UNITED THROUGH FOOTBALL

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A "Taylor Made Army" with a heart of pure gold 

Ordinary players achieved the extraordinary, gave their all every time they crossed that white line. That is what being "Taylor Made" meant.

How better to explain the meteoric rise of  Watford Football Club  than to understand the thinking of one man.  Graham Taylor OBE. More than one of the greatest manages, he was a man who created bonds that meant  on and off the pitch those who worked at Vicarage Road (players and staff alike) were as one family. 

Graham was also a man for whom discipline,  respect and integrity were every day values - ones he expected his team to uphold always.   

Graham Taylor was a big supporter of our Armed Forces and The  Royal British Legion, for whom he cycled to Paris fundraising and personally donated to The National Arboretum. 

Graham shared the values that those who serve uphold.  He developed his Clubs and players  in such a way that discipline and respect were deeply embedded.  In the same way that  success was  not centred on individuals but on team performance.   A team, a Club , a community were all as one. 

It is only natural that this ethos is his great legacy - one which former players strive to uphold. 

The Former Players Club cic was created as Graham wished, to provide a platform that brought "the lads back together" .  Recreating that family spirit and sense of purpose, watching out for each other.  An identity that is lost when a player retires. 

It does not matter where that player has gone on to, or where they spent their playing days,  it is a movement that they can be part of, or turn to when they need.