Football League meeting (September 5, 1895)

September 5, 1895
A meeting of the Management Committee of the Football League was held on Thursday at the Lion Hotel, Nottingham, the principal business being to allot referees for the various matches to be played during October.

Mr. John James Bentley, of Bolton, the president of the League, occupied the chair, and there were also present – Mr. D. Haigh (Sheffield), Mr. Louis Ford (West Bromwich) (vice presidents), and Mr. R. Molyneux (Liverpool, note correct should be Everton), and the secretary (Mr. Harry Lockett).

The Secretary reported the result of the Appeal Committee’s decision awarding Sunderland £125 for the non-fulfilment of League fixtures by Everton. It will be remembered that the Football Association have since awarded Everton £75 from Sunderland for the breach, on the part of the latter club, of their agreement on Good Friday.

A player named A.G. Rule had been signed by Everton, but as he had been on the retaining list for Woolwich Arsenal he was declared a League player for the latter club.

The following transfers were granted: –
Neil Kerr, from Liverpool to Nottingham Forest; John Barnes, Small Heath to Burton Wanderers; Fred Collison, Everton to Bury; R.F. Poole, Manchester City to Rotherham Town; L. Milroy, Newton Heath to Manchester City; Richard Davies, from Manchester City to Leicester Fosse; John Berry, Burton Swifts to Loughborough; E.J. Boylan, Everton to Rotherham Town; W. Wardrope, Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United; James Stott, Grimsby Town to Newcastle United; James Collins, Nottingham Forest to Newcastle United; A.R. Keymer, Newton Heath to Manchester City; S. Munn, Burnley to Grimsby Town; Walter Clarke, Small Heath to Darwen; John Miller, The Wednesday to Derby County; E. Burgoyne, Preston North End to Crewe Alexandra; R. Cross, from West Bromwich to Burton Swifts.

The referees were appointed as follows, the matches being upon the ground of the first named in each instance: –

(Nottingham Evening Post: September 7, 1895)