Robert Moncur (born 19 January 1945) is a Scottish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugb ...

. Moncur is most famous for his role as captain of

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in the late 1960s and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s. Moncur was part of the Newcastle team that won the

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, scoring three goals across the two legs of the final.

Post-football

Nowadays, Moncur makes semi-frequent appearances on Sky TV as a football pundit. Moncur currently holds the record of being the last

captain to lift silverware for the club and is frequently quoted as wanting to lose this honour as quickly as possible.

Personal life

In September 2007, Moncur was diagnosed with

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and nine months later was informed that he was now in remission. Moncur was awarded the freedom of Gateshead in November 2008. He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in January 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moncur, Bobby 1945 births Living people Footballers from Perth, Scotland Scottish footballers Association football defenders Newcastle United F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players Scotland 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 under-23 international footballers Scottish Football League managers Newcastle United F.C. directors and chairmen FA Cup Final players

Post-football

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