John Moncur
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Frederick Moncur | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1984 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | (1) |
| 1986 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Brentford (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1991 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Swindon Town | 58 | (5) |
| 1994–2003 | West Ham United | 176 | (6) |
| Total | 261 | (13) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Frederick Moncur (born 22 September 1966) is an English former footballer. He played in midfield for Tottenham Hotspur, Swindon Town and West Ham United. While at White Hart Lane he went on loan to Doncaster Rovers, Cambridge United, Portsmouth, Brentford and Ipswich Town.
After playing in Tottenham's reserve side and having been loaned to several clubs, Swindon Town manager Glenn Hoddle signed Moncur for £80,000 fee, towards the end of the 1991/92 season.
He made his debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Port Vale on 4 August 1992, his full debut coming four days later, in a 1-1 draw at Millwall.
Moncur started the following season in the side, but injury spoiled most of the season; he made only fourteen appearances in the league, three of which were as a substitute. Returning to fitness before the play-off campaign started he rejoined the squad in place of Micky Hazard. Moncur played in the three play-off games — scoring a goal in the second leg of the semi-final at Tranmere Rovers, which helped assure Swindon's place at Wembley in the 1993 Football League First Division play-off Final.
Moncur was almost ever-present in Swindon's Premier campaign, missing just one game. He scored Swindon's first ever goal in the top flight, a 25-yard free-kick in an opening day 3-1 defeat at Sheffield United. In a notorious incident, Manchester United's Eric Cantona became frustrated when Moncur held him back after losing the ball, and stamped on Moncur's chest, an offence for which Cantona received a red card.
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