Graham Taylor
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Season
Age
Division
Position
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Lost %
Unbeaten %
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal difference
Goals per game
Conceded per game
Clean sheets
Points per game
1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 |
42 | 43 | 44 |
D2 | D1 | D1 |
2nd | 17th | 2nd |
51 | 47 | 52 |
26 | 15 | 28 |
12 | 13 | 10 |
13 | 19 | 14 |
51% | 32% | 54% |
25% | 40% | 27% |
75% | 60% | 73% |
74 | 72 | 81 |
53 | 66 | 58 |
22 | 6 | 23 |
1.45 | 1.53 | 1.56 |
1.02 | 1.4 | 1.02 |
31.37% | 13% | 37% |
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
Birth Date
15 September 1944
Birth Place
Worksop
Birth Country
England
🏴
Playing Position
Full Back
Playing Career
1962-68 Grimsby Town
Football League Second Division, Third Division
🕒 189 | 189 (0) | ⚽ 2 | (League)
1968-72 Lincoln City
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 151 | 150 (1) | ⚽ 1 | (League)
1972 Retired aged 27
Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles
1972-77 Lincoln City
Manager
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division
5 Dec 1972 to 30 Jun 1977
🕒 236 | PPG 1.61
Career Form: Top 6
1977-87 Watford
Manager
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division, Second Division, First Division
1 Jul 1977 to 30 Jun 1987
🕒 527 | PPG 1.62
Career Form: Top 6
Trophies Won
1975-76 Fourth Division
Lincoln City
1977-78 Fourth Division
Watford
1997-98 Division Two
Watford
Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles
1990-93 England National Manager
Manager
1 Aug 1990 to 24 Nov 1993
🕒 38 | PPG 1.76
Career Form: Top 6
1994-95 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manager
Football League First Division
22 Mar 1994 to 14 Nov 1995
🕒 122 | PPG 1.58
Career Form: Top 8
1996 Watford
Caretaker Manager
Football League First Division
1 Mar 1996 to 31 May 1996
🕒 18 | PPG 1.28
Career Form: Mid Table
1996-01 Watford
Manager
Football League Second Division, First Division, Premier League
1 Jun 1996 to 30 Jun 2001
🕒 275 | PPG 1.43
Career Form: Top 8
2002-03 Aston Villa
Manager
Premier League
5 Feb 2002 to 30 Jun 2003
🕒 60 | PPG 1.18
Career Form: Bottom 8
🟩 Win Performance
10 Wins:
20
Games
15 Wins:
28
Games
20 Wins:
36
Games
30 Wins:
62
Games
40 Wins:
92
Games
50 Wins:
117
Games
60 Wins:
130
Games
70 Wins:
Games
80 Wins:
Games
90 Wins:
Games
100 Wins:
Games
125 Wins:
Games
150 Wins:
Games
175 Wins:
Games
200 Wins:
Games
250 Wins:
Games
300 Wins:
Games
400 Wins:
Games
500 Wins:
Games
600 Wins:
Games
⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Joined
Aged
42
On
1 July 1987
From
Watford
Manager
Appointed Manager
Aged
42
On
1 July 1987
Succeeding
Frank Upton | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
From
Watford
Manager
Villa Managerial Debut
🟨 15 August 1987, Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Portman Road
Villa Career
🕒 150 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 | 34 🟥 47 | 1.61
Games
150
Win Rate
46%
Loss Rate
31%
Unbeaten Rate
69%
Points per game
1.61
Honours
1987-88
First Division Promotion
1989-90
First Division Runner Sup
League finishes
1987-88
Football League Second Division
2nd of 22
Runners Up
Promoted
1988-89
Football League First Division
17th of 22
1989-90
Football League First Division
2nd of 22
Runners Up
FA Cup finishes
1987-88
4th Round
Lost to Liverpool
1988-89
4th Round
Lost to Wimbledon
1989-90
Quarter Final
Lost to Oldham Athletic
League Cup finishes
1987-88
4th Round
Lost to Sheffield Wednesday
1988-89
5th Round
Lost to West Ham United
1989-90
3rd Round
Lost to West Ham United
European finishes
n/a
Notable Players
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FB Chris Price | 🏴 |
FB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallagher | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
F Ian Olney | 🏴 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Supported by
Served under
1987-90
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride
Final Villa Managerial Game
🟨 5 May 1990, Villa 3-3 Everton, Goodison Park
Left Position
Aged
30 July 1990
Due to
46
England Manager
Succeeded by
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
Graham Taylor