Manager #15
Seasons:
3
Games Managed:
107
Games Won:
34
Games Lost:
43
Points per Game:
1.23
Win Rate:
32%
Loss Rate:
40%
Unbeaten Rate:
60%
Goals Scored
151
Goals Against
170
Goal Difference
-19
Graham Turner
Birth Country:
🏴
Citizenship:
🏴
From:
25 Aug 1984
To:
13 Sep 1986
Goals per Game
1.41
Conc per Game
1.41
Clean Sheets
22%
Graham Turner
Seasons Quick-View
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
1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 |
36 | 37 | 38 |
D1 | D1 | D1 |
10th | 16th | 22nd |
46 | 55 | 6 |
17 | 16 | 1 |
11 | 19 | 0 |
18 | 20 | 5 |
37% | 29% | 17% |
39% | 36% | 0 |
61% | 64% | 83% |
64 | 82 | 5 |
69 | 85 | 16 |
-5 | -3 | -11 |
1.39 | 1.49 | 0.83 |
1.5 | 1.55 | 2.67 |
26.09% | 20% | 0% |
1.35 | 1.22 | 0.5 |
*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 Turner
Birth Date
5 October 1947
Birth Place
Ellesmere Port
Birth Country
England
🏴
Playing Position
Centre Back
Playing Career
1964-68 Wrexham
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 77 | 77 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1968-73 Chester
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 218 | 215 (3) | ⚽ 5 | (League)
1973-83 Shrewsbury Town
Football League Third Division, Fourth Division, Second Division
🕒 355 | 342 (13) | ⚽ 22 | (League)
1983 Retired aged 35
Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles
1978-84 Shrewsbury Town
Player Manager
Football League Third Division, Second Division
1 Nov 1978 to 30 Jun 1984
🕒 279 | PPG 1.38
Career Form: Mid Table
Trophies Won
1978-79 Third Division
Shrewsbury Town
1987-88 Fourth Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1988-89 Third Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles
1986-94 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manager
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division, Second Division, First Division
7 Oct 1986 to 16 Mar 1994
🕒 386 | PPG 1.54
Career Form: Top 8
1995-09 Hereford United
Manager
Football League Third Division, Football Conference, Conference National, League Two, League One
1 Aug 1995 to 24 Apr 2009
🕒 723 | PPG 1.46
Career Form: Top 8
2010 Hereford United
Caretaker Manager
League Two
8 Mar 2010 to 30 Jun 2010
🕒 12 | PPG 1.75
Career Form: Top 6
2010-14 Shewsbury Town
Manager
League Two, League One
1 Jul 2010 to 21 Jan 2014
🕒 185 | PPG 1.45
Career Form: Top 8
Villa Career
Joined Club
July 1984
Joined From
Shrewsbury Town
Manager
Joined Age
36
Appointed Manager
16 July 1984
On
From
Aged
Shrewsbury Town
Manager
36
Succeeding
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
Game List
Game Detail
Villa Managerial Debut
🟩 25 August 1984, Villa 1-0 Coventry, Villa Park
Villa Career
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 34 🟨 | 30 🟥 43 | 1.23
Games
107
Win Rate
32%
Loss Rate
40%
Unbeaten Rate
60%
Points per game
1.23
🕒 Performance after:
10 Games:
1.6
Top 6
Points per Game
20 Games:
1.3
Mid Table
Points per Game
40 Games:
1.38
Mid Table
Points per Game
50 Games:
1.28
Mid Table
Points per Game
70 Games:
1.34
Mid Table
Points per Game
100 Games:
1.29
Mid Table
Points per Game
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
🟩 Games to achieve:
10 Wins:
28
Games
15 Wins:
38
Games
20 Wins:
55
Games
30 Wins:
94
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40 Wins:
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50 Wins:
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90 Wins:
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100 Wins:
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125 Wins:
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150 Wins:
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175 Wins:
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200 Wins:
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250 Wins:
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300 Wins:
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400 Wins:
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500 Wins:
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600 Wins:
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
🟥 Games to record:
10 Defeats:
25
Games
15 Defeats:
40
Games
20 Defeats:
49
Games
30 Defeats:
76
Games
40 Defeats:
103
Games
50 Defeats:
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60 Defeats:
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70 Defeats:
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80 Defeats:
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90 Defeats:
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100 Defeats:
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125 Defeats:
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150 Defeats:
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175 Defeats:
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200 Defeats:
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250 Defeats:
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300 Defeats:
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400 Defeats:
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⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Honours
Managed the Villa
League finishes
1984-85
Football League First Division
10th of 22
1985-86
Football League First Division
16th of 22
1986-87
Football League First Division
22nd of 22
FA Cup finishes
1984-85
3rd Round
Lost to Liverpool
1985-86
4th Round
Lost to Millwall
League Cup finishes
1984-85
3rd Round
Lost to Queens Park Rangers
1985-86
Semi Final
Lost to Oxford United
European finishes
n/a
Notable Players
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
GK Mervyn Day | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
RB David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon | 🏴 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Darren Bradley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
F Didier Six | 🇫🇷 |
F Paul Rideout | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Peter Withe | 🏴 |
Supported by
Served under
1984-86
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride
Final Villa Managerial Game
🟥 13 September 1986, Villa 0-6 Forest, City Ground
Left Position
Aged
14 September 1986
Due to
39
Succeeded by
Poor form, Sacked
Ron Wylie | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
Graham Turner