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David Provan

1941 – 2016

Scottish footballer and manager

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Lived 1941 – 2016 (aged 75). David Provan was a British association football player and association football coach.

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 1963–64 and played in the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, which Rangers lost 1–0 to Bayern Munich. Provan is one of the players elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame.

He left the club in June 1970 and joined English club Crystal Palace, although he was not there for long, making only two senior appearances in total,

Provan subsequently played for St Mirren where he finished his senior career in 1975, 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.

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Who was David Provan?

Scottish footballer and manager (1941-2016)

When was David Provan born?

David Provan was born on 11 March 1941 in Falkirk.

When did David Provan die?

David Provan died on 26 November 2016.

What was David Provan's occupation?

David Provan was an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality was David Provan?

David Provan was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Provan

· Wikidata: Q5238733

· DBpedia: David Provan (footballer, born 1941)

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