The Sunday Chronicle Football Annual, and its continuation under different titles (see footnote for full explanation), a near complete run for 1946-47 to 1998-99, lacking 1950-51 & 1972-73 From season 1946-47 the long standing Athletic News Annual, first published in 1887-88, became known as the Sunday Chronicle Football Annual. This became the Empire News and Sunday Chronicle Football Annual between 1956-57 and 1960-61, The News of the World and Empire News Football Annual from 1961-62 to 1964-65, before settling at The News of the World Football annual thereafter. not illustrated