| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vic Rouse (born 16 March 1936) is a Welsh former football player and coach. Rouse played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper, before becoming a football manager.
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Born in Swansea, Rouse played in the Football League for Millwall, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town, Oxford United and Leyton Orient.[1] Rouse later played in the North American Soccer League for the Atlanta Chiefs.[2]
Rouse earned one cap at full international level for Wales.[1] Rouse became the first ever international player from the old Fourth Division when he made his 1959 appearance.[3]
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.[1] He was still managing Metropolitan Police as of 1982.[4]
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