Roy of the Rovers 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. The strip first appeared in the "Tiger" in 1954, before giving its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 until 1995, in which it was the main feature. The weekly strip ran until 1993, following Roy's playing career until its conclusion after he lost his left foot in a helicopter crash. When the monthly comic was launched later that year the
Tuffley Rovers F.C. they reached the 2nd round in the FA Vase in the 1994–95 season. In 2013, Tuffley Rovers and Windsor Drive Youth Football Club combined forces as one 'super club' to offer the chance of the U16's and below youth teams to one day play for Tuffley in the Hellenic League. Tuffley Rovers F.C. Tuffley Rovers F.C. are a football club based in Tuffley in Gloucester, England. The club is playing in the , the 9th level of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. The club operates five Saturday adult sides and a