Graham Taylor
English association football player and manager (1944-2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Personal information | |||
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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[1] | ||
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) | |
Teams managed | |||
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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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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.[2][3]