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My Take
Graham Taylor is the sort of football man I measure by warmth rather than silverware. He lifted Watford from the lower divisions all the way to prominence and then took the England job from 1990 to 1993, a tenure the press treated harshly. Yet what endures is his decency, the reason he remains genuinely beloved in England and was honored with the OBE. I have never believed a coach's worth lies only in trophies. The respect he commanded from players and supporters alike says more, and his passing in 2017 left the game noticeably poorer in character.
Overview
Graham Taylor (15 September 1944 – 12 January 2017) was an English football player, manager, pundit and chairman of Watford Football Club. He was the manager of the England national football team from 1990 to 1993, and also managed Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Taylor grew up in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, which he regarded as his hometown.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Graham Taylor
- Name (Japanese)
- グレアム・テイラー
- Reading
- ぐれあむ・ていらー
- Born
- September 15, 1944 – January 12, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Worksop, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / sports commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.