Bert Sproston (22 June 1915 – 27 January 2000)[1] was an English football full back who is remembered for playing both at international level for the England national football team and at club level for Leeds United, Manchester City, Millwall and Tottenham Hotspur.
After his playing career ended he spent over two decades as trainer at Bolton Wanderers.
Upon his return to the UK after the game he worked with Tottenham and the FA to secure an invitation for Rolf to visit the UK for a representative football match from which Friedland managed to turn the visit into a permanent stay.
[3] On an England trip to Berlin in 1938, Sproston told Stanley Matthews "I know nowt 'bout politics and t'like.
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