42 [Meeting of Directors held at Exchange Station Hotel on Tuesday 4th October 1927] Present Mr. W. C. Cuff (Chair) & all other Directors except Dr. J. C. Baxter & Mr. W. J. Sawyer. Minutes The Minutes of Meetings held on the 27th inst. were read & confirmed. Finance The following receipts were reported. s d Gate v Oldham Athletic Res. £57.6.6 Tax 10/5 Net Gate Northern Nomads v Queens Park £63.17.11 Tax £12.2.11 Gate v Prescot £ 0.3. 6 New Brighton F. C. Transfer Fee re Macdonald £100 Oldham Ath. F. C. do Moffat £200 Bank Balance £20974.9.3 Dr. Cheques were signed for the following:- Collection of Customs & Excise Enterts. Tax £ 14.3.4 J. Macdonald Accrued Benefit £100.0.0 T. H. McIntosh Wages &c. £270.0.0 Trainers Report Trainer Cooke reported all players fit except Hardy. Reports of Matches Reports were received of the matches v Tottenham Hotspur 3-1, Oldham Athletic Res. 7-3, Holywell 4-3 & Prescot 1-4. Team Selections The following teams were selected: v Preston N. E. (Lancs. Cup) h. 5th inst. Taylor, Cresswell, O'Donnell, Kelly, Griffiths, Virr, Critchley, Forshaw, White, Weldon & Troup Res. Hart & Dean. v Manchester United (h) 8th inst. Taylor, Cresswell, O'Donnell, Kelly, Hart, Virr, Critchley, Forshaw, Dean, Weldon & Troup Res Raitt