovers Supporters Club. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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  • Granville Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database