97 [Meeting held Exchange Hotel, L'pool Tuesday Sept. 25th 1951.] Present :- Mr. W. R. Williams (Chair) & all other Directors excepting Messrs W. C. Gibbins & F. W. Lake, Manager & Secretary in attendance. Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 18th were read & confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- Cardiff City F. C. Share Gate 291.10.5 Gate v Birmingham C. 3078.13.6 Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise 258.7.5 Football League 107.5.7 Birmingham City F. C. 451.1.4 L'pool City Police 55.14.6 W. Dickinson Wages 581.4.4 do Petty Cash 91.8.6 do Salary 50.15.5 Bank Balance £23,485.18.1 Dr. Reports Reports on the 1st Team Game v B'ham C. were given by Dr. C. S. Baxter & Messrs J. C. Sharp, H. R. Williams, N. W. Coffey & T. C. Nuttall and on the second team game v M/c Utd. Res. by Mr. E. Green, which were followed by Mr. Brittons report of the 1st Team game v B'ham City. Blunstone The Manager reported his visit to Crewe to watch this Amateur I. F. He liked him very much. Showed good ball central and was an excellent shot. Crewe wanted to sign him on professional forms when he was 17, and had promised us first refusal. He would be a useful acquisition, but apparently he did not appear to want to sign for Crewe, agreed that Mr. Britton explore the position further.