David Provan (11 March 1941 – 26 November 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Rangers,

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and St Mirren. Provan also played for

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and the

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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

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which Rangers won 3–2. He helped the club win a domestic treble in 1963–64 and played in the

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, which Rangers lost 1–0 to

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. Provan is one of the players elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame. He left the club in June 1970 and joined English club

, although he was not there for long, making only two senior appearances in total, before moving on in March 1971, to

. He stayed at Plymouth for five seasons and made over 100 appearances. Provan subsequently played for St Mirren where he finished his senior career in 1975, and began his coaching career under then-

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. He later went on to manage

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from 1987 to 1991, leading the club to the

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title in 1988–9. Rangers FC announced on 26 November 2016 that Provan had died, following a long illness.

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* 1941 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Falkirk Association football fullbacks Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Rangers F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish football managers Albion Rovers F.C. managers Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scotland under-23 international footballers Scottish Football League managers Place of death missing {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub