Graham Taylor to be toasted by Watford fans at Burnley game

By Richard Cooke

Image: Graham Taylor will be remembered as Watford's greatest ever manager

Watford fans are being invited to toast the club's legendary manager Graham Taylor with a complimentary drink ahead of the match against Burnley on Saturday.

Taylor died two years ago at the age of 72 and the club want supporters to mark the occasion by raising a glass.

Chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury said on the club's website: "Saturday's home fixture provides our chance to remember Graham as we mark two years since his passing - so we're delighted to offer our supporters a complimentary drink in order to toast the many special memories he created for Watford FC and the local community."

In Taylor's first spell in charge, which lasted a decade, he led Watford from the Fourth Division to the First Division in five years before the club enjoyed an impressive second-place finish in the top flight in the 1982-83 season.

After a successful spell as Aston Villa manager, which included promotion to the First Division in 1988, he went on to lead England between 1990 and 1993.

Taylor managed Wolves in the 1994-95 season before returning to Watford in 1996 for five years.

His final managerial role saw him return to take charge of Aston Villa between 2002 and 2003.

Image: Graham Taylor statue outside Vicarage Road

Last August, Watford unveiled a statue of Taylor at Vicarage Road.

Duxbury added: "As I said during my speech at the time we unveiled Graham's statue, we will continue to try and honour his wonderful legacy by working to the values he instilled in the lives of all those he engaged with."

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