Manager #15

Games Managed:

From:

To:

Win Rate:

Points per Game:

Seasons:

107

1984-85

1986-87

32%

1.23

3

Graham Turner

From

Saturday, 25 August 1984

To

Saturday, 13 September 1986

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Graham Turner

Seasons Quick-View

Seasons

1984-85
1985-86
1986-87

Age*

36
37
38

Division

D1
D1
D1

Position

10th
16th
22nd

Games

107
46
55
6

Won

34
17
16
1

Drew

30
11
19
0

Lost

43
18
20
5

Win %

32%
37%
29%
17%

Lost %

40%
39%
36%
0

Unbeaten %

60%
61%
64%
83%

Goals For

151
64
82
5

Goals Vs.

170
69
85
16

Goal diff

-19
-5
-3
-11

Goals / game

1.41
1.39
1.49
0.83

Conc / game

1.59
1.5
1.55
2.67

Clean sheets

21.50%
26.09%
20.00%
0%

Points / game

1.23
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

Full Name

Graham Turner

Birth Date

5 October 1947

Birth Place

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Birth Country

England

Arrival

From

Shrewsbury Town

Aged

36

In

July 1984

Replaced

Tony Barton

Departure

Sacked

Aged

39

In

September 1986

Replaced by

(Caretaker team), Billy McNeill

Key Players

1977-89 Allan Evans |
1978-88 Gary Shaw |
1978-87 Gary Williams |
1978-86 Brendan Ormsby |
1978-86 Colin Gibson |
1979-96 Nigel Spink |
1981-88 Mark Walters |
1983-91 Paul Birch |
1984-94 Tony Daley |

Game from

#3856

Game to

#3962

First Game

Saturday, 25 August 1984

Division One

Coventry City

Villa Park

Won

1-0

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Supported by

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Final Game

Saturday, 13 September 1986

Division One

Nottingham Forest

City Ground

Lost

0-6

Go to Match section for full details

Served under

1984-86 Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis | Club Secretary, Steve Stride |

Honours

Managed the Villa

Runners Up

None

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Previous Clubs Managed

1978-84 Shrewsbury Town |

Playing Career

Centre Back

1964-68 Wrexham |
1968-73 Chester |
1973-83 Shrewsbury Town |

Villa Career

Games

107

Win Rate

32%

Loss Rate

40%

Unbeaten Rate

60%

Points per game

1.23

Subsequent Clubs

1986-94 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1995-09 Hereford United |
2010 Hereford United |
2010-14 Shewsbury Town |

League finishes

1984-85 | 10th Division One |
1985-86 | 16th Division One |
1986-87 | 22nd Division One | Relegated | (Part Season) |

FA Cup finishes

1984-85 | 3rd Round |
1985-86 | 4th Round |

League Cup finishes

1984-85 | 3rd Round |
1985-86 | Semi Final |

European finishes

n/a

Graham Turner

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