Vicarage Road stood as one prior to kick-off on Saturday afternoon to honour Graham Taylor as the Rous Stand was officially renamed in honour of Watford’s greatest ever manager.
The former Lincoln City, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England boss was joined by members of his family as he made his way on to the pitch and through a guard of honour made up of former Hornets coaching staff members and players from his two hugely successful spells in charge in Hertfordshire.
These included Tom Walley, Steve Harrison, Dennis Booth, Ian Bolton, Steve Sherwood, Steve Terry, Neil Price, Iwan Roberts, Tony Coton, Richard Johnson, Alec Chamberlain, Tommy Mooney, Nigel Gibbs and Luther Blissett.
A chant of ‘There’s Only One Graham Taylor’ rang out from the Rookery, while The 1881’s new Legends banner was displayed, as the former Hornets chairman waved to the crowd before being greeted by director Stuart Timperley to receive a presentation.
Below are a host of pictures taken by Simon Jacobs.
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