Graham Taylor

Graham Taylor
OBE
Taylor pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full name Graham Taylor
Date of birth (1944-09-15)15 September 1944
Place of birth Worksop, England
Date of death 12 January 2017(2017-01-12) (aged 72)
Place of death Kings Langley, England
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1968 Grimsby Town 189 (2)
1968–1972 Lincoln City 150 (1)
Total 339 (3)
Managerial career
1972–1977 Lincoln City
1977–1987 Watford
1987–1990 Aston Villa
1990–1993 England
1994–1995 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1996 Watford
1997–2001 Watford
2002–2003 Aston Villa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graham Taylor OBE (15 September 1944 – 12 January 2017) was a British football manager and player. He was the chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993. He also managed Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for Lincoln City and Grimsby Town between 1962 and 1972.

Taylor was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He married Rita Cowling in 1965. They had two daughters.

Taylor died from a heart attack on 12 January 2017 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. He was 72.

Honours

As a manager

Lincoln City
Watford
Aston Villa

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Lincoln City Dec 1972 Jun 1977 2361046963044.07
Watford Jun 1977 May 1987 527244124159046.30
Aston Villa May 1987 Jul 1990 142653542045.77
England Jul 1990 Nov 1993 3818137047.37
Wolverhampton Wanderers Mar 1994 Nov 1995 88372724042.05
Watford Feb 1996 Jun 1996 18585027.78
Watford Jun 1997 May 2001 202795271039.11
Aston Villa Feb 2002 May 2003 60191427031.67
Total 1,311571342398043.55

Further reading

  • Birnie, Lionel (2010). Enjoy the Game – Watford FC, The Story of the Eighties. Peloton Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9567814-0-6.
  • Phillips, Oliver (2001). The Golden Boys: A Study of Watford's Cult Heroes. Alpine Press Ltd. ISBN 0-9528631-6-2.
  • Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0.
  • England: The Official F.A History, Niall Edworthy, Virgin Publishers, 1997, ISBN 1-85227-699-1.
  • Gary Lineker: Strikingly Different, Colin Malam, Stanley Paul Publications, London, 1993 ISBN 0-09-175424-0
  • Do I not Like That – The Final Chapter, Chrysalis Sport, Distributed by Polygram Record Operations, 1994.

References

  1. ↑ Tongue, Steve (12 January 2017). "Graham Taylor flourished at Watford and Aston Villa – his legacy will live long at these two clubs". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Graham Taylor: tributes pour in after death of former England manager aged 72". The Guardian. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Graham Taylor: Ex-England, Watford & Aston Villa manager dies aged 72". BBC. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Graham Taylor OBE". League Manager's Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Graham Taylor". Managers. Socceerbase. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

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