David Provan (footballer, born 1941)
Scottish footballer and manager
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David Provan (11 March 1941 – 26 November 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers, Crystal Palace, Plymouth Argyle and St Mirren. Provan also played for Scotland and the Scottish League XI.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Provan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 2016 (aged 75) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1970 | Rangers | 171 | (9) |
| 1970–1971 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Plymouth Argyle | 129 | (10) |
| 1974–1975 | St Mirren | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1963–1965 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| 1964[1] | Scotland U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 1964[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
| 1967[3] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1991 | Albion Rovers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Provan was a product of the Rangers youth team and played as a full back. He made his debut on 27 December 1958, in a league match away to Third Lanark which Rangers won 3–2. He helped the club win a domestic treble in 1963–64 and played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, which Rangers lost 1–0 to Bayern Munich.[4] Provan is one of the players elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame.[5]
He left the club in June 1970[6] and joined English club Crystal Palace, although he was not there for long, making only two senior appearances in total,[6] before moving on in March 1971, to Plymouth Argyle.[6] He stayed at Plymouth for five seasons and made over 100 appearances.[7]
Provan subsequently played for St Mirren where he finished his senior career in 1975,[7] and began his coaching career under then-manager Alex Ferguson.[8] He later went on to manage Albion Rovers from 1987 to 1991, leading the club to the Scottish Football League Second Division title in 1988–9.[8]
Rangers FC announced on 26 November 2016 that Provan had died, following a long illness.[4][9]
