112 [Meeting of Directors held at the Bradford Hotel February 20 1908] Present W. R. Clayton Esq. chair Messrs Baxter Davies Kelly Kirkwood Wade Whitford Wilson Minutes The minutes of the last meeting & of the Finance Meeting were read & confirmed. Scotswood F. C. Little Grierson & Nisbet Messrs Kirkwood & the Secretary reported their visit to Blyth to see these players on Saturday & that they could not recommend their engagement. Resolved that we do nothing. Smith Messrs Wilson & Bainbridge visit to Wrexham to see this centre forward was reported & in their opinion he was unsuitable but that the Wrexham goalkeeper was very good. Evans It was also reported that Evans of Aston Villa outside left was unsettled. Team v Scott Bolton Wands. W. & R. Balmer Makepeace Taylor Abbott Sharp Bolton Young Settle Hardman