Editing Graham Taylor (section)

===Lincoln City (1972–1977)===
Taylor was the youngest person to become an [[the Football Association|FA]] coach, at the age of 27.<ref name=taylorobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38599231|title=Graham Taylor: Former England manager dies at the age of 72|date=12 January 2017|access-date=12 January 2017|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112135427/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38599231|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his retirement from playing, and a spell as player coach, Taylor became manager of [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]], being the youngest manager in the league at the age of 28, on 7 December 1972 after [[David Herd (footballer)|David Herd]] resigned.<ref>The Guardian - 8 December 1972</ref> In his first season Lincoln finished 10th, then 12th in 1974, but the following season narrowly missed out on promotion after a 3–2 defeat at [[Southport]] on 28 April 1975.<ref name="ReferenceA">Graham Taylor - in his own words (2017).</ref>

Taylor led Lincoln to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] title in 1976;<ref name=taylorobit/> his team's 32 wins, 4 defeats and 74 points were all league records (when 2 points were awarded for a win).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1190-january-2015/12110-on-this-day-in-history-division-four-1976|title=On this day in history ~ Division Four, 1976|publisher=When Saturday Comes|date=10 January 2015|access-date=12 January 2017|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113133322/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1190-january-2015/12110-on-this-day-in-history-division-four-1976|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/lincoln-city-england-boss-graham-taylor-stand/story-21042248-detail/story.html|title=Former Lincoln City and England boss Graham Taylor to have Watford stand named after him|access-date=12 January 2017|date=1 May 2014|publisher=Lincolnshire Live}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Lincoln finished 9th in the Third Division in 1976-1977 under Taylor.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>