David Provan

Kilmarnock

Provan began his senior career at Kilmarnock in 1974, having signed from Junior club Port Glasgow. In his four years at Rugby Park, A 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. In 1978 Provan played for the Scottish League Select in a match against their Italian counterparts in Verona. The same year, he also shone for Killie in their shock Scottish Cup 4th round replay win over Celtic. This was the first time that a club from a lower division had knocked out the holders of the Scottish Cup.

Celtic

New Celtic manager, Billy McNeill signed Provan in September 1978. The transfer fee of £120,000 was at the time a record in Scottish football. He grew up supporting Rangers and his teammates would joke about this while he played for Celtic. Provan quickly established himself in McNeill's revamped Celtic side, scoring his first goal against Hibernian at Easter Road on 18 November 1978. In May 1979 Provan won his first major winner's medal as Celtic clinched the Premier Division by defeating Rangers 4–2 in the last game of the league season. The following year…

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 writes for its sister paper, The Sun.

Provan is married to Fiona and the couple have two daughters, Kelly and Anna.

Club

Celtic

Scottish Premier Division: 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1985-86 Scottish Cup: 1980, 1985 Scottish League Cup: 1982

Individual

Scottish PFA Player of the Year: 1980