John Granville (born Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago) is a retired professional football goalkeeper from Trinidad & Tobago.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hubert Granville | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Oakland Stompers | 0 | (0) |
| 1978 | Southern California Lazers | 18 | (0) |
| 1979 | Cleveland Cobras | ? | (?) |
| 1980–1984 | ASL Sports | ? | (?) |
| 1985 | Slough Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Millwall[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Los Angeles Heat | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | 120 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Aldershot | 30 | (0) |
| 1992 | Chertsey Town | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Chesham United | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | Doc's Khelwalaas | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Hayes | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Wycombe Wanderers (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Swindon Town (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Granville was born on the island of Tobago, in Scarborough. In 1978, he played for the Southern California Lazers and was selected to the American Soccer League all-star team.[2] Granville led the league in goalkeeping with a 0.99 goals against average[3] and posted seven clean sheets. In 1979, he played for the Cleveland Cobras, also of the ASL.
He was a goalkeeper and represented Trinidad and Tobago at international level. Granville was on the Trinidad and Tobago team at the 1975 Pan American Games.[4]
He has been goalkeeping coach at Wycombe Wanderers and Swindon Town.
Honours edit
Wycombe Wanderers
References edit
- ^ "MILLWALL : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Four Lazers all-league". The Gadsden Times. September 3, 1978. Retrieved December 3, 2020..
- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Wanderers' Magic Moment at Wembley 1991". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links edit
- http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/Millwall-A2Z-EtoL.htm
- John Granville at Soccerbase
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090510103009/http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/4347812.Granville_axed_/
- http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/player-directory.html?view=playerprofile&id=179[permanent dead link]
