Granville Smith

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Granville Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-02-04) 4 February 1937 (age 86)
Place of birth Penrhiwceiber, Wales
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1960 Bristol Rovers 21 (2)
1960–1968 Newport County 241 (38)
Bath City
Total261(39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Granville Smith (born 4 February 1937) was a Welsh professional footballer, hailing from the small mining village of Penrhiwceiber. 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]

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