Manager Info
Graham Taylor
England Manager: 1990 - 1993
Born: 15th September 1944, Worksop 
Died: 12th January 2017, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
- Graham Taylor started as an apprentice with Scunthorpe United before making his senior debut with Grimsby Town in 1962 playing as full-back. He was sold to Lincoln City for £4,000 in 1968 and, sadly, had to retire in 1972 with a serious hip injury.
He became Lincoln City manager at the tender age of 27 and got them promoted to the Football League in 1972 and won the Fourth Division title in 1976. In 1977, he was hired by Watford chairman Elton John and led the club out of the Fourth Division into the First in only five years. They finished runners-up in their first season and the following year got to the UEFA Cup third round. In 1987, he left for Aston Villa, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. He led them back on his first attempt and again achieved a runner-up position in the First Division two years later. He accepted the England job after the 1990 World Cup.
Qualification for Euro '92 was not thrilling and a last gasp Gary Lineker equaliser against Poland sent England through. They were lacklustre in the final tournament scoring only once in two draws and a defeat. During the final game (a two-one loss to hosts Sweden), he was vilified by the England press for substituting Lineker and was branded a "Turnip" by The Sun. The 1994 World Cup qualifying was even less edifying and they suffered losses away to Norway and Netherlands plus the ignominy of going a goal down against minnows San Marino after only 8 seconds. England failed to qualify for the World Cup and the press pressure lead him to resign soon afterwards.
After England he managed Wolverhampton Wanders and went back to Watford and Aston Villa.
He died, unexpectedly, from a heart attack in January 2017.
Matches by Type
- Type
- Played
- Won
- Drawn
- Lost
- For
- Against
- FriendlyFR
- 14
- 9
- 3
- 2
- 21
- 10
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 0
- 7
- 3
- England Challenge CupECC
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 5
- 3
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 3
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 10
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 26
- 9
- United States CupUSC
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 5
- Competitive
- 24
- 9
- 10
- 5
- 41
- 22
Match List
SMR, 17th Nov 1993, 7 - 1 (WCQ)
NED, 13th Oct 1993, 0 - 2 (WCQ)
POL, 8th Sep 1993, 3 - 0 (WCQ)
GER, 19th Jun 1993, 1 - 2 (USC)
BRA, 13th Jun 1993, 1 - 1 (USC)
USA, 9th Jun 1993, 0 - 2 (USC)
NOR, 2nd Jun 1993, 0 - 2 (WCQ)
POL, 29th May 1993, 1 - 1 (WCQ)
NED, 28th Apr 1993, 2 - 2 (WCQ)
TUR, 31st Mar 1993, 2 - 0 (WCQ)
SMR, 17th Feb 1993, 6 - 0 (WCQ)
TUR, 18th Nov 1992, 4 - 0 (WCQ)
NOR, 14th Oct 1992, 1 - 1 (WCQ)
ESP, 9th Sep 1992, 0 - 1 (FR)
SWE, 17th Jun 1992, 1 - 2 (ECF)
FRA, 14th Jun 1992, 0 - 0 (ECF)
DEN, 11th Jun 1992, 0 - 0 (ECF)
FIN, 3rd Jun 1992, 2 - 1 (FR)
BRA, 17th May 1992, 1 - 1 (FR)
HUN, 12th May 1992, 1 - 0 (FR)
CIS, 29th Apr 1992, 2 - 2 (FR)
TCH, 25th Mar 1992, 2 - 2 (FR)
FRA, 19th Feb 1992, 2 - 0 (FR)
POL, 13th Nov 1991, 1 - 1 (ECQ)
TUR, 16th Oct 1991, 1 - 0 (ECQ)
GER, 11th Sep 1991, 0 - 1 (FR)
MAS, 12th Jun 1991, 4 - 2 (FR)
NZL, 8th Jun 1991, 2 - 0 (FR)
NZL, 3rd Jun 1991, 1 - 0 (FR)
AUS, 1st Jun 1991, 1 - 0 (FR)
ARG, 25th May 1991, 2 - 2 (ECC)
URS, 21st May 1991, 3 - 1 (ECC)
TUR, 1st May 1991, 1 - 0 (ECQ)
IRL, 27th Mar 1991, 1 - 1 (ECQ)
CMR, 6th Feb 1991, 2 - 0 (FR)
IRL, 14th Nov 1990, 1 - 1 (ECQ)
POL, 17th Oct 1990, 2 - 0 (ECQ)
HUN, 12th Sep 1990, 1 - 0 (FR)
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.