118 [Meeting of Directors held at Exchange Station Hotel L'pool on Tuesday 23rd October 1928] Present Mr. W. C. Cuff (Chair) & all other Directors. Minutes The Minutes of meeting held on the 16th inst. were read & confirmed. Finance The following receipts were reported Gate v Leeds United Res. £106.13.9 Tax £1.19.0 Gate England v Ireland £2263.0.6 Tax £359.19.8. Exs. £55.13.6 10% for ground £190.6.1 20% from Blackburn Rovers F. C. £261.12.11 Bank balance £6302.11.1 Dr. Cheques were signed for the following:- Collector of Customs & Excise Enterts. Tax £1.19.0 T. H. McIntosh Wages &c. £360.0.0 Football Assocn. Net Gate £1657.1.3. Report of Matches Reports were received of the matches v W. Ham 4-2, Leeds United Res. 3-2 & Bootle St. James 5-1. Dr. & Trainer's Report Dr. Davies & Trainer Cooke reported all players would be fit except Rooney. Team Selections The following teams were selected v Blackburn Rovers (F. A. Charity Shield) 24th inst. Davies, Cresswell, O'Donnell, Griffiths, Hart, Virr, Ritchie, Forshaw, Dean, Weldon & Troup Res. Martin. v Leeds United (h) 27th inst. Same as above except possibly Martin for Forshaw, the Director's present at Shield match v Blackburn Rovers to decide Res. Jones. v Oldham Athletic (a) Lancs. Cup 30th inst. Same as against Leeds. v Stockport County Res. (a) 27th inst. E. Maher, Common, Kennedy, Kelly, Bain, White