THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. The Management Committee will propose at the Annual Meeting: —
Minutes of the Management Committee Meeting, held at 1.—That football be played in season 1917-18 by clubs geographically
Manchester, on June 8th, 1917. arranged, on the lines of last season, and that each club shall pay One per
cent. of its net gate and stand receipts from all matches played next
Present: J. McKenna, President; J. Lewis and H. Keys, Vice- season under the auspices of the Football League for the general expenses
Presidents; J. C. Baxter, A. J. Dickinson, W. Hall, C. E. Sutcliffe, and of the League, and a further Four per cent. to charity; that in all matches
J. J. Bentley (life member). in the Principal Competition the visitors shall receive 20 per cent. of the net
takings after deduction of the One per cent. and Four per cent. previously
The minutes of the Management Committee meeting held on April referred to; and that in all matches in the Subsidiary Competition each
16th were read and confirmed. home club shall remit to the Secretary of the League 20 per cent. of the
net takings as aforesaid to a general pool (one for each section Midland
The allocations of the Charity Fund to national institutions were and Lancashire), each pool to be equally divided amongst the 16 clubs in
made as follows:— the respective sections.
Y.M.C.A. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £200 0 0 2.—That the Special Rules adopted for season 1916-17, except as
St. Dunstan's Hostel, for the Future Maintenance heretofore altered, be continued for season 1917-18, and that all suspended
Funds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £150 0 0 or inoperative shall continue so suspended or inoperative until further
Footballers' Battalion Comforts Fund ... ... £75 0 0 notice.
Newspaper Press Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... £50 0 0
National Motor Volunteers ... ... ... ... £20 0 0 Messrs. J. Lewis and C. E. Sutcliffe, who on behalf of the League
Church Army War Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... £50 0 0 had investigated the alleged irregularities in the management of the
__________________ Chesterfield Town Club, submitted their report, which was accepted.
£545 0 0 They were elected as representatives of the League at the final
___________________ investigation in conjunction with the F. A. The Secretary was instructed
to forward three copies of the report with the statement of the club
The Secretary reported that cheques had been forwarded to the clubs secretary to the F. A.
for local charities as follows (he had retained the Chesterfield Town
cheque pending the decision of the Commission of Inquiry) : — The Annual General Meeting of the League will be held at the
Grand Hotel, Manchester, on July 16th, 1917, at 1-30 p.m.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Barnsley ...................... 7 11 10 Blackburn Rovers ....... 4 6 9
Birmingham ................ 38 11 7 Blackpool ................ 11 17 7 The next meeting of the Management Committee will be held on the
Bradford City ............... 10 18 6 Bolton Wanderers ....... 9 11 11 above date at 1 p.m.
Bradford ..................... 10 18 4 Burnley................... 7 19 1
Grimsby Town ............ 6 5 5 Bury ..................... 5 8 5 The Secretaries of Clubs who have not already forwarded their
Huddersfield Town ............. 7 12 4 Burslem Port Vale ...... 24 0 6 Balance Sheet for season 1916-17 to the League Secretary are requested to
Hull City ..................... 5 0 2 Everton .................. 61 16 3 do so.
Leeds City .................. 19 18 5 Liverpool ................ 58 10 5
Leicester Fosse ............... 6 0 7 Manchester City .......... 48 17 11 T. CHARNLEY,
Lincoln City ............... 8 2 8 Manchester United ....... 30 0 4 Secretary.
Notts County .................. 9 2 5 Oldham Athletic ......... 6 1 5 Castle Chambers,
Nottingham Forest ............. 7 16 1 Preston North End ........ 7 7 8 Market Place,
Rotherham County ............ 15 11 9 Rochdale ................. 5 11 8 Preston.
Sheffield United ............. 32 6 10 Stockport County ......... 17 0 5
Sheffield Wednesday ........ 23 11 11 Stoke .................... 27 12 6
Southport Central ....... 5 11 3
Messrs. W. Hall and A. J. Dickinson were elected to audit the
national and local institutions accounts.
