Mighty Mouse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Mouse | ||
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Unknown, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Alftown Hotcakes | ||
| 1979–85 | Tottenford Rovers | ||
| 1985–90 | Princes Park FC | ||
| 1990–93 | Glengow Rangers | ||
| National team | |||
| England | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Mighty Mouse was a fictional English football hero.
Club career
Kevin 'Mighty' Mouse started his career playing part-time for non-league Alftown Hotcakes, where Mouse scored a solitary winning goal in a 1-0 win in the FA Cup 3rd round against League Champions Nottingpool United. Soon after he signed for Tottenford Rovers while studying at St Victor's Hospital, where he was a medical student with a dream to be a distinguished doctor.
He played in UEFA Cup with Tottenford Rovers but in 1985 he moved up north to Glasgow teaming up with the gentle giant Hamish Balfour for the sake of Princes Park. He became part of the dynamic trio (Hamish-Mouse-Wee Wally) which sent Princes Park to the seventh heaven when they conquered the Cup Winners' Cup, the greatest accomplishment in the club's history. The final ended in a 3-2 score in favour of Park and Kevin Mouse played a key role in this tremendous victory scoring one goal.
He would follow Balfour and manager Ian McWhacker to Glengow Rangers five years later helping the Gers win the Cup.
ROTR issue on 29 January 1983 with Kevin Mouse scoring for St.Victor hospital team.
Managerial Career
Mighty Mouse was installed as the new Melchester Rovers manager in 2018 as seen in the new Roy of the Rovers strip in Match of the Day magazine.
Honours
Princes Park FC
- Scottish Second Division (third tier):
- Winners (1):
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- 1987-88
Glengow Rangers
- Scottish Cup:
- Winners (1): 1990-91
Individual
Personal life
In 1986 Kevin Mouse was single saying that no one would have him. He lived in palatial quarters at St. Duncan's hospital and drove a 1938 Morris. His height was 1.72m according to the 1986 ROTR profile (not 1.57m). His other favourite club was St. Duncan's Hospital All Stars and favourite country visited was Turkey. His most memorable match was his debut with Princes. According to Kevin Mouse:
- Football childhood hero: Roy Race
- Favourite current player (86/87): Hamish Balfour (Princes Park)
- Biggest influence on career: Mr. MacWhacker, Princes Park manager
Legacy
On 30 November 2003 The Guardian selected Kevin Mouse as the 3rd best comic footballer of all time behind teammate Hamish Balfour.[2] On 10 August 2013 The42 blog picked Mouse in ultimate 5-a-side choosing the five best players (GK: Gordon Stewart – The Safest Hands in Soccer, Johnny Dexter - The Hard Man, Billy Dane – Billy’s Boots, Hamish Balfour – Hot Shot Hamish, and manager: Roy Race – Roy of the Rovers).[3]
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The football comic heroes blog did not select him in the Top10 in November 2014, but he was especially mentioned.[4]
