Graham Turner
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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
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
🟩 Win Performance
10 Wins:
28
Games
15 Wins:
38
Games
20 Wins:
55
Games
30 Wins:
94
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Games
40 Wins:
Games
50 Wins:
Games
60 Wins:
Games
70 Wins:
Games
80 Wins:
Games
90 Wins:
Games
100 Wins:
Games
125 Wins:
Games
150 Wins:
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175 Wins:
Games
200 Wins:
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250 Wins:
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300 Wins:
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400 Wins:
Games
500 Wins:
Games
600 Wins:
Games
⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Joined
Aged
36
On
July 1984
From
Shrewsbury Town
Manager
Appointed Manager
Aged
36
On
16 July 1984
Succeeding
Tony Barton | 🏴 |
From
Shrewsbury Town
Manager
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
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
Poor form, Sacked
Succeeded by
Ron Wylie | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
Graham Turner