The Graham Taylor Promotion (1990)
Graham Taylor led Aston Villa to promotion and a First Division runners-up finish.
Graham Taylor managed Aston Villa from 1987 to 1990, leading the club to promotion in 1988 and finishing second in the 1989–90 Football League First Division.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1987-88
- League position
- 2nd (Second Division)
- Key achievement
- Automatic Promotion
Lore & Background
Taylor took over at Aston Villa in 1987 after the club had just been relegated from the First Division. He led them back to the top flight in his first attempt, securing promotion in 1988. In the 1989–90 season, Villa finished runners-up in the First Division, having led the league table at several stages before being overhauled by Liverpool.
Reader's Guide
The entry should note that Aston Villa's promotion in 1988 was automatic, not via play-offs, and that the 1989–90 season was in the First Division, not the Second Division.
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