When Graham Taylor Almost Fell Apart

The Euro 1992 Qualifying Saga

When Graham Taylor Almost Fell Apart

The awful story of Graham Taylor as England manager would be incomplete if we didn’t at least look at what happened in the qualification for Euro 1992.

England’s qualifying campaign went down to the very final game. And, as fate would have it, England played against Poland on November 13, 1991.

The press was calling for Taylor’s head before the game was even played:

From Evening Post (Nottingham), November 12, 1991, page 24

In the end, the oft maligned Gary Lineker came through as England managed a 1-1 draw to qualify:

From Evening Telegraph (Derbyshire), November 14, 1991, page 72

In the end, though, Taylor’s eyes were on the 1994 World Cup and not on the upcoming Euro:

From Evening Post, November 14, 1991, page 78

Graham, you probably should have focused on the task at hand.