297 [Meeting held Exchange Hotel Tuesday Oct. 6th 1953] Present:- Mr. E. Green (Chair) and all other Directors except Messrs T. C. Nuttall & C. E. Balmforth. Manager & Secretary in attendance. Minutes of Meeting of Sept. 29th were read and confirmed. Finance Receipts reported were:- Gate v Army F. C. 593.19.9 Gate v Sheffield Utd. Res. 281.16.9 War Damage Commission 301. 5.6 Cheques were signed for:- Customs & Excise 7.13.0 Wages 648. 3.7 Petty Cash 298.18.7 C. S. Britton Salary 189.15.8 Directors Expenses 32.10.0 Bank Balance £16,411.15.6 Dr. Reports Reports were given of the 1st Team game v Brentford, the 2nd Team game v Sheffield Utd. Res., the Central League v The Champions and Eire v France. Army F. A. Letters of thanks were read from 292 the Army F. A., Major General Blamfield and Brigadier Aslett. A letter of appreciation was read from Peter Farrell on behalf of the three players released for the Eire v France game. M. Woods A request from the F. A. Assn. 137 for the release of Woods to play on Wed. Nov. 4th in a representative Match was granted. R. Bissett It was reported that this