5 [Meeting held at Exchange Hotel Liverpool, Tuesday, April 22, 1947.] Present:- Mr. W. C. Gibbins (Chair); all other Directors except Mr. W. C. Cuff; & Sec'y. Minutes of Meeting of 10th inst. were read & confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- Gate v Chelsea £2431.15.6 Middlesbrough F. C. Share Gate £256.18.6 Blackpool F. C. do £214.9.1 Sheffield Utd. F. C. do £272.13.2 Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise Tax £23.2.4 Theo. Kelly Wages & Xes. £400.0.0 Commissionaires Inland Revenue P. A. Y. E £389.9.0 Bank Balance £9386.14.2 Cr. England v Scotland Messrs Green & Evans gave their views of this match. Ireland v Wales Messrs Green, Searle & Lake reported upon this match. Irish Players Mr. Searle reported as follows:- H. Graham R. B. Derry City. £2,500. W. O. Walter Sneddon Age 20 O. L. Ballymore, good Feancy O. L Derry Not suitable Dubois O. L. Larne No interest Carning L. B. Ballymena Good Corr O. R. Dimdalk do Staines R. B. Shamrock Rovers do Clarke do do do Liggett Not too good. Beck I. L. Midget but good Corr (Dimdalk) Sec'y spoke for a while about this