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David Provan (footballer, born 1941)

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David Provan
Personal information
Full name David Provan
Date of birth (1941-03-11)11 March 1941
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 26 November 2016(2016-11-26) (aged 75)
Position(s) 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

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.

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Scotland U23 player Provan, Davie, FitbaStats
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "David Provan - Scotland Football League Record from 06 Sep 1967 to 06 Sep 1967 clubs - Rangers". Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Former Rangers defender Davie Provan dies, aged 75". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Profile on Rangers Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
  7. ^ a b "Dave Provan". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Dave Provan". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Davie Provan". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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