Roy of the Rovers (comic) Argentine international of the same name. The 1980s saw a slew of popular strips run in the comic, including The Apprentices (1983–84), a short-lived strip detailing the exploits of Melchester's apprentice professionals (effectively acting as the Melchester Rovers story in the comic as Roy was managing Walford for much of its run)—and Harker's War (1985), a strip that took an unconventional angle by showing a former policeman's one-man war on football hooliganism. The mid-1980s also saw reprints of Nipper, a popular strip originally appearing in "Score 'n' Roar" and "Scorcher and Score", that featured Nipper Lawrence, a plucky working class
Peebles Rovers F.C. Peebles Rovers F.C. Peebles Rovers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Peebles, Scottish Borders. Founded in 1893, they play their home matches at Whitestone Park. The club are members of the East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL), in the sixth tier of the Scottish football league system. They were briefly members of the Scottish Football League, between 1923 and 1926. In 2006, Peebles Rovers merged with local youth teams to form a new community club. The new Peebles F.C. took over Rovers' EoSFL place until 2010, when Rovers demerged re-established themselves as a separate senior club. Peebles