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[Meeting held at Exchange Hotel.
Tuesday Sept. 13th 1955.]
Present:- Mr. E. Green (Chair) and
all other Directors. Manager & Secretary
in attendance.
Minutes of Meeting of
Sept. 6th were read and confirmed.
Finance Receipts reported were:-
Aston Villa F. C. Transfer Fee Hickson 20,000. 0.0
M/c Utd. F. C. % 399.16.6
Gate v Bury Res. 101.13.6
Cheques were signed for:-
Comms. Inl. Rev. P. A. Y. E. 1020.12.9
Customs & Excise 1.18.8
Football Assn. Tickets 20.13.9
Wages 641.9.3
Petty Cash 221.0.0
Bank Balce. £32.277.6.11 Cr.
Reports were given of the 1st
Team game v M/c Utd. & Charlton Ath.
and of the 2nd Team Games v Derby
County Res. and Bury Res.
Peterson Mr. Britton reported his visit
164 to the F. A. offices, where he had
ascertained that there was no apparent
reason why the South African player,
Peterson, should not sign for us.
F. A. At the same time Mr. Britton
155 had drawn their attention to the back
That Portsmouth were playing a Grammar
School Boy in their 1st Team, and
that he had been selected to play in
an F. A. XI. This, Mr. Britton, pointed
out showed how ridiculous the School boy
