Notable former players
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Sean Byrne -
John Hutchinson - Carlo Villani
- Clayton Bell
- Luke Cheney
- Ben Cassar
- Tony Pardo
| Full name | Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Horsemen |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Ground | Ronald Reserve |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Chairman | Tom Thompson |
| Manager | Luke Cheney |
| League | Latrobe Valley Soccer League |
| 2023: 4th | |
| Website | Club website |
Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club is a soccer club based in Morwell, Victoria, Australia.
The club was founded in 1959, currently competes in Latrobe Valley Soccer League (LVSL) and is regularly referred to as Pegs.
They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning five league championships and eight Battle of Britain Cups.
In the mid-1990s, Pegasus were accepted into the Victorian State League in 1996 and spent over two decades in the Metropolitan leagues before returning to the LVSL in 2020. [1] Pegasus were successful in the Metropolitan leagues, rising as high as the Victorian State League 1, at one point just one division below NPL Victoria.
In 2000, the club recruited former Morwell Falcons striker Carlo Villani, who scored 17 goals in his first season with Pegasus to help guide them to promotion from the Victorian State League Division Three South-East. Villani would go on to score 39 league goals and remains the Club's all-time leading scorer.
During the 2015 Australia Cup, Pegasus achieved their most significant result at a national level by defeating top-tier NPL Victoria side Murray United FC 6–2. [2]
The club was originally formed to be unaligned to any ethnic identity, however, it gradually became associated with the Maltese community after taking over the Melita club in 1959.
Morwell Pegasus was the junior club of John Hutchinson, who was the A-League all-time games record holder when he retired in 2014 - and remains the Central Coast Mariners all-time games record holder, with 271 appearances.
The club plays in Maroon and Sky Blue jerseys, similar to that of English Premier League club West Ham. The Hammers' academy linked up with Pegasus and held several talent identification camps in conjunction with Pegasus. [3] [4]
The club plays its home matches at Ronald Reserve in Morwell, on an oval that is placed in the middle of a disused cycling track. [5]
The facility has three pavilions: one for men's changing rooms, one for women's changing rooms and a major Club pavilion at the northern end of the ground.
Latrobe Valley Soccer League champions: 5 - 1963, 1974, 1979, 1992, 1996
Battle of Britain Cup champions: 8 - 1962, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1995
Sean Byrne 
John Hutchinson Carlo Villani Clayton Bell Luke Cheney Ben Cassar Tony PardoMorwell Pegasus Soccer Club has a strong rivalry with other clubs in Morwell, especially Fortuna 60 [6] and Falcons 2000. [7]
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