Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
Manager #17
Games Managed:
From:
To:
Win Rate:
Points per Game:
Seasons:
150
1987-88
1989-90
46%
1.61
3
Graham Taylor
Saturday, 15 August 1987
From
To
Saturday, 5 May 1990
Graham Taylor
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 |
Age*
42 | 43 | 44 |
Division
D2 | D1 | D1 |
Position
2nd | 17th | 2nd |
Games
150 |
51 | 47 | 52 |
Won
69 |
26 | 15 | 28 |
Drew
35 |
12 | 13 | 10 |
Lost
46 |
13 | 19 | 14 |
Win %
46% |
51% | 32% | 54% |
Lost %
31% |
25% | 40% | 27% |
Unbeaten %
69% |
75% | 60% | 73% |
Goals For
227 |
74 | 72 | 81 |
Goals Vs.
171 |
53 | 66 | 58 |
Goal diff
56 |
22 | 6 | 23 |
Goals / game
1.51 |
1.45 | 1.53 | 1.56 |
Conc / game
1.14 |
1.02 | 1.4 | 1.02 |
Clean sheets
27.33% |
31.37% | 12.77% | 36.54% |
Points / game
1.61 |
1.76 | 1.23 | 1.81 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Graham Taylor
Full Name
Graham Taylor
Birth Date
15 September 1944
Birth Place
Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Birth Country
England
Arrival
From
Watford
Aged
42
In
May 1987
Replaced
Billy McNeill, Frank Upton (caretaker)
Departure
Resigned
Aged
46
In
July 1990
Replaced by
Jozef Vengloš
Key Players
1977-89 Allan Evans |
1979-96 Nigel Spink |
1981-88 Mark Walters |
1983-91 Paul Birch |
1984-94 Tony Daley |
1987-91 Kevin Gage |
1987-89 Alan McInally |
1987-91 David Platt |
1988-92 Chris Price |
1989-92 Kent Nielsen |
1989-97 Paul McGrath |
Game from
#4008
Game to
#4157
First Game
Saturday, 15 August 1987
Division Two
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
Drew
1-1
Supported by
Final Game
Saturday, 5 May 1990
Division One
Everton
Goodison Park
Drew
3-3
Served under
1987-00 Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis | Club Secretary, Steve Stride |
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
1989-90 | Runners Up Division One |
Died
12 January 2017, aged 72
Previous Clubs Managed
1972-77 Lincoln City |
1977-87 Watford |
Playing Career
Full Back
1962-68 Grimsby Town |
1968-72 Lincoln City |
Villa Career
Games
150
Win Rate
46%
Loss Rate
31%
Unbeaten Rate
69%
Points per game
1.61
Subsequent Clubs
1990-93 England National Team |
1994-95 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1996-01 Watford |
2002-03 Aston Villa |
League finishes
1987-88 | 2nd Division Two |
1988-89 | 17th Division One |
1989-90 | Runners Up Division One |
FA Cup finishes
1987-88 | 4th Round |
1988-89 | 4th Round |
1989-90 | Quarter Final |
League Cup finishes
1987-88 | 4th Round |
1988-89 | 5th Round |
1989-90 | 3rd Round |
European finishes
n/a
Graham Taylor