watford is home to professional football team watford fc, who reached the 1984 fa cup final and 2019 fa cup final, also finishing as league division one (now the premier league) runners-up in 1983. they were relegated from division one in 1988. in 1996, watford was relegated from the new division one (now the football league championship). watford won the then nationwide division two championship in 1998, then the following season (1998–99) reached the premier league. the club was relegated the next season. after five years of uncertainty, watford won the football league championship play-off final achieving promotion to the premier league in 2006, this time beating leeds united fc by three goals to nil. the club was relegated to the football league championship after a single season (2006–2007) in the premier league. they were promoted to the premier league in 2015, after finishing 2nd in the championship. singer-songwriter sir elton john is a keen, long-term supporter of watford fc and a former club chairman. he still maintains his links with watford as honorary life president. between 1997 and 2013 the club shared its ground, vicarage road, with saracens rugby football club.