George Anthony Moncur (born 18 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leyton Orient.
The son of former West Ham United midfielder John, Moncur came through the West Ham United Academy after a spell with Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy. He made his professional debut in January 2012 when he joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan. He made the first of his two appearances for the West Ham first team in August 2012 in the League Cup, with his second arriving in January 2014. He then joined Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on loan, before signing for League One team Colchester United on loan for six months in August 2014. He signed a permanent contract with Colchester in November 2014. After scoring 23 goals in 97 appearances in two spells for Colchester, Moncur moved to Championship team Barnsley in June 2016. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with Barnsley, including a loan spell with Peterborough United, before joining Luton Town in January 2019.
Moncur has represented England at under-17 and under-18 levels.
Club career
West Ham United
Like his father John, Moncur began his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy, where he progressed through the club's academy until he was 13 years old. Born in Swindon, Wiltshire, he was brought up in Loughton, Essex, and studied at Roding Valley High School, playing for local club Buckhurst Hill. He began as a full-time scholar at the West Ham United academy in 2009. Having already played and scored for the under-16 team, he scored his first goal for the under-18s at the age of 15 on 22 July 2009, scoring a late equaliser in their 2–2 draw with Tiptree United. He made his debut for the West Ham reserve team on 24 February 2010 in a 2–1 win over their Chelsea counterparts. Moncur earned his first professional deal in September 2010, signing a three-year deal after becoming a regular in Tony Carr's under-18 team and breaking into Alex Dyer's reserve team. He was called up to the first-team for the first time for West Ham's home tie against Aldershot Town in the League Cup on 24 January 2011. He was an unused substitute in the 2–1 defeat.
AFC Wimbledon loan
Moncur joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a one-month loan deal in January 2012. He had been a regular for West Ham's development squad until his loan, scoring three goals in 20 games. He made his professional debut for Wimbledon on 14 January, starting in their 2–1 win over Port Vale at Vale Park. After making four appearances and with his loan expiring on 4 February, Moncur expressed a desire to extend his stay with the Kingsmeadow club. He extended his stay for a further month ahead of their game at Northampton Town on 13 February. His loan was extended for a third month on 12 March having made 10 appearances.
Moncur scored his first professional goal on 24 March when Wimbledon beat Burton Albion 4–0 at home. His loan was extended a third and final time until the end of the season on 9 April. He curled in the second goal of his loan spell on 21 April as the Dons defeated Torquay United 2–0. He made 20 appearances for Wimbledon during his loan, scoring twice.
Prior to the end of Moncur's loan, Wimbledon boss Terry Brown had hoped to bring the player back to the club for the 2012–13 season, but later ruled out a move after West Ham looked to have Moncur available for pre-season.
2012–13 season
Moncur made his debut for West Ham on 29 August 2012 when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Kevin Nolan in their 2–0 win over Crewe Alexandra. He was an unused substitute in five Premier League games in November and December 2012. Across the season, he made 28 Professional Development League appearances, scoring in victories at Everton in August 2012 and at home to Southampton in April 2013. Academy director Tony Carr named Moncur 'Young Hammer of the Year' at the end of the season.
2013–14 season
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce allowed Moncur to train with Notts County for the club to cast an eye over him with a view to a loan move in November 2013. The move never materialised, before Moncur made his first and only start for the Hammers in their 5–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup on 5 January 2014.