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Bobby Moncur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Moncur |
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| Date of birth | (1945-01-19) 19 January 1945 |
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| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland |
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| Playing position | Defender |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
| 1962–1974 | Newcastle United |
296 |
(3) |
| 1974–1976 | Sunderland |
86 |
(2) |
| 1976–1977 | Carlisle United |
11 |
(0) |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1972 | Scotland |
16 |
(0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1976–1980 | Carlisle United |
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| 1980–1981 | Heart of Midlothian |
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| 1981–1983 | Plymouth Argyle |
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| 1988–1989 | Hartlepool United |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Robert Moncur (born 19 January 1945) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Moncur is most famous for his role as captain of Newcastle United in the late 1960s and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s.
Contents
1 Post-football
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links
Post-football
Nowadays, Moncur makes semi-frequent appearances on Sky TV as a football pundit. Moncur currently holds the record of being the last Newcastle United captain to lift silverware for the club and is frequently quoted as wanting to lose this honour as quickly as possible.[1]
Personal life
In September 2007, Moncur was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and nine months later was informed that he was now in remission.[2] Moncur was awarded the freedom of Gateshead in November 2008.[3] He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in January 2014.[4]
References
^ Fletcher, Paul (21 April 2004). "Moncur wants the pain to end". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Football legend wins cancer battle". Northern Echo. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
^ "Town freedom for football legend". BBC News. BBC. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
^ "Bobby Moncur reveals oesophageal cancer". BBC News. BBC. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
External links
Bobby Moncur at Soccerbase
Bobby Moncur management career statistics at Soccerbase
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