Roy Race
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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.
Roy loses a leg in a helicopter crash in 1992, which ends his long footballing career.
In his spare time Roy enjoys fishing.
In 2010 Race was considered for the England
manager's job.
These are honours won by Roy Race in his career as a player and a manager.
Roy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and times of a fictional footballer named Roy Race, who played for Melchester Rovers...
. He is a professional footballer who plays for, and later manages, Melchester Rovers
Melchester Rovers
Melchester Rovers are a fictional football team with whom Roy Race spent most of his illustrious career in the British comic strip Roy of the Rovers, which first appeared in Tiger at its inception in 1954.- Early years :...
in the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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.
In 2010 Race was considered for the England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
manager's job.
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.League
- Premier League (including (Old) First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
)' titles: 10- 1957–58, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1999–00.
- (Old) Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
': 1- 1981–82
Cups
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: 10- 1959, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1999
- League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 2- 1986, 1987
- FA Charity/Community ShieldFA Community ShieldThe Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
: ?- ?
- Cunningham Cup: 1
- 2010
European
- European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 3- 1964, 1969, 1973
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
: 4- 1967, 1971, 1975, 1985
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
: 1- 1979
International
- Intercontinental Cup/World Club ChampionshipIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
: 2- 1964, 1969
These are honours won by Roy Race in his career as a player and a manager.