Hereford Pegasus
Full nameHereford Pegasus Football Club
Nickname(s)The Redmen, Peggy
Founded1955
GroundOld School Lane
Hereford
Capacity2,000
Coordinates52°04′25″N 2°42′43″W / 52.0735°N 2.7120°W / 52.0735; -2.7120
ManagerMark Hibbard
LeagueHellenic League Premier Division
2022–23Hellenic League Premier Division, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website

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.

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

Season League FA Cup FA Vase
Division Level
(Step)		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pos
1982–83 Hellenic League Division One — 30 17 5 8 58 41 +17 39 3rd — –
1983–84 Hellenic League Division One 34 19 5 10 71 40 +31 62 5th 1R
1984–85 Hellenic League Division One 32 23 7 2 89 31 +58 76 1st PR
1985–86 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 13 5 16 56 64 –8 44 11th PR
1986–87 Hellenic League Premier Division 8 34 10 10 14 53 56 –3 40 12th 1R
1987–88 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 9 3 22 46 61 –15 30 17th PR
1988–89 Hellenic League Premier Division 32 15 6 11 60 55 +5 51 5th PR
1989–90 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 14 6 14 47 62 –15 48 9th EP
1990–91 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 8 7 19 46 68 –22 31 15th PR
1991–92 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 11 5 18 66 68 –2 38 13th PR
1992–93 Hellenic League Premier Division 34 7 9 18 52 76 –24 30 17th 1R
1993–94 Hellenic League Division One 9 34 21 6 7 86 44 +42 69 2nd EP
1994–95 Hellenic League Premier Division 8 30 11 9 10 49 43 +6 42 9th[a] EP
1995–96 Hellenic League Division One 9 34 15 7 12 76 62 +14 52 6th 1Q
1996–97 Hellenic League Division One 32 18 4 10 61 29 +32 58 7th 2Q
1997–98 Hellenic League Division One 32 14 6 12 62 50 +12 48 7th —
1998–99 Hellenic League Division One 32 22 7 3 96 47 +49 73 1st
1999–2000 Hellenic League Premier Division 8 36 15 5 16 62 61 +1 50 10th
2000–01 Hellenic League Premier Division 38 12 4 22 67 96 –29 40 15th 2R
2001–02 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 16 5 21 65 92 –27 53 13th 1R
2002–03 Hellenic League Premier Division 40 8 7 25 45 108 –63 31 18th 1Q
2003–04 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 11 5 26 45 105 –60 38 17th 1Q
2004–05 Hellenic League Premier Division 9[b] (5) 42 12 8 22 62 95 –33 44 16th 2Q
2005–06 Hellenic League Premier Division 40 12 11 17 53 74 –21 47 13th 1Q 2Q
2006–07 Hellenic League Premier Division 38 9 7 22 45 85 –40 34 17th EP 2Q
2007–08 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 12 12 18 61 78 –17 45[c] 17th EP 1R
2008–09 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 17 4 21 73 82 –9 55 10th EP 1Q
2009–10 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 13 11 18 69 78 –9 50 14th 2Q 2Q
2010–11 Hellenic League Premier Division 42 3 4 35 39 156 –117 13 22nd EP 2Q
2011–12 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 10 (6) 42 14 6 22 50 68 –18 48 17th EP 1Q
2012–13 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 41 21 8 12 93 65 +28 71 7th PR 1R
2013–14 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 32 4 6 127 44 +83 100 2nd EP 1Q
2014–15 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 20 5 17 80 56 +24 65 9th EP 2R
2015–16 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 42 21 3 18 87 77 +10 66 9th EP 1Q
2016–17 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 17 3 18 85 74 +11 54 9th — 2Q
2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 7 7 24 37 108 –71 28 19th 1Q
2018–19 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 38 4 3 31 26 109 –83 15 20th 1Q
2019–20[d] Hellenic League Division One West 24 16 4 4 79 39 +40 52 2nd 1Q
2020–21[d] Hellenic League Division One West 10 5 1 4 16 17 –1 16 6th 1Q
2021–22 Hellenic League Division One 32 18 6 8 89 46 +43 60 4th 2Q
2022–23 Hellenic League Premier Division 9 (5) 38 18 5 15 69 68 +1 59 8th EP 2Q
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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b @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. ^ a b c 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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