Meeting of Directors held Monday Dec. 20th 1897
Present		W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair) Messrs Bainbridge, Baxter, Brooks,
		Crawshaw, Cuff, Davies, Kelly, Keates & Prescott.
Minutes		of last meeting read & confirmed.
Hartley		It was reported L'pool had agreed to pay £175 for transfer.
Team	v	Villa - same as last Saturday with Stewart reserve for Boyle.
Team	v	White Star - same as last Saturday except McGrey for Stewart.
Team	v	Leicester - Muir, Meehan, Storrier, Stewart, Holt, Robertson,
		Taylor, J. Bell, L. Bell, Chadwick, Schofield.
Team	v	Stoke Swifts - McFarlane, Balmer, Barker, Wolstenholme,
		Hughes, McGrey, Williams, Cameron, Hulligan, Barlow, Cafener.
Directors in charge of Gate Saturday Messrs Davies & Keates.
			    Monday	"   Clayton & Brooks.
Days of Meeting	Resolved in future Directors meetings be held on
		Thursdays at 7.0.
Accounts	L'pool F.A. £4.10.6.
Band		Resolved Mr. Crawshaw & the Sec. provide Hotpot for
		Band on Xmas day.
Xmas Boxes	Resolved we give Xmas Boxes same as last year.
Handbills	Sec. get 5000 handbills re Amateur Team fixtures.
Villa Match	Resolved we issue 100 Tickets at 5/- each.
Signed Dec. 30th 1897				W. R. Clayton	Chairman
Left Back of Bacup	Brown.
Inside Left of Nelson	Moreland.
Left Half of Padiham	Waterhouse
Right Back of Chorley.