Graham John Turner was born on 5 October 1947 and is an English former footballer who became a manager.
19 Facts About Graham Turner
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Graham Turner is fourth behind only Alex Ferguson, Neil Warnock and Arsene Wenger in terms of most games managed.
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Graham Turner left in 1994 and had a year out of football before his arrival at Hereford United.
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Graham Turner was voted League Two Manager of the Year by the League Managers Association, but was unable to lead the Bulls to survival in League One.
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Graham Turner subsequently stepped down as manager of Hereford on 24 April 2009, after 13 years 8 months and 723 matches in charge, and resumed the role after the sacking of his successor 11 months later.
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Graham Turner was born in Ellesmere Port and was an England youth international.
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Graham Turner started his playing career at Wrexham before moving to rivals Chester in January 1968 in part-exchange for Ian Moir.
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Graham Turner went on to make over 350 league appearances for the Salopians.
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Shrewsbury ultimately spent ten seasons in the Second Division and Graham Turner twice led them to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
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Graham Turner ended his playing career in 1983, and left Shrewsbury after six seasons to take charge of Aston Villa in the summer of 1984.
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Graham Turner was then appointed manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, a club then in the Fourth Division and massively in financial trouble, on 7 October 1986.
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Graham Turner's first season was a success, reaching the FA Cup third round and the play-offs, losing over two legs to Darlington.
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When Hereford finished 17th at the end of the season, it appeared enough was enough and Graham Turner handed in his resignation to the board.
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Graham Turner subsequently announced he was stepping down as manager, having apologised for the season's performance.
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On 8 March 2010 Hereford United announced that they had sacked John Trewick with Graham Turner taking the reins on a temporary basis.
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On 16 April 2010 Graham Turner stated that he and co-chairperson Joan Fennessy would sell their shares in the club, stating that the club needs fresh impetus to take it forward.
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On 11 June 2010, Graham Turner was announced as the new Shrewsbury Town manager, returning 26 years after he originally left.
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Graham Turner agreed a three-year deal as manager, and will have the option of an extra year as director of football.
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In October 2010, Graham Turner received an award from the City of Hereford giving him Freedom of the city.