Meeting of Directors held Thursday Oct. 27th 1898 Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair), Messrs Bainbridge, Brooks, Baxter, Crawshaw, Davies, Keates, Kelly & Taylor. Minutes of last meeting read & confirmed. Team v Rovers Muir, Balmer, Molyneux, Wolstenholme, Boyle, Taylor, Bell, Proudfoot, Oldham, Kirwan & Gee. Team v White Star - Kitchen, Eccles, Crelly, Elliott, Turner, Hughes, Marquis, Bright, Clark, Barlow, Schofield. Directors in charge of Gate - Messrs Crawshaw & Brooks. Players engagements Bright 40/- per week as from last week confirmed Crelly 20/- - - - - - Marquis 20/- - - - - - Knox Resolved we do not engage Knox. Match Resolved we offer Hibs guarantee up to £35 with half Gate to play here on Good Friday. Lewis Secretary try & arrange to get him transferred. Sunderland match - go direct to Sunderland on Nov. 12th. Donation Resolved we give Kirkdale F.C. a donation of £2.2.0 re Marquis. " Resolved we give Morrison a donation of £5 re Bright. Signed Nov. 3rd 1898 W. R. Clayton Chairman Meeting of Directors held Thursday Nov. 3rd 1898 Present W. R. Clayton Esq. (in the chair), Messrs Bainbridge, Crawshaw, Cuff, Davies, Keates, Kelly & Taylor. Minutes of last meeting read & confirmed. Minutes of Adv. Committee read & Confirmed. Minutes of Finance Committee confirmed except item of a guinea to Press Club - this matter to be dealt with at next Directors Meeting. Directors in charge of Gate - Messrs Cuff & Keates. Team v Sheffield Wednesday - as last Saturday. Team v Kitchen, Eccles, Crelly, Turner, Owen, Lewis, Marquis, Tranmere Rovers Bright, Clark, Barlow, Schofield.