David Provan (footballer, born 1941)

This article is about the Rangers defender of the 1960s. For the Celtic winger of the 1980s, see David Provan (footballer, born 1956).
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)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19581970 Rangers 171 (9)
19701971 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
19701975 Plymouth Argyle 129 (10)
19741975 St Mirren 13 (0)
National team
19631965 Scotland 5 (0)
1967 Scottish League XI[1] 1 (0)
Teams managed
19871991 Albion Rovers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

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 196364 and played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, which Rangers lost 10 to Bayern Munich.[2] Provan is one of the players elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame.[3]

He left the club in 1970 and joined English club Crystal Palace, although he was not there for long before moving on this time to Plymouth Argyle. He stayed in Plymouth for five seasons and made over 100 appearances.[4]

It was announced on 26 November 2016 that Provan had died, following a long illness.[2][5]

References

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