David Provan (footballer, born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Alexander Provan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Gourock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Port Glasgow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Kilmarnock | 120 | (9) |
| 1978–1987 | Celtic | 206 | (28) |
| Total | 326 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | Scotland u21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1978 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Scotland | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Alexander Provan (born 8 May 1956) is a Scottish former footballer. During his career he played for Kilmarnock and Celtic. While playing for Celtic Provan won four Scottish Premier League medals, two Scottish Cup and one League Cup. Provan retired in 1987 after he began to suffer from ME.
He earned ten caps and scored one goal for the Scotland national football team and was a non-playing member of their 1982 World Cup squad. Provan also represented the Scottish League. He grew up supporting Rangers and his teammates would joke about this while he played for Celtic.
Since his retirement as a player, Provan has worked in the media as a pundit and co-commentator for Sky Sports. Since the 2012–13 season, he has been one of the main co-commentators on Sky's coverage of the Premier League, Champions League and Scottish Professional Football League. Provan was also a columnist for several years for the Scottish edition of the now defunct News of the World and now currently writes for its sister paper, The Sun.
Provan began his senior career at Kilmarnock in 1974, having signed from junior club Port Glasgow. In his four years at Rugby Park, Provan established himself as one of the most exciting prospects in Scottish football. A 'traditional' winger, Provan's skill and prowess in crossing at pace saw him make 139 appearances at Kilmarnock, scoring 10 goals in total. Provan played an integral part in two of Kilmarnock's three promotion achieving seasons in the 1970s (1973/74, 1975/76), and played at the start of their third, 1978/79. His form for Kilmarnock in the mid 1970s saw him capped at Under 21 level by Scotland in an away match against Czechoslovakia in October 1976.
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