The ''Athletic News and Cyclists' Journal'' was a Manchester-based newspaper founded by

Edward Hulton Sir Edward George Stephen Hulton, 1st Baronet (3 March 1869 – 23 May 1925) was a British newspaper proprietor and thoroughbred racehorse owner. In 1921, he was awarded a baronetcy, of Downside in the parish of Leatherhead in Surrey, for p ...

in 1875. It was published weekly, covering weekend sports fixtures other than horse racing, which was already covered by the ''

Sporting Chronicle The ''Sporting Chronicle'', known colloquially as ''The Chron'', was a Manchester-based, daily, national horse racing newspaper which operated in Great Britain for 112 years until its closure in 1983 due to unsustainable losses (£5.8 million sinc ...

'' founded by Hulton in 1871. It was an advocate of

professional football In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larg ...

and many of its staff were actively involved in the sport. In 1931 it merged with the ''Sporting Chronicles Monday edition. The original name was preserved until the 1940s in the titles of the ''

Athletic News Football Annual The ''Nationwide Football Annual'' is a compact British football reference book which is produced at the start of each football season. It contains information from the previous football season, and also contains updated records going back to the ...

'' first issued in 1887 and the ''

Athletic News Cricket Annual The ''Athletic News Cricket Annual'' was one of several sporting annuals published initially by the ''Athletic News'', a Manchester-based newspaper devoted almost entirely to reporting sports events. It was first issued in 1888 and it had reached ...

'' first issued in 1888; both these annuals were eventually taken over by the ''

Sunday Chronicle The ''Sunday Chronicle'' was a newspaper in the United Kingdom, published from 1885 to 1955. The newspaper was founded in Manchester by Edward Hulton in August 1885. He was known for his sporting coverage, already publishing the ''Sporting Chron ...

'', founded by Hulton in 1885.

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