Hereford Pegasus F.C.

Hereford Pegasus Football Club is a football club based in Hereford, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. Pegasus Juniors Football Club run a total of 23 teams and provide football for all ages, starting from the age of five. The club's first team plays in the Hellenic League Premier Division, and junior teams play in the Herefordshire Junior Football League, Herefordshire Girls Football League or the Midland Junior Premier League.

Hereford Pegasus
Full nameHereford Pegasus Football Club
Nickname(s)The Redmen, Peggy
Founded1955
GroundOld School Lane
Hereford
Capacity2,000
Coordinates52.0735°N 2.7120°W / 52.0735; -2.7120
ManagerMark Hibbard
LeagueHellenic League Premier Division
2022–23Hellenic League Premier Division, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was formed as Pegasus Juniors in 1955 by a group of players from the Herefordshire County Boys team who wished to continue playing together. Their name was inspired by the great amateur team Pegasus.

Originally the club played in the local Herefordshire League, where they accumulated a large number of league titles and cups, until in 1982 they stepped up to the Hellenic League. In 1985 they were Division One champions and promoted to the Premier Division. Eight years later they were relegated but bounced back at the first attempt. In 1995 they were relegated once again due to their ground failing new guidelines, but in 1999 they returned to the Premier Division where they remained until relegated in 2011, where they opted to join the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, rather than drop into the Hellenic League Division One West to minimise travel.

A season of consolidation followed before a much improved seventh-place finish in 2012–13. A change of management ahead of 2013–14 led to a second-place finish.

In the 2009–10 season, they reached the second qualifying round of the FA Cup when they travelled to Football Conference side AFC Telford United having defeated higher graded Willenhall Town and Hednesford Town along the way, however they were unable to progress any further losing 4–1 in front of a crowd of 1,136.

In 2019, the club changed its name to Hereford Pegasus.[1] The club, along with other local clubs, was transferred from the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division to Hellenic League Division One as part of a reorganisation at step 5 of the National League System.[2]

Pegasus won promotion to the Hellenic League Premier Division in the 2021–22 season after defeating Worcester Raiders 3–0 in the play-off final.[3] The club finished 8th in the Premier Division the following season.

Prior to the 2023–24 season, the club parted company with joint manager Dave Cadwallader, leaving Mark Hibbard in sole charge.[4] Former Hereford United player and manager Jamie Pitman joined the coaching staff in June 2023.[5] The club also made significant changes to their senior team structure off the pitch, renaming their reserves side to Hereford Pegasus Development.[6]

Seasons
SeasonLeagueFA CupFA Vase
DivisionLevel
(Step)		PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPos
1982–83Hellenic League Division One—3017585841+17393rd—–
1983–84Hellenic League Division One34195107140+31625th1R
1984–85Hellenic League Division One3223728931+58761stPR
1985–86Hellenic League Premier Division34135165664–84411thPR
1986–87Hellenic League Premier Division 8341010145356–34012th1R
1987–88Hellenic League Premier Division3493224661–153017thPR
1988–89Hellenic League Premier Division32156116055+5515thPR
1989–90Hellenic League Premier Division34146144762–15489thEP
1990–91Hellenic League Premier Division3487194668–223115thPR
1991–92Hellenic League Premier Division34115186668–23813thPR
1992–93Hellenic League Premier Division3479185276–243017th1R
1993–94Hellenic League Division One 93421678644+42692ndEP
1994–95Hellenic League Premier Division 830119104943+6429th[lower-alpha 1]EP
1995–96Hellenic League Division One 934157127662+14526th1Q
1996–97Hellenic League Division One32184106129+32587th2Q
1997–98Hellenic League Division One32146126250+12487th—
1998–99Hellenic League Division One3222739647+49731st
1999–2000Hellenic League Premier Division 836155166261+15010th
2000–01Hellenic League Premier Division38124226796–294015th2R
2001–02Hellenic League Premier Division42165216592–275313th1R
2002–03Hellenic League Premier Division40872545108–633118th1Q
2003–04Hellenic League Premier Division421152645105–603817th1Q
2004–05Hellenic League Premier Division9[lower-alpha 2] (5)42128226295–334416th2Q
2005–06Hellenic League Premier Division401211175374–214713th1Q2Q
2006–07Hellenic League Premier Division3897224585–403417thEP2Q
2007–08Hellenic League Premier Division421212186178–1745[lower-alpha 3]17thEP1R
2008–09Hellenic League Premier Division42174217382–95510thEP1Q
2009–10Hellenic League Premier Division421311186978–95014th2Q2Q
2010–11Hellenic League Premier Division42343539156–1171322ndEP2Q
2011–12West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division10 (6)42146225068–184817thEP1Q
2012–13West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division41218129365+28717thPR1R
2013–14West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division42324612744+831002ndEP1Q
2014–15West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division42205178056+24659thEP2R
2015–16West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division42213188777+10669thEP1Q
2016–17West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division38173188574+11549th—2Q
2017–18West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division38772437108–712819th1Q
2018–19West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division38433126109–831520th1Q
2019–20[lower-alpha 4]Hellenic League Division One West2416447939+40522nd1Q
2020–21[lower-alpha 4]Hellenic League Division One West105141617–1166th1Q
2021–22Hellenic League Division One3218688946+43604th2Q
2022–23Hellenic League Premier Division9 (5)38185156968+1598thEP2Q
Source: Football Club History Database (Pegasus Juniors), Football Club History Database (Hereford Pegasus)
  1. Demoted due to ground grading failures
  2. Hellenic League Premier Division became level 9 of the English football league system for the 2004–05 season due to the addition of the Conference North and Conference South at level 6
  3. Deducted three points
  4. Season abandoned due to COVID-19

Key

Ground

Hereford Pegasus play at Old School Lane, named the KGD Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[7]

In December 2018, the club were granted permission by the local council to replace the grassed playing surface with 3G artificial turf.[8] Work began in June the following year and was completed ahead of schedule in August, ready for the 2019–20 season.[9][10]

Coaching staff
Name Role Ref.
Mark Hibbard Manager [11]
Jamie Pitman Coach [5]
Matt Phillips Coach [12]
Jamie Price Player/Coach [13]
Rory Hollingshead Goalkeeping Coach [14]

Honours

Records

References
  1. Goddard, Ben (17 July 2019). "New look Hereford Pegasus target top four promotion". Hereford Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. Goddard, Ben (19 May 2019). "Sides moved into the Hellenic League as part of league allocations". Hereford Times. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. "Pegasus are play-off final heroes and clinch promotion to Premier". Hereford Times. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. @HerefordPegasus (3 May 2023). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Jamie Pitman Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. @HerefordPegasus (6 June 2023). "Club Statement" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. "Pegasus treat sponsors to seven goals on day of ground re-naming". Hereford Times. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. "'Early Christmas present' with approval of two all-weather pitches". Hereford Times. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. "Work begins to install 3G surface at Old School Lane". Hereford Times. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  10. "First look at the 3G pitch at Old School Lane". Hereford Times. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  11. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Mark Hibbard Manager" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Matt Phillips Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. @HerefordPegasus (28 June 2023). "Jamie Price Player Coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. @HerefordPegasus (7 June 2023). "Goalkeeper Coach In..." (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. Pegasus Juniors at the Football Club History Database
  16. "Football Club History Database - Hereford Pegasus". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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