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| Full name | Newry City Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bordermen, The Town | ||
| Founded | 1923 (as Newry Town) | ||
| Ground | The Showgrounds, Newry (Capacity: 6,500) |
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| Chairman |  Paul McKenna |
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| Manager |  John McDonnell |
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| League | IFA Premiership | ||
| 2008/09 | 8th | ||
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Newry City is a Northern Irish football club playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1923, is based in Newry, County Down and plays its home matches at The Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white.
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History
The club was originally known as Newry Town - it was renamed in 2004, two years after Newry obtained city status. [1]
The club's most successful period was the late 1990s. After winning the First Division in the 1997/98 season, the club managed to finish fourth in the Premier Division, thus qualifying for the Intertoto Cup.
In this, their first ever appearance in European competition, Newry Town (as they were then known) were drawn against the Croatian side Hrvatski Dragovoljac. A 1-0 defeat in Croatia was followed by an historic 2-0 win at home to send the club into the second round. There they met Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg. Again, Newry were drawn away in the first leg, coming away with a respectable 2-0 defeat to the German professionals. A 1-0 win at home wasn't enough to force extra time but the side had exceeded expectations in the tournament.
Since the 1999/00 season, the club went into decline, culminating in a last place finish in the league in 2002/03. However, thanks to the restructuring of the Irish Football League they were required to play off against Bangor over two legs. A 0-0 away draw and a 2-1 home win kept the club in the top flight.
In the 2006/7 season, big things were expected of Roy Coyle's team, with the manager seen as the most successful manager in the history of the Irish league, however poor results resulted in Coyle leaving the club. He was replaced by Gerry Flynn at the start of 2007.
In Flynn's first full season in charge (2007/08) he and his assistant Peter Murray steered the club to 8th position in the final league table. In September 2009, after a 2 - 1 victory over Coleraine Flynn resigned. Shortly after, former Newry player/manager John McDonnell was given the job.
Honours
Senior honours
- Irish League First Division: 1
- 1997/98
- County Antrim Shield: 1
- 1987/88
- Mid-Ulster Cup: 7
- 1936/37, 1978/79, 1984/85, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1999/00, 2006/07
Intermediate honours
- Irish League B Division: 2
- 1959/60, 1980/81
- Irish Intermediate Cup: 2
- 1958/59, 1966/67, 1980/81
- Mid-Ulster Cup: 6
- 1956/57, 1963/64, 1966/67, 1968/69, 1974/75, 1977/78
- Bob Radcliffe Cup: 2
- 1978/79, 1984/85†
† Won by reserve team
Notable former players
- Pat Jennings
- Tommy Breen
- Jimmy Kelly
- John Feenan
- John McDonnell (footballer) Current Manager
- Gerry Flynn
- Robbie Casey Current Reserve Team Manager
- Mickey Keenan Current Goalkeeper Coach
- Davy O'Hare goalkeeper, Coleraine
- Damien Whitehead striker,
- Andy Crawford striker, Institute
- Damien Curran midfielder, Linfield
- John Connolly goalkeeper, Cliftonville
- Robert Robinson goalkeeper, Glenavon
- Paddy Mc Laughlin defender, Institute
- Richard Clarke midfielder, Glentoran
- Mickey Collins midfielder, Dundalk F.C.
Current squad
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Staff
Manager: Johnny McDonnell
Assistant Manager: Peter Murray
Reserve Team Manager: Robert Casey
Management Board: Jim O'Brien, Paul McKenna, Tom Allen, Eric Wilson, Bernie Keenan, Tom McKeown, Morton McKnight, Vincent Johnson
Groundskeeper / Kitman: Willie Young
Sports Therapist: Ian Lynch
Goalkeeper Coach: Mickey Keenan
Youth Team Manager: James 'SOUNESS' Feehan
References
External links
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