Career
He was born in Elworth on 22 June 1914. With Manchester City he made 125 appearances and scored 5 goals. After his playing career ended he spent over two decades as trainer at Bolton Wanderers.
He died on 27 January 2000.
On an England trip to Berlin in 1938, Sproston told Stanley Matthews "I know nowt "bout politics and t"like. All I knows is football.
But t"way I see it, yon "Itler fella is an evil little twat".
