The club was formed in 1939, when two teams from the Carrickfergus & District Summer League – Barn Mills and Bubbles decided to merge.

The following season manager Gary Haveron left the club and the Gers appointed former Portadown long time assistant to Ronnie McFall Kieran Harding.

The Gers reached to League Cup Final in 2017 after beating Glenavon 1–0 at Mourneview Park but lost 2–0 to David Jeffrey's Ballymena United at Seaview on 18 February 2017.

[4] Following the cup final, positive results were rare, with the club falling further behind their rivals and starting to come dangerously close to basement team Portadown.

Carrick eventually finished 11th and faced a relegation/promotion playoff against championship runners up Institute, which they convincingly won 5–2 on aggregate over the two legs.

Following the resignation of Aaron Callaghan after the final game of the regular season, former Larne manager and Cliftonville player David McAlinden was appointed.

[5] Another poor season led the team to 11th in the table; this was followed up by a 6-3 aggregate loss to Newry City in the play offs, which of course meant relegation to the championship.

[9] The club appointed former Linfield winger Stuart King as his replacement, who had a successful spell managing NIFL Premier Intermediate League side Banbridge Town.

Smith was quoted as saying, "I am thrilled to join the Carrick Rangers organization and be a part of the Club's continued ascension.