253 [Meeting of Directors held at Exchange Hotel, Liverpool on Tuesday, 8th January, 1935] Present:- Mr. E. Green (Chair) & all other Directors, except Mr. W. C. Cuff (with the team at Buxton) & Messrs A. Coffey & H. Banks. Minutes The Minutes of Meeting held on the 31st ultimo, were read & confirmed. Finance The following receipts were reported:- Gate v Derby County £2067.12.5 Less Tax £349.10.8 20% £231.18.10 1% £16.10.8 do v Preston North End Res. £86. 3.4 Less Tax £13.10.1 do v Northern Nomads £ 8.13.9 D. Allen & Sons Ltd. Repayment Hoarding Rates £35.16. 3 L'pool City Caterers do Gas a/c £ 3.15.10 Bank Balance cr. £12610.9.0 Cheques were signed for the following Customs & Excise Tax £363.0.9 Palace Hotel, Buxton A/c £163.6.0 Theo. Kelly Wages £272.2.0 Reports of Matches Reports were received of the matches:- v Preston N. E. 2-2, v Preston N. E. Res. 4-1, v Northern Nomads 1-2. Dr. & Trainers Report Dr. W. T. Davies & Trainer Cooke reported all players fit with the exception of Kavanagh. Mr. H. Banks Dr. C. S. Baxter reported that this Director was very much the same in health. Team Selections v Grimsby Town (F.A. Cup 3rd Rnd.) Jany. 12th (h) Sagar, Cresswell, Cook, Britton, Gee, Thomson, Geldard, Cunliffe, Dean, Stevenson & Coulter. Res. Clark. v Manchester Utd. Res. (a) Bradshaw, Jackson, Jones, Mercer, White, Archer, Leyfield, Dunn, Dickinson, Webster, Stein. Res. Higham. v Earlestown White Star (G. M. Cup Replay at Prescot) Left to Mr. H. Hart.