Roy of the Rovers focus switched to Roy's son Rocky, who also played for Melchester. This publication was short-lived, and folded after only 19 issues. The adventures of the Race family were subsequently featured in the monthly "Match of the Day" football magazine, in which father and son were reunited as manager and player respectively. These strips began in 1997 and continued until the magazine's closure in May 2001. Football-themed stories were a staple of British comics for boys from the 1950s onwards, and Roy of the Rovers was the most popular. To keep the strip exciting, Melchester was almost every year either competing
Godmanchester Rovers F.C. the Hunts Senior Cup. The 2015–16 they were Premier Division runners-up for a second successive season. Prior to their move to Bearscroft Lane the club played at Judith's Field on London Road, which was an open recreation ground with a pavilion. In 2002 they moved to their current ground, located a few hundred yards from their previous home. Godmanchester Rovers F.C. Godmanchester Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Bearscroft Lane. Established in 1911, the club won the Hunts Junior Cup. They played in the Huntingdonshire