Newry City A.F.C.
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| Full name | Newry City Athletic Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | City |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Ground | The Showgrounds, Newry |
| Capacity | 7,949 (safe capacity 2,275, 1,080 seated) |
| Chairman | Martin McLoughlin |
| Manager | Darren Mullen |
| League | NIFL Championship 2 |
| 2015–16 | Intermediate A, 1st (promoted) |
This article is about the club founded in 2013. For the club founded in 1918 and dissolved in 2012, see Newry City F.C..
Newry City Athletic Football Club is an intermediate Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. It is based in Newry, County Down and plays at the Showgrounds. The club's colours are blue and white. The club was created in 2013 after the former club, Newry City F.C. was dissolved in September 2012, when a winding-up petition brought against the club by former player and manager Gerry Flynn was granted, and the club decided not to appeal the decision. This led to the majority of Newry City's players leaving for Warrenpoint Town.
After the winding-up of Newry City F.C., discussions to form a new club began in December 2012. In February 2013, it was clarified that Newry City A.F.C. would be a new club and would not be liable for any debt owed by Newry City F.C. There were discussions for the club to join the Republic of Ireland's League of Ireland, however the Irish Football Association said that they would block any attempt for Newry City to join the League of Ireland. Newry City A.F.C. uses the old club's stadium, the Showgrounds, which is owned by Newry City F.C.'s season-ticket holders. This meant that it was not sold when Newry City F.C. was wound up.
Despite initial plans for the club to be named "Newry City 2012", Newry City A.F.C. was officially launched by former Newry Town player Ollie Ralph on 7 March 2013, and it was announced that they would seek to join the Irish Football Association, and play in the Intermediate B division of the Mid-Ulster Football League in the 2013–14 season.Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill was originally scheduled to take part in the club's launch, but was unable to attend.
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