Vic Rouse (footballer, born 1936)

Vic Rouse

Personal information
Full name	Raymond Victor Rouse
Date of birth	(1936-03-16) 16 March 1936 (age 89)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
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)
International career
1959	Wales	1	(0)
Managerial career
1969–1972	Atlanta Chiefs
1972–xxxx	Metropolitan Police
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

Playing career

Born in Swansea, Rouse played in the English 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]

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.