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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 Scotland national side in the early 1970s. Moncur was part of the Newcastle team that won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969, scoring three goals across the two legs of the final.


Early life and playing career

Robert Moncur was born on 19 January 1945 in
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. He made nearly 300 appearances for Newcastle United and captained the club to their triumph in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. After departing Newcastle, Moncur signed for
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. Whilst with Sunderland, Moncur won the Second Division title. He finished his playing career with Carlisle United.


Coaching career

Moncur managed at Carlisle, Heart of Midlothian and Plymouth Argyle. Following the departure of John Bird, Moncur became manager of Fourth Division club Hartlepool United initially on a temporary basis. He was later announced as the permanent manager of Hartlepool. He led the club to the fourth round of the
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in 1988–89. Hartlepool lost 5–2 in a replay to
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with a potential fifth round tie against
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on the line. The team ultimately finished the season in 19th position. After a poor start to the following campaign, Moncur resigned on 27 November 1989.


Post-football

Moncur makes semi-frequent appearances on Sky TV as a football pundit. From 11 June 1969 until 16 March 2025, Moncur held the record of being the last Newcastle United captain to lift silverware for the club and was frequently quoted as wanting to lose this honour as quickly as possible. He lost the record on 16 March 2025 when Newcastle won the 2024–25 EFL Cup. Following this victory, Moncur was invited to present the EFL Cup trophy to the St James' Park crowd for a Newcastle United Women's fixture.


Personal life

In September 2007, Moncur was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and nine months later was informed that he was in remission. Moncur was awarded the freedom of Gateshead in November 2008. He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in January 2014. Moncur resides in Low Fell in
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. He is a talented yachtsman and competed in the 1985 Around Britain Race.


Honours

Newcastle United * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69 *
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runner-up: 1973–74 Sunderland *
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: 1975–76


See also

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List of Scotland national football team captains This article lists all the captain (association football), captains of the men's Scotland national football team. As of 9 June 2025, Scotland have played 842 officially recognised international matches and have had 156 different team captains. An ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moncur, Bobby 1945 births Living people Footballers from Perth, Scotland Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Newcastle United F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish football managers Carlisle United F.C. managers Heart of Midlothian F.C. managers Plymouth Argyle F.C. managers Hartlepool United F.C. managers English Football League managers Scotland men's under-23 international footballers Scottish Football League managers Newcastle United F.C. directors and chairmen