Roy Race

Roy Race

Infobox Football biography
playername = Roy Race


fullname = Roy Race
nickname = Racey
height = 6ft 2in
dateofbirth = Unknown
cityofbirth = Melchester
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Melchester Rovers
clubnumber =
position = Manager
youthyears = 1954
youthclubs = Melchester Rovers
years = 1955-1983
1983
1983-1993
clubs = Melchester Rovers
Walford Rovers
Melchester Rovers
caps(goals) = ?(?)
?(?)
?(436)
nationalyears = 1963-1987
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = ?(?)
manageryears = 1975-1983
1978
1983
1983-1993
1992-Present
1994-1996
1996-Present
managerclubs = Melchester Rovers
England (Caretaker)
Walford Rovers
Melchester Rovers
England 'B'
AC Monza
Melchester Rovers

Roy Race is a fictional character from the British comic strip Roy of the Rovers. He played for and managed team Melchester Rovers in the First Division and the Premier League.

Personal life

Roy has three children, twins Roy "Rocky" and Melinda "Mel" (born 1978) and Diana (born 1982). He was married to Penny, but she was killed in a car crash in 1995.

In his spare time Roy enjoys fishing.

Rocky

Roy "Rocky" Chester Race was born on 15 May 1977. He played for Mel Lane football team until he was eleven, before playing for "Melchester", his dad's team, as an emergency replacement. He moved up to the first team in 1993.

Honours

Note that all records are fictional, and only date as far as 2000, the last completed season of the comic strip.

Domestic

League

* Premier League (including (Old) First Division) [Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League.] titles: 10
**1957-58, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1971-72, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1999-00.
*(Old) Second Division [The Second Division became the First Division upon the formation of the Premier League, and is now known as the Football League Championship.] : 1
**1981-82

Cups

*FA Cup: 10
**1959, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1999
*League Cup: 2
**1986, 1987
*"'FA Charity/Community Shield: ?
**?

European

*European Cup: 3
**1964, 1969, 1973
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 4
**1967, 1971, 1975, 1985
*UEFA Cup: 1
**1979

International

*Intercontinental Cup/World Club Championship: 2
**1964, 1969

These are honours won by Roy Race in his career as a player and a manager.

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