Hereford Pegasus F.C.

Hereford Pegasus

Full name	Hereford Pegasus Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Redmen, Peggy
Founded	1955
Ground	Old School Lane Hereford
Capacity	2,000
Coordinates	52°04′25″N2°42′43″W / 52.0735°N 2.7120°W / 52.0735; -2.7120
Manager	Mark Hibbard
League	Hellenic League Premier Division
2022–23	Hellenic League Premier Division, 8th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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 [lower-alpha 1]		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 [lower-alpha 2] (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 [lower-alpha 3]	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 [lower-alpha 4]	Hellenic League Division One West		24	16	4	4	79	39	+40	52	2nd		1Q
2020–21 [lower-alpha 4]	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
2023–24	Hellenic League Premier Division		38	16	7	15	77	73	+4	55	9th	EP	1R
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

Promoted Relegated ↑ = Promoted ↓ = Relegated

EP = Extra preliminary round PR = Preliminary round 1Q = First qualifying round 2Q = Second qualifying round 3Q = Third qualifying round 4Q = Fourth qualifying round 1R = First round proper 2R = Second round proper

3R = Third round proper 4R = Fourth round proper 5R = Fifth round proper QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

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

• Hellenic Football League Division One ^{[15] [16]}
  • Champions (2): 1984–85, 1998–99
  • Runners-up: 1993–94
  • Play-offs: 2021–22
• West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division ^[15]
  • Runners-up: 2013–14

Records

• Best league performance: 5th in Hellenic League Premier Division, 1988–89 ^[15]
• Best FA Cup performance: Second qualifying round, 2009–10
• Best FA Vase performance: Second round proper, 2000–01 & 2014–15

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.

External links

• Club website (archived 8 November 2006)

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