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'''Roy Race''' is a fictional character from the [[Great Britain|British]] comic strip ''[[Roy of the Rovers]]''. He is a professional footballer who plays for, and later manages, [[Melchester Rovers]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] and the [[Premier League]]. |
'''Roy Race''' is a fictional character from the [[Great Britain|British]] comic strip ''[[Roy of the Rovers]]''. He is a professional footballer who plays for, and later manages, [[Melchester Rovers]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] and the [[Premier League]]. |
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Roy has three children, twins Roy "Rocky" and Melinda "Mel" (born 1977) and Diana (born 1982). His wife, Penny, is killed in a car crash in 1995. |
Roy has three children, twins Roy "Rocky" and Melinda "Mel" (born 1977) and Diana (born 1982). His wife, Penny, is killed in a car crash in 1995. |
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Revision as of 03:47, 11 September 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roy Race | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Manager | ||
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Current team | Melchester Rovers | ||
Roy Race is a fictional character from the British comic strip Roy of the Rovers. He is a professional footballer who plays for, and later manages, Melchester Rovers in the First Division and the Premier League.
Fictional Biography
Roy has three children, twins Roy "Rocky" and Melinda "Mel" (born 1977) and Diana (born 1982). His wife, Penny, is killed in a car crash in 1995.
Roy loses a leg in a helicopter crash in 1992, which ends his long footballing career.
In his spare time Roy enjoys fishing.
Rocky
Roy "Rocky" Chester Race was born on 15 May 1977. He plays for Mel Lane football team until he is 11, before playing for Melchester Rovers, his father's team, as an emergency replacement. He moves up to the first team in 1993.
Honours
All of the 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)[1] 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[2]: 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.
References
- ^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League.
- ^ The Second Division became the First Division upon the formation of the Premier League, and is now known as the Football League Championship.