Graham Rathbone

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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| name = Graham Rathbone

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| fullname = Graham Rathbone

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newport, Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|1|8|1942|8|22|df=y}}

| death_place = Newport, Wales

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| position = Central Defender

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1960

| youthclubs1 = Merthyr Tydfil

| years1 = 1960–1966

| clubs1 = Newport County

| caps1 = 191

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 1966–1973

| clubs2 = Grimsby Town

| caps2 = 233

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 1973–1974

| clubs3 = Cambridge United

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1974–?

| clubs4 = Kettering Town

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Graham Rathbone (22 August 1942 – 8 January 2012) was a Welsh professional footballer.

Rathbone was born in Newport, Monmouthshire. A centre-half, he began his career with Merthyr Tydfil. In 1960, he joined Newport County and made 191 appearances for the club, scoring 7 goals. In 1966 manager Jimmy McGuigan signed him at Grimsby Town for a £10,000 fee where he made 233 appearances before moving to Cambridge United and Kettering Town.[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/newport/newport.html Newport County A-Z of transfers]

Rathbone died from dementia in Newport on 8 January 2012, aged 69.