NEW GOALKEEPER FOR ACCRINGTON
Lancashire Evening Post- Thursday 5 July 1923
Accrington Stanley have signed a new custodian in Salt, for 2 ½ seasons with Everton. He is 23 years of age, stands 5ft 11in., and weighs 12st. the goal was the only position Accrington were unable to duplicate, although next season they will be running two teams, one in the Third Division and one in the Lancashire Combination.

FRANK JEFFERIS
Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald - Saturday 07 July 1923
Frank Jefferis the old Southampton, Everton and North End international inside right has been signed by Southport as player-coach. 

ERNEST SALT
Athletic News- Monday, July 9 1923
Ernest Salt, a goalkeeper who was with Everton for two and a half seasons, has been signed on by Accrington Stanley, who have also resigned their inside left Hosker.
TRANSFERRED FOOTBALL SHARES AND THEIR PRIVILEGES
Liverpool Echo- Thursday July 12 1923
By Blackstaff
I have a letter from “Evertonian” regarding the fact “that shares which have been transferred do not carry any privileges as season tickets.” He asks me if I think it fair, seeing that in practically all other limited companies in the United Kingdon new shareholders carry the same privilege as old shareholders? Why should the Football Association alter the rule? He asks me for an expression of opinion. It is a fact that on the surface it appears as if the F.A’s ruling with regard to transferred shares is contrary to the law governing limited companies. However, I have it on good authority that football clubs are not limited companies in the ordinary sense of the term, simply because they are not trading companies. They are limited purely as a safeguard to the directors and the shareholders. In these circumstances, the Football Association has full power to dictate whatever restrictions it considers desirable in the privileges of shareholders, clubs, or players. The principle was thrashed in the recent Leddy case, wherein the F.A was proven justified in its attitude and consequent actions. Thus we have the F.A. ruling in effect, so far back as July, 1921, that any shares now transferred do not carry with them the privilege of season tickets. The only case in which the privilege is transferred is on the death of the original holder, and the passing of the share to the next-of-kin. In the case of a transferred share the new holder may obtain a season ticket as 5 per cent, reduction. The F.A.’s idea in making such a ruling, I gather, is simply to prevent the promiscuous sale of season tickets, which, in its wisdom, the F.A. considers undesirable. That is a proper attitude, but one must recognise the distressing effect of a rule which forces original shareholders to sell at a loss when they are in straitened circumstances-an all too common condition in these days. The ruling was passed in 1921- a time when there was a boom in football and when pockets were full. Some of us, myself included, never had full pockets-except of love letters-so never could invest. The thrifty during the years preceding 1921 carefully invested their savings against a lean time. The comparatively lean time is upon us, and deals in shares are agog. The F.A might justifiably reconsider its ruling on transferred shares at the present time, for it is causing hardship.

STUD MARKS
The Liverpool Echo-Saturday, July 14 1923
By Louis T. Kelly

• Some of the Everton and Liverpool players were observed holidaying in the Isle of Man last week, where the heat was less pronounced than here, although other waves were much more in evidence.
• Harry Makepeace has had such a very fine season that he reads unfortunate in being passed over, even for such as Hobbs and Sutcliffe, whose current season’s batting average is far inferior to that of the Everton man.
• J. Miller, a former Everton outside right, has gone from Chesterfield to Boscombe F.C
• Fair evidence of confidence;- Messrs Cuff and Green have been re-elected chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the Everton directorate.
• Nearly 500 men are at work on Manchester City’s new ground at Moss-side
• A specially covered grandstand capable of housing 10,000 people is rapidly approaching completion
• There will be nearly 2,000 tip-up chairs in evidence.
• It is expected that when finished the ground will accommodate 100,000
• Certainly a lot of money was lost to the club at the old Hyde-road enclosure through lack of accommodation, particularly on “Derby” days.
• The new City centre is to be called the Maine-road enclosure.

LATE MR. J. DAVIES
The Liverpool Echo- Thursday, July 19 1923
The interment took place today at Fazackerley of the late Mr. John Davies, who died suddenly at his office on Wednesday. Until a couple of years ago, Mr. Davies was a director of the Everton club. He was associated with the club in its very early days, even before it was a limited company, and was made a director on its being formed into a company. He had a great deal to do with the development of Goodison Park into one of the finest football grounds in the county, as a member of the ground committee, and in all was 28 years on the board. Our sympathy, with that of all who knew Mr. Davies, goes out to his family.

STUD MARKS
The Liverpool Echo Saturday, July 21 1923
By Louis T. Kelly

• Prospective visitors to Goodison (those living in the Everton district) are hoping that the new car service along Walton-Lane will be ready before the new season opens. But we have our doubts.

THE PASSING OF A STALWART
Athletic News- Monday, July 23 1923
The death has occurred, with appalling suddenness, of John Davies, a former director of the Everton Football club. Though in his 81st year, he was at business as usual when he was attacked with illness and expired on the way to hospital. Mr. Davies was one of the committee of the Everton club in days when they occupied the present site of the League champions, and following a split in the camp, he, with other committee-men, founded the present Everton club in February, 1892, and was elected a director on its being formed into a company. He served continuously on the board until 1920, when he was unseated. In March, 1914, Mr. Davies was presented with a loving cup by his co-directors to mark 21 years of uninterrupted service on the board.

LIVERPOOL INVINAS LEAGUE
The Liverpool Echo- Monday July 23 1923
By Blackstaff
Mr. A. Harris, secretary of the above writes;- “Un reference to Mr. R.T. Aspinwall’s statement regarding the Management Committee of this League during season 1922-23, there was not a split or break-away of the Management Committee, with the exception of the resignations requested by that committee. Also, to prove that the Management Committee was intact, the same members, with the exception of the two requested to resign, were re-elected at the annual general meeting. Regarding the Management Committee asking Mr. F. Sugg to resign, but to remain a patron, the management Committee were most courteous in asking him to remain as such, but Mr. F. Sugg declined to resign, and intimated his intention in his reply, to attend the annual general meeting, which he did not do. “The annual general meeting confirmed the action of the Management Committee, but did not re-elect Messrs. Sugg as patrons. As regard the donations given by Messrs. Sugg during the last two seasons, they have not, in accordance with Mr. R.T. Aspinwall’s own statement of affairs, given any.” (This correspondent has now gone far enough to prove that Messr. Sugg and the Invinsa League had, and have, no trading understanding, which is the point at issue, and must therefore now close.)

WALLASAY UNITED SIGN ON GEORGE BREWSTER
The Liverpool Echo, Wednesday, July 25, 1923
Bee’s Notes
Local football followers will be interested to learn that Wallasey United have signed on George Brewster, the old Evertonian and Scottish international centre half, and captain of Wolverhampton. Many people will be glad to see George busy once more in this district, and he himself will no doubt be happier.
MOLD F.C
Mold Football Club, whose secretary is W. Chas Hewitt, the old South Liverpool, Chelsea, Swansea Town, and Cardiff City goalie, have signed on W.E. Gault (inside forward), late Everton, Cardiff City, and Stockport County; a very fine player who had plenty of first-class experience, and is still a young man with years of first-class football left in him yet.

GEORGE BREWSTER
Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 26 July 1923
George Brewster the former Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers' centre-half, has signed for Wallasey United.