47 [Meeting of Directors held at Bradford Hotel 26th May 1911] Present All the Directors except Mr Kirkwood The Chairman extended a warm welcome to Mr H. Allman to the Directorate. Lancashire The Secretary reported the attendance Combination of Mr Kelly & himself at the Annual Meeting of the Lancashire F. A. on Wednesday at Blackpool. That an informal meeting of the representatives of the League Clubs in Lancashire who were also members was held of the Lancashire Combination ^ and at such meeting very strong dissatisfaction was expressed at the treatment meted out to them by the non- League Clubs of the Lancashire Combination and that a unanimous desire was expressed to secede from the Combination and form a new League. That several of the clubs present could not pledge their Clubs respectively without having instructions and the meeting consequently stood adjourned until Sunday evening next at 11 pm at the Imperial Hotel London. That he (Mr Cuff) had been appointed Honorary Secretary Pro' Tem. and further that the non League Clubs had called an emergency meeting to consider the position and proposed to send a deputation to such adjourned meeting. The position was discussed in detail and it