DAVIE PROVAN has opened up on joining Celtic in 1978. The then Kilmarnock winger was called up by John Clark to sign for Billy McNeill’s Celtic but had to double check if Provan’s family background would stop him from joining. Provan had come from a Rangers family and his dad had taken him to Ibrox; however, in an interview with Graham Spiers’ ‘Press Box Podcast’, Provan has said it was no problem for him and when he joined, ‘Rangers became the enemy’.
Davie Provan, the Celtic hero who grew up a Rangers fan.
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McNeill paid £125,000 for the Killie player and it would prove to be a good return. Provan won 4 league titles, 2 Scottish Cups and 1 League Cup during a nine year stay at Celtic Park. Provan made 303 appearances, scoring 42 goals. Despite his media work being unbiased since retiring, Provan should be remembered as an excellent player that gave Celtic his all.
He won the Player of the Year gong in 1980 but due to contracting ME, he was forced to retire prematurely at 31 due to the effects of the illness.
