Roy Race as manager of Rovers just in time to save the Rovers from relegation to Division Two. The 1997-98 saw Race bring in his graduate daughter Melinda to help generate funds and keep Race's financial backers the Vinter brothers off his back. Melchester Rovers finish the season fourth in Division One but win the Wembley play off final to gain promotion back to the Premiership. 1999 saw Rovers beat a Castlemere team managed by Johnny Dexter to win the FA Cup following extra time. In 2018, the Roy Race name was re-booted by Rebellion Publishing with the Roy of the Rovers
Sandridge Rovers F.C. Sandridge Rovers F.C. Sandridge Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Sandridge, Hertfordshire. They currently compete in the and play their home matches at the Spencer Recreation Ground. The club is affiliated to the Hertfordshire Football Association. Sandridge Rovers Football Club was formed in 1896 and were members of the Mid Herts League for several decades. Changing facilities were spartan with the club sharing the old pavilion with the cricket club. Subsequently teams changed in the rear room of the Village Hall which had just one shower until the formation of the Sandridge Youth and Sports Community