Vic Rouse (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Victor Rouse | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Playing position | 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. |
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Raymond Victor "Vic" Rouse (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.
Born in Swansea, Rouse played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Oxford United and Leyton Orient. He was also a player with Millwall (as an amateur) and Northampton Town without making a League appearance for either club. Rouse later played in the North American Soccer League for the Atlanta Chiefs.
Rouse earned one cap at full international level for Wales. Rouse became the first ever international player from the old Fourth Division when he appeared in 1959.
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. He was still managing Metropolitan Police as of 1982.
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