Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan (1 January 1944 – 11 May 2023), also known as Drew Provan, was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren, in the Football League for Barnsley, York City, Chester, Wrexham, Southport and Torquay United, and in the North American Soccer League for the Philadelphia Atoms.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 2023 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Torquay, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Port Glasgow | |||
| 1961–1963 | St Mirren | 8 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Barnsley | 3 | (0) |
| 1964–1968 | York City | 160 | (49) |
| 1968–1970 | Chester | 82 | (18) |
| 1970–1972 | Wrexham | 51 | (10) |
| 1972–1974 | Southport | 83 | (28) |
| 1973–1974 | → Philadelphia Atoms (loan) | 39 | (20) |
| 1974–1976 | Torquay United | 91 | (14) |
| – | Bath City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Provan died from complications from Alzheimer's disease in Torquay, on 11 May 2023, at the age of 79.[4]
References
edit- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
- ^ "Drew Provan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Andy Provan". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "RIP Andy Provan". Southport F.C. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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