Graham Taylor

Graham Taylor OBE (15 September 1944 – 12 January 2017) was a British football manager and player. He was the chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993. He also managed Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for Lincoln City and Grimsby Town between 1962 and 1972.

Graham Taylor
OBE

Taylor pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Graham Taylor
Date of birth	(1944-09-15)15 September 1944
Place of birth	Worksop, England
Date of death	12 January 2017(2017-01-12) (aged 72)
Place of death	Kings Langley, England[1]
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1968	Grimsby Town	189	(2)
1968–1972	Lincoln City	150	(1)
Total		339	(3)
Teams managed
1972–1977	Lincoln City
1977–1987	Watford
1987–1990	Aston Villa
1990–1993	England
1994–1995	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1996	Watford
1997–2001	Watford
2002–2003	Aston Villa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Taylor was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He married Rita Cowling in 1965. They had two daughters.

Taylor died from a heart attack on 12 January 2017 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. He was 72.^[2][3]