Bobby Moncurn is pictured above during the 4-3 win against Nottingham Forest on
9/3/1974 in the 6th round of the F.A. Cup.
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| Transferred to Sunderland in June 1974 |
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Bobby Moncur made his full league debut as an 18-year-old in a Division Two
clash between Newcastle and Luton in 1963. However, he proved to be
something of a slow developer and was nearly sold to Norwich for as
little as £25,000. This deal fell through and made Bobby more determined
than ever to improve his game, Helping Newcastle to promotion as
Division 2 champions in 1965. In 1971, his revival complete in some
style, manager Joe Harvey described him as "the supreme sweeper and a
most valuable asset both to Newcastle United and Scotland".
Bobby
played a total of 296 times for Newacastle United, scoring
three goals - all in the two-legged final of the 1969 Fairs Cup. He
also played 16 times for Scotland between his debut in 1968 and against the
Netherlands in 1972. In 1974 after Captaining Newcastle in the FA Cup
final, he was transferred to Sunderland, |