Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. As of the 2007-08 season, they play in the Championship, having been relegated from the Premiership in 2006-07.
The club was founded in 1881, first playing at Cassio Road ground, before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922, where they remain to this day blank">History of Watford FC - Grounds watfordfc.com . Since 1997 they have shared the ground with _Saracens Rugby Club. The club has the nickame of The Hornets due to its yellow and black strip. Watford have a long-standing rivalry with nearby Luton Town.
The club is best known for its two spells under the management of former England manager Graham Taylor. The first lasting from 1977 to 1987, when the club rose to the old Division One from Division Four, also reaching the FA Cup final in 1984 blank">Classic Cup Finals: 1984 The FA and competing in the _UEFA Cup. The second lasting from 1997 to 2001, when Taylor took the club from Division Two to the Premiership in successive seasons. During both of these eras the club was owned by Elton John, who is now the club's honorary life president History of Watford FC - Notable people watfordfc.com .
