270 [Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held at Law Association Rooms, Friday, July 11, 1941] Present:- Messrs W. C. Gibbins, E. Green, Dr. C. S. Baxter, G. Evans, W. R. Williams, 18 other Shareholders & Secretary. Secretary read the Notice convening the Meeting. It was agreed that the Press be ad- mitted. Directors Report, On the motion of the Chairman, it was a/cs & B/S agreed that these be taken as read. The Chairman then went on to give his report on the Seasons working. The playing record was not quite so good as last years, mainly due to national calls, & although the financial position was considerably better, unexpected slips in The Football League Cup & particularly in the Lancashire Cup, probably cost the Club some hundreds of pounds. Twenty seven of the players were in the Services & he regretted to report that William Reid, the goalkeeper had been posted as missing following the Cretan operations. Director Thos. Percy had during the past twelve months, attained the rank of Captain in the Royal Ordnance Corps, a promotion due no doubt to his unquestioned ability. He referred to the support he had had from the Board, even in their absence due to War conditions, when they had acquiesced with decisions, he had had to make hastily & referred to the welcome return of Mr. Ernest Green, after serving a period of suspension which to every