Company Information
Newry City Athletic Football Club is based at the historic Newry Showgrounds. They celebrated their centenary in 2018 and can confidently assert that the club and its “football for all” ethos is firmly imbedded in the fabric of Newry City and surrounding area.
An unfortunate set of circumstances in the autumn of 2012 led to the IFA terminating the club’s membership. It looked like football was over at The Showgrounds as the gates were padlocked, seemingly for good.
Fortunately, after a few months, a group of like-minded, determined fans called together a series of public meetings and garnered support to set in train the road back to football at The Showgrounds.
To the eternal credit of these supporters, Newry City Athletic Football Club was formed in March 2013 and the club was formally accepted back into the IFA in July 2013.
From then the club has advanced from the Mid Ulster Football League Intermediate B to this year (2022) winning promotion, once again, to where the club truly belongs – the top tier of Northern Ireland football – the Danske Bank Premiership.
The club enjoys the benefits of an inspired first team manager in Darren Mullen, a hardworking, innovative Board led by Chairperson, Martin McLoughlin and Vice Chairperson, Gary Wilson, together with an unwavering cohort of loyal volunteers, coaches and staff to ensure the future of the club.
The on-field success serves to inspire today’s young people to follow a healthy and active lifestyle. Their Academy is steadfast in its determination to advance the health and wellbeing of our young people through the provision of activities in a flourishing safe sporting community. The fanbase has experienced success and heartache in equal measure over the years, yet the raucous following has remained loyal throughout.
The club owes a huge debt of gratitude to the local business community that has continued to support them through thick and thin and without whose assistance and guidance the club could surely not have survived. Everyone should know that none of this input has ever been or will ever be taken for granted.
Newry City Athletic Football Club have plans to enhance their capacity to empower and improve local communities. The club has at its core the will to provide equal opportunities for successful participation by all sections of the community. They aim to work in partnership with kindred organisations to deliver the benefits of sport and community regeneration to local people in a safe inclusive environment.
The club are determined to ensure that the facilities available to Newry City AFC and the wider community in Newry City and the South East Region are a confident and proud reflection of the area and the society in which we want to live today.
Contact Details
Address: The Showgrounds, Greenbank Industrial Estate, Newry, BT34 2QU
Email: info@newrycityafc.co.uk
Website: www.newrycityafc.co.uk