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Former Carrick manager King appointed Newry City boss

Former Carrick manager King appointed Newry City boss

BBC News30-04-2025
Former Carrick Rangers boss Stuart King has been appointed as the new manager of Premier Intermediate side Newry City.King has been out of management since leaving Irish Premiership Carrick in October last year, where he was replaced by Stephen Baxter.The former Linfield, Ballymena United and Glenavon winger King was appointed Carrick manager in June 2021.The 43-year-old had previously spent five seasons with Banbridge Town.After finishing in 10th position in his first campaign, Carrick finished eighth the following year and qualified for a first-ever European play-off last season.They struggled in his third and final season in charge, losing nine of their 10 games before King stepped away.Newry will play in the third-tier next season after suffering back-to-back relegations.King succeeds Darren Mullen as Newry boss, who announced he would be stepping down from his second spell in charge of the club at the end of the season.Speaking to the club's website, King said he was "very pleased it's over the line"."It's been going on in the background for a while now and I have had plenty of discussions with the club and had things that I wanted to think through before I accepted," he added."I believe this is a brilliant project for me, it's close to home and I have family from Newry, I think I can really make a difference here and help put smiles back on people's faces. "I am really looking forward to talking to the players and staff and start getting new players in."
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