37 [Meeting of Directors held at Exchange Station Hotel L'pool on Tuesday 6th Septr. 1927] Present Mr. W. C. Cuff (Chair) & all other Directors. Minutes The Minutes of meeting held on the 30th ult. were read & approved. Finance The gate receipts v Birmingham Res. were reported to be £91.1.3 gross Tax £1.8.3. Bank Balance £23594.19.7 Dr. Cheques were signed for the following Collector of Customs & Excise Enterts. Tax £ 1.8.3 T. H. McIntosh Wages & Exs. £260.0.0 Reports of Matches Reports were received of the matches v Middlesbro 2-4, Bolton Wdrs. 1-1, Birmingham Res. 4-2, Blackpool Res. 0-4 & Skelmersdale United 1-0. Dr. & Trainer's Dr. C. Baxter reported that he thought Report Cresswell would be fit but that Irvine & Bain would he unfit. Team Selections The following teams were selected. v Birmingham (h) Taylor, Cresswell, O'Donnell, Kelly, Hart, Virr, Critchley, Forshaw, Dean, Weldon, Troup Res Dickie. v Stoke City Res (a) Hardy, Raitt, A. Curr, Brown, Griffiths, W. Curr, Millington, Easton, White, Dominy, Lewis, Res Houghton v Earlestown (a) left to Staff. Director to Stoke Mr. W. C. Gibbins Report re Players Messrs A. R. Wade & W. C. Gibbins gave a Jacobsen (Grimsby) fair report of this player. Scottish Players Mr. J. Weir gave a good report of the Clyde fullbacks.