taylor left watford in 1987 and watford were relegated to the then second division the following year. in the last 30 years they have mostly played in the second tier of english football. however, they enjoyed two seasons in the premier league under taylor, in his second spell as manager (1999/2000), and aidy boothroyd (2006/07), before slaviša jokanović again led them to promotion in 2015 to begin their current spell in the top flight.