Melchester Rovers promotion to the top flight in the 1940s. And they finished runners-up in 1949, losing the title to North Ham just in the last game of the season. In 1954, however, the first "Roy of the Rovers" strip appeared, telling the story of the club and its star striker Roy Race (whose grandfather, Billy Race, had played for the club in the early part of the 20th century). Melchester finally became League Champions in 1958, and won the FA Cup the following season, by which time Race was captain. It was in the 1960s, however, that Rovers became a footballing
Paulton Rovers F.C. Paulton Rovers F.C. Paulton Rovers Football Club are an English football club based at the Athletic Field on Winterfield Road in the growing village of Paulton near Bristol. They were established in 1881 and currently play in the Southern Football League Division One West. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA. Paulton Rovers their first played competitive football in the Western Football League, which they joined in 1900 until 1904 rejoined 1905 to 1924 then 1925 to 1926 and again in 1929. After World War II, Rovers were placed in the top division of what was now a