when Newry was awarded city status, and was dissolved in its previous iteration 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.

[1][2][3] This led to the majority of Newry City's players leaving for nearby rivals, Warrenpoint Town.

[8][9] Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill was originally scheduled to take part in the club's launch, but was unable to attend.

The club's rise was completed in the following season, as the runners-up spot in the 2017–18 Championship, and a 6–3 aggregate win over Carrick Rangers in the NIFL Premiership play-off saw the team reach the national top flight for the first time since its foundation, and top-tier football return to the city for the first time since 2011.

With the club rooted to the foot of the NIFL Premiership table, Boyle resigned on 26 December 2023 following a 4–0 defeat to Glenavon.

[14] On 2 January 2024, the club appointed former Warrenpoint Town and Cliftonville manager Barry Gray as Boyle's successor on a long-term contract.

[16] The club and its fans have a good-natured rivalry/relationship with local neighbours Warrenpoint Town F.C.,[citation needed] whose rise from the Mid Ulster league into senior football coincided with the demise of the original Newry City F.C., with 'the Point' inheriting much of the former clubs playing squad at the time.

The predecessor club qualified once for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where it reached the second round before succumbing to German side MSV Duisburg.

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were formed in 2013, and did not legally inherit the honours of the previous club, they are widely recognised as the spiritual successor to Newry City F.C.