Vic Rouse (footballer, born 1936)

Raymond Victor "Vic" Rouse[1] (born 16 March 1936) is a Welsh former footballer and coach. Rouse played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper, before becoming a football manager.

Vic Rouse
Personal information
Full name Raymond Victor Rouse
Date of birth (1936-03-16) 16 March 1936
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
– Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1956 Millwall 0 (0)
1956–1963 Crystal Palace 238 (0)
1963 Northampton Town 0 (0)
1963–1965 Oxford United 22 (0)
1965–1967 Leyton Orient 40 (0)
1967–1972 Atlanta Chiefs 61 (0)
Total 361 (0)
National team
1959 Wales 1 (0)
Teams managed
1969–1972 Atlanta Chiefs
1972–xxxx Metropolitan Police
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Born in Swansea, Rouse played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Oxford United and Leyton Orient.[2] He was also a player with Millwall (as an amateur)[3] and Northampton Town without making a League appearance for either club. Rouse later played in the North American Soccer League for the Atlanta Chiefs.[4]

Rouse earned one cap at full international level for Wales.[2] Rouse became the first ever international player from the old Fourth Division when he appeared in 1959.[3][5]

Coaching career

Rouse was player-manager of the Chiefs between 1969 and 1972. After retiring as a player in 1972, he returned to England to become manager of Metropolitan Police.[2] He was still managing Metropolitan Police as of 1982.[6]

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References
  1. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 86. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. "Player profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. "Quirky Facts". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  6. "Player profile". Crystal Palace F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.


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