Monday, June 1, 1981
Manchester United appointed Ron Atkinson as their new manager, succeeding Dave Sexton.
Watford boss Graham Taylor had been regarded as the other leading candidate for the role, with chairman Elton John admitting: "I couldn't have stood in Graham's way."
Reproduced by kind permission of Matt Rowson from his book, Watford FC On This Day
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