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Newry City Manager Barry Gray has signed goalkeeper Conor Mitchell from Dungannon Swifts on a long-term permanent deal. The 27-year-old debuts at the Showgrounds having worked under Gray at Warrenpoint Town for the last two seasons before moving to Stangmore Park last Summer.
Mitchell made his Newry debut yesterday against Cliftonville although unfortunately the result didn't go City's way, with Cliftonville scoring the winning goal in the 97th minute of the game giving a final score of Newry City AFC 1 Cliftonville 2. All in all though there was a lot of cause for optimism from new manager Barry Gray. Speaking after the game he said " We were hugely disciplined. We worked really hard. The things that we've worked on in training over the last couple of weeks were very obviously on display today, which is massively pleasing for me, but we asked the players and the supporters asked me in the first Q&A that they wanted their team to leave everything out there on the pitch and I don't think we can fault any the players for that."
The former Northern Ireland Under-21 international began his career at Premier League side Burnley, a part of the Turf Moor club until 2019, when he returned home to sign for Linfield.
He then joined Larne, helping them secure European football and playing in the Irish Cup Final defeat to Linfield in 2021, before moving to Warrenpoint.
Speaking to the club’s media team, Mitchell said: “I’m delighted to be on board and really looking forward to getting started. My aim is to come in and add something to the group, both on and off the pitch, and I believe I can do that.
“I’m excited to work with Barry again. We both know what to expect from each other and the standards that are required so hopefully I can come in and deliver some strong performances and collectively we can start putting points on the board.”
Manager Barry Gray says he’s delighted to be working with Mitchell once again.
“It’s great to get Conor done and over the line, again another player I have worked with in the past and a player that has much experience in the Premiership.
“The goalkeeping department has been an area that we needed to strengthen, as we only have one senior keeper, so Conor will be a great addition and will provide us with much need depth and experience in that position. I’m really looking forward to working with Conor again.”
