Meeting of Directors held Thursday Dec. 8th 1898 Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the Chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Brooks, Crawshaw, Davies, Keates, Kelly & Taylor. Minutes of two meetings read & confirmed also Finance minutes of Dec. 6th. Directors in charge of Gate - Messrs Kelly & Taylor. Team v Stoke Same as last Saturday except Oldham for Bell. Team v Llandudno Kitchen, Eccles, Ramsden or Turner, Wolstenholme, Stringfellow, Ball, Clark, Bright, Crompton, Kirwan, Schofield and if Crompton does not play - Barlow for Bright & Bright Centre. Players to be seen Mr Keates & the Sec. go to Kettering on Saturday. Accounts Corporation for flagging £20.6.5 Police Orphanage tickets 1.5.0 Player's Dinner Resolved we have a Dinner on Jany. 9th & that we engage L. Harris & Minster Quartette - Mr. Clayton & Sec. arrange with Mr. Bush for best room. Transfer of Shares 3 from J. N. Calvert to Amy Gardner 1508/1510 6 from A. E. Turner to G. Allen 817/822 Motion by Mr. Keates re Mr. Lewis refereeing. Signed Dec 15th 1898 W. R. Clayton Chairman. Meeting of Directors held Thursday Dec. 15th 1898. Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the Chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Baxter, Brooks, Crawshaw, Cuff, Davies, Keates, Kelly & Taylor. Minutes of last meeting read & confirmed. Director in charge of Gate - Mr. Crawshaw. Team v Villa Same as played v Notts County. Team v Druids Kitchen, Eccles or Turner, Lewis, Wolstenholme, Stringfellow, Ball, Clark, Bright, Crompton, Kirwan, Schofield. Players Dinner to be on Jany. 11th instead of Jany. 9th. Motion by Mr. Keates withdrawn. Crompton’s engagement Confirmed viz 25/- per week from Dec. 8th until April 30th with 10/- extra each time he plays a League match.