Notes

Graham Taylor might have regretted the media access he granted when a television documentary disclosed considerable swearing in scenes from England's devastating World Cup qualifying loss to Netherlands in Rotterdam in October, 1993.  An earlier, equally critical loss in Norway had elicited his "Do I not like that," which, after the documentary aired, became a national catchphrase.  Taylor did not last out the year, but later returned to club management with considerable success.
 

Graham Taylor - Biographical Facts
Full name	Graham Taylor.
Born	15 September 1944 in Worksop.
Playing Career
Club	Fullback at Grimsby Town from July, 1962; transferred to Lincoln City July, 1968; Football League career ended by hip injury 1972.
International	None.
Managerial Career
Prior experience	Lincoln City FC December 1972; Watford FC June 1977; Aston Villa FC July 1987 to July 1990.
Other applicants	A job wanted by Terry Venables, but he didn'e even make the short-list.  Al ist that included Howard Kendall and Joe Royle.
England tenure	Appointed 23 July 1990; resigned 23 November 1993 under pressure following England's failure to advance from the World Cup 1994 preliminary competition.
First England match	Match No. 665, 12 September 1990, England 1 Hungary 0, friendly match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley.
Last England match	Match No. 702, 17 November 1993, San Marino 1 England 7, World Cup preliminary match at Stadio Renato Dall’ Ara, Bologna, Italy.
Major tournaments	European Championship 1992 final tournament.
England team honours	Winners of the England Challenge Cup Tournament of 1991.
Individual honours	OBE for services to football 2002; Football Writers' Association Tribute Award for outstanding contribution to the national game 2002; Football Association Hall of Fame 2002.
Distinction	The third England manager to fail in qualifying for the World Cup final tournament; suffered a tremendous battering from the mass media.
Backroom staff	Taylor chose Lawrie McMenemy is his assistant.  Phil Neal was a head coach.  Fred Street & Norman Medhurst were physiotherapists.

 

Matches in Which Graham Taylor Was In Charge of England
Season 1990-91
1	665	12 September 1990	England 1 Hungary 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
2	666	17 October 1990	England 2 Poland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	HW
3	667	14 November 1990	Republic of Ireland 1 England 1 [0-0]	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	ECP	AD
4	668	6 February 1991	England 2 Cameroon 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
5	669	27 March 1991	England 1 Republic of Ireland 1 [1-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	HW
6	670	1 May 1991	Turkey 0 England 1 [0-1]	Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir	ECP	AW
7	671	21 May 1991	England 3 U.S.S.R. 1 [2-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	T/C	HW
8	672	25 May 1991	England 2 Argentina 2 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London		HD
Season 1990-91
9	673	1 June 1991	Australia 0 England 1 [0-1]	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney	Fr	AW
10	674	3 June 1991	New Zealand 0 England 1 [0-0]	Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland	Fr	AW
11	675	8 June 1991	New Zealand 0 England 2 [0-1]	Athletic Park, Wellington	Fr	AW
12	676	12 June 1991	Malaysia 2 England 4 [0-3]	Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur	Fr	AW
Season 1991-92
13	677	11 September 1991	England 0 Germany 1 [0-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HL
14	678	16 October 1991	England 1 Turkey 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	ECP	HW
15	679	13 November 1991	Poland 1 England 1 [1-0]	Stadion Lecha, Poznań		AD
16	680	19 February 1992	England 2 France 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HW
17	681	25 March 1992	Czechoslovakia 2 England 2 [1-1]	Stadion Strahov, Praha	Fr	AD
18	682	29 April 1992	C.I.S. 2 England 2 [1-1]	Lenin Stadion, Moskva	Fr	AD
19	683	12 May 1992	Hungary 0 England 1 [0-0]	Népstadion, Budapest	Fr	AW
20	684	17 May 1992	England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	Fr	HD
21	685	3 June 1992	Finland 1 England 2 [1-1]	Olympiastadion, Helsinki	Fr	AW
22	686	11 June 1992	Denmark 0 England 0 [0-0]	Malmö Stadion, Malmö	ECF	ND
23	687	14 June 1992	France 0 England 0 [0-0]	Malmö Stadion, Malmö		ND
24	688	17 June 1992	Sweden 2 England 1 [0-1]	Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län		AL
Season 1992-93
689		9 September 1992	Spain 1 England 0 [1-0]	Estadio El Sardinero, Santander	Fr	AL
690		14 October 1992	England 1 Norway 1 [0-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HD
691		18 November 1992	England 4 Turkey 0 [2-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London		HW
692		17 February 1993	England 6 San Marino 0 [2-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London		HW
693		31 March 1993	Turkey 0 England 2 [0-2]	Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir		AW
694		28 April 1993	England 2 Netherlands 2 [2-1]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London		HD
695		29 May 1993	Poland 1 England 1 [1-0]	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów		AD
696		2 June 1993	Norway 2 England 0 [1-0]	Ullevål Stadion, Oslo		AL
697		9 June 1993	U.S.A. 2 England 0 [1-0]	Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts	T/C	AL
698		13 June 1993	England 1 Brazil 1 [0-0]	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.		ND
699		19 June 1993	Germany 2 England 1 [1-1]	Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan		NL
Season 1993-94
700		8 September 1993	England 3 Poland 0 [1-0]	Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London	WCP	HW
701		13 October 1993	Netherlands 2 England 0 [0-0]	Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam		AL
702		17 November 1993	San Marino 1 England 7 [1-3]	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy		AW

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