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
Deniliquin Rovers Football Club had. Deniliquin Rovers Football Club The Deniliquin Rovers Football Club, nicknamed Rovers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Picola & District Football League. The club is based in the Riverina town of Deniliquin, New South Wales. In 2015, the club could not believe their luck when star forward Christopher McAllister put pen to paper and signed a life time contract to join the Deniliquin Rovers and propelled the club to preliminary finals in the reserve squad. McAllister has always praised former coach and club leading games player Liam (Bones) Fleming as being the greatest coach he has