Andy Provan

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] He made two appearances for the Scotland national under-18 team in 1961.^[4]

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Personal information
Full name	Andrew McKelvie Hughes Provan
Date of birth	(1944-01-01)1 January 1944
Place of birth	Greenock, Scotland
Date of death	11 May 2023(2023-05-11) (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
International career
1961	Scotland U18	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Provan died from complications from Alzheimer's disease in Torquay, on 11 May 2023, at the age of 79.^[5]

1. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
2. ^ "Drew Provan". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
3. ^ "Andy Provan". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
4. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
5. ^ "RIP Andy Provan". Southport F.C. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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