Graham Taylor

Graham Taylor  (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
Football League Fourth Division Champions: 1975–76

Watford
Football League Fourth Division Champions: 1977–78
Football League Third Division Runners-up: 1978–79
Football League Second Division Runners-up: 1981–82
Football League First Division Runners-up: 1982–83
FA Cup Runners-up: 1984
Football League Division Two Champions: 1997–98
Football League Division One Play-off winner: 1998–99

Aston Villa
Football League Second Division Runners-up: 1987–88
Football League First Division  Runners-up: 1989–90

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %Lincoln CityDec 1972Jun 1977WatfordJun 1977May 1987Aston VillaMay 1987Jul 1990EnglandJul 1990Nov 1993Wolverhampton WanderersMar 1994Nov 1995WatfordFeb 1996Jun 1996WatfordJun 1997May 2001Aston VillaFeb 2002May 2003Total


Further reading

 England: The Official F.A History, Niall Edworthy, Virgin Publishers, 1997, .
 Gary Lineker: Strikingly Different, Colin Malam, Stanley Paul Publications, London, 1993 
Do I not Like That – The Final Chapter, Chrysalis Sport, Distributed by Polygram Record Operations, 1994.

References

Other websites

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