Melchester Rovers 1996 - 1997 1997-1998: 1998 - 1999 1999 - 2000 2000- 2001 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. According to the comic strip's continuity, Melchester Rovers were founded in 1885 winning at least three League Championships and a number of FA Cups during the pre-war years of their existence (three titles in succession and four FA Cup finals in the 1930s). But, according to the Annuals, Melchester Rovers
Roy of the Rovers as "a hot rocking heavy metal rap", which failed to chart in the UK Top 40. The confectionery company McCowans produced a pineapple-flavoured "Roy of the Rovers" chew bar in the 1990s. On 29 February 2008 it was announced that Titan Books had acquired worldwide book publishing rights to a range of Egmont's comic strips, including Roy of the Rovers. The first of their compilations of Roy's playing days, "The Best of Roy of the Rovers: The 1980s" was released in May 2008 and included the "Relegation" and "Who Shot Roy" story arcs. "The Bumper Book of Roy of the