Graham Simpson (born 27 July 1946) is an English

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and the former chairman of English football club

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

. Simpson joined the Watford board in November 1999. He became Executive Chairman of Watford and Watford Leisure plc in September 2002. He stated his intention to sell the club in July 2008 and resigned from his post on 1 December at an

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. Simpson worked as a television actor in the 1970s. He founded travel company Simply Travel. He sold the company in 1999 and later founded Simpson Travel.

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* 1946 births Living people English male television actors English football chairmen and investors Watford F.C. directors English businesspeople {{business-bio-stub