Granville Smith | |
Birth Date: | 1937 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Penrhiwceiber, Wales |
Position: | Winger |
Years1: | 1958–1960 |
Clubs1: | Bristol Rovers |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1960–1968 |
Clubs2: | Newport County |
Caps2: | 241 |
Goals2: | 38 |
Clubs3: | Bath City |
Totalcaps: | 261 |
Totalgoals: | 39 |
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]