Andy Provan
Scottish footballer (1944–2023)
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Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan (1 January 1944 – 11 May 2023), also known as Drew Provan, was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren, in the Football League for Barnsley, York City, Chester, Wrexham, Southport and Torquay United, and in the North American Soccer League for the Philadelphia Atoms.[2][3] He made two appearances for the Scotland national under-18 team in 1961.[4]
Full name
Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan
Date of birth
1 January 1944
Place of birth
Greenock, Scotland
Date of death
11 May 2023 (aged 79)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 2023 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Torquay, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Port Glasgow | |||
| 1961–1963 | St Mirren | 8 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | York City | 160 | (49) |
| 1968–1970 | Chester | 82 | (18) |
| 1970–1972 | Wrexham | 51 | (10) |
| 1972–1974 | Southport | 83 | (28) |
| 1973–1974 | → Philadelphia Atoms (loan) | 39 | (20) |
| 1974–1976 | Torquay United | 91 | (14) |
| – | Bath City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1961 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Provan died from complications from Alzheimer's disease in Torquay, on 11 May 2023, at the age of 79.[5]
